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Video; UN: Bolin!

Hello everyone! Ladies and Gentlemen and.. people who aren't either but.. are other things I guess- ANYWAY! I'm Bolin, you might know me, I was in Deerington for a little while before we made the journey here. Mako's brother, earthbender, at your service.

[Bright! Excited! He's got so much to say and it's all great!! Bolin is sitting in a booth in The Raccoon Room, it's all very fancy and newly opened as you might remember from the big party on Halloween. Heck, you might have seen him there performing tricks with his omen Pabu the fire ferret, who is currently draped around the back of Bolin's neck like a scarf, only mildly interested in what's happening but squeaks every time Bolin gesticulates particularly big.]

Firstly, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who came to the Raccoon Room's opening night, it was great and I know it meant the world to Mako and Wu. And hey, if you had fun you should come back which is what brings me to my next point!

We're gonna do a musical.

[Jazz handssssssss! His eyes are very bright. Is this a good thing? Should you be worried? Remains to be seen.]

Wu has asked me to direct it, with music by Ryan from Chicken Choice Judy aand I know what you're thinking: Oh- Bolin [In falsetto, because that's how you all sound and you know it.] but a musical we don't know-

Wrong-o, it is going to be amazing and you're all going to love it. So good news, we're casting!

There's going to be auditions.. and costumes and music! And sets! It's going to be like a live action mover with songs, I can't actually think of anything better.

So, if you're interested in being a part of the show and auditioning or getting on the crew, drop me your name, questions, and deets and welcome to Trench's very first musical production ooffffffffff wait for itttttttttt?!!?

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[ Oh spirits how many times has he heard those words—nope, no, play it cool, Mako, you don't want to crush his dreams, and he really does seem passionate about this one.

Juuuust like he seemed passionate about all the other stuff.

Well. What's the harm, right? He's not hurting anyone trying to figure this out. ]

Just... don't beat yourself up if it's not perfect, alright? This is your first project, and it's also Wu's. There's gonna be hiccups.

[ Supportive brothering: nailed it. ]

You say that like you're expecting it to be bad.

[ Oops. Slightly caught. Mako huffs a bit defensively. ]

I'm just saying not to put too much pressure on yourself, bro. You're gonna be fine, but I don't want you to get all crushed if it doesn't work out.

[He's weighing this.

You're full of shit.]

[But it DOESN'T MATTER because this might be the culmination of all his previous endeavors!]

Okay well. I hear you? And I value you and I appreciate you and your concern and looking out for me. But this is going to be the best thing I've ever done.

If we crash and burn I'll eat my own hat.

[Bolin, you do not have a hat.]

[ He hears you loud and clear, Bolin. As far as Mako can tell, that's Bolin-speak for let me crash and burn, and anyway, he's kind of being unfair about this. Bolin was a pretty successful pro-bender and a wildly successful actor and a pretty good cop to boot.

He raises his hands in a gesture of surrender. ]

So how's it feel being the director?

[Yeah! Rude, Mako. Imagine how good he might be at something if he could stick to it for more than a hot minute.]

Uhm?? Pretty good. Kind of scary, I have to make all these big decisions. Times and schedules and auditions? I've got to make and pay a crew and a cast and figure out so many other things it's.. Ffhh..

[Whooboy, it's a lot. Deflect.]

But you know what? I'm going to learn. And it's gonna be the best! Go trench! Do it for the fans, you know?

Hey, hey.

[ Mako recognizes that pivot, leans down toward the Omni with a little frown. ]

Are you really feeling okay about this? Talk to me.

I am.

Fhh okay. It's fine? It's just a little overwhelming I guess.

[And there are some other things going on that he Doesn't Want To Talk About]

[Bolin sighs and let's go of all his pent up energy. It's no use.]

I'm scared but I think I really need this. For myself. I'm not trying to worry you.

[ Mako frowns slightly at those last words as Zuko pokes her little head into the frame, too. ]

...I'm coming downstairs. Stay put.

[Bolin starts to object before he sighs and disconnects, turning his Omni over and setting it on the table. He doesn't mean to make this into a thing. He's really excited!!

Mako why is it you always manage to wriggle all his worries out.]

[ It's Mako's special power! Mako's special, terrible power. He drops the accounting book he made Wu keep (and, really, that he's the one keeping—Wu has nothing to do with this), presses it shut, and heads down the slightly-creaky stairs to the main room. Next up on the list once they have their feet under them is fixing up those stairs and a few things in the loft, but all of Mako's energy was concentrated on the Raccoon Room. Their living area can wait.

