15||0|3259|0| 0|0|0|||1||%28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Gryphon||02:49:28|08/17/2013|%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D %22One of these days%2C%22 Corwin mused thoughtfully%2C %22I fully expect%0D%0Ato be notified that Toph has singlehandedly subjugated the dvergar of%0D%0ADeeper Svartalfheim and is now their dark and terrible queen. Lounging%0D%0Ainsolently upon a throne of obsidian and gold while terrified goblins%0D%0Apeel grapes for her one at a time.%22%0D%0A %22Given some stories I%27ve heard about what she got up to back in%0D%0Athe day... I wouldn%27t be surprised%2C%22 Korra admitted.%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|mdg1||07:27:11|08/17/2013|I thought she preferred melons%85. 2|2|1|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Terminus Est||22:57:31|08/17/2013|The melongrapes of Svartalfheim are a little-known local delicacy%2C largely because they %5Bi%5Dmust%5B%2Fi%5D be peeled or they end up tasting like... well%2C melon rind. 3|2|1|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Gryphon||22:59:21|08/17/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Aug-17-13 AT 10:59 PM (EDT)]%3EI thought she preferred melons%EF%BF%BD. %0D%0A%0D%0ASometimes%2C in the dread monarch business%2C it%27s not about what you prefer so much as what%27s more work for the goblins.%0D%0A%0D%0AOr there%27s Terminus%27s answer. Either one works for me. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|The Traitor||06:30:03|08/18/2013|%22But%2C but what if the Stone Queen finds out about the rebellion we have planned%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22There%27s none so blind%2C Vaedidriex%2C as those who will not see.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Not%2C%22 said a dangerous voice from the corner%2C %22quite.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C I%27m definitely going to hell%2FBut I%27ll have all the best stories to tell%22 -- Frank Turner%2C The Ballad of Me and My Friends 5|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|BobSchroeck||08:58:13|08/19/2013|%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D%3E %22One of these days%2C%22 Corwin mused thoughtfully%2C %22I fully expect %0D%0A%3Eto be notified that Toph has singlehandedly subjugated the dvergar of %0D%0A%3EDeeper Svartalfheim and is now their dark and terrible queen. Lounging %0D%0A%3Einsolently upon a throne of obsidian and gold while terrified goblins %0D%0A%3Epeel grapes for her one at a time.%22 %0D%0A%3E %22Given some stories I%27ve heard about what she got up to back in %0D%0A%3Ethe day... I wouldn%27t be surprised%2C%22 Korra admitted.%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AIn an oddly %5Bi%5Da propos%5B%2Fi%5D case of synchronicity%2C an %5Bi%5DAvatar%5B%2Fi%5D crossover fic currently being released on the Pit of Voles has a very similar passage. %0D%0A%0D%0AFrom Sokka%27s private thoughts%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D%5Bi%5DAnd besides%2C we%27re talking%5B%2Fi%5D Zuko and Toph. %5Bi%5DTwo of the most badass benders %0D%0Aout there%2C and Zuko never goes anywhere without his swords. And%85 %5B%2Fi%5DToph.%5Bi%5D I %0D%0Amean %96 taking her out%3F You%27d need%85 gah%2C I dunno%2C an entire army of flying %0D%0Amutant ninja were-lemurs%21%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%85Except that flying mutant ninja were-lemurs would probably still get their %0D%0Abutts kicked%2C and then they%27d take Toph to their secret ninja lair and make %0D%0Aher their queen%2C and he should probably stop there%2C because the world wasn%27t %0D%0Aready for Toph%2C Tyrant Queen of Flying Mutant Ninja Were-Lemurs.%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%28from %5Bi%5DThe Dragon King%27s Temple%5B%2Fi%5D%2C by Kryal%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite. 6|2|5|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Gryphon||12:11:30|08/19/2013|%3Ebecause the world wasn%27t ready for Toph%2C Tyrant Queen of Flying %0D%0A%3EMutant Ninja Were-Lemurs.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5DSOKKA%0D%0AThe world isn%27t ready for Toph... %0D%0A%0D%0ASPOCK%0D%0A%28interrupting%29%0D%0AI would accept that as an axiom.%5B%2Ftt%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C as an aside%2C when I wrote the line about lounging insolently on her throne%2C I had in mind this classic panel from the 1960s %5Bi%5DThor%5B%2Fi%5D comics%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.comics101.com%2Farchives%2Fcomics101%2Fimages%2F2003%2Fjune11%2Floki.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AToph wouldn%27t wear that hat%2C though. She%27s blind%2C but she has standards.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 7|3|6|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|mdg1||13:27:15|08/19/2013|She also wouldn%27t be wearing the boots.... 