[ A couple of weeks after this run-in, Silco might feel a chill in the air, even if he doesn't understand why.
But a small frown makes its way onto Amos' face at the mention of Ryad — contemplative, the very beginnings of an idea starting to form there, but that's all they are — beginnings. There's no urgency on his end; not when everything's going well, not when he's got himself firmly under control, not when there's any hint of that being disrupted. Yes, they'll likely come to blows against the Meridian at some point, but that's not now.
He's more interested in the part where Silco plays the loyalty card, and that makes Amos' smile that little bit wider, that little bit more real. ]
That's why we get ourselves established here first. I know shit's gonna go down at some point, but we got the head start. I haven't seen anyone else I know down here, and I don't know of anyone else who'd instinctually know how this place works. You probably know how to make yourself invaluable, right? You do that, won't matter what any Meri tries with you. Just make sure you trust your bodyguards.
[ ... It's said with the air of a joke, because it is one to Amos, even though he knows Silco won't get it. Just, you know. Sometimes you manage to get audience with the head of a criminal organization and then you kill him with your bare hands. Doesn't matter how invaluable you are if the right (or wrong) person gets to you first.
Except he also. Might be volunteering, on the whole bodyguard thing. The whole loyal Zenite thing is an easy way to get him, after all. ]
Me, I know I'm disposable — [ he grew up on the streets and was never destined for leadership. Of course he is, Silco should understand that — ] but I figure I got a better shot at surviving Ryad than you do.
[ No boasting, just facts. He does. Silco should understand that, too. ]
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But a small frown makes its way onto Amos' face at the mention of Ryad — contemplative, the very beginnings of an idea starting to form there, but that's all they are — beginnings. There's no urgency on his end; not when everything's going well, not when he's got himself firmly under control, not when there's any hint of that being disrupted. Yes, they'll likely come to blows against the Meridian at some point, but that's not now.
He's more interested in the part where Silco plays the loyalty card, and that makes Amos' smile that little bit wider, that little bit more real. ]
That's why we get ourselves established here first. I know shit's gonna go down at some point, but we got the head start. I haven't seen anyone else I know down here, and I don't know of anyone else who'd instinctually know how this place works. You probably know how to make yourself invaluable, right? You do that, won't matter what any Meri tries with you. Just make sure you trust your bodyguards.
[ ... It's said with the air of a joke, because it is one to Amos, even though he knows Silco won't get it. Just, you know. Sometimes you manage to get audience with the head of a criminal organization and then you kill him with your bare hands. Doesn't matter how invaluable you are if the right (or wrong) person gets to you first.
Except he also. Might be volunteering, on the whole bodyguard thing. The whole loyal Zenite thing is an easy way to get him, after all. ]
Me, I know I'm disposable — [ he grew up on the streets and was never destined for leadership. Of course he is, Silco should understand that — ] but I figure I got a better shot at surviving Ryad than you do.
[ No boasting, just facts. He does. Silco should understand that, too. ]