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Republic city is known as the place where benders and non benders alike come to make it in the world. There are restaurants bringing food all the way from the south and culture on every street corner.
It’s where people go to watch pro bending matches. It’s where people go to find work.
It’s a fine city is what I’m trying to say.
But with a great populist comes crime. Triads litter the streets, after the avatars return to republic city it died down a bit but it’s still active. Crimes like petty theft and robbery litter the city spreading dirt on the pristine streets.
Mako was currently investigating a series of thefts. It started out as small shops here and there, before escalating to banks and corporations. He was currently on the upper east side staked outside of a high end clothing store. They sold things from traditional kimono from the earth kingdom to parkas from the northern water tribes. It was suspected that this would be the next hit for the mysterious thief or thieves.
It was well past closing time before anything even began to seem suspicious. Hidden across the street in a hotel mako watched as a lone traveler made their way past watching closely as they passed the shop and continued down the block. He leaned back in his chair and groaned, beginning to feel as if there would be no robbery tonight at all.
Just then he caught a glimpse of someone coming around the alley of the building they began surveying the streets for a few minutes. Dressed in an all black outfit and mask covering the lower half of their face they quickly went to the large glass doors.
Moving a bit of their coat they began water bending, the water followed their command as the moved it to the lock successfully opening the door first try.
They’ve done this before that’s evident.
After they entered the building mako quickly made his way down and across the street. He opened the door badge out ready to take them in. Only to find the store empty.
He began walking around surveying the area. The clothes on the racks casted shadows as the lights from the street shone inside illuminating the displays. Mako stepped lightly making sure to make no noise.
He turned facing the front and backed up slowly to the counter once more before turning around again when suddenly someone kept from behind the counter and vaulted over top of him.
The took off for the door, mako smirked as he had radioed in the disturbance. Two police men were standing at the ready for the perpetrator. They kept running to the men before water bending a tendril on top a nearby building pulling themselves up and on-top.
Mako growled as he jumped and propelled himself upwards onto the building, running after the masked robber. The ladder was using their speed and agility to free run across the rooftops, vaulting over alleyway gaps.
“Stop this is republic city police ordering you to stop!” Mako barked out a line, they didn’t listen. Mako blasted a fire ball at their back, they rolled to dodge the attack and sent back one of their own.
Mako dodged the water whip aimed for his face. A fight broke out between the two. As water met fire, even hand to hand combat was brought into play. Eventually mako tackled the thief ripping their mask off to reveal…a woman?
He froze suddenly realizing the situation he was his and his position over her. Taking his distraction to her advantage she punched him in the face and shoved him off of her. Taking off across the roof once more and down into the alleyway.
Mako sat there stunned pinching his bloody nose, watching as she left.