( mako spools himself up into a little knot of tension. which isn't hard, it's like his version of the avatar state. except he's in it. all the time. the thing is, dick's giving him a loophole. only mako doesn't do loopholes. once upon a time he would have looked for them, exploited them, come out on top of whatever bargain was being struck, but he is very meticulously by the books, now.
not water-tribe, no. he could be a child of two nations, like mako himself is. he may look obviously fire nation, and bolin obviously earth, but cultures have been intermingling now for over a hundred years. but it's one more detail mako files away in the open logbook he's got running in the back of his mind. categorizing every detail. bruce really missed the boat on collecting this orphan prodigy. )
Why are you doing this?
( it's all he can think to ask. he isn't going to play along. he'll be nice, to certain values of the word, but. he's aware it could well be a trap. something designed to distract him or throw him off his guard. )
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not water-tribe, no. he could be a child of two nations, like mako himself is. he may look obviously fire nation, and bolin obviously earth, but cultures have been intermingling now for over a hundred years. but it's one more detail mako files away in the open logbook he's got running in the back of his mind. categorizing every detail. bruce really missed the boat on collecting this orphan prodigy. )
Why are you doing this?
( it's all he can think to ask. he isn't going to play along. he'll be nice, to certain values of the word, but. he's aware it could well be a trap. something designed to distract him or throw him off his guard. )