( and yet she grew into, with minimal guidance, one of the most powerful benders of her time. it's kind of amazing, getting to meet her when she's young, seeing first hand why all those legends sprang up around her and her friends.
the south pole he knows is a lot different than the one from her time. it's the thriving heart of the southern tribe, korra's home. beautiful and remote and independent, now, of the north. but in katara's day it was maybe fifty people on a patch of ice, subjugated by the cruelties of the fire nation. they would have killed or taken all the waterbenders away, which makes it even more miraculous that she survived. )
Was it hard without a teacher?
( he didn't exactly have one either, but at least he had other benders to emulate. he can't imagine having learned alone. )
[ she could probably lie and say that it wasn't. in the beginning, katara was definitely... not the best. it wasn't too surprising though; it's kind of difficult to learn when you're the only bender in general around.
aang appearing in her life was all the motivation she needed. ]
Sometimes, especially at the start. Aang started practicing after I did, and he was having an easier time with it than I was in the beginning. I got kind of mad.
I think... maybe the rules are a little different for the Avatars. They've had thousands of lifetimes to learn bending, even if they technically have to start fresh each new life, they can still remember what it was like.
I think that makes sense. I'm not sure if Aang would have been able to master them so quickly if he had to start from the very beginning completely.
[ the only one he really had trouble with was earthbending, and that was just because it was the opposing force to his natural element. even though he didn't like firebending, that was more due to personal reasons than a lack of ability. ]
( he's just set something on the stove to boil, and he dusts his hands off as he steps back. just a few more details and everything's just about ready.
which means he should probably gently usher katara off. )
Hey, why don't we continue this in person? Everything's almost done on my end, that gives you time to walk over.
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That's like me. I'm the first waterbender in my family in...
[ she's actually not entirely sure how long. ]
I'm amazed that both of you ended up as one then.
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the south pole he knows is a lot different than the one from her time. it's the thriving heart of the southern tribe, korra's home. beautiful and remote and independent, now, of the north. but in katara's day it was maybe fifty people on a patch of ice, subjugated by the cruelties of the fire nation. they would have killed or taken all the waterbenders away, which makes it even more miraculous that she survived. )
Was it hard without a teacher?
( he didn't exactly have one either, but at least he had other benders to emulate. he can't imagine having learned alone. )
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aang appearing in her life was all the motivation she needed. ]
Sometimes, especially at the start. Aang started practicing after I did, and he was having an easier time with it than I was in the beginning. I got kind of mad.
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I think... maybe the rules are a little different for the Avatars. They've had thousands of lifetimes to learn bending, even if they technically have to start fresh each new life, they can still remember what it was like.
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[ the only one he really had trouble with was earthbending, and that was just because it was the opposing force to his natural element. even though he didn't like firebending, that was more due to personal reasons than a lack of ability. ]
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which means he should probably gently usher katara off. )
Hey, why don't we continue this in person? Everything's almost done on my end, that gives you time to walk over.
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[ it's just now hit her that this conversation could have ended several minutes ago but she's kept it going. ]
I'll just see you soon then.