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! ))

Comments

in person

[royalfling]

[ Wu sags back against the table with a groan, holding onto the edge of it. Fritter looks despondent in the middle of her hoard ]

I don't know why you had to be so mean about it. She just took some stuff, it isn't a big deal!

[arclightning]

[ Mako glances at him, trying and failing to hide his own amusement. His eyes glint with it. ]

No, you're right, actually.

[royalfling]

[ That's surprising, and Wu glances up at him, surprised. Mako's shielding his thoughts, too, which makes Wu suspicious, narrowing his eyes ]

Of course I'm right. But you-- why am I right?

[arclightning]

I should have spread the blame out to you and Zuko, too.

[ Zuko pops up affrontedly from a pile of shiny things. A necklace hangs off her tiny horn and she trills, clearly offended. ]

What, you think Fritter learned how to covet things and then hoard them in a pile on her own? This was a family affair. I was the king of hustle back in Dragon Flats. You can't get one over on me.

[royalfling]

...I think she got this over on you for two months, baby. [ He gives Mako a Look. You were fooled, detective hubby. Fooled! And Mako can certainly hear that thought in his own head, the nickname and all ]

I don't hoard. Maybe I covet a little, but only because I like nice things. And Fritter deserves nice things, too! And so does Zuko. And so do you. We'll just need to teach her to ask for them, instead of stealing.

[arclightning]

[ Wu gets the huffiest look for that one, all narrowed eyes and sulky mouth. ]

Whose fault is that? Maybe I wasn't at my best the last couple months!

[royalfling]

Now you're blaming me! I'm sorry that you found corrupted me irresistible. [ He comes over to Mako, hands on his chest, pouting up at him ] I didn't mean it. You know that.

[arclightning]

Are you really that sorry?

[ At least there's no heat in his tone, and at least his hands come up, automatic, to cup Wu's arms, slide up and around to rest on his shoulders. ]

You're right, though. I should've been paying attention to her. What kind of detective lets a thief work out of his house for two months?

[royalfling]

...no. Yes! It was fun, but if you hadn't you would have realized how weird I was being sooner. [ He sighs, leaning into Mako and pressing a kiss to his jaw ] Why would you ever think she did it? Look at her face! The face of innocence.

[ Fritter looks up at them with big, manipulatively cute eyes ]

[arclightning]

[ Mako narrows his eyes at her over the top of Wu's head. He sees you, baby girl. ]

...it is a really good thing you grew up in a palace. You ever meet Kai?

[royalfling]

I know, I know, you don't have to point out yet again how easy it would be to get one over on me. [ You make your husband pout, Mako! He hums softly, then nods ] Yeah. Yeah! Jinora's boyfriend, right?

[arclightning]

You're like a flashing target.

[ Affectionate! ]

Kai would've gotten one over on you in a second. He had half the Upper Ring fooled. That's how we met our family, trying to hunt him down, and he had the biggest eyes in the world. You can't trust the cute ones.

[royalfling]

You can trust me. [ He simpers, arms wrapping around Mako's neck as he presses in close ] And it sounds like Kai did you a favor, so! [ What point is he proving? He doesn't know. He's just trying for something here, so Mako will stop teasing him. It's pretty transparent, seeing as Mako can hear his thoughts. ]

[arclightning]

By stealing our wallets and stranding us in the Lower Ring? Yeah, real big favor. Everyone else bought his act hook, line and sinker, but I used to be him.

[ Ah, the real sticking point here: that no one believed Mako (again) when he'd pointed out something that was pretty obvious, actually. ]

[royalfling]

Of course you did, baby. [ Pat pat to his chest. Wu believes you, you can hear it in his head, even if it is a little patronizing. ] But you never would have met Grandma Yin, otherwise, which means that I never would have met Grandma Yin otherwise! [ And that would be a travesty! ]

[arclightning]

And that would be a travesty.

[ Mako echoes, line for line, from his thoughts, and properly wraps an arm around Wu as some of the tension of the day settles. ]

...Fritter really got a lot of stuff.