[ He waits through that sigh, unaware of any fun he might be disrupting for Silco. It's lost on him, anyway; Amos is a doer, not a schemer. That's why he needs people like Silco — even if he won't entertain him.
He's just ready to get things in motion, is all. Adelfoúla was one thing — and a very, very big thing according to him, although Oracle trials have disrupted his ability to make progress on that front. Now that this is something Yima wants? The sense of urgency has ramped up. ]
Figure it'll be within a couple of weeks. Second half of the month. I'll give you notice as soon as I know the exact day. [ There is not a whole lot to like about Silco; probably anyone would say as much, and Amos would say it to his face if it came up. But this part, the direct businessman? Maybe like isn't the right word, but he respects the hell out of him for it. And if Amos isn't going to indulge Silco, at the very least he isn't going to waste his time, either. ] Just... figuring out how to direct some moving parts.
[ People. Other people. Amos isn't a leader; he can take control in a disaster situation, but this is not that. This is a tentative peacetime he is about to violently interrupt, and he needs to get this right.
So, mixed in with that respect? Is gratitude for the other man, even as Amos' metaphysical eye is still turned towards the future.
Snaps back at the mention of shimmer. The other question Silco's asking of him. ]
I still have the vials you gave me. I'll keep them on me just in case, but... [ hm. How to put this. ] But this is a targeted attack, and that shit makes me stupid. If I had my way, only the one guy would be dead. I know that's not possible, so if I gotta break glass in case of emergency, I will. Probably take a lot of them out if I do that, but not necessarily Cyrus.
And when they eventually get me — which, they eventually will — then I'm pretty sure the next thing they'll do is crush my shard.
[ A pause, a solemnity filling his communion space. Deep, and dark, and absolutely flooded with Zenith to the point that it just might be notable. ]
I can't do that to Yima.
[ She wants Cyrus gone, so he has to go. But now? Now Amos can't be a casualty. ]
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He's just ready to get things in motion, is all. Adelfoúla was one thing — and a very, very big thing according to him, although Oracle trials have disrupted his ability to make progress on that front. Now that this is something Yima wants? The sense of urgency has ramped up. ]
Figure it'll be within a couple of weeks. Second half of the month. I'll give you notice as soon as I know the exact day. [ There is not a whole lot to like about Silco; probably anyone would say as much, and Amos would say it to his face if it came up. But this part, the direct businessman? Maybe like isn't the right word, but he respects the hell out of him for it. And if Amos isn't going to indulge Silco, at the very least he isn't going to waste his time, either. ] Just... figuring out how to direct some moving parts.
[ People. Other people. Amos isn't a leader; he can take control in a disaster situation, but this is not that. This is a tentative peacetime he is about to violently interrupt, and he needs to get this right.
So, mixed in with that respect? Is gratitude for the other man, even as Amos' metaphysical eye is still turned towards the future.
Snaps back at the mention of shimmer. The other question Silco's asking of him. ]
I still have the vials you gave me. I'll keep them on me just in case, but... [ hm. How to put this. ] But this is a targeted attack, and that shit makes me stupid. If I had my way, only the one guy would be dead. I know that's not possible, so if I gotta break glass in case of emergency, I will. Probably take a lot of them out if I do that, but not necessarily Cyrus.
And when they eventually get me — which, they eventually will — then I'm pretty sure the next thing they'll do is crush my shard.
[ A pause, a solemnity filling his communion space. Deep, and dark, and absolutely flooded with Zenith to the point that it just might be notable. ]
I can't do that to Yima.
[ She wants Cyrus gone, so he has to go. But now? Now Amos can't be a casualty. ]