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{FAILED LOCK}

Really, the most irritating thing isn't his words. The opinions of others mean absolutely nothing; I'm certainly never lying when I say that. He'd like to think that he can get under my skin, and I'll admit that I've slipped up a couple of times in that regard- but that has been taken care of; it won't happen again. No, the most irritating thing is that he's right.

I doubt that it's fear. It would be characteristic of her, I suppose, to fear me- but for some reason, she doesn't. I also doubt that she's just "waiting to see me fall"- that could easily be done from the sidelines. It's that third theory of his that I've considered before (I hope he doesn't think for one moment that he planted the idea in my head; that I allowed him to create such an... insecurity). That she really, truly hasn't realized yet that I am a monster. At some level, I'm sure she does (~~why else would she have said...~~)- but once she starts listening to those other friends of hers; really listening to them...

Ty Lee has always been easily convinced of things.

I am a monster. I always have been. I've never denied it. But I don't know why the idea of her recognizing it and calling me out on it is so... tsk.

It's an inevitability. I shouldn't bother deluding myself into thinking otherwise.

...

That smug detective really does need to be taught a lesson.

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I never hide anything of significance.

Then why are you complaining about the lock on the journal.

The content is insignificant.

Hakuba has always been annoyingly intuitive about things such as the heart. Some can conceal it better than the others, but ambition and the strive to succeed does not make you a monster. If that were the case, then I would be one too, and I highly doubt it.

Perhaps there are other things that make me a monster.

I doubt it, you're just being a child.

I'm not a child.

Azula, you cannot have done anything worse than what I have at your age.

Perhaps. Perhaps not. Do you have a point?

Consider yourself lucky, I actually like you and think you have potential to take your nation far beyond your father's narrow minded vision, hence why I am telling you this.

Experience offers that no matter whom the individual is realistically, or superficially- the ones that are closest to them actually realize who they are without the person realizing it.

"Narrow-minded vision"? Father's ideals of what the Fire Nation should be are just the same as mine. To insult him is therefore insulting me.

Except in the case of denial. She doesn't want to see me for what I truly am, because she knows that since she's so nice, continuing a friendship with me would be nonsensical.

It won't work, Azula. You have the opportunity to be much more powerful than just to have an oppressive military force, but you choose to waste it.

Why do you think such a thing?

Nonsense. The Fire Nation is comprised of far more than a military. We have a very strong government, economy, etcetera.

It's logical.

Now I'm giving out free consultations. Your government fell apart when one person walked in and took the throne, if you didn't lead a team to come after me I'd still be the ruler. The political and social structure are one thing to the main nation, however if you look at your satellite nations, those are the ones that you have to look at. The reason why Alexander was so prosperous was that he built universities, and somewhat allowed the nations he invaded to flourish.

It's actually illogical. She wouldn't have sought you out if she didn't want it.

No, you used otherworldly technology to convince my father to give you the throne. If you had staged a real coup you wouldn't even be alive right now.

We've been friends since we were six. She hardly "sought me out". ~~... Though she actually did initiate the friendship.~~

But all it took was false flattery and a business deal to try and get to him. If I had staged a real coup, your father would be dead and that pretty cannon of mine would be firing. I'm a businessman now, not a military student.

~~Heh, she's like Dark.~~ Then, if she hasn't figured you out by now, she's not a very good friend, let alone a servant.

That's hardly an argument- if you hadn't brought along your little brainwashing device, an audience with my father wouldn't have been the slightest bit dangerous for him.

... She's not a servant.

If you insist, but I've made my point and there's no use over thinking it.

She's not a servant to you because she's dear to you. You're contradicting your own mantra in regards to the Fire Nation.

Your point is invalid.

...

I never contradict myself.

If you chose it to be.

You just did.

But I didn't.

Excuse me? I'm not scared.

Stop acting like you are.

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