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so what?
its not like theyre gonna follow us back to zaun. what can they do really?
its not like theyre gonna follow us back to zaun. what can they do really?
Of course not. They could kill me, however. I do not trust that it would result in my return to where we came from.
Or they could interfere in my work here. That would be inconvenient, at best.
[ Sure, it doesn't really matter in the long run. Most of it wouldn't matter. Still, Silco needs to stay busy, and to stay busy, he needs things to do, other than complain and smoke β which he does plenty of that too. ]
Or they could interfere in my work here. That would be inconvenient, at best.
[ Sure, it doesn't really matter in the long run. Most of it wouldn't matter. Still, Silco needs to stay busy, and to stay busy, he needs things to do, other than complain and smoke β which he does plenty of that too. ]
Hah, he's being cut loose to see what he will do, isn't he?
[ In the end, Silco doesn't care about the kid. Hell!! His own kid is here, so he's... 100% more focused on that now. ]
Of course I do. I speak the language they do. We are similar in kind, and they respond. Especially to an experienced hand.
[ Which he does have. To everyone's dismay. ] Hopefully they will continue to take guidance well.
[ In the end, Silco doesn't care about the kid. Hell!! His own kid is here, so he's... 100% more focused on that now. ]
Of course I do. I speak the language they do. We are similar in kind, and they respond. Especially to an experienced hand.
[ Which he does have. To everyone's dismay. ] Hopefully they will continue to take guidance well.
[ wait. hold on. ]
so what happens if someone dies???
so what happens if someone dies???
Not just him, but your people. No one appreciates a ruler in which does not know when to leave the ball early, for example. [ who relaxes around their own boss, for example? definitely no cedrick. though that might be for entirely different reasons... like callisto totting a corpse around a noble's birthday party. nbd. ]
For you, let's hope that's the case. Well, either way, it seems you're a man full of suspicions, doubt, and zero room for trust. I am sure you will do just fine even without my advice.
... and now, you have something to look forward to in the cafeteria.
For you, let's hope that's the case. Well, either way, it seems you're a man full of suspicions, doubt, and zero room for trust. I am sure you will do just fine even without my advice.
... and now, you have something to look forward to in the cafeteria.
Edited (actually where is the photowall, assume i have the right location help) 2025-02-15 06:06 (UTC)
I'm a leader that doesn't attend the proverbial "ball" at all.
[ Silco has the wildest nightclub in zaun and he rarely shows his face, introverted little motherfucker. ]
I did fine without your advice to start, so perhaps I will, hm?
[ Silco and Callisto are just. So mean to one another. Good for them. ]
Perhaps next time I am in the cafeteria, I will think to light it on fire. Especially if there's another picture of me on there I don't like.
[ Silco has the wildest nightclub in zaun and he rarely shows his face, introverted little motherfucker. ]
I did fine without your advice to start, so perhaps I will, hm?
[ Silco and Callisto are just. So mean to one another. Good for them. ]
Perhaps next time I am in the cafeteria, I will think to light it on fire. Especially if there's another picture of me on there I don't like.
[ silco is dead. very very dead. what does that mean?
will the cycle repeat? ]
yeah. course.
will the cycle repeat? ]
yeah. course.
[ If he dies here, and doesn't return, what happens at home?
He can't let that happen.
But he doesn't want to leave Jinx, either. It worms in his head, like a stone in his shoe. Every time he thinks about it. He keeps thinking about it. Why is he gone? What happened? Who managed to take him away? He would never do it willingly.
He'd been so scared that she would leave. Now it seems the opposite happened. ]
I know it seems obvious, but with LILITH's technology, it seems like it could be something that is circumvented. Unfortunately, it is not.
He can't let that happen.
But he doesn't want to leave Jinx, either. It worms in his head, like a stone in his shoe. Every time he thinks about it. He keeps thinking about it. Why is he gone? What happened? Who managed to take him away? He would never do it willingly.
He'd been so scared that she would leave. Now it seems the opposite happened. ]
I know it seems obvious, but with LILITH's technology, it seems like it could be something that is circumvented. Unfortunately, it is not.
[ jinx is not something who prides herself on sense. sense as a concept is meaningless. the lanes don't make sense. they gorge on each other as much as piltover does. everyone chasing some pinnacle, just trying to make it to the top. grasping, grabbing, greedy little shits.
she never gave a single fuck. not when silco was alive, not when he passed on. so what if they looked up to her? so what if she killed some pigs? heroism? might as well lose some braincells in the crossfire.
he's not coming back. he'll die here or remain here. impotent.
maybe she should have killed him when she saw him.
but it's too late. too late now. so. what sense is left? how do you move from incontrovertible proof? the gunpowder on her fingertips that brushed over his lifeless face. can she do this all over again? should she try to save him?
or build the perfect coffin and let her curse do the work? ]
nothing's obvious here. just got to crack it all open.
she never gave a single fuck. not when silco was alive, not when he passed on. so what if they looked up to her? so what if she killed some pigs? heroism? might as well lose some braincells in the crossfire.
he's not coming back. he'll die here or remain here. impotent.
maybe she should have killed him when she saw him.
but it's too late. too late now. so. what sense is left? how do you move from incontrovertible proof? the gunpowder on her fingertips that brushed over his lifeless face. can she do this all over again? should she try to save him?
or build the perfect coffin and let her curse do the work? ]
nothing's obvious here. just got to crack it all open.