It takes him a second to find Bolin in the booths, but when he does he kind of just drops unceremoniously across from him, frowning. ]

Alright, bro. What's with not trying to worry me? What's that supposed to mean?

[Bolin looks up like he's been caught doing something he shouldn't be. Which is ridiculous because he hasn't done anything!!

Soo why does it feel like he has.]

Well first off, you're reading way too much into this. [Holding up a hand in defense, the other is crossed over his chest and tucked into his elbow. When he puts his hand down he crosses it as well. Not so much defensive, but more self soothing.]

And second, Mako, I don't want to worry you because there's nothing to worry about. I'm allowed to be nervous about doing something big, that doesn't mean it's a problem you have to swoop in and solve for me.

[Yet. But now you've got his back up.]

[ Mako scowls at him. He is not reading too much into this (he probably is), he's just worried because Bolin seems to be rushing into something and Mako doesn't want him to get hurt. ]

I'm not trying to swoop in! This is your thing, bro. I just want to know why you're worried about worrying me. That doesn't matter.

[Mako why are you like this]

[Don't answer, he know exactly why. But still, why are you like this

Okay. Moving right along.]

Look.. take this in the spirit in which I mean it? But you have a compulsion about worrying about things, especially me. And you don't have to do that anymore.

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I don't... have to worry.

About you.

[ ...

Mako pauses to really let that sink in, trying not to be offended by what Bolin is telling him. ]

Bolin. You're my little brother. I'm always gonna worry about you. That's part of the deal.

No, I know. That's not what I'm saying.

[Bo stop and think. Consider your brother's love languages. Try again.]

Ngh, I mean.. I want you to worry about me.. and I know we'll always have each other's backs but you don't have to worry worry. Does that make sense?

No.

[ Yes.

Yes, of course it does. Bolin is an adult who can make his own choices, and he's trying to tell Mako that Mako doesn't need to be his safety net, doesn't need to hover, needs to let Bolin potentially mess up or fail or fall.

He knows that.

Knowing it, and doing it, though.

It isn't like Mako doesn't want that. He wants Bolin to be independent, tried to push him in that direction, it was just that it seemed to make him sad and then drove him away entirely and maybe Mako blames himself a little for that, for losing Bolin momentarily to Kuvira. ]

Listen, Bo. If you wanna do this, I'm. That's fine. I'm not gonna... worry you to death. I just...

[ Want you to be happy. Want you to find the thing that makes you happy, for real, the way Mako is slowly letting himself be. ]

[Maybe they should talk about that Kuvira thing some day. Just saying.]

I know.

[Soft this time, picking up the space where his brother tails off. He doesn't have to finish, all the things unsaid are loud and clear. Every pause, every gesture from the way Mako is sitting to the tick in his jaw as he navigates the moment.

Bolin imagines this as Mako jumping from stepping stone to stepping stone across a rushing river. Perilous stakes but goal driven and his brother might as well be wearing blinders his focus is so laser fixed. It's admirable but sometimes Bolin thinks it can get in the way of their communication. Sure, he doesn't always say what he means and sometimes his message is muddy or he doesn't really know what he's trying to or wants to say but..

Well, maybe he's the river.

In the moment, though, he doesn't spend too long thinking about it. Instead, he leans forward and places his hand on the table as an olive branch. Mako doesn't have to explain himself, he knows. He always has.

And so, as if to prove he really still does need his big brother and this isn't about that at all, that Mako is depended on and needed and wanted, he does the one thing he knows will work. He asks for an act of service.]

There.. is something I was hoping maybe you could help me with if you aren't too busy with Wu and the club and safe houses and everything else?

I'm not too busy. What's up?

[ Immediate, without hesitation. Mako remembers pushing him away, getting caught up in work and his own drama with Korra, the steps they'd taken away from each other. He doesn't want to do that again. Not after Wu made it so clear how much it hurts. ]

[It does hurt. But it isn't as if Bolin hasn't gone off on his own solo adventures. He's on one now so to speak but it's far less lonely and Mako is only a call away. Man, he loves this technology.]

Nothing big. [A smile and Bolin puts his hand through his own hair, grabbing some ends between his fingers and holding them up to show how long it's grown. The back is looking a little shaggy, too.]

I'm starting to look like a flying bison. Do you have time for a trim sometime soon? You're the only one I really trust.

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