[He turns around to hear the voice, but he already knows who it is without even having to see him.] Mako!

[Well, at least he's mostly happy to hear his voice. After all, even Bolin can realize there's a small dig at what happened back then.]

Well, that was last year, and things are different now. [He looks as mature as he possibly can, calmly explaining his point.] I think we all learned a great deal about what makes a good team and what doesn't, and so I know that this year is going to be different.