Maiko Cruise Ship Pirate Pool Party XVII

[RadiantBeam]

Unintentionally?

Well, I guess she could make ai and Zuko work together to hunt or something. That would kinda force 'em together.

[Monk]

firenationprincess said:

I've always felt a bit sorry for Azula since Zuko Alone. I always got the impression (maybe its just me) that Ursa paid more attention to Zuko and Ozai paid more attention to Azula. Maybe she was a bit jealous of Zuko that Ursa liked him more?

Except that girls usually crave the attention of their fathers, and boys usually crave the attention of their mothers.

radiantbeam said:

Unintentionally?

Well, I guess she could make ai and Zuko work together to hunt or something. That would kinda force 'em together.

Well Zuko may be given a mission by Azula, who will be ruling in Ba Sing Se, only to decide to go looking for his mother instead, taking Azula's Angels (Ty Lee and mai) with him.

[Holierthanthou]

monk said:

firenationprincess said:

I've always felt a bit sorry for Azula since Zuko Alone. I always got the impression (maybe its just me) that Ursa paid more attention to Zuko and Ozai paid more attention to Azula. Maybe she was a bit jealous of Zuko that Ursa liked him more?

Except that girls usually crave the attention of their fathers, and boys usually crave the attention of their mothers.

radiantbeam said:

Unintentionally?

Well, I guess she could make ai and Zuko work together to hunt or something. That would kinda force 'em together.

Well Zuko may be given a mission by Azula, who will be ruling in Ba Sing Se, only to decide to go looking for his mother instead, taking Azula's Angels (Ty Lee and mai) with him.

Yes, but that can change depending on the nature of the parent. Not that it would change Azula, seeing as her and her father were exactly alike, and the same for Zuko and Ursa. Their family dynamic seemed separated into two factions. That's never good.

[Ana]

I love this pairing so I'm bumping and asking:

How far do you think canon will develop Mai/Zuko? Do you they’ll be just friends or will there be smooching?

I’m going to bet on the latter because, with Mai being the only recurring character to show interest and Zuko and they grew up together, I think Maiko is going to be the Kataang of Zuko’s story.

[aangryjerk]

^^I'm not a hardcore Maiko shipper, but I kinda like the ship, so I'll post an answer. I think it isn't meant to be a "just friends" type of relationship. Mai's blushing indicates she wants to be more than friends. And let's not forget the "whipped" comment. That suggests Zuko will reciprocate Mai's feelings in some way, so I think there will be something like smooching at some point.

But I hope it won't be like Kataang. Kataang has been stretched out for so long, with all that blushing and mooning-overness. I haven't anything against the pairing, I just sort of lost patience with how it's been milked for so long.

So for Maiko, I'd like to see it move faster. It has to really, with just 20 episodes left, most of which probably won't have much about Zuko. I think Mai will make the first move, because Zuko will still be very preoccupied with his "issues". And when she does, he will dweeb out in some ridiculous manner and another classic Zuko moment is born.

[RadiantBeam]

Well, technically Maiko only has season 3 to really develop into anything at all, so.... it's definitely going to be interesting to watch. ^^

PS- Nice tripling, by the way. XD

[Lanugi]

I think there'll definitely be some things going on. Feelings rekindled, you know, that sort of thing. I don't know if Zuko would catch on right away (being a huge dork), or even return the feelings since he has a bunch of issues, but all I know is, is that the cards will have to be laid out on the table very quickly, since it's only 20 episodes.

[aangryjerk]

radiantbeam said:

Well, technically Maiko only has season 3 to really develop into anything at all, so.... it's definitely going to be interesting to watch. ^^

PS- Nice tripling, by the way. XD

Thanks. Yeah, I like the idea of Ty Lee being involved, because she and Mai seem to be a team onto themselves--with that good friends vibe and funny interactions. I can see her playing matchmaker and putting Mai and Zuko in rather embarrassing situations, and then giggling and calling them "Cute". If Zuko still has that "Girls are crazy!" attitude, Ty Lee will definitely confirm it. Also I think the three of them would make a great fighting team.

That is until Ty Lee meets Haru, right? ;D

[greyve]

I finally finished the maiko fanfiction I started ages ago. I hope you enjoy.

distanthorizons.proboards31.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fic&thread=1183220811&page=1

Everything below is my opinion and may be warped by my fanfiction writing, but I hope it has some basis in canon.

I think the basis of Mai's boredom is the fact that everybody in the Fire Nation is more or less the same to her. Blindly ambitious, greedy, and self-serving. Zuko was an exception as a child, thus interesting. I think Zuko's confliction is between his ambition and kind heart. Kindness is weakness has been reinforced into him since the absence of his mother. He protects the previously exploited and taboo kindness by pushing everybody away. Mai is one of the few people that has seen his kindness, let alone appreciated it other than Iroh and his mother. She might be the only girl that definitively knows his true nature and accepts it. That's the basis upon which I think Maiko might happen in canon.

