( at least now that he's identified the source and reason... he can start reordering his thoughts to include earthbending forms. he knows just about everything there is to know about it thanks to growing up alongside bo, but. that doesn't mean he'll master it overnight, either. )

Not so much, no.

( when he was younger, he would've tried to wave off the bit of fluster as nothing. but now? mako has lost that last bit of chill. in a total deadpan, )

Well, I'm not used to talking to... is there a person in there, or are you more like a sentient mech?