( forever is certainly a descriptor that catches his ear. a muscle jumps in his jaw. little things coming together over the course of this and many other evenings, building to an unmistakable finale. mako may not have been trained by bruce wayne, but he's a naturally deductive man. a whisper of suspicion is to him a shout. )

I can understand that. But at the end of the day, you also have obligations to yourself. To live in a way that makes you happy.

( he gets duty, he gets family, he gets money, spirits does he ever get that, but. you also have to follow your own path. and sometimes that means forging it on your own. he didn't like that bolin joined kuvira's army, but he understood why he did it. why it was important to him to do it. and even though it was something of a point of contention between them at the time... he recognizes that he can't. be there for bolin forever. he can't hold his hand. and that was something he had to learn for himself, too.

mako sighs, reaching a hand up to run through his hair. it had been nicely coiffed earlier, now it's in messy disarray with the evening's activities. )

Why did you bring me here?