Thanks Anon. I'm always happy to discuss stuff like this.
As far as why Zuko doesn't simply kill his sister, well... she is in fact his sister. I really don't think he would ever be able to pull the trigger. If we go by what we see in the actual Agni Kai in the series, Zuko's moves are often defensive and meant to contain. While he knows he must do what it takes to eliminate her as a threat, his actions show that he most definitely is looking for the least harmful way to do this. This story is meant to be a retelling of what goes on in ATLA after all. The most expeditious thing would have been for Zuko and Katara to kill Azula in the finale yet they do not.
As for the explosion and dust cloud,the survival training the modern military drills into all its members the world over has been mentioned in this story several times previously- Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape. Realistically I tried to convey that the boys had no idea what would actually occur and with them both exhausted, suffering from heat stroke and Sokka injured, I didn't think it was at all unreasonable for them to realize that running would be a terrible idea especially with the very real possibility of Azula putting a bullet in both their backs. It didn't seem too big of a stretch for Zuko to think he might be able to successfully overpower his sister rather than run.
I guess I'll be retouching on the company's plans in the Middle East but it was never really about money but the balance of power as Azula says.
Sorry this sort of stuff wasn't clearer! I'll see what I can do to improve on it next time.
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Date: 2011-04-20 01:18 am (UTC)As far as why Zuko doesn't simply kill his sister, well... she is in fact his sister. I really don't think he would ever be able to pull the trigger. If we go by what we see in the actual Agni Kai in the series, Zuko's moves are often defensive and meant to contain. While he knows he must do what it takes to eliminate her as a threat, his actions show that he most definitely is looking for the least harmful way to do this. This story is meant to be a retelling of what goes on in ATLA after all. The most expeditious thing would have been for Zuko and Katara to kill Azula in the finale yet they do not.
As for the explosion and dust cloud,the survival training the modern military drills into all its members the world over has been mentioned in this story several times previously- Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape. Realistically I tried to convey that the boys had no idea what would actually occur and with them both exhausted, suffering from heat stroke and Sokka injured, I didn't think it was at all unreasonable for them to realize that running would be a terrible idea especially with the very real possibility of Azula putting a bullet in both their backs. It didn't seem too big of a stretch for Zuko to think he might be able to successfully overpower his sister rather than run.
I guess I'll be retouching on the company's plans in the Middle East but it was never really about money but the balance of power as Azula says.
Sorry this sort of stuff wasn't clearer! I'll see what I can do to improve on it next time.