(WTF is he even doing here?)

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

You have got to be kidding me!

I go down in the history books as some great villain for invading the Northern Water Tribe with my war ships.  But now the Northern Water Tribe has turned around and is doing the exact same thing to the Southern Water Tribe while dressing it up as benevolence?  

No, no, I will not stand for it.  If this "Unalaq" does not give credit where credit is due as to where he sought inspiration for this plan of his, then I will ask, nay, demand that you, mundane, apply me to some place where he is.  And then we will have some words!

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[greatest_earthbender_ever]

[Just... have a blind stare. Because - for the first time in her life - Toph is rendered speechless.]

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

And just what do you think you're looking at, earthbender?

[greatest_earthbender_ever]

[Just have an eye roll.]

Uh... nothing. I'm kinda blind, dude.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

........Ah. [A nod, which of course she can't see, so really what's the point?]

Well, what have you to say to this? Not being of the Fire Nation or the Northern Water Tribe, but of the Earth Kingdom, I doubt that you would care either way about my invasion of the Northern Water Tribe to kill the moon spirit which I learned of from a scroll found in the secret library many believed not to exist. Nor would you concern yourself with the Northern Water Tribe now invading their Southern brethren because the North's chief Unalaq believes that they have angered the spirits with their lack of sacredness and abandonment of tradition, thanks in part to his older brother Tonraq, who was banished for his heresy.

[greatest_earthbender_ever]

[Palm, meet face.]

Okay, number 1: I heard about that crap with the moon spirit. See, one of my buddies' ex-girlfriend kinda sacrificed herself to to put it back. So yeah. Kinda have a grudge there.

Two: been to the library, proved it exists.

Three: You sure do explain a lot for someone who supposedly doesn't care.

Four: BREATHE MAN!

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

One: If she's the one who put it back, then I have a grudge against her as well!

Two: You lie!

Three: I do care! I was under the assumption that you wouldn't.

Four: No! I must relay as much information as I possibly can when talking about such important matters. Is that not the way of our world?

[greatest_earthbender_ever]

Yeah, good luck with that grudge. The spirits kinda got mad and went home. And no, I'm not lying. I held it up while my friends were trying to escape when the spirit that you peeved off by using that scroll decided to bury it. Also, THAT IS WHAT I MEANT! Why would you bother telling me if I didn't care!?

I heard about that botched invasion a week after it happened. Information travels faster than that, pal.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

The spirits are no longer "home" now, I hear.

[exuberance]

Please tell me that's not all you got out of this.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

What else should I get out of it? Do you not agree that the Norther Water Tribe no longer has any ground to stand upon in harboring ill will toward me and my nation?

[exuberance]

I-Of course not! Are you kidding me? What you did was horrible! Sure, things don't look too good right now, but at least he's trying to pacify the spirits and not murder them!

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

They are removed from this world either way. I see little difference.

[tentadoration]

And here I thought you'd get along so much better with that one.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

...Who is that man with such ridiculous sideburns, and who authorized him to deal out my seal of approval?

[tentadoration]

Dunno, but you sure do get paired against him a lot. You might wanna track him down, see what he's doing to your rep!

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Believe me, I shall!

[exuberance]

What? No! Even I know they're nothing alike. You destroyed the balance of the world by removing the spirits from it, and he's bringing the spirits back into balance with the world.

That's totally different.

[Not that she's sure exactly how, but it clearly is. So there.]

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Let's see if you still hold those sentiments about your uncle once civil war has ravaged your nation.

[exuberance]

You don't know that! I'm sure it's just some sort of big misunderstanding....or something.

[Otherwise known as Korra's in denial because she done screwed up yet again.]

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Well, as you know, your uncle has always been a spiritual man and trained himself in the arts of spirituality even to the point where he could control spirits, which is in stark contrast to your father who has only managed to anger them.

Now that you have broken the spiritual seal on the portal in the Everstorm, the storm that rages without stop in the center of the South Pole, on Winters Solstice, wheb the physical world and the spiritual world are the most aligned with one another, it is my belief that Unalaq shall be able to call upon many spirits to aid him in his intended conquest of the Southern Water Tribe. Perhaps the Southern Lights, which faded from the sky during the war instigated by my nation but returned when you opened the portal, have something to do with it as well.

[descendsfromshadow]

Invading armies usually aren't remembered very fondly by history. Especially not ones with a history of genocide.

[The mundane's a fan. She's done her homework.]

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Tell that to the current invaders, then. Perhaps you'll dissuade them. [Sarcasm]

[descendsfromshadow]

Considering you went there to destroy their homes and kill their spirits, I think they'll still be remembered a little better than you.

[Sorry, Zhao, you're kind of a prick.]

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Only because they're writing the history! If the Fire Nation had won the war, things would be different!

[descendsfromshadow]

It's true that history is written by the winners but you can't use that to excuse what you did.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

Who says I'm looking for an excuse?

[descendsfromshadow]

....

At least you're honest. I suppose that's more than can be said about some others like you.

[savedtheworld]

[He blinks. And squints.]

You know, something about you sounds kind of familiar... I just can't put my finger on it.

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

I am Admiral Zhao of the Fire Nation! Who are you supposed to be?

[savedtheworld]

Zhao? But you look different! Your face doesn't look... hairy enough!

And I'm Aang. You know... the Avatar!

[ikilledthemoonjohn]

What!? But you cannot be the Avatar; he's supposed to be paler and far less capable of such facial expressions! Stop wasting my time with lies, kid!

[arach_nerd]

Well, let's be fair here. As far as we know, he's never nearly caused cataclysmic disaster to befall the Earth by destroying the moon.