Hey, Bolin? It's Asami. Um... [Rustle, rustle. It sounds like she's keeping her hands busy with something.] I just need to borrow your ear when you have a chance. Please call back.
[Bolin gets this message and immediately heads to Asami's room. If she's not in, he'll give her a call, but he'd still rather talk in person than over a device.]
[Funny, Asami would much rather address this where she can't see Bolin. But he's here anyway and it's true that anything important is better to be said in person. She invites him in and pours them both glasses of water.]
I'm sorry to pull you away from your day like this, but I kind of saw your conversation with Sokka. I just think there are some things you should know so that we're all on the same page. [She sets the waters down at the kitchen table and takes a seat.]
[Asami cups her drink between two hands, thumbs rubbing the condensation.]
Well, nothing's wrong. [She sighs.] I thought maybe you should know my Dad doesn't make satomobiles anymore. He's an Equalist. And he's been detained since the end of the war, so I'm the current owner of Future Industries.
[It's the first time she's brought it up around here. Although her voice remains relaxed and to-the-point, she avoids looking at Bolin.]
[She frowns at him, but she's heard all the apologies on her father's behalf and she's received as much sympathy that she can benefit from at this point. Bolin has done more than enough at home. The impersonal reaction is kind of a good thing.
She waves a hand and shakes her head.]
Yeah, you know, long story. Secret underground factory beneath my house. Posters of Amon like a little fanboy...
[For a long moment, Bolin can only stare. What do you even say to something like that?]
.......you're joking. [She has to be. Korra and Mako? It doesn't make any sense.] Mako wouldn't do that. He-he's crazy about you! [Mako knows how he feels about Korra. He wouldn't...]
[Bolin's stare becomes uncomfortable, but she can understand it. She bites her lip and remains quiet to let him absorb the information.
It's not as if she's stopped caring, either. Even if Exsilium and its people have distracted her, even if she has more space than she could have ever asked for or even wanted, losing someone she had cared about to that extent left an impression on her.
As if she weren't dwelling enough on her father.
She's the one breaking the news this time, so she has to be sturdy. It's a challenge after neglecting the issue for as long as she has.]
Like her? Of course I like her! She's my friend. [At his point, Mako's the only one he's told about his crush. He has to protect his delicate teenage pride.
Besides. He's not the one that got dumped.]
But... that really sucks about Mako. Are you okay?
I am now. It's hard to say. [She draws small circles on the table with her fingertip.] He actually showed up here a couple months ago, and it was a little awkward. There're just more important things to think about.
[Her eyes flicker up at Bolin.] —Don't worry, if he's gone from here, that probably means he's at home.
I'm not worried about that. I know Mako's home. [The alternative is unthinkable, so Bolin doesn't think about it.]
And I'm sorry he's an idiot. Don't get me wrong -- I love him, and he's the best big brother a guy could ask for -- but he is a big, monkey feathered idiot for dumping you. [Even if it's for Korra, who Bolin still thinks is the most amazing girl in any world.]
I know we don't know each other that well.....or, well, I don't know you that well but I guess you know me pretty well which is kind of creepy if you think about it but not your fault and I am babbling like an idiot. [DEEP BREATH] The point is, you're awesome, and my brother's a dumbo.
[She isn't expecting this, for some reason, especially given where Bolin is coming from. It makes her smile humbly.]
Thanks, Bolin... [But she doesn't want to give him the impression she's weaker because of it, so she forces a wider smirk and the quirk of an eyebrow after few seconds of silence.] It's been a while since it happened, though. Besides, you've been through one breakup, you've been through them all, right?
[Bolin doesn't think so -- he's given a few girls his heart and each one handed it back to him in differently shaped pieces. But if that's how Asami's handling it, he's not going to poke at it.]
I guess.
[If you can't change a shitty situation, you might as well be cheerful about it.]
You know what we need? Pudding. Do you know any place that makes eight treasure pudding around here?
[Asami grins and mock-courtsies for Bolin as she stands.]
We shall, we shall! [She squeezes his shoulder, and not the kind that demands information about his big brother but the really nice kind, as she begins to head for the door.]
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Date: 2013-04-11 11:42 pm (UTC)Hey, Bolin? It's Asami. Um... [Rustle, rustle. It sounds like she's keeping her hands busy with something.] I just need to borrow your ear when you have a chance. Please call back.
