>To be honest, I figured if it happened at all, it would happen (I
>think Ben spoke to this) like the Eva pilots happened; names,
>personalities, and universe-appropriate explanations for the
>powersets, rather than a wholesale setting integration.

Yes, my hypothesis (mentioned in the notes for this movement, I think) is that Korra would've been imported more-or-less original-context-free, and possibly a scattering of characters from the earlier series would've done the same.

Phil's way is probably better, though. Assuming, at least, that he doesn't kill me with this canon thing before it's all said and done. :)

>>Is it September yet? *whine*

Speaking as someone who isn't looking forward to the fall semester, may I just say, secure that shit, Hudson. :)

>I now choose to believe that the Jasmine Dragon remains operated as a
>historical trust by a cadet branch of the Fire Nation royal family
>both as an example of period tea-making and for its historical
>significance as the preferred residence of the Gaang while visiting Ba
>Sing Ce. :)

Historical trust, hell, it's a thriving business concern. There are Jasmine Dragons all the hell over Diqiu, and a handful in Saikyo and Uehara. The original shop is maintained pretty meticulously in its Original Configuration, though, which in the modern day makes it like one of those turn-back-the-clock McDonald's restaurants, only, you know, classier.

>"Dammit, I had to fight a bloodbender with practically no help at all!
>HE was the mastermind! It was really hard, you guys!"

At many, many points in both ATLA and Korra, I kept hearing that immortal line from the English dub of Special Combat Unit SHINESMAN:

"Ever wish you just had a shotgun?"

>If it's been restored, they presumably have a stature of Korra in that
>big spiral room in the Southern Air Temple, although that's much more
>modest.

Yeah, I'm sure it's fully refurbished by now. They may even have updated it a bit, gotten rid of those statues that don't actually look anything like Kyoshi, Kuruk, et al. Cough. :)

(That room must be a huge hassle to maintain. "OK, everyone, the Avatar's died, and you know what that means: We have to move all the statues!")

>>Also, Korra, in hindsight, readily acknowledges that her first day
>>crime fighting really didn't go so well. She trashed a street, a
>>clock shop, AND left an iceberg over a canal bridge.

It'll melt!

... OK, the other stuff is a problem, but...

>Korra's rampant destruction is a bit more large-scale than a
>basketball game, but I bet the Triads got the message.

She might've been able to make a little more headway with the Equalist Gimps if she'd played it a little more Martin Riggs. "You know, I'm surprised you guys haven't heard of me, I mean I got a real bad reputation. Sometimes I just go nuts, like now! Hahaha!"

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