flopsy
restrained as she was, azula could hardly keep her balance stumbling forward, much less firebend. all her training and natural talent only made her more aware of precisely how and where her chi had been expertly blocked by the cruelly tight ropes. the only heat she could muster was in her cheeks, burning under the gazes and occasional jeers of passersby in omashu's streets.
after many failed attempts to rehabilitate his sister, firelord zuko had in desperation turned to the mad genius king bumi. the king wasn't known as any kind of spiritual healer, but having exhausted every other means he could think of, zuko hoped bumi's bizarre and unorthodox wisdom could somehow change azula's ways.
between the sound of blood rushing past her ears and her own screams of rage and humiliation, azula could just barely hear king bumi's voice. "you know," he cackled, "your floppy hair things remind me of another pet I had...what was his name? that's right, FLOPSY!"
"I do miss him. but you can be the new flopsy!"