Okay, okay, calm down. I'm a cop, remember? It's beneficial for me to know the various styles so I can counter them effectively. Plus, my brother is an earthbender and Korra, my best friend? Waterbender. I've just had a lot of exposure.
( he's not really sure why he feels compelled to... stress that. mako knows he's a remarkable firebender. one of the best in the world. but he's also not going to just... say that for no reason. it feels like unnecessary grandstanding, and he left all that behind in the pro-bending arena. he rolls his good shoulder in a shrug. )
Anyway. That's really all there is to the philosophical side of it. The rest is just — practice. Hard work. When I was first learning, I was spending six, sometimes seven hours a day just bending. How good you can get at it is kinda up to you.
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Okay, okay, calm down. I'm a cop, remember? It's beneficial for me to know the various styles so I can counter them effectively. Plus, my brother is an earthbender and Korra, my best friend? Waterbender. I've just had a lot of exposure.
( he's not really sure why he feels compelled to... stress that. mako knows he's a remarkable firebender. one of the best in the world. but he's also not going to just... say that for no reason. it feels like unnecessary grandstanding, and he left all that behind in the pro-bending arena. he rolls his good shoulder in a shrug. )
Anyway. That's really all there is to the philosophical side of it. The rest is just — practice. Hard work. When I was first learning, I was spending six, sometimes seven hours a day just bending. How good you can get at it is kinda up to you.