8|4|7|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|twipper||15:56:50|08/19/2013|%3EShe also wouldn%27t be wearing the boots.... %0D%0A%0D%0ABah.%0D%0A%0D%0AAll good Tyrants were jack-boots. Or is that their thugs%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI forget.%0D%0A%0D%0ABrian%0D%0A 9|4|7|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Gryphon||20:48:24|08/19/2013|%3EShe also wouldn%27t be wearing the boots.... %0D%0A%0D%0AShe might. They just wouldn%27t have soles.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%22Sorry%2C shoes%21%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 11|5|9|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|mdg1||21:20:47|08/19/2013|%3E%3EShe also wouldn%27t be wearing the boots.... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EShe might. They just wouldn%27t have soles. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%5Bsmall%5D%22Sorry%2C shoes%21%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D %0D%0A%0D%0APoint taken. 10|3|6|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Mister Fnord||20:48:32|08/19/2013|%3EAlso%2C as an aside%2C when I wrote the line about lounging insolently on %0D%0A%3Eher throne%2C I had in mind this classic panel from the 1960s %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DThor%5B%2Fi%5D comics%3A %0D%0A%0D%0ANow I pictured the Conan shot%2C myself%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Farchive.thearnoldfans.com%2Fpictures%2Fcostars%2Fsven%2Fking.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0AFits her temperament and sort of where I expected her career arc to go.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AMr. Fnord%0D%0A 12|4|10|||||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|mdg1||21:25:17|08/19/2013|It occurs to me%2C given her metalbending abilities%2C that Toph is ADMIRABLY suited for the Iron Throne.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22But how%27d she make it so COMFY%3F%22%0D%0A 13|4|10|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Gryphon||21:54:33|08/19/2013|%3E%3EAlso%2C as an aside%2C when I wrote the line about lounging insolently on %0D%0A%3E%3Eher throne%2C I had in mind this classic panel from the 1960s %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5DThor%5B%2Fi%5D comics%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENow I pictured the Conan shot%2C myself%3A %0D%0A%0D%0AHe%27s not really lounging%2C though%2C is he. Or insolent.%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t think Toph really believes that%27s what%27s best in life%2C anyway. I mean%2C it%27s pretty %5Bi%5Dgood%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but %5Bi%5Dbest%3F%5B%2Fi%5D Conan obviously doesn%27t have enough hobbies if that%27s the best he can come up with.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 14|5|13|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|BobSchroeck||08:34:59|08/20/2013|%3EI don%27t think Toph really believes that%27s what%27s best in life%2C anyway. %0D%0A%3E I mean%2C it%27s pretty %5Bi%5Dgood%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but %5Bi%5Dbest%3F%5B%2Fi%5D Conan obviously %0D%0A%3Edoesn%27t have enough hobbies if that%27s the best he can come up with. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Conan%2C I want to introduce you to this game called %27D%26D%27. In it%2C you pretend to be another person%2C like a brawny guy with a... %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Um. You know what%2C never mind that.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Okay%2C Conan%2C I want to introduce you to cross-country skiing...%22%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite. 15|5|13|||1||RE%3A %28frag%29 S5M6 TbS2|Mister Fnord||18:46:34|08/20/2013|%3EHe%27s not really lounging%2C though%2C is he. Or insolent. %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue. Admittedly I found a couple good insolent lounging pictures but they weren%27t exactly what we%27d call %5Bi%5Dwork friendly.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI don%27t think Toph really believes that%27s what%27s best in life%2C anyway. %0D%0A%3E I mean%2C it%27s pretty %5Bi%5Dgood%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but %5Bi%5Dbest%3F%5B%2Fi%5D Conan obviously %0D%0A%3Edoesn%27t have enough hobbies if that%27s the best he can come up with. %0D%0A%0D%0ADude spent his life up to that point turning a big wheel and pit fighting. I%27ll give him the benefit of the doubt on his priorities. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AMr. Fnord%0D%0A%22I know this%3A if life is illusion%2C then I am no less an illusion%2C and being thus%2C the illusion is real to me. I live%2C I burn with life%2C I love%2C I earthbend%2C and am content.%22