why am i doing this i have like one angry icon

[mechasshole]

Now, it's not to say I'm not flattered--but are you sure you're not getting ahead of yourself, young lady?

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[foreveryakone]

[ Hmph. ] Any "wave of the future" is just whatever makes the greatest splash. Some impressions are strong enough to withstand time, but a ripple will get absorbed nearly immediately.

[ He's kind of butthurt about it all. ]

I can't say I'm pleased about it.

[mechasshole]

No? I always did prefer to work in metal.

[foreveryakone]

To questionable ends, so I hear. The best kind, if you ask me.

[mechasshole]

I don't believe I did, Yakone.

[foreveryakone]

You can consider it a little free consultation.

[mechasshole]

Appreciated, but quite unnecessary. I'm manufacturing for someone much higher-up, now.

[foreveryakone]

So I've heard.

It amazes me how a man with such backwards priorities could be so successful; that kind of "progress" is nothing more than a sad joke. It really goes to show the sorry state of the world these days.

[mechasshole]

[his face twists momentarily into something ugly, but you'll just have to take my word on it BECAUSE THERE AIN'T NO ICONS, and he quickly composes himself again.]

Ah, that's right--the tyrant who can't get his own way in the world blames it for his own shortcomings. It's called Future Industries for a reason, you know. The time will come when technology has advanced to the point that even your... talents... will eventually become negligible--a pity you won't be there to see it.

[foreveryakone]

[ I'LL PICTURE IT... VIVIDLY. Just like you should picture Yakone not constantly changing appearance BUT WHAT CAN U DO THO. ]

The only pity is the decline the city has seen in my absence. You should just accept that you were born weak. You can't replace talents like mine with machines.

[mechasshole]

Those machines are going to deliver Republic City directly into the hands of Amon, which is more than you could ever say. Real progress can't be halted with a hand to the forehead.

[foreveryakone]

The Avatar will halt anything it decides is a problem. Your machines and your cause weren't even up to my standard of threat.

[mechasshole]

Spoken like a true relic.

[foreveryakone]

I'd rather be a relic than someone else's tool.

[mechasshole]

[he literally tsks] It's not as though you had a choice. Tell me, how does it feel to sit back and watch all your techniques go to dust? You're part of a dying breed, Yakone. [NO.....................]

[foreveryakone]

I'd put myself out of my misery twice if I thought I was going to rot in jail like you. I was back on the streets before the dust could even settle -- dying or not, I still know how to live. [ n... o... ] I don't know if you have what it takes to pull yourself out of the grave they dug for you.

[ Conveniently leaving out the part where he GAVE UP ON LIFE COMPLETELY yep. ]

[mechasshole]

Yes, yes, I'm familiar with your history--but I'm surprised at how little you know of mine. Unlike you benders, I wasn't born with any special gift to ease my way through the system. I am where I am today because I had a vision for the future and achieved it. [this is like the biggest dickwaving contest ever jesus christ] That will never change.

[foreveryakone]

Don't be so shocked. My "special gift" took just as many years of hard work and toil to get me where I was supposed to be as yours did, hard work isn't just for you non-benders -- what I do goes far beyond the realm of simple, easy bending. Anyone can do that.

[ YEP. ]

Well, except you.

[mechasshole]

You wasted years of training and effort toward the most repulsive and illegal art in Republic City, only to have it shucked from you by the Avatar, and now you think it's worth bragging about? Honestly--how typical of a bender.

[foreveryakone]

The Avatar is inconsequential to this conversation. He stole my bending because he was afraid of my power. Anyone can break your machines to do the same for you.