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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In Person

[pabugotmoves]

[Here comes Bolin, sidling up to the table with one hand in his pocket and a steamed bun in the other.

Some of it is in his mouth. Don't ask questions about what's for dinner now.

He eyes the table with interest. It's all the cool stuff that's been showing up in the green room lately. It's not just Fritter's stash room of choice.]

What's going on? Are we doing a fire sale or something?

[royalfling]

Hey, bro! [ We're trying something new here, and Wu gives him a little punch to the arm. It's weird, but he's trying. Wu laughs awkwardly ] Nothing's for sale! Fritter, uh... stole all this stuff? So we're giving it back. Did anything go missing for you in the last month or two?

[arclightning]

[ Don't mind him watching that exchange with. Mild horror that he hopefully keeps from Wu through the bond. When did they start saying bro? That's... weird?

When Bolin gets close enough to him, Mako offers a silent outstretched arm in an invitation for a (much more normal, Wu) bro hug. Get in here, buddy. ]

[pabugotmoves]

[Bo laughs and takes Wu’s punch before turning into it.

You think the bro is weird Mako, you just wait. Behold as your brother and husband do their highly choreographed secret handshake which ends in an off key but exuberantly harmonised “broooooo”.

Oh yeah. That just happened.

Matching winks and finger guns and all.

Only then does he bring it in for Mako hugs and only then does he actually process any of the information he was given, looking over the table’s contents.]

So finder’s keepers doesn’t mean anything anymore. The times they are a changin’…

Oh- no, that is actually mine.

[He spots the glass memory ball given to him by his patron and gathers it up. The flower has long since changed and is now a beautiful little aquilegia with white and deep purple petals. When he holds it, the feeling of fresh air and iron petals overtake him. A fluttering of Zaofu. It might be a little cruel given his recent-ish conversation with Opal. Maybe bittersweet by now.

He takes a breath and puts the orb in his pocket, going back to his steamed bun, but not before giving Fritter a look. How could you. He thought they were friends.]

[royalfling]

[ Mako can feel Wu's intense joy at this new ritual with Bolin. He gets super into it, and ends up laughing breathlessly when they're done, grinning hugely. Having a family you like really is something ]

I'm sorry, Bo! She was stealing all sorts of stuff. It's not personal, I promise. It's just pretty and shiny and she likes that.

[ Fritter, for her part, looks contrite, and comes over to him with her ears back in an apology. She will accept pets at this time ]

[pabugotmoves]

[Bolin gives Fritter a look like he might be stern with her, looming tall before he breaks character and laughs, tearing off a piece of his steamed bun and offering it.]

Oh who am I kidding, I can't stay mad at you!

[That's when he goes for the luvins, right between her ears. She's so soft and (don't tell!) smells so much better than Pabu.]

It's a shame we didn't have you back in Republic City. We could have used some sticky little fingers like yours.

[arclightning]

Yeah, she would've been unstoppable.

[ Mako, agreeing on autopilot, because his brain is fully preoccupied by whatever it was he just witnessed. That was... so weird, but it also makes him feel so warm and bright to see Wu and Bolin getting along like this. Getting along this well, when the way they'd started—

His two favorite people, doing secret handshakes without him.

Mako swallows down the bubble of warm, strange emotion and blurts without thinking, ] Hhow long have you guys had that?

[royalfling]

[ Wu can feel that, and looks at Mako with a soft smile. It feels good, to have their little family. The three of them, in this for the long haul.

But that doesn't mean Mako gets off easy ] Had what? [ He has no idea what you're talking about, hubby! ]

You would have been a great little thief! I don't know if that's a good thing... Mako, how can you get mad at Kai for being good at stealing things when you were also good at stealing things? Bo, tell him he's being a hypocrite again.

[pabugotmoves]

[Uhuhuhuhu this is fun. Being friends and jointly bullying Mako with Wu is fun.]

All is fair in love and thievery. I think he was mostly mad at Kai because it just went to show how rusty he's gotten.

[Does this also make Bolin a hypocrite because he has literally said how glad he is that they don't have to be criminals anymore? Yes. Does it count when bullying his brother? No. No it does not.]

1 / 2

[arclightning]

—!

[ They are.

They are teaming up on him.

They are absolutely teaming up on him, and Mako kind of fluffs up like an awkward bird, staring at the two of them with his mouth slightly slack, taking that all in. His husband and his brother on a unified team... versus him. ]

2 / 2

[arclightning]

[ It's cute but also, it has to stop immediately. Mako's mouth twists. ]

Who called his act from the beginning? I seem to recall somebody trying to adopt him after believing every word of a textbook sob story.

in here real fast sorry wu

[pabugotmoves]

Pssht, yeah sure, but you called it and he still robbed you.

[arclightning]

[ THE DIRTIEST LOOK ]

[pabugotmoves]

[SHRUG! The truth stings, hermano.]

[royalfling]

[ Pat pat pat on Mako's chest ]

I know you did, big guy. You called him from the beginning! But Bolin has a point. And Fritter did rob you, too...

You might still be rusty there.