History Fanfic / MaisRamblings

* FirstPersonSmartass: The main gimmick.

* {{Metaphorgotten}}

* {{Portmanteau}}: Every single ship.

* SarcasmMode

* SelfDeprecation: Mai has called herself ugly, and also pathetic for even appearing in the fic.

* TakeThatMe: Mai spares no one, even herself, especially when discussing the possibility of shipping herself with the author.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Hello, Mai!
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Against shippers, arguably. None of them seemed to mind.
* TheSnarkKnight: when she isn't in full-on Deadpan Snarker mode.
* TickleTorture: Mai admits to using this against Zuko.
* TokenMinorityCouple: Mai thinks Teoph is this.

* YaoiFangirl: For Sokka and Zuko.
* WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation: The inspiration, in both concept and style.

* OutOfCharacter: Deliberately [[{{InvokedTrope}} invoked]], and taken UpToEleven. While this is one of the more frequent criticisms of this fic, the author has gone on record as agreeing.

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Mai doesn't seem to be clear on what exactly "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is about, or why the heroes were doing what they were doing. But then, lots of shippers aren't, either.

* OdangoHair: As seen in the graphics.

%%* AccentuateTheNegative: As applied to shipping.
%%* ADayInTheLimeLight: And Mai milks it for all it's worth.
%%* AnchoredShip: [[spoiler: Mai cites this as one of the reasons she'll never really go after Sokka in the final chapter.]]

%%* ArchEnemy: Both Suki and Katara seem to get pegged this way, for different reasons.
%%* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: A frequent gag.

%%* AuthorFilibuster: Mai indulges in these frequently, frequently as a Fire Nation apologist and/or anti-shipper.
%%* BasementDweller: The fic's primary audience, [[TakeThatAudience according to Mai herself]].
%%* BerserkButton: Zutara. Mai goes out of her way to avoid even hinting at it.

%%* BrickJoke: Quite a few. The author is fond of quick callbacks to previous gags.
%%* CallBack: Frequent, but extensively when dealing with Azula's growing number of insane crushes.
%%* CausticCritic: Duh.

%%* CrackFic

%%* DeconstructionFic: Mai attempts to do this to the ATLA cartoon. And herself. And fanfiction in general.
%%* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment

* MilestoneCelebration: Ships featuring Mai herself were typically used to celebrate a milestone number of reviews or replies to the fic. Unusually for such a policy, the author never refused to update for lack of reviews.

* OldShame: The author feels this away about the early installments, before he really got into the style.

* AccentuateTheNegative: As applied to shipping.
* ADayInTheLimeLight: And Mai milks it for all it's worth.
* AnchoredShip: [[spoiler: Mai cites this as one of the reasons she'll never really go after Sokka in the final chapter.]]

* ArchEnemy: Both Suki and Katara seem to get pegged this way, for different reasons.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: A frequent gag.

* AuthorFilibuster: Mai indulges in these frequently, frequently as a Fire Nation apologist and/or anti-shipper.
* BasementDweller: The fic's primary audience, [[TakeThatAudience according to Mai herself]].
* BerserkButton: Zutara. Mai goes out of her way to avoid even hinting at it.
* BiasSteamroller: Gee, I wonder how Mai feels about Katara, Suki, and Sokka?

* BrickJoke: Quite a few. The author is fond of quick callbacks to previous gags.
* CallBack: Frequent, but extensively when dealing with Azula's growing number of insane crushes.
* CausticCritic: Duh.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment
* CrackFic
* CrossOver: The whole series could be called a crossover of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and Zero Punctuation.
* DeadpanSnarker: SO MUCH.
* DeconstructionFic: Mai attempts to do this to the ATLA cartoon. And herself. And fanfiction in general.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment
* {{Dissimile}}
* DoubleEntendre

''Mai's Ramblings'' is an ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' Fanfic written by Loopy777, mainly known on the Avatar Spirit message boards but also posted on deviantArt and FanFiction.net.

It can be found [[http://forums.avatarspirit.net/index.php?topic=15149.0 here]] at its original home on the Avatar Spirit message boards, [[http://loopy777.deviantart.com/gallery/6994066 here]] on DeviantArt, and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4616817/1/Mais_Ramblings here]] on Fanfiction.Net. The first two have one-panel-comic title cards to get with every chapter.

