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[ Mako and Korra arguing about something? Get out of town. :I ]

Oh, really? [ So what you're saying is now it's a glorified sleepover, but without the person who... is in charge of the property... Bolin gives Dinner one last distracted pat before making quick work of this shoe-putting-on business. ] Well, that'll probably be a huge help! Familiar smells and stuff. Animals really get behind that.

[ Orrrr it will make things even worse because Korra will not be there. Could go either way. ]

[ mako nods, and scraps gives a particularly loud mrow, prompting him to lean down and scratch under her chin. ]

Yeah. You're gonna have to make sure she doesn't try to eat Scraps and Dinner, though. I can't get them to stay out of my room or stop following me.

Aw. It just means they like you, bro. [ Huh. ] Wow, and even after you gave them terrible names that make it sound like we're gonna eat them! That's a real animal friendship for you.

[ GENUINELY IMPRESSED. So impressed that he's gonna try to pick up this cat to silently commiserate with it. Cats are really weird, but if they're Mako's thing now, maybe it's a complementary weirdness. And they're still pretty adorable.

Yes.

He will keep them safe from the jaws of the mighty beast. ]

[ u sure about that bro ]

[ he has a lot of HOPE OKAY

and he wasn't there when naga first met pabu he doesn't know ]

[ licks chops ]

[ NAGA IF YOU EAT ONE OR BOTH OF THEM YOU BETTER BE PREPARED TO METICULOUSLY STAGE THEIR MOVE TO A HAPPY MAGICAL FARM ]

[ bolin, you're taking her hunting.

i guess you'd better avert your virgin eyes when she actually gets her prey. ]

[ u shouldn't talk about korra like that--

but nah idk he'll just have to suck it up ]

[ dinner lets him, legs all akimbo as she stretches out in the way catcordions do. (mako scoops up scrap under her belly instead, and she scrabbles her way up his chest to sit on his shoulder, the way pabu does for bolin, though she's... a bit larger than pabu.) ]

I'd be lying if I said the idea didn't cross my mind the first night they showed up.

[ MAKO. PLEASE. ]

Edited 2014-06-20 03:29 (UTC)

[ Aww, what a good cat. What good multiple cats! Mako, meanwhile, is the worst, holy crap, THE SAVAGE. ]

Hey! [ Bolin is almost offended??? But he also kind of immediately loses steam because hey, the cats have not been eaten. Unless there was formerly a Breakfast and Lunch, but he hasn't even considered that. He's also not entirely sure where he'd go with the offense anyway. He knows his brother. Mako would totally eat one of these if all the other food became a non-option. So he follows up by lowering his eyebrows and squinting off to the side for a hot second because what does he even do with this, and okay, he's got this. Dinner is relinquished to the bed so he can point at his brosef properly. ]

No. [ BAD MAKO. BAD. ] I mean, you wouldn't eat Pabu, would you?

[ would you ]

[ mako is the picture of street orphan innocence here, you know, the kind of innocence that says "yes i may have stolen your bread but you didn't see it and therefore have no proof" somewhere in that vacant expression.

he takes his time. pauses to nick scraps under the chin again, adjust his shoes by tapping the toe of one boot on the floor, doesn't look at bolin. ]

I mean, at this point, Pabu's pretty much family...

[ mAKO? THAT'S NOT A NO... it also isnt a yes and dont you dare put time based modifiers in your answer either sir...

(and mako, your sense of humor is terrible enough that joking around to hide your worry could make things worse, real quick.) ]

[ And dramatically clutching his chest like a total nerd. ]

It's like I don't even know you anymore. [ and he thought that parking ticket thing forever ago was bad. IS THIS WHAT SEPARATE APARTMENTS DID TO US? ]

[ wow, that was perfectly hammy, bro, maybe you should be in showbiz. but man, bolin was just what he needed here, and mako can't help but crack a grin instead, and mussfluff up bolin's hair.

he missed you, bro. ]

Maybe you shouldn't feed him so much junk food. Fat makes meat more tender.

