( or so he says indeed. mako crosses his arms, and twists his heel against the ground, leaning back into a jutting slab of rock that he — for all intents and purposes — just summoned up out of the earth. even though he's a firebender by nature, bending in general is so natural to him that he doesn't even think before he uses it in most cases. )

There was definitely something messing with my mind. I wanted to go with Korra — she's a friend from back home — but I couldn't walk any way but here. I've broken compulsions before, so this one was. Pretty intense.