[Mako frowns self-consciously. Not a good feeling when the girl you love makes fun of your illiteracy.]
What did you expect? [He slumps back again, and his voice falls quieter with each statement.] I didn't have a formal education after my parents died. I was too busy taking care of Bolin. That's why I need your help with this.
[Mako might have an immediate response to that if he weren't so focused on not fucking up the first moment of genuine affection Korra has given him since he arrived. His lips quirk in a small smile as he shrugs his other shoulder.]
It's fine. [Just keep your hand right where it is ffff.
He picks up his communicator again.] Anyway, I think we got the gist of the first paragraph. You go now.
[Sorry, Mako; she lets go of his shoulder, though after grabbing her device, she does shift so their heads are closer together.]
City, intersection of places and time. Might be fake. [She's just skimming -- it's boring and she has trouble focusing when she doesn't feel engaged.] Natural laws don't always apply, not orbiting a star, on some kind of planet. Blah blah blah we don't know where we are.
[This, he can comfortably settle into. With her voice so close to him, it is a little more difficult for him to focus on the material as well, but he's managing somehow.]
Yeah. [He sighs and gets back to it, proceeding carefully to minimize awkward stumbling.]
The City was controlled by beings who called themselves the... day-ties and they were able to put curses on the population and give us things in ex-exchange for memories, items, uhh. Oh, et cetera. They may have been members of a tech-no-log... race. [He scratches his nose, as if an itch had distracted him.] Maybe one that is studying human—? Humans, I guess. Yadda yadda. [Deliberately avoiding that word, anonymous.]
...Oh, deities. I'm guessing this "source" mentioned here is who everyone keeps talking about lately.
Source? [Korra's not entirely sure what Mako's talking about, but context clues.] Uh, yeah. Just before you arrived, there was a revolution. These people calling themselves "Anonymous" overthrew the deities.
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I can't believe you can't read.
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What did you expect? [He slumps back again, and his voice falls quieter with each statement.] I didn't have a formal education after my parents died. I was too busy taking care of Bolin. That's why I need your help with this.
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I'm sorry. [She reaches out to squeezes his shoulder.] It just took me by surprise. You're one of the smartest people I know.
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It's fine. [Just keep your hand right where it is ffff.
He picks up his communicator again.] Anyway, I think we got the gist of the first paragraph. You go now.
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City, intersection of places and time. Might be fake. [She's just skimming -- it's boring and she has trouble focusing when she doesn't feel engaged.] Natural laws don't always apply, not orbiting a star, on some kind of planet. Blah blah blah we don't know where we are.
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What kinds of barriers is this guy talking about?
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I mean after you heal. How much longer do you think that's gonna take?
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The doctor wants me to keep using the cane for at least another month, and I'm supposed to keep going to physical therapy for another two months.
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She pouts a little. She hates the idea of being left behind while Mako and Bolin go exploring.]
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Hey. We'll do something when you're better, alright? I'm sure the waiting is going to make it that much better.
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Do you still wanna read this?
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The City was controlled by beings who called themselves the... day-ties and they were able to put curses on the population and give us things in ex-exchange for memories, items, uhh. Oh, et cetera. They may have been members of a tech-no-log... race. [He scratches his nose, as if an itch had distracted him.] Maybe one that is studying human—? Humans, I guess. Yadda yadda. [Deliberately avoiding that word, anonymous.]
...Oh, deities. I'm guessing this "source" mentioned here is who everyone keeps talking about lately.
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So what now, then? Have you guys had more contact with the deities since that happened?
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