[ mako. stop. ]

[ Alas. His greatest weak spot has been compromised. He can't just stand for this! A man's got to have his principles. And Bolin has them. He has sooo many principles. And righteous fury. Zero pouting.

But nah, he just kind of stares Mako down while he pushes it back into its proper place. What a rude guy. The rudest guy of all the rude guys! Don't make him drastically........ throw a pillow. ]

Pabu had a hard life before we got to the arena! I'm just... letting him enjoy the finer things. Orrrr I was. And I will be. [ He raises a hand palm-down and sweeps his fingers from side to side, to better illustrate that present circumstances are clearly a stumbling block on the road to indulging tiny furry family members. ] Once we get done winning wars for fairies or whatever.

[ bolin has every confidence! but i don't it's crazy out there. ]

Wait, really? Do they recruit fire ferrets for wars these days? [ NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOOD OR BAD. ]

Nnnnnot exactly, but you can ask Queen Solais to bring Pabu here. [ beat ] Or the fairies will ask you... [ hm. :|a ] Heh, honestly I can't really remember, since I got Naga brought here so long ago.

[ plus there are other pressing matters at hand ]

O...kay. No, no, that's still a big help! Huh. I guess I just kind of assumed Naga. Got here with you or something. That's usually how she likes to do things. [ Like Korra nobly rode her into a mystical fairy portal, on purpose. Or accidentally. And there really are more pressing matters at hand probably. ] I'll keep it in mind next time I'm talking to fairies or the Queen or whoever.

[ warrior woman korra riding naga into ~~battle~~ a fairy ring with a shield made of earth and a sword made of fire, trailing currents of air behind her and splashing water with every pawfall of naga's loping stride.

sounds perfectly korra, tbh. ]

... You should, if you get the chance. [ she says, after a moment. ] I talked to the Queen a couple months ago, and she's... reasonable.

[ meaning she a.) answered korra's question without manipulating her or trying to change the subject; b.) gave korra options, which was important; and c.) told her she was free to go from the court at any time. korra's not sure if she can trust the rulers just yet, but she at least knows they're much nicer than any other authority figure she's dealt with so far. ]

Well, I do like reasonable leaders of nations. [ The President was kind of a humongous fall-through and everything. All those movers and a daring sleeveless rescue, practically wasted. ]

[ yeah fuck that guy. ]

Just a suggestion.

[ more like an order from your avatar i mean no wait that's not right.

suggestion. yes. that's what it is. ]

... Anyway, I should... get going. I think I've let down my guard long enough.

[ but at least the boogins were nice enough to let her have this conversation! ]

--yeah. Right, yeah, that's probably a good idea! Since, you know, I like you not being surprise attacked even more than I like reasonable world leaders. [ did u mean "ambushed" bolin does it even matter

CLEARING HIS THROAT. ] And you're probably a pretty big fan of that, too, so.

[ So. So!

So even he knows that he just doesn't want to hang up because he still doesn't like this "Korra trying to survive alone" business, basically. If she's on the locket talking then obviously that magically forms a barrier against all the stuff that wants to eat her?? But that's pretty dumb. This is where people are generally supposed to offer sagely advice and best wishes and stuff anyway, right?

Only he's drawing a huge blank there, because he's not sagely and she's Korra, so she's gonna be fine. Obviously. Coolest, toughest, buffest, most all-around nature-capable and one-of-a-kind Avatar in the world who is most likely out of the three of them to be able to get through this monster infested forest type situation. No big deal. Nobody's worried at all. Nope. ]

So, I'll see you soon!

[ There's no doubt it's reluctant, but the sentiment's still warm.

Let Mako handle the practical sagely advice. He's way more likely to know what he's talking about.

NAILED IT. ]

[ mako's smile, already not very bright to begin with, dulls at the edges. he still hasn't gotten a clear answer on what happens if they win from anyone yet, if they actually can go home or, something altogether different. he knows what happens if you lose.

or die. or whatever. ]

Alright, whatever you say... [ a tiny pause as scraps nuzzles the side of face. ] Korra wants me to change their names anyway.

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