DaßDasDasDarf

Namely, the fact that we get them at all, and the fact that the general Midwestern response is to wander outside to see if we can see it.

We have bad weather forcasted the next few days and I had to talk him through the site tornado plan and storm shelter locations (we have six on site, my office is actually inside one) to head off the poor guy's anxiety and also I had to admit that yes, I also share the general Tornado Alley brain damage and go outside to try and see it when the sirens go off.

We started this whole journey there, with Katara and Sokka, alone and arguing. What if it ended with a party under the setting sun, as the Summer ends and the story comes to a close; and they're surrounded by their friends.

Walk with me, but imagine that wrecked Fire Nation ship, but salvaged, stripped of all its weapons of war and decorated in all four colours. Katara and Sokka sit out on the stern and watch the water, he makes a joke and Katara splashes him over the head. That's when Aang joins them. They sit together for a while, just the three of them, before Suki comes over, followed by Toph (who hates the cold but appreciates the big metal ship). Finally, Zuko appears, and the set is complete.

They look out at the sunset and muse about what they're going to do next. Zuko wants to go looking for his mother when things are more settles, Katara promises to go with him when that time comes (putting a hand on her necklace as she does). In the meantime she's going to see what else she can learn about waterbending (perhaps she's going to seek out Hama?). Suki is going back to her warriors; Sokka says he's going to see what else he can build. In contrast, Toph says she's going to see what she can break ("there's plenty of leftover tanks and things just waiting to be bent into statues of us.") Aang... Doesn't know, because this is the first time he's had the choice. They won, and they're alive. He figures that's enough for him for now.

Nobody kisses, they just sit and watch the sun over the ice. One of them comments on how beautiful it all is. Toph says she's seen better, and they share a collective groan.

The full saga of Margie and the Nuns (so far). Realised I never compiled these in one place.! Also, bonus Margies!