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» RALEIGH BECKET

» given the fact that the last person mako thought she was in love with was chuck hansen (and he proceeded to burn the entirety of their relationship to the ground in order to become a better pilot), mako is reluctant to label her emotional connection with raleigh as "being in love" (especially since the feelings evoked by both individuals seem so extremely different from one another). while she has no doubt that she loves raleigh, romantic interest seems ultimately small compared to the enormity of her investment in him. if anything it transcends any traditional labels and therefore cannot be properly expressed through the usual declarations of love, longing and attraction. as a result mako doesn't quite understand how to progress their relationship, if only because there doesn't seem to be anything next to progress it to.

» unless given an express reason not to, mako will always stand directly beside raleigh. she will almost always be found standing to his left.

» raleigh is one of the few people that mako can actively and enjoyably engage in small talk with. this is mostly because any small talk they engage in has a strong undercurrent to what is left unsaid. though mako remains a generally quiet individual who doesn't speak unless having to, she will never not indulge raleigh's desire to hear her speak.

» if presented with a social situation, mako will default to allowing raleigh do most the talking for them. if presented with a military/intel situation, the narrative is often split between the two of them down the middle.

» mako has developed a sweet tooth since drifting with raleigh. she has also grown more tolerant of the cold.

» despite being a tactile person, mako would rather come up extremely close to raleigh during quiet moments rather than actually touch him. this mostly has to do with her own inexperience with dealing with unresolved tension. (thanks, chuck.) mako's main outlet for expressing her attraction to raleigh is through sparring. once the match is over, however, she would just as readily break apart as linger nearby.

» although she and raleigh have been reunited in-game, mako still occasionally experiences the momentary grief and loss she'd felt when she still thought raleigh was dead. these are the only moments wherein mako feels actually distant from him.