[ Why didn't he? Hei blinks, something almost like disbelief flitting across his face. He may have gotten into the habit of taking Bolin's existence for granted, the way you learn to accept your lady love's annoying pets. But he's not the boy's damn babysitter. After a childhood spent on the streets, Bolin should've been better at covering his own ass. ]
[ (Of course, if everyone did what's best for them, Hei's occupation would become redundant. It is his dismal experience that people rarely act in their own best interests.) ]
[ Case in point: This. ]
[ Scooping up the half-dazed air-bender, Hei slings her over his shoulder. No sense leaving her here, where someone might be sent to retrieve her. At a fast clip, he takes off after Korra. She's just been attacked by a mysterious group of benders. He isn't comfortable with the idea of her wandering around alone. ]
[ Drawing abreast of her, he says, ]
Why not let me handle it?
[ She should be getting in touch with Beifong. Telling her about the hitmen who attacked her. Not wasting her time -- and risking her life -- on a scavenger hunt for one idiotic boy. ]
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Date: 2014-08-14 12:13 am (UTC)[ (Of course, if everyone did what's best for them, Hei's occupation would become redundant. It is his dismal experience that people rarely act in their own best interests.) ]
[ Case in point: This. ]
[ Scooping up the half-dazed air-bender, Hei slings her over his shoulder. No sense leaving her here, where someone might be sent to retrieve her. At a fast clip, he takes off after Korra. She's just been attacked by a mysterious group of benders. He isn't comfortable with the idea of her wandering around alone. ]
[ Drawing abreast of her, he says, ]
Why not let me handle it?
[ She should be getting in touch with Beifong. Telling her about the hitmen who attacked her. Not wasting her time -- and risking her life -- on a scavenger hunt for one idiotic boy. ]