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[shiro2hero]

'Plenty of time' - don't jinx it.

[He'll wait, and... probably doze, to be honest. Stupid warmblood weakness this month. But he's awake as soon as his omni goes off.]

And we can't combine them? Kill two tasks with one ritual?

[arclightning]

We might be able to, but this is pretty heavy magic, so we'd need to get it right. Seems like having one of every blood type is a necessity, and the more Patrons we all have, the better.

[shiro2hero]

Every blood type?

Even the one that doesn't do anything?

[arclightning]

Yeah, all five.

You talking about warmblood?

[shiro2hero]

Yeah.

If there's anything this stuff does, they left me out of it. So I'm not sure how much help it'll be.

[Mental link]

[saltyadam]

I'm sorry, say that again?

[Mental link]

[shiro2hero]

[SHIT]

[arclightning]

It's still Sleeper blood, so it's still useful for whichever ritual we end up doing.

You really think you got left out?

[shiro2hero]

Well

I can't make lava with my bare hands. Or... read emotions with a touch.

So, sort of, I guess.

[arclightning]

If that's your bar for success then you're gonna fail every time. Isn't it good that your blood didn't completely turn on you?

[shiro2hero]

"Turn on you"?

Is that how you see it?

[arclightning]

I don't know how else to see it. I shouldn't be able to bend ice. No firebender should. Being able to control it doesn't make it any less wrong. I'm cold constantly.

[shiro2hero]

Could you work it into the fire bending somehow? Bolin showed me that lava trick of his - said it was earth and fire.

What about water and fire?

Steam can be pretty dangerous, even if it doesn't seem like it.

[arclightning]

It's a good idea, but no matter what I do, I can't bend water. Just ice. Once it melts, I'm done.

That's not the point here. Point is, I don't know that I'd consider warmblood a bad thing. Still makes you different than the average citizen here, no matter what they say. Less chance of bleeding up a weird gem.

[shiro2hero]

What about freezing water? Turning it into ice? Just - humor me here.

[Yeah and it means everyone he cares about doesn't need him to protect them anymore but we're not going to go there-]

wait
Who's bleeding gems?
How long has that been happening?

[arclightning]

Since I got here, every time I bleed. It crystallizes.

[shiro2hero]

... Well

Guess that means you won't need more 'weird bandages' from Deerington at least?

[arclightning]

No, just. I don't know. A jar. Or not to bleed but I can't ask for that.

This is kind of a big deal to you, huh. The blood thing.

[shiro2hero]

I'll find you one on a keychain.

[He's teasing, lightly. Because Mako's right. None of them can ask for that.]

It's

I'll get over it. Don't worry.

[arclightning]

Sounds a lot like "I'm fine" when you say it that way.

[shiro2hero]

It's also not something anyone can do anything about. So...

I'll get over it.

[arclightning]

Shiro, if I told you that I was just going to get over it, you'd give me that look. You know the look.

[shiro2hero]

Are you giving me the look now?

[Not the point, Shiro Shirogane.]

[arclightning]

[ In response, Shiro gets a selfie of Mako taken through Zuko's eyes.

He is absolutely giving Shiro The Look, flat and a little worried. ]

[shiro2hero]

oh wow

you've been practicing that look