Spoilers for the latest ep!

[profiteers]

This is TERRIBLE! This is A DISASTER! I can't be held prisoner, like this! I won't be able to WORK under the conditions! Not without...

No, you're right. She'll... be fine without me. It's not like I needed her, anyway!


And no, I don't think she could be planning something, why didn't she just bust me out of this place to begin with?



Working with Kuvira was supposed to be straight forward. This is such a mess. And Zhu Li's not even here to make my favourite pot of tea!

Excuse me, I'm just going to go sleep for two weeks.

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[refinery]

You've gotta pull yourself together, sir.

[profiteers]

But it's haaaaaaaard! I can't concentrate like this!

[refinery]

I know it's hard, but you'll pull through it. I know you won't just give up. If you were that type of person, you wouldn't have an entire company that runs so smoothly.

[profiteers]

That was always so easy, though. Getting people to do what I want them to is a breeze! But Kuvira...

I don't think she's people!

[refinery]

Sir, she's technically a person no matter how you look at it. But... you're right. This whole mess you and the others are in is sure sounding an awful lot like when Fire Lord Ozai was still in a seat of power.

[profiteers]

You see, this is why I've never worked for other people until now. You just can't trust people not to always being out for themselves. Believe me, I know.

[refinery]

What...? Sir! That's a terrible mindset! Doesn't that make it difficult to get up in the mornings?

[profiteers]

It ain't a mindset, kid, it's just reality. And I get up just fine in the mornings.

I mean, usually.

[refinery]

It doesn't have to be reality. I think there are plenty of good people out there who would share their last scrap of food or give the shirt off their back to someone in need without a second thought and without expecting anything in return.

It's not wrong to look out for yourself, but I think you can do that and look out for others, too.

[igneous]

Yyyyyyeah, I guess that whole... everything... didn't really pan out as well as we were hoping it would. Sorry, Varrick. [ Boy are we gonna laugh about all this if we're still alive in ten years. ]

[profiteers]

It's not your fault, kid. Neither of us saw this coming.

[igneous]

Right? I mean, Kuvira and Zhu Li all in the same episode? It's... it's mean spirited! You totally can't work in those conditions! And apparently a re-education camp won't just train me to be a carpenter! And Korra's in the city and we don't even get to see her?! [ EVERYTHING IS A LIE, BRO. ]

I was so sure we were on the right track this whole time!

[profiteers]

[Do you need a hug, bro.]

So did I, kid, believe me. It was all working out so perfectly! Kuvira was the one winning every time, she seemed like the best team to hitch onto. But I didn't think she'd do anything like this to ME! I've been completely loyal and everything, it's ridiculous.

[Wait a tick.]

Hey, Korra! The Avatar always comes back and rescues you, right? So she'll totally bust you out of that camp and then you can come get me!

[igneous]

[ you were so loyal varrick you're almost never loyal she just doesn't even know. ]

--sure, we can hope so! Why not? [ it's been 3 years and we're only like halfway through the season but.... why shatter a guy's hopes when he's gonna invent deadly weaponry under duress, apparently. ] But Zaofu is kind of in huge trouble and possibly about to be seized by an army of mechatanks. So I'd hope she came back to do the Avatar thing first and get that situation fixed up? And I don't think anyone not in Kuvira's army knows what happened yet, us-wise. Might be a little wait-list there.

/jumps in

[braavado]

[You called?]

Somehow, I get the feeling we're going to miss each other. But if I knew you were in trouble, you know I'd help you.

...both of you. [She appreciates you standing up to Kuvira about the vines, Varrick.]

/catches

[profiteers]

So if we found a way to CONTACT you. That could work, right?!

[PLEASE RESCUE HIM, KORRA, HE'LL NEVER BE BAD AGAIN.]

\o/

[braavado]

Uh, sure. Just get back to me when you actually make something like that.

[Your friendly neighbor Avatar, on call 24/7?? Also, are you sure you can keep that promise, Varrick....]

Do you think you'll be okay until I find a way to get to you?

[Or until someone else does?]

[profiteers]

Well she is going to locking me up in my lab, I should be able to cobble something together. as long as I can convince the guards I'm working on this spirit vine weapon.

Which I had NO idea was the point, let me tell you. Totally out of the blue, there.

/spins

[igneous]

Hey, no worries! [ hahahaa. ] Well, if you want to worry a little, I wouldn't stop you. But I've heard that I'm very hard to educate, and last time Varrick got locked up, he obviously got out pretty easy...

[ SORRY I HELPED ESTABLISH A FASCIST REGIME, KORRA... like is that something that can be hugged out. ]

I am really looking forward to finding out you're back, though.

/swoons?

[braavado]

I'm not sure that's a good thing, Bolin. Just...be careful, okay?

[It can be hugged out if you're Bolin, apparently, because she's going in for a hug right about now.]

It's so good to see you again, even if it's just here for now.

[igneous]

Uhhh. Well, good, bad... depressing. I'm gonna try not to label it yet, you know? [ It's cool to avoid your problems until the very last possible second when you have the ability here in headspace. He's pretty sure. But he's all about hugging it out. ] You sure know how to make another entrance, though. Everyone's missed you like crazy!

[airflows]

What made you think it would be straight forward? But...I'm sure mom and Wing and Wei are going to do their best, too. All of us are going to.

[ tho really korra would be your best bet let's cross our fingers and toes ]

[profiteers]

Kuvira was super effective and everything, she was going to help me made loads of money by laying my Magrails all across the whole damn Earth Kingdom. Seemed pretty straight forward to me!

But I never suspected she would turn on me like this! It's horrible, I have these GUARDS breathing down my neck every minute of the day and I'm supposed to be able to CONCENTRATE on top of it!

Su better show up here quick and bust me out, I think I'm losing it in here!

[airflows]

[ BRO, LOOK AT HOW SHE TREATED THE TOWNS THAT FELL IN LINE WITH HER. how were you different???? Varrick...you poor sweet soul and your new feeling ]

Mom's going to do her best, like I said. And...now you know? For, um, future reference?

[ no more working for dictators? ]

[profiteers]

If I get out of here alive, that is.

[He's just going to wallow in self pity for a while kthnx.]