zauneyete | SYNFLUX INBOX

[Vergilius isn't...completely heartless. Actually the opposite. But sometimes you hear a man walk into his own rake, and you'd rather he do that and see the consequences later. Silco is special that way.]

still alive?

[ activates the bully neuron 😌 ]

You're making a habit of checking in on me to see if I'm still living.

[ So that's a yes. ]

Had someone not intervened, I could have died.

do you want me to stop?

that so? who stopped your would-be killer?

No, it's fine.

[ A damning response. ]

Sebastian stopped her. He was "just passing by", supposedly.

[ He doesn't believe that for a second. This is all a power play. It has to be. ]

[Actually...he will switch to voice for this one, his tone vaguely amused.]

Aww. Well. Can't stop me now.

[Though...]

Sebastian, huh. Is he interested in striking up a deal for his good deed?

Hm. Maybe next time you'll think to check in before I need intervention? I'd rather you than...

[ Well. ]

He wasn't interested in a deal. [ His words come icy, rough even. He'd gotten cornered. ] He decided it was more fun to taunth me.

So it's fortunate I'm alive today.

Depends on what's in it for me.

[A cruel thing to say, but maybe he is being a little tongue in cheek, here, what with him checking in now.]

I see. What bad luck you have. [Hmm.] How was she planning on killing you? A curse?

I don't let people work for free — I'd make it worth your while.

[ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ]

This is par for the course, my luck has never been good. [ this is mostly because of silco. But you know. Maybe after the first Bad Things ] She was going to use her spears. Shoot them at me for... What, talking?

[ Running his mouth ]

That so. Like our first meeting, you have to tell me what you're willing to give.

[In exchange for protection and nothing else, of course.]

Oh, spears. I got a curse from her once. You do have a tendency to piss people off, though. Maybe look into it.

You don't seem the type interested in money, are you? I've already promised you interesting fights. How about, next Kaiju fight, I give you something you'll really enjoy. Something to make you more powerful. You'll like it.

[ Not that he needs it, but... ]

Hm, I could. Although if she's cursing even you, have we talked about how she's upsetting people?

I'm already powerful, Silco. Believe me, this body has been through augmentations like nothing else. So not exactly appealing, here.

[Silco are you going to microdose him....please....]

She's just sensitive. She's the type to wear her heart on her sleeve.

[ Well this is news. ]

Is that what all your scars are from?

[ The startling realization that he's way more powerful than he thought ]

She may be sensitive, but she is also a goddess. All of that power, and she can barely handle an insult? She's easier to rile up than Jinx, and she's a fraction of the age.

No, I just walked into a mine field when I was a kid.

[EXTREMELY FUCKING DRY]

This is true. But as far as people to rile up, she's not worth it for exactly that reason. All that power and a fragile nature to boot. Bad combo.

Hm. Well. I thought something that gods used would be good enough for you, but I suppose not. You've got expensive tastes, you know that?

[ as difficult as he is?? ]

Hm. You are not wrong. [ But that makes him WANT to pick on her. ] She should work on that, or she'll continue to be outdone by the rest of the gods here.

I still have no idea what you're talking about. Some kind of power supplement?

[And a sigh.]

That's her problem. I'm not here to fix gods and goddesses, and neither are you.

An enhancement. [ Because it's Verg, he gets something like honesty ] It's a drug that I produced. The vials I keep.

[ The ones he'd had in his room that night. ]

Hah, no, you are right. My method of "fixing" gods tends to be rather permanent as it is. She is furious because I killed one that she knew.

Is the drug really effective if you had to go get vampirized for some power? Or did you not have it yet....?

[But...ah. He remembers the vials. So Silco is...a drug producer?]

You killed a god? Why?

I don't use it beyond my injections. [ "Medication", he'd said. ] I am better suited for backlines than I am for getting up and into the fight. [ A beat. ] And it came after. Of course. LILITH does enjoy the sense of irony.

[ So yes, a drug producer. ]

We were at war, and we were on opposing sides. [ It's a good answer that's a lot more logical than: she tried to be nice to me :( ]

Of course it did. You have the worst luck. You need a rabbit's foot or something.

[Hm. It does make him wonder...he uses it for injections. Is he reliant on it? Addicted to it?]

And you think I would benefit from it. [In what way? He doesn't really feel he needs such a thing. He's already at his own peak.] And...hm. War? Over what?

I have the worst luck? [ Incredulous. To be fair, He thinks of her, of Jinx, and how many times things went wrong. Time, and time again. He doesn't see it, but. Like father like daughter. ] You would be surprised.

[ It's a good thing to wonder about, but hey, it's also probably why he isn't blind in one eye so. ]

I think... it would be something sensational to see, is all. Maybe you could even one-hit a kaiju with it. It's LILITH-approved, after all. It cannot be bad.

[ maybe he just needs to show silco how strong he is without it 😏 ]

The war was... complicated. A world away. Do you remember, when we talked about ending it all? Of pulling it all down?

You've come this far, so maybe there's something there. Perhaps.

[Perhaps, perhaps...while he, himself, hasn't believed in such luck for ages.]

Haaah. I'll believe it when I see it. I'll go without it for now. Find another payment.

[For now...]

...Mm. Yes, of course I do. It was in regards to that?

Hm. I'll make sure you have a front-row seat during the next fight, to see it in action. Maybe you'll change your mind then.

But, until then, we can come to another arrangement. [ this is so yaoi ] What could you want in exchange, hm? [ This is audio, but it's the audio version of him dragging his fingers down his lips and swiveling that eye at him. ]

I killed her as a part of the war, yes. I would have done anything to get to the end of it and win. Anything, and if that meant killing a god, then I would do it again.

...You know. I want for nothing much. Perhaps you can figure something out, with that big brain of yours.

[A little sardonic, here, but his answer is sincere. He's a creature who has eliminated most of his desire, listlessly moving through life for a singular purpose. Things have changed slightly, since coming to Synflux, but...]

[What form would any form of payment come in?]

[He's silent at the mention of the war. Of a vicious fight, and little to no regrets.]

Did you win, though?

[ Good thing he was already thinking of something, but he wanted to hear him say it. ]

You think my brain is big, do you? [ like his fucking ego. ] How about this, then. No payment to you, but perhaps what I would pay you gets donated to those kids orphanages instead?

[ the war, the scab opened... ]

I don't know. I woke up here before we could even learn. I assume, that without some of us there, it will collapse in on itself.

[ And he isn't sure what to think about that. ]

Well, you actually look like you have thoughts. [And.........he's pausing, a litle surprised at the next part. Ah. Well. He would like that, actually.] Mm. You would confirm it? How much?

[Another moment of silence, thoughtful.]

Was it worth it? The war. I assume...it was all for her, wasn't it?

@red-gaze, also a day after the whole ereshkigal thing

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject