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Hello, hello Trench! If you don't know me, I'm Wu, and I run the Raccoon Room, Trench's exclusive Sleeper performance venue.

[ Wu grins at the camera, talking a bit fast, clearly excited about something. The excitement palpable even through the Omni with his paleblood power projecting his emotions. Fritter the raccoon is perched on his shoulder, holding on to some of his hair as he talks ]

I come to you today with an announcement. A very important announcement! I know a lot of us have baggage we're carrying around from back home, and after a while, you might be like, hey, this isn't super important anymore! And then something happens, and it's suddenly really, really important again.

[ Wu puffs himself up a bit, sitting up straighter, putting his free hand solemnly to his chest. Fritter mimics him, doing the same action with her little paw to her heart ]

So, today, on this, February second, of the Egg Moon in Trench, Deer Country, I, Wu, King of the Earth Kingdom back on my world that doesn't have it's own specific name, I hereby formally abdicate my claim to the Earth Kingdom throne and title.

[ As soon as he's done, the formality breaks and he lets out a bright laugh. Fritter chitters excitedly, crawling up into Wu's hair. ]

Whew! That felt good, really good. [ But then his eyes go wide and he adds, conspiratorially: ] Oh, but if you're from home and you somehow go back home and there's another Wu there, he didn't do that, not yet at least! He still has some work to do.

[ We're back to casualness, and a bright, wide grin. ]

I'm glad that's done with. Oh, boy. You know, that super important thing? Mako and I are getting married! And he doesn't want any pesky titles following him around like mine was. So, we're just going to be two regular guys. Just two guys, getting married. [ He sighs happily, clearly deeply, disgustingly in love. Fritter rolls out of his hair and he casually catches her in his arms.

Then he gasps again, sitting up: ] Oh, and you're all invited! February 20th, at the Raccoon Room. I'll see you there!

((ooc: originally posted on Deerington's network, oops. If you already tagged, I've move them all over here))

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[Her face is something... something like this. In part because of the announcement, which she is thrilled about.]

[...In part because she's finding out from a general message.]

You're what?

Edited 2022-02-03 00:44 (UTC)

[ Oh spirits Mako has been trying to tell Korra this for three days and got... so very in his head about it, and now she saw this and this, Wu, this is why we discuss things instead of just "fixing them real quick." Spirits help him. ]

I, uh—yeah. Yeah. We... just decided.

[She just nods, very slowly, face very tightly controlled.]

Well, it's...great. It's really, really great, Mako. You'll have to tell me all about it, sometime.

[ Alright, he... definitely messed this up. Mako lets out a little sigh, his mouth twisting silently for a few moments. ]

Can we talk about it now? Not... on this thing?

[She waved her hands in front of her face a few times.]

No, no, it just caught me off guard. And you know how happy I am, for the both of you.

[She smiles a bit more.]

I better have a good seat, is all.

[ Mako stares at her for a long, quiet moment—he still knows that he messed up, should have asked Wu to wait so he could tell her first, although Wu kind of sprung it on him, too—ugh. He needs to get out of his own head, is what he needs to do. Say anything, Mako. ]

You're going to be at the actual ceremony part. I mean, you're invited. To it. It's smaller. Just, uh. Just family.

[She gives him a half smile, nodding.]

Y'know people say having the Avatar at your wedding is good luck? Aang used to make a point to just show up, every now and again, whenever someone was bold enough to write to him and ask if he'd come.

[ Mako cracks something like a smile at that. He'll still have to apologize properly—write her a note or something—but at least things are still okay. ]

If we have the Avatar front-and-center, is that extra luck? Wu already went and found a supposedly-lucky day for it.

...he never told you.

[ Big sigh ]

You know it's nothing against you, Korra. He's been stressing about this for days. Honestly. Well, let me extend my sincere apologies that you heard this on the network and not from me or Mako.

[Of course she thinks it's something against her. She hasn't been the most social, right, so this has led to some kind of consequences - a deterioration or something? Or maybe it was a bit more...active than that, rather than passive? It's Korra, she can't help thinking it means something.]

[Not that her face shows it, as she waves a hand, smiling tightly.]

Oh, no, yeah, I completely understand. It's fine, it's fine.

And my congratulations, of course.

Well, thank you. [ He doesn't totally believe that she's fine, eying her for a moment. ] You know, it's really on me! I moved pretty fast on this because Mako was getting all in his head about having to be a "prince consort" or something! He's been reading too many of those books of his, getting all sorts of ideas about how royal marriages work.

[ And now Wu is spilling that fact that Mako reads almost exclusively historical romances for fun. Oops. ]

[Which does improve things, a little. Useful information she can tease Mako for and, also, plan a wedding gift around. She's got an idea, there.]

I'm certain that's how it went - and yeah, that's what Mako does.

And I will pay you actual money if you get him a little crown. I don't care what for.

[ Enjoy that gift, Korra ]

It is, isn't it? He's pretty predictable. [ But that isn't an insult, he kind of loves it. Good old Mako.

He laughs, then, glad that she's not too mad ]

Oh, boy. Maybe after the wedding, I'll find a way to get one on him.

[That much they can agree on.]

You know, they say that once back in mists of time, nobility was earned - I think he's that sort. He's definitely a prince, just...heh, not the sort he'd recognize.

He is some kind of prince. [ He laughs softly. Mako really is something, and Wu is still a little in awe that he wants to do this ] But not a real one! No, sir. Just a, he could be, a pretty great one.

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