[ Police inspector? Oh dang. Mako snaps a quick, almost instinctual salute, his body going stiff. ] I was, too. Uh, Not an inspector. I'm a detective, at home. Javert. ...sir.

[ Very smooth, Mako, nice job. Belatedly, he drops his hand. ] I've never heard of Paris, but so far no one's heard of my home except... me. I'm from Republic City, in the United Republic. It's near the Earth Kingdom.

[ The thing is: he keeps trying. He keeps saying where he's from, hoping for some spark of recognition from someone, and he's only ever met with blank stares. Mako didn't realize until he got here how connected he was to his own city, or how much he would hate being the only one. ]