That is one way to reveal all their nasty little secrets.
[ He doesn't know. It's just...Jinx. Right? Her usual self, doing what she does. Breaking things apart, forging a new way. Taking the pieces and making something new.
Still.
He wonders.
But he can't exactly question either, can he? }
You will do just that, won't you?
[ He doesn't know. It's just...Jinx. Right? Her usual self, doing what she does. Breaking things apart, forging a new way. Taking the pieces and making something new.
Still.
He wonders.
But he can't exactly question either, can he? }
You will do just that, won't you?
no point otherwise.
got to dig for the truth. and to get out.
got to dig for the truth. and to get out.
Do you think that it will offer a way? Out of here?
[ He doesn't know about that. There are geniuses here already, but... it's Jinx. Silco thinks Jinx could do anything she set her mind to. Even that. (He is delusional.) ]
Is that what you are looking for? There are many truths along the way. You'll need to find direction in your inquiry.
[ He doesn't know about that. There are geniuses here already, but... it's Jinx. Silco thinks Jinx could do anything she set her mind to. Even that. (He is delusional.) ]
Is that what you are looking for? There are many truths along the way. You'll need to find direction in your inquiry.
still got to start somewhere right?
truth cascades. one truth will lead to the next and the next.
til it all comes tumbling down.
truth cascades. one truth will lead to the next and the next.
til it all comes tumbling down.
sall good.
ill take care of it.
[ till it all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling doooown. ]
ill take care of it.
[ till it all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling doooown. ]
Of course not. She's more than anyone would have thought she was.
It was for her protection. Not from you, just in general.
I don't make a habit of bringing it up. Especially since before... You can imagine what would have happened, if anyone knew.
It was for her protection. Not from you, just in general.
I don't make a habit of bringing it up. Especially since before... You can imagine what would have happened, if anyone knew.
When I arrived there, she was dying in my arms. Or had been. The prospect of her being alive was something that kept my eyes on the end.
[ Tezca is one of the few he will admit this to. ]
As it stands, it hasn't been something we... Talked about much even before. Not with anyone else. The Data being made public somewhat changes that.
[undercity's worst kept secret etc etc ]
[ Tezca is one of the few he will admit this to. ]
As it stands, it hasn't been something we... Talked about much even before. Not with anyone else. The Data being made public somewhat changes that.
[undercity's worst kept secret etc etc ]
well no wonder you were so devoted to the cause. kind of surprised you didn't off yourself when you got here too in that case
have to admit though. it's why you didn't strike me as the fatherly type. especially not the adopting a wayward child kind
how'd that come about?
have to admit though. it's why you didn't strike me as the fatherly type. especially not the adopting a wayward child kind
how'd that come about?
I refuse to let myself go out like that.
[ That's it. Lmao. Just couldn't do it when he lived this long already. And then... ]
Then I found out she survived. It's enough to keep one going.
It's complicated. How I found her, the circumstances. I'd just killed someone important. To Zaun, to get, to me. The person who made me who I am today.
She helped though, accidentally. We were both tossed aside by the people around us when we made a mistake. I know what it is, to suffer that alone.
[ That's it. Lmao. Just couldn't do it when he lived this long already. And then... ]
Then I found out she survived. It's enough to keep one going.
It's complicated. How I found her, the circumstances. I'd just killed someone important. To Zaun, to get, to me. The person who made me who I am today.
She helped though, accidentally. We were both tossed aside by the people around us when we made a mistake. I know what it is, to suffer that alone.
[ He's actually a little surprised that Silco shares the story, considering how long it's taken to get to this, but he's pleased. After all, it fills in the missing pieces perfectly. It's difficult for him to imagine Silco seeing a girl crying in the rain and suddenly having a change of heart.
But if it all comes back to him? Yeah. That's the self-centered guy that he knows.
It's an assessment he keeps to himself, naturally. ]
poetic. maybe there's a god in your world taking a peek at both of you with irony like that.
for me though? that answers my curiosity. who knew that my acolyte had a secret soft spot!
you want me to look out for her?
But if it all comes back to him? Yeah. That's the self-centered guy that he knows.
It's an assessment he keeps to himself, naturally. ]
poetic. maybe there's a god in your world taking a peek at both of you with irony like that.
for me though? that answers my curiosity. who knew that my acolyte had a secret soft spot!
you want me to look out for her?
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