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Date: 2013-04-12 12:04 am (UTC)action;
Date: 2013-04-12 12:27 am (UTC)I'm sorry to pull you away from your day like this, but I kind of saw your conversation with Sokka. I just think there are some things you should know so that we're all on the same page. [She sets the waters down at the kitchen table and takes a seat.]
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Date: 2013-04-12 01:03 am (UTC)[Plus, now she's got him worried. He sits down.]
What's wrong?
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Date: 2013-04-12 01:23 am (UTC)Well, nothing's wrong. [She sighs.] I thought maybe you should know my Dad doesn't make satomobiles anymore. He's an Equalist. And he's been detained since the end of the war, so I'm the current owner of Future Industries.
[It's the first time she's brought it up around here. Although her voice remains relaxed and to-the-point, she avoids looking at Bolin.]
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Date: 2013-04-12 01:58 am (UTC)[Sorry, Asami. He'll be all sympathy in a moment, but right now you've just blown his mind.]
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Date: 2013-04-12 02:04 am (UTC)She waves a hand and shakes her head.]
Yeah, you know, long story. Secret underground factory beneath my house. Posters of Amon like a little fanboy...
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Date: 2013-04-12 02:17 am (UTC)[awkward silence]
BUT HEY! Look at you, Miss Leader of Future Industries! That's awesome, right?
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Date: 2013-04-12 02:20 am (UTC)[in other words it sucks so hard rn]
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Date: 2013-04-12 02:40 am (UTC)action;
Date: 2013-04-12 02:45 am (UTC)One more thing, though. Two more, actually. [And Bolin receives an apologetic gaze.]
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Date: 2013-04-12 03:16 am (UTC).......you're joking. [She has to be. Korra and Mako? It doesn't make any sense.] Mako wouldn't do that. He-he's crazy about you! [Mako knows how he feels about Korra. He wouldn't...]
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Date: 2013-04-12 03:37 am (UTC)It's not as if she's stopped caring, either. Even if Exsilium and its people have distracted her, even if she has more space than she could have ever asked for or even wanted, losing someone she had cared about to that extent left an impression on her.
As if she weren't dwelling enough on her father.
She's the one breaking the news this time, so she has to be sturdy. It's a challenge after neglecting the issue for as long as she has.]
I'm sorry, Bolin. I know you like her.
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Date: 2013-04-12 04:03 am (UTC)Besides. He's not the one that got dumped.]
But... that really sucks about Mako. Are you okay?
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Date: 2013-04-12 04:16 am (UTC)[Her eyes flicker up at Bolin.] —Don't worry, if he's gone from here, that probably means he's at home.
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Date: 2013-04-12 03:22 pm (UTC)And I'm sorry he's an idiot. Don't get me wrong -- I love him, and he's the best big brother a guy could ask for -- but he is a big, monkey feathered idiot for dumping you. [Even if it's for Korra, who Bolin still thinks is the most amazing girl in any world.]
I know we don't know each other that well.....or, well, I don't know you that well but I guess you know me pretty well which is kind of creepy if you think about it but not your fault and I am babbling like an idiot. [DEEP BREATH] The point is, you're awesome, and my brother's a dumbo.
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Date: 2013-04-14 10:35 pm (UTC)Thanks, Bolin... [But she doesn't want to give him the impression she's weaker because of it, so she forces a wider smirk and the quirk of an eyebrow after few seconds of silence.] It's been a while since it happened, though. Besides, you've been through one breakup, you've been through them all, right?
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Date: 2013-04-15 02:32 am (UTC)I guess.
[If you can't change a shitty situation, you might as well be cheerful about it.]
You know what we need? Pudding. Do you know any place that makes eight treasure pudding around here?
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Date: 2013-04-15 03:41 am (UTC)[She certainly seems more relaxed, now. A brief talk about it is relieving enough. She survived it. That's a good sign.
Maybe she can actually talk about these things later.]
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Date: 2013-04-15 05:52 pm (UTC)Shall we, m'lady?
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Date: 2013-04-23 08:08 am (UTC)We shall, we shall! [She squeezes his shoulder, and not the kind that demands information about his big brother but the really nice kind, as she begins to head for the door.]