I know it isn't. But Astoria seems to be under the impression that we're warriors ( not a truth he'd dispute for himself or for korra, and bolin has had his back in just about every fight he's ever been in. but some of the other people here? no. ) and warriors need structure to survive, otherwise we're just going to hurt each other in the chaos. It's not about pulling rank or expecting people to adhere to the rules of your world, it's about having experience.

( you wouldn't want someone with no medical experience setting themselves up as a doctor, after all. mako's already thinking of the logistics of it all. he's not really a good face-man, but he's great at the behind the scenes work. keeping everyone organized and on-track. he shakes his head at length. )

It doesn't matter. We can worry about that later.