"Well, we do our best to protect and serve." No, he wasn’t trying to sound like hot stuff, but with how the police are operating without a police chief and him helping to organize the departments; well it felt like a direct compliment.

"But yeah, I am." He ripped the page out of his book and held out to her between his fingers. "I’m Mako."

He left out the pro-bending part, he never really bragged about that part. Or anything much if he could help it.