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[ well. this is embarrassing. asami can't say for sure how long it's been since she's last seen your ugly mug, polychromatic, but she definitely recognizes it upon sight... though it had taken her a few moments to remember that she was supposed to remember you at all.

seems almost poetic that she'd turn up at the exact same place she had the first time around. heck, she'll even give the fixed-up carousel a wistful pat along one of its weird plastic animals' snouts... though don't mistake the oddly sentimental gesture for happiness or relief, or anything silly like that. she still isn't all that happy to be here oops.

after a while, she'll fish out that strange phone gadget she'd been taking the time to acquaint herself with the last time, and quickly scan through the contacts. there's an odd twist to her lips when she sees a few familiar faces... and notices a few missing.

eventually, she turns on the video option. ]

So! Long time no see. [ a pause. ] I think.

[ and because she still hadn't been able to figure out that tricky filtering thing: ] Korra, I hope you still have a room available... I don't think this place is ready to let go of me yet.

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[ "miss asami"? as handsome as your face is, li, she sadly can't say it's familiar to her. still, he seems like a nice guy. welcoming, at least. ]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm not sure which one I'd rather have. But thanks for the sentiment anyway.

I... assume we know each other from before?

[ H-h-handsome? Oh stop, you'll make him blush. ]

[ Oh wait. Everything makes him blush. It'd be a damned inconvenience if the Nice Guy schtick wasn't, well. A schtick. ]

That's right. You lived with Korra for a few months. I'd send food to your place, sometimes. [ re: The Beach House. Which is now outfitted with his spybugs. Blame Korra. ] Still, no harm in a re-introduction. I'm Li Shenshung.

[ GDI KORRA. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SEE HER WITHOUT HER MAKEUP! D: ]

That's nice of you. I'm sure Mako appreciates the help. [ ha... ha........ ]

It's nice to meet you again, though, Li.

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[ The bugs are a matter of tactical security, ok? Korra's one of the few people who's aware of his sooper sekrit identity. She and all her friends are walking liabilities. (Also: he thinks your Wild Watermelon lipstick shade ttly suits you more than the Lemon Sorbet.) ]

[ (I mean -- ) ]

You as well. [ His smile turns a smidge sheepish. ] I actually haven't had a chance to speak to Mako. Not since he's come back, anyway. [ Although his alter-ego did electrocute him, on a chance encounter in the Underground. Oops? ] I could drop by once you're settled in. Bring a plate of tiramisu over. It'll be like old times. [ Except for the niggling issue of half the party not remembering him. Ahaha...ha. ]

[ (SHE KNEW IT.) ]

Really? [ she finds it a touch odd... if he's as close to them all as he says he is, and the others have been here as long as she thinks they have...

...

then again, mako isn't exactly mr. approachable. ]

I don't think anyone would mind that at all. I can't say I've ever had tee-raw-me-soo before, but it sounds delicious!

[ (Oh, and that Coral Reef matte blush really suits your complexi-- ) ]

[ (FOR GOD'S SAKE, LI. FOCUS.) ]

Really. [ Dropping his gaze, he summons a hangdog sort of expression. One meant to imply it's more his fault than Mako's. (Psst. The avoidance miiiight have something to do with the fact that he's kinda sorta boning Korra. Just maybe.)] I guess I've been more distracted than I realized. Especially since that plague curse. [ Shudder. ]

[ His lips twitch good-naturedly at her pronunciation, but he doesn't tease. Instead, ] It's a cocoa and coffee cake. With ladyfingers. I can bring it over with some kare raisu. [ ...We're not sure, but we think he means 'curry rice.' ]

[ (Interdimensional babelfishiness ftw?) ]

[ she sobers up considerably at the sound of a curse, one of those infamous curses she'd been warned about upon her first arrival, but had fortunately never experienced first hand... ]

...I was right after all, then. It does sound delicious.

[ she offers a soft smile as if in apology. ]

Whenever you're able, Li. It'd be nice to have you.

[ He's been trained since childhood to read people, to exploit their weak-points to get the goods or info he needs. It's no effort to note the shift in her mood when he mentions the plague. Or to align his own features into a semblance of polite seriousness. ]

I'll make sure there's enough for everyone at the Beach House.

[ Then, ever-solicitous, ] Speaking of ... Do you need any help getting there? Directions, or a map? Or is someone coming to pick you up?

I'm pretty sure Mako is, if his abrupt hang up is of any indication. [ rly mako, how rude. ] But — hey, feel free to join us. Maybe you can finally meet each other then.

[ yes asami... best idea... ]

Oh. That... probably means he's glad to see you. [ It's a guy thing. ...We think. ]

[ At the mention of a face-to-face meeting, he segues his grimace into a friendly smile. ] That sounds like a great idea. [ Or like being boiled alive in oil. But there are few problems Hei solves by avoidance. Distasteful as the möbius strip of hormones at Korra's house is, it isn't his purview. Separating his assets from his liabilities is. He needs to know where Mako and Asami fall in either category. ] Um. As long as Korra doesn't mind, anyway.

[ ... wait what

no

don't put ideas in her head, li!!! ]

I... think it was more just Mako being Mako. He's not really one for words if something needs to be done. [ y-yeah. that's it! ]

And I'm sure she wouldn't! Why would she?

[ But that's his job!!! :T ]

[ Also generally being a scheming two-faced scumbag. ]

Well. It's always a good thing to have someone like that around. Especially in an emergency. [ He blinks and recomposes his smile into a sheepish moue. ] We-ell, she might want to spend time with people from her world. Without, um, City-pests butting in. [ A beat, before his tone goes thoughtful. ] She seems a little homesick. Everyone adjusts to the city in their own way. But it's better to have someone from your home nearby.

[ Except in Hei's case. The danger and political instability in his world are hardly worth missing. And there, as here, he has more enemies than allies -- even if the two often skate a precariously-thin line. ]

Mako's around. She's always have him. [ there is no strange tinge of bitterness in her tone, or even sadness. it is pure and simple fact that she states, as easily as if saying the sky were blue, and there's just really no other way about it. ]

But now I'm back, too. And if she needs me, she knows where to find me.

[ she pauses a little to give li a wink. ] Now I just have to go there.

[ You sure handle rejection and betrayal better than him, Asami. In your place, he'd be composing hit-lists 8| ]

Yeah. I guess you're right about that. [ If there's any distaste manifesting, he keeps it firmly off his face. Instead he smiles sweetly, a faint flush on the rise of his cheeks, ] Good to have you back in any case. [ His own machinations and agendas aside, he does think Korra would benefit from having someone her own age around. Cheering up teenage girls is not his ... thing. ]

[ there's a time and place for those kind of feelings, and 99.9% of the time, she realizes that that time and place is by herself, alone in her room. ]

Thanks. I hope I can do more good this time around.

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