"Mostly. I stay up late a lot these days, though." She elected not to mention how big a roll insomnia played in that.
Azula led them quickly to the training area, which was as deserted as she'd assumed it would be. They were barely through the door when she immediately jumped into her demonstration.
She always liked describing firebending because she knew how impressive it sounded to people who had never met a fire user, but words couldn't hold a candle to the actual act. And Azula knew how physically talented she was, which meant that she didn't hold back from the fancy stuff-- double flips and complicated spins and conjuring large wheels of fire that she spun through the air. Showing off her lightning took a bit more control-- she had to stop moving entirely and take a few calming breaths before she could allow it to crackle out around her and into the air. And unlike the fire, she had to be a lot more careful about where she sent it-- she could damage something (or somebody; either Vriska or herself) if she wasn't careful.
After the lightning, she finished up her little show by shooting a large blast of fire toward the ground and rocketing herself into the air. She was proud of the height she could gain-- her record so far was twenty-six feet-- but she had no real way of bringing herself down safely from such a stunt, so she opted to land in a tree and look down at Vriska.
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Azula led them quickly to the training area, which was as deserted as she'd assumed it would be. They were barely through the door when she immediately jumped into her demonstration.
She always liked describing firebending because she knew how impressive it sounded to people who had never met a fire user, but words couldn't hold a candle to the actual act. And Azula knew how physically talented she was, which meant that she didn't hold back from the fancy stuff-- double flips and complicated spins and conjuring large wheels of fire that she spun through the air. Showing off her lightning took a bit more control-- she had to stop moving entirely and take a few calming breaths before she could allow it to crackle out around her and into the air. And unlike the fire, she had to be a lot more careful about where she sent it-- she could damage something (or somebody; either Vriska or herself) if she wasn't careful.
After the lightning, she finished up her little show by shooting a large blast of fire toward the ground and rocketing herself into the air. She was proud of the height she could gain-- her record so far was twenty-six feet-- but she had no real way of bringing herself down safely from such a stunt, so she opted to land in a tree and look down at Vriska.
"That is firebending."