video; un: mako; it's a joint post y'all

[arclightning]

Hey everyone. Mako here.

[ The voice clips in just before the actual video appears for reasons that become clear in a moment: Mako steps back from where he's clearly set the Omni on a table to record what looks like a garage sale right outside the Raccoon Room.

A long table absolutely covered in little bits and baubles glints in the sun. In the center of everything sits Fritter the raccoon, Wu's omen, looking contrite and also sort of like she would like to leave. Her little ears are back and her tiny arms are crossed.

Scowling, Mako steps back to stand in front of the table, crossing his arms to match Fritter. ]

Some of you might have noticed some stuff going missing in the last couple months.

[ A pause. Mako glances back at Fritter, who huffs at him and holds up a winking blue heart-shaped gem on a sparkling chain. That... sure looks important. ]

Can't promise that what you lost is here, but there's a good chance it is. We'll be out here all day.

I'm sorry! [ Wu's voice pipes up from behind the camera ] It's my fault, really.

[ He turns the Omni around at a very selfie angle, pouting at the camera ]

I'm sorry that Fritter stole your stuff, it wasn't her fault! It was mine. Corruption just got me! I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I was mean to so many of you. Shiro, I'm sorry for making fun of your hair; Jessica, I'm sorry for throwing you out of the Raccoon Room. Manabu, I'm really sorry that I made you get a tattoo. [ Big grimace there ] I mean, I still think it looks great on you—

[ Mako clears his throat and Wu wrinkles his nose ] but that's not the point! I'm sorry for all of it. I'm better now! No more corruption here, no sir.

[ A beat. Mako narrows his eyes even more.]

Uh, please come get your stuff!

(( ooc: absolutely feel free to assume your character's random trinkets and stuff is here even if it wasn't called out in the post! Fritter is a monster. Also feel free to respond in action if anyone wants to wander by and/or come get their stolen stuff! ))

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voice | un: karma

[torpour]

[THOSE SURE ARE A LOT OF TRINKETS.

but also he needs to check if there's something there that's very important, and that nehan knows has gone missing and not misplaced. he forgets nothing, so it's impossible for him to have just placed his earrings down and then forgotten where they were. impossible.

so this post is timely indeed.]

Would there happen to be a pair of yellow earrings shaped like tear drops, and shine brighter than many other gems? [despite the polite words, his voice is barely above a growl. he's not pleased.]

--> video briefly

[arclightning]

[ Mako recognizes his voice, at the very least. This is the guy who met his grandmother, which is just... great. So great that Fritter probably stole something important to him. Stifling a sigh—it's just audible—he turns to rummage through some metallic clinking things. ]

...yup. Got 'em right here. One second.

[ He turns the video feed on with little click to make sure that the camera is in fact trained on the correct winking yellow earrings, nestled there amid a pile of other gems. Fritter really went to town. ]

These them?

[torpour]

[... damn it, he was right.]

If they clip on rather than require a piercing, and radiate warmth, then yes, those are my earrings.

[arclightning]

[ On the screen, Mako turns the earrings over to show, yup, clip-backs. There's an audible sigh from above the Omni. ]

I'm sorry about Fritter. We'll find a way to make it up to you, and they'll be here if you want to come get them. If you can't, just tell me where you are and Zuko'll drop 'em off.

[torpour]

No, I shall go myself. [then a soft grunt and a creak of a chair as he pushes himself into a standing position.]

What's the address?

[arclightning]

Middle of Cellar Door, green-and-gold sign with the raccoon on it, big table out front. You can't miss it.

[ The Raccoon Room, naturally, doesn't have a proper numbered address, or if it once did it's long gone. ]

Should be able to get to it through the lamps. There's one right outside. I'll hold them for you.

[torpour]

No, that's fine. I know the place, and can get there on foot easily.

[because he lives in cellar door now, he's had some time to get to know the layout.]

Soon, in fact.

[arclightning]

We'll be here. Fritter's basically going on an apology tour. You're not the only one she stole something pretty important from. Sorry about, uh. All of it. She's a good girl.

[ When Nehan gets here he is going to get a very proper apology from Mako, who is much more repentant than his chaotic raccoon child. ]

[torpour]

Hm. Don't worry, I'm not interested in reparations.

[nehan is mostly about business when he arrives. just a stern look, and his gloved hand held out for the earrings.]

[arclightning]

[ Mako, without additional comment, drops them right into Nehan's hand. Hopefully they're the right ones. He's pretty sure they are. ]

Still. We should have been watching her. It won't happen again.

[ There is so very narrowly not a "sir" tacked on there. It practically vibrates, unsaid, at the end of the sentence. ]

[torpour]

[nehan only needs a peek at the earrings to know that they are indeed his, given by the captain before he arrived in trench. he just feels the magic in them, and is satisfied. so, of course, he clips them onto his ears.

if anything, they shine brighter now that they're on him.]

Hopefully it will not-- I'll be tightening up security in the house after this.

It's not a slight. It's just an observation that our home defense are not up to standard if someone managed to slip through. I didn't anticipate a small beast coming in.