[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: 2013-04-12 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.]