r/ATLA • u/Immediate-Web-3097 • Mar 18 '25

Discussion Yeah why did she become one anyway

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u/Koolco Mar 18 '25

To be fair “half a world away” in atla is like, a day of flying.

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u/ValeWho Mar 18 '25

In our world it is also a day of flying, but if you ask someone whose family lives halfway round the world how often they see each other it's probably not that often

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u/Dyldo_II Mar 18 '25

I'd argue that's more of a monetary barrier than anything in our world. You have to request off work, buy a plane ticket, find a way to get around, etc etc

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u/Imconfusedithink Mar 19 '25

Tenzin and katara have the same problems. They're both working. Katara is overseeing the avatars training and tenzin is busy with the council work.