[ It is a fear that Silco does not voice, and one reason he is glad she is only here in shard form. A fear that if she were here for long enough, that Vander would find a way to soften her toward him, and perhaps take her from him. It's a fear that he had never known in Zaun, and he lives with it, because he has no choice but to do so. He must end Vander, and his contract with Sebastian would go a long way, but it is not quick, and patience is thin for the man at best.
There is a spike here, of a shared bond, because Silco, too, had stolen Vander's child -- really, taken her in after [a blankness -- he is used to it, not knowing what happened that night, but he is grateful he can remember stumbling on a little girl in the street, crying and screaming. He'd thought about it, ending that last thread of Vander's legacy then. He'd known the girl, who she was -- had known her parents, and seen her when she was very little -- but she'd thrown herself into his arms, and spoke of betrayal -- of being left behind --
Jinx might be strong enough to live -- but it's a chance. A thin one. ]
He gave you a son, and took him away. The power that men like him hold over us. Their ability to strike us, even now --
You want revenge on him. For taking your son. It is not enough that he is merely destroyed, it is not enough that he is just dead. You want to excise that pain from him, personally.
[ Osiris and Vander are the same, in Silco's mind. Are they truly? Are they the same man? Of course not. They are wholly different, but they are both men who betrayed them. Vander had played at being a leader, and gentle -- but there was a beast lurking in there, ready to strike at the inconvenience that was Silco -- like Osiris would manipulate and harm Set. He hissed, in anger, but he understands. Would he not do anything if Jinx only asked? ]
I do not think Jinx would live -- it would be... a marvel if she did.
[ He does not know his future. Caitlyn had told him his daughter killed him, but Enforcers had their ways with words. She had spewed lies to him when he knew his daughter was dead and it was her and Vi's machinations that had led his daughter to the bridge, where she'd taken all of the Enforcers out in the checkpoint. She'd gotten the gemstone, she'd blown them up, and now she was --
There's only the slightest thread of uncertainty, but -- ]
When this is all done, and when Zenith is victorious, I won't live to see it. I know this. But I will make sure that they are left with my daughter in their wake. She was here, Set, before the tree, or Yima, or the universe took her, I don't care who.
[ He blames them all, his tone says, the shared empathy between them screams. He blames the universe for destroying Zaun, for taking his daughter away. He would not forgive any of them, but they don't need his forgiveness to die. ]
But I have her shard, and -- Jinx is perfect, and she would raise chaos on their perfect world and leave destruction in her wake. They will never be free of the stain that we've left on their new world. There will always be chaos, destruction, and strength, no matter how they try to keep safe their little... [ A sneer. ] reunited families.
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There is a spike here, of a shared bond, because Silco, too, had stolen Vander's child -- really, taken her in after [a blankness -- he is used to it, not knowing what happened that night, but he is grateful he can remember stumbling on a little girl in the street, crying and screaming. He'd thought about it, ending that last thread of Vander's legacy then. He'd known the girl, who she was -- had known her parents, and seen her when she was very little -- but she'd thrown herself into his arms, and spoke of betrayal -- of being left behind --
Jinx might be strong enough to live -- but it's a chance. A thin one. ]
He gave you a son, and took him away. The power that men like him hold over us. Their ability to strike us, even now --
You want revenge on him. For taking your son. It is not enough that he is merely destroyed, it is not enough that he is just dead. You want to excise that pain from him, personally.
[ Osiris and Vander are the same, in Silco's mind. Are they truly? Are they the same man? Of course not. They are wholly different, but they are both men who betrayed them. Vander had played at being a leader, and gentle -- but there was a beast lurking in there, ready to strike at the inconvenience that was Silco -- like Osiris would manipulate and harm Set. He hissed, in anger, but he understands. Would he not do anything if Jinx only asked? ]
I do not think Jinx would live -- it would be... a marvel if she did.
[ He does not know his future. Caitlyn had told him his daughter killed him, but Enforcers had their ways with words. She had spewed lies to him when he knew his daughter was dead and it was her and Vi's machinations that had led his daughter to the bridge, where she'd taken all of the Enforcers out in the checkpoint. She'd gotten the gemstone, she'd blown them up, and now she was --
There's only the slightest thread of uncertainty, but -- ]
When this is all done, and when Zenith is victorious, I won't live to see it. I know this. But I will make sure that they are left with my daughter in their wake. She was here, Set, before the tree, or Yima, or the universe took her, I don't care who.
[ He blames them all, his tone says, the shared empathy between them screams. He blames the universe for destroying Zaun, for taking his daughter away. He would not forgive any of them, but they don't need his forgiveness to die. ]
But I have her shard, and -- Jinx is perfect, and she would raise chaos on their perfect world and leave destruction in her wake. They will never be free of the stain that we've left on their new world. There will always be chaos, destruction, and strength, no matter how they try to keep safe their little... [ A sneer. ] reunited families.