does the avatarverse have a ritual suicide tradition? i mean, it would make sense…
I’ve never seen anything about it in Canon. I would guess that if any nation would have a tradition of this, it would probably be the Fire Nation, as they put a heavy emphasis on the achievement and maintenance of honor. Also, there seems to be a strong emphasis on the good of the nation over the individual.
Earth nation might have one, as their society is very stratified and the standing of family is important, but it seems less likely to me. Rather than focusing on the ideal, many earthbenders seem very…pragmatic? So I’m not sure such an extreme extension of an idealogical thing would appeal.
I would be very surprised if either the Water or Air people had such a ritual, and also surprised if such a ritual carried over into the material hustle and bustle of republic city.
Of course, I could also be wildly incorrect.
I dunno, I’m inclined to agree with you, especially with how you’ve imagined the traditions would fall.
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List of possible enterprises that Triple Threat Triad might be involved in
Sooo based on what I know of real life Triads and other Asian organized crime
Legal
- ownership of nightclubs/massage parlors (depending on the ordinances defining what constitutes prostitution), street vendors, entertainment places, restaurants and gambling joints
- construction (eventually leading to involvement/backing of architectural firms, which in turn leads to ownership)
- security
- community rec centers
- Land ownership - renting space out to businesses and housing
Illegal (the big ones - some of which are listed in Zolt’s bio)
- extortion/blackmail
- protection schemes
- drug trade (opium/cactus juice/etc)
- prostitution
- slavery/indentured servitude
- counterfeiting
- smuggling in rare or banned items
- home invasions/thuggery
- human smuggling (incl. creation of false identities/papers)
- money laundering
Illegal (smaller ones)
- moneylending/lone sharking
- lottery (since Mako ran numbers)
- betting rings/hosting of underground fights either human or animal
- car theft/running chop shops
- (depending on pornography law) printing and distribution of pornography
- student papers/tests for bad students (This is very small time and more of a thing during feudal times which would require hand copying entire texts. I added this here because AtLA is only like… 1-2 generations removed from LoK and I have no idea what sort of merit system is still in use. But the use of printing press changes things, one of which is the easy availability of books and other materials.)
I don’t see booze smuggling as an issue in Republic City, considering the street food stalls have large jars of rice wine sitting out in the open. I don’t believe there was an alcohol prohibition in Shanghai like there was in the US.
Maybe booze smuggling could be added if it’s homemade? Homemade liquor is pretty dangerous to distill yourself.
Also I just really don’t want to let go of my headcanon on illegal booze in Republic City, because it fits so well with a waterbending Triad.
Get it.
Moonshine.
The waterbenders distill moonshine.
And they lived happily ever after in the land of denial that is my headcanon.
Thor: Thor sleeps anywhere, and naked. This has caused a few issues.
Steve: on his back or side, straight as he can, barely moving. This is a habit left over from camps and barracks, squashed in with other soldiers, and from before, from the cold bitter new York winters when he was a kid. The cold was dangerous for him, screwed with his lungs, so every night Bucky would come to his place and squeeze into his narrow bed to keep him warm. He was like a furnace. Steve’s elbows and knees were sharp as knives so he made sure to keep extra still so his friend would be comfortable. Bucky’s warmth probably saved his life.
Natasha: Fetal position. Natasha curls up like a cat, all curved limbs and tousled hair, one hand by her face. She looks innocent, almost at peace. This is because her other hand is wrapped around the gun beneath her pillow.
Tony: Sleeps spreadeagle, mouth open, limbs splayed, wherever he collapses. He goes days and days without sleep; he is the wraith in Avengers tower, making coffee and scrambled eggs at 4am and disappearing back to his lab. Steve’s not much for sleep either, and he’s the only one besides Pepper who can gain access to Tony’s workshop, so he often goes downstairs to find Tony passed out on the floor with a wrench clutched in his fist and oil in his hair. If Tony ever wonders why he falls asleep on the workshop floor and wakes up in his bed with his shoes removed, he never mentions it to Steve.
Bruce: sleeps more than any of them. It’s maybe a metabolism thing. Hulking out uses up a lot of energy, so whenever he shrinks back to regular Bruce-size he eats enough for three and then sleeps for at least 16 hours. He sleeps in fetal position like Natasha, but tighter, knees tucked up almost to his chest, his whole body a clenched fist. It looks almost painful. He frowns and mutters to himself, and sometimes he cries out. There is an unspoken agreement amongst the rest of the team that they won’t mention it.
Clint: Sleeps with his eyes open. Sitting up. On the couch, or on top of the fridge, or on the stairs. Basically wherever affords the best position to scare the shit out of Tony at 3 in the morning.
so I’m reading through this, and I’m like “wow, this is spot-on, this person has a really good grasp of the avengers”
and then I read clint’s
and now I am crying.
Submission #2182
Steve is a Tolkien nerd. He loved The Hobbit when it first came out (even though people gave him a lot of shit for reading a kids book,) and he illustrated a couple of scenes for one of his classes (none of these illustrations have turned up, though people have been looking for them since he got famous.) He was thrilled to find out that not only were there more books about Middle Earth, there were movies, too. The movies don’t exactly match what was in his head, but he doesn’t really care. It’s the fact that the movies exist that matters.
Submitted by heavilyparaphrased
Submission #1989
Captain America’s biggest fan is none other than America himself.
Of course Steve doesn’t know this, but he does remember signing an autograph to a man in a line of kids who went by the name of Alfred F. Jones.
Submitted by anon
Submission #2043
Steve didn’t really start getting the hang of computers - he could use them but it was tedious - until Darcy started showing him the various digital art programs out there. Then, suddenly, his computer skills improved by leaps and bounds, stunning everyone, since the entire team minus Thor had tried to teach him without success. In hindsight, though, it was really painfully obvious.
Submitted by cap-out-of-time
Best underreaction ever.
That guy needs his own movie.
In my headcanon, Bruce mentioned this to Nick Fury, and Nick immediately sent Maria Hill out to hire him. He’s the night watchman, runs the cameras and patrols the halls of one of SHIELD’s front companies, over one of their most important top secret facilities. The guy doesn’t know what he’s sitting on, of course, but he’s unflappable and unfailingly sensible and sees the facility through every weird situation with the same patient attitude.
Bruce appreciates him and always makes sure to stop by the desk when he’s nearby, ask about the guy’s wife and kids and grandkids. He gets invited to Thanksgiving and the missus keeps trying to set him up with their daughter.
When Steve meets him, they swap war stories and instantly become BFFs, and sometimes Steve comes by during the guy’s shift with classic diner food and they play Gin for a couple hours over burgers or soup or meatloaf with mashed potatoes and Coca-Cola in glass bottles.
Thor loves to hear the guy tell stories, and believes him the skald of SHIELD.
(Source: avengerswag)
Submission #1557
Clint can shoot with either hand. Which one he uses depends on the bow. On the night Thor tries to take back Mjölnir the archer draws back with his right hand. During the fight with the Chitauri, he shoots left handed. Most people can only aim accurately with one eye and therefore shoot on one side, but Clint is extraordinary.
Submitted by anon
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