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Mako ([personal profile] arclightning) wrote in [community profile] deernet2021-09-06 08:14 pm

video; un:mako

Uh, hey. Mako here.

[ Nailing it so far, right? Mako's standing in front of a half-blue, half-green wall, dotted with small lunar sconces. Everything looks kind of dusty and half-finished, and the watery afternoon light illuminates yet more dust drifting around him.

Notably, a small dragon, red-scaled and content, is draped over his shoulders like a scarf, watching the Omni with bright eyes.

Mako glances momentarily off the screen, mouths something, and then looks back, clearing his throat.
]

It's come to my attention that a lot of you have been setting things on fire left and right since we washed up here. Obviously, this is dangerous to you and the people around you. If that's you, you need to make an effort to control it immediately before something worse than singeing your clothes happens.

For those of you who just washed up, I'm a firebender. That means I can do—

[ He holds up his left hand (scarred with strange marks) in front of himself and splays his fingers, making a small puff of fire appear and hold over his palm. It flickers there like a candle flame, dancing between Mako's fingers, before he drags it in a small arc and lets it go out. ]

—that, and—

[ Another flick of his fingers, this time producing little purple-bright sparks that zap between the tips and then dissipate. ]

—that. And a lot more.

So. If you need help learning to control your powers, and you do, come to the Raccoon Room in Cellar Door on Wednesdays. You'll see the sign. I've been doing this since I was a kid. Anyone else who wants to help, feel free to drop by too.

[ Finally, he looks up, his serious expression dropping just slightly. ]

Trust me. If a bunch of snotty six-year-olds back home can learn how to do it, you can.

[ The little dragon huffs in agreement, fire puffing out of its nose, and Mako reaches forward to cut the feed. ]
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 65] In thought)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul likely wouldn't heed anything Mako has to tell him but then he goes and says the magic word.]

Lightning. [Maul says flatly. His entire face becomes devoid of emotion and even his eyes seem to dim a little from their usual intensity.] And just who now can use that ability?

[So he can know to avoid them for the rest of time.]
survivalthroughhate: ([Comics 38] What?!)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-19 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[A muscle tightens in Maul's jaw, the only sign of what hearing that does to his mind.]

I think you must have failed to mention that little detail before.
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 12] Intense)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-20 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
For you, perhaps it's just an ability. Not for other people.

[Maul really needs to work on that phobia, but given all the aspects of his personality he's trying to improve, it's down there at the bottom of the list.]
survivalthroughhate: ([TPM 29] Glare far)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-21 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul just seems to shut down completely at that question.]

I don't want to talk about it.
survivalthroughhate: ([Other 19] Madness)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-23 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
[A decidedly maniacal glint comes into Maul's already angry eyes, make him look more than just a little unhinged.]

Can't I?

[Maul no.]
survivalthroughhate: ([Other 8] Black heart)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-26 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Not much that I do is ever going to change the opinions of some people in this town, so why not just do as I please and damn all the rest?

[Apparently, Maul isn't in one of his moods that makes it easier to reason with him right now.]