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[embersandashes]

For my first through fifteenth birthdays, I was thrown lavish parties that were attended by hundreds of people. For my eighteenth today, I spent half of it with my mother, and half of it with my sister.

The Fire Nation royal parties were always excellent and they had a great deal of meaning, but I almost like it this way better. The well-wishes of an entire country are something to be incredibly proud of, but I think the well-wishes of those that I've chosen to call family are, in their own way, just as important. Maybe even more so.



This does not make me overly sentimental.

Comments

[iknowucan]

Happy birthday, Azula!

You're just the right amount of sentimental.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

Which should mean that I'm not sentimental at all.

[swordplaying.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Azula. The new way sounds better.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling a lot of people here would think so.

[swordplaying.livejournal.com]

Yep! So, you ready for your awesome present?

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

... I don't know. I'd assumed you'd forgotten about that.

[swordplaying.livejournal.com]

I have a better memory than that, Azula.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

All right, what did you get?

[airkind.livejournal.com]

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

... Are those faces?

[airkind.livejournal.com]

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

I've seen some used here, but they didn't look like that.

[airkind.livejournal.com]

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

And :|.

I've seen those before.

[curajas.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course not. It's great that you had a good birthday.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

It's not as if it's an accomplishment. Everybody has them.

[curajas.livejournal.com]

Having birthdays? Yes. But not everyone has a good birthday.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

... No, that's true. I've had some these past few years that weren't very good at all.

[curajas.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I'm happy for you.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

Even though you don't know me all that well?

[h8ers_gonna_h8]

Wow, Azula, eight and a half sweeps!
You're getting oooooooold.
:::;)

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

Is that adulthood for trolls the way it is for humans on Earth?

[h8ers_gonna_h8]

It's nine sweeps!
Low8loods sometimes ship off earlier, though.
They die quicker, so I guess they grow quicker too!
Nine sweeps is when the imperial drone makes its first rounds, though, and once that happens you fiiiiiiiinally get to go off-world.

[emberandash.livejournal.com]

To be soldiers, right?

[h8ers_gonna_h8]

Not just soldiers!
Legislacer8ors, su8juggl8ors, engineticians...
There are many professionals needed to su8due alien races.
And of course, there is always room for those outside the law! :::;)