[Gotterdammerung]

How far do you think canon will develop Mai/Zuko? Do you they’ll be just friends or will there be smooching?

I think that Mai/Zuko will be a full-on mutual relationship. I hope with all my heart that there will be kissing.

[RadiantBeam]

aangryjerk said:

radiantbeam said:

Well, technically Maiko only has season 3 to really develop into anything at all, so.... it's definitely going to be interesting to watch. ^^

PS- Nice tripling, by the way. XD

Thanks. Yeah, I like the idea of Ty Lee being involved, because she and Mai seem to be a team onto themselves--with that good friends vibe and funny interactions. I can see her playing matchmaker and putting Mai and Zuko in rather embarrassing situations, and then giggling and calling them "Cute". If Zuko still has that "Girls are crazy!" attitude, Ty Lee will definitely confirm it. Also I think the three of them would make a great fighting team.

That is until Ty Lee meets Haru, right? ;D

A fellow Ty LeexHaru fan. ;D

[LiveInThaskyE]

greyve said:

I finally finished the maiko fanfiction I started ages ago. I hope you enjoy.

distanthorizons.proboards31.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fic&thread=1183220811&page=1

Everything below is my opinion and may be warped by my fanfiction writing, but I hope it has some basis in canon.

I think the basis of Mai's boredom is the fact that everybody in the Fire Nation is more or less the same to her. Blindly ambitious, greedy, and self-serving. Zuko was an exception as a child, thus interesting. I think Zuko's confliction is between his ambition and kind heart. Kindness is weakness has been reinforced into him since the absence of his mother. He protects the previously exploited and taboo kindness by pushing everybody away. Mai is one of the few people that has seen his kindness, let alone appreciated it other than Iroh and his mother. She mgiht be the only girl that definitely knows his true nature and accepts it. That's the basis upon which I think Maiko might happen in canon.

Ahhh,yes,well said chap,well said , Mai would be the one to help make Zuko the man he needs to be.

[psylum]

greyve said:

I finally finished the maiko fanfiction I started ages ago. I hope you enjoy.

distanthorizons.proboards31.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fic&thread=1183220811&page=1

Everything below is my opinion and may be warped by my fanfiction writing, but I hope it has some basis in canon.

I think the basis of Mai's boredom is the fact that everybody in the Fire Nation is more or less the same to her. Blindly ambitious, greedy, and self-serving. Zuko was an exception as a child, thus interesting. I think Zuko's confliction is between his ambition and kind heart. Kindness is weakness has been reinforced into him since the absence of his mother. He protects the previously exploited and taboo kindness by pushing everybody away. Mai is one of the few people that has seen his kindness, let alone appreciated it other than Iroh and his mother. She mgiht be the only girl that definitely knows his true nature and accepts it. That's the basis upon which I think Maiko might happen in canon.

Also, at this point, Zuko has suppressed his true self for so long that he doesn't even know who he really is anymore. Mai is not going to magically change him as I read so often, she's just gonna point out to Zuko the things she liked about him, and the things she still sees in him.

[LiveInThaskyE]

psylum said:

greyve said:

I finally finished the maiko fanfiction I started ages ago. I hope you enjoy.

distanthorizons.proboards31.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fic&thread=1183220811&page=1

Everything below is my opinion and may be warped by my fanfiction writing, but I hope it has some basis in canon.

I think the basis of Mai's boredom is the fact that everybody in the Fire Nation is more or less the same to her. Blindly ambitious, greedy, and self-serving. Zuko was an exception as a child, thus interesting. I think Zuko's confliction is between his ambition and kind heart. Kindness is weakness has been reinforced into him since the absence of his mother. He protects the previously exploited and taboo kindness by pushing everybody away. Mai is one of the few people that has seen his kindness, let alone appreciated it other than Iroh and his mother. She mgiht be the only girl that definitely knows his true nature and accepts it. That's the basis upon which I think Maiko might happen in canon.

Also, at this point, Zuko has suppressed his true self for so long that he doesn't even know who he really is anymore. Mai is not going to magically change him as I read so often, she's just gonna point out to Zuko the things she liked about him, and the things she still sees in him.

And hopefully that will open him up and further their relationship.

[aangryjerk]

I've had some seconds thoughts about how Mai/Zuko would develop in canon. Let's remember Azula is probably going to be around. I suspect Mai's apathy act is her way of defending herself from Azula, because the one time she did show some emotion in that Zuko Alone flashback, Azula used it against her. So I bet Mai will act totally indifferent towards Zuko at first. In fact, Azula may put her in situations that'll force her to be quite unkind to him (anti-Maikos will love that) . Eventually though, I bet there'll be a life-or-death situation in which she'll act on her feelings for him.