[ It had been intoxicating. How could it not be, when presented with an opportunity to lay destruction down at the very feet of the people who had shattered his very world? Oh, they were not oblivion, but Silco understood that Meridian would have at least had a slight draw, were one very important thing about the day before his arrival hadn't happened the way it has.

As it was? Perhaps it was particularly sadistic, even moreso with Sebastian along for the ride, but like he said: for old time's sake.

Which still felt odd. He was waiting for the other shoe to drop — but nobody could ever say that Silco did not lack for paranoia. ]

Excellent. I think you will have fun. Enforcers are certainly trigger happy these days.

[ Because it was the Enforcers, and not anything else like a fight with a childhood friend, but he didn't know.

He gestured to the lift, and stepped in after Sebastian. ]

They enforced this blockade because we managed to get a single piece of their technology, and were deathly afraid of what potential we had with it. As always. Too afraid of us to allow us to flourish, but too dependent on our labor and toil to fully eradicate us.

[ Would Silco ever get over that? Probably not. To be fair... like. Sebastian has seen what a shithole the undercity is, by now. ]