* EpisodeTitleCard: On DeviantArt and the Avatar Spirit forum thread, every chapter has one of these, featuring a WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation-style Mai pixel art. Averted for Fanfiction.net.

* CanonDefilement: Mai herself is the driving force.
* CargoShip: Mai loves her Fruit Tarts and Fire Flakes. A lot.

* CrackPairing: Here's a hint--there weren't anywhere near 60 official pairings in ATLA. (And the fic didn't even cover all the crackpairings requested by readers before it ended!)

* DryDocking: Mai does this for Sokka.

* MisaimedFandom: The whole thing started with the author trying to troll the shippers. Instead, fans admitted to most enjoying the rambles aimed at their favorite ship.

* {{Shipping}}: [[{{ParodiedTrope}} parodied]], [[{{PlayingWithATrope}} played with]], [[{{SubvertedTrope}} subverted]], and [[{{Trope}} played straight]]. Sometimes all in one rant.
* ShippingGoggles: For those ships Mai likes, and of course plenty of AntiShippingGoggles.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight

* SlashFic: Mai express interest in Slash Fic for Zuko and Sokka in the entry devoted to their pairing (and also her discussion of pairing herself up with the author.)
* {{Starboarding}}

* ThemePairing

* WarShip: Any of the various Good/Bad, Fire/Water, Fire/Earth pairings, to Mai's fatigue.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Mai seems allergic to going with the popular interpretations of the cast. Katara and Suki are portrayed as self-absorbed trollops, and Azula's neuroses are played up, among many others.

* {{Kuudere}}: Mai presents herself as this, with the Ramblings themselves being her emotional outlet.

* FreudianSlipperySlope: Played straight, and then played with:

The inspiration for ''Mai's Ramblings'' was the ''ZeroPunctuation'' series of video game reviews, and as such tries to replicate the fast-talking style in written format.

* EpisodeTitleCard: On DeviantArt and the Avatar Spirit forum thread, every chapter has one of these, featuring a ZeroPunctuation-style Mai pixel art. Averted for Fanfiction.net.

* ZeroPunctuation: The inspiration, in both concept and style.

''Mai's Ramblings'' is an AvatarTheLastAirbender Fanfic written by Loopy777, mainly known on the Avatar Spirit message boards but also posted on deviantArt and FanFiction.net.

Every chapter is a separate rant (referred to as the titular "ramblings") from snarky EmotionlessGirl Mai on a possible romantic pairing from the AvatarTheLastAirbender cartoon. It covered all the canon pairings, and quickly moved on to crackpairings. Mai herself is unconcerned with accuracy or good taste, and uses each rambling as a platform from which to ridicule everyone and everything she can get away with. It comes across as an AffectionateParody of both the source material and shipping in general, and is one of the more unique efforts in fanfiction.

* PityingPerversion: Commonly used, especially with Toph and her crush on Sokka for some Hypocritical Humor.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: InUniverse; Mai [[TheyJustDidntCare simply doesn't care]] about doing any research that could ruin her preconceived notions.

* BasementDweller: The fic's primary audience, according to Mai herself.

* CrackPairing: Here's a hint- there weren't anywhere near 60 official pairings in ATLA. (And the fic didn't even cover all the crackpairings requested by readers before it ended!)

** And of course, the author herself is a shipper, including of some very [[CrackPairing rare or unusual pairings]] (like Sokka/Mai, of course).

* POVSequel: "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214056/1/Sokkas_Maikka_Rambling Sokka's Maikka Rambling]]," a one-shot where Sokka discusses the possibility of romance between himself and Mai.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Nor is Mai interested in doing any research that could ruin her preconceived notions.

* POVSequel: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214056/1/Sokkas_Maikka_Rambling Sokka's Maikka Rambling]], a one-shot where Sokka discusses the possibility of romance between himself and Mai.

* {{ptitleaq93ou7hn02v}}: Zuko apparently owns a set of Spongebob boxers, and likes to wander around the house in them.

* {{PWP}}: There's no porn, but neither is there a plot. Mai just talks about shipping. For nearly sixty chapters.

The inspiration for ''Mai's Ramblings'' was the ''ZeroPunctuation'' series of video game reviews, and as such tries to replicate the fast-talking style in written format. YourMilageMayVary as to how effective or readable the end result is.