[Vander had heard this pitch before, and it made him sigh and pinch the bridge of his nose. Years ago he would have been enflamed with it, righteous fury and convincing charms to bring people around to be with them, to live this dream together. They could make them pay.
Then he'd experienced the cost full on. Still, he never denied that Silco was excellent at speeches, stirring up the emotions, convincing even. For a few moments anyway.]
Unfortunately, Piltover's control over us does need to come in part from Piltover itself. We have to negotiate with them, and part of negotiations is potentially not getting everything that we want. I know you were close with the Council, but don't you see? It was Piltover to come to the table and grant you what you wanted, not us throwing everyone on a pile to give them no choice.
And to that end, we could have worked harder with Piltover to promote the betterment of our people. Clean air, clean water, better nutrition and support systems for the sons and daughters of Zaun could have been played and proved to increase productivity. We could have been smart instead of continually going for blood, which I will agree has its place when the bolder won't move uphill.
But it also doesn't matter anymore, does it? The sun set on both of us, so it's no longer our fight. Independence lays with Sevika, Jinx, Vi, Jayce and everyone else who reside in Piltover and Zaun. We can only hope that our fight and our lessons bolster that push.
We need to be mentors, Silco. We have nothing else. I suggest you trial that here.
[He made mental notes of all the subjects that Silco jumped over to nail the older man with later when he was back to feeling like he wanted to be an arse and fight.
Okay no. He still had a little left in the tank.]
Yeah, I bet I scored some points considering you're refusing to talk about it anymore. Getting under your skin, am I?
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Then he'd experienced the cost full on. Still, he never denied that Silco was excellent at speeches, stirring up the emotions, convincing even. For a few moments anyway.]
Unfortunately, Piltover's control over us does need to come in part from Piltover itself. We have to negotiate with them, and part of negotiations is potentially not getting everything that we want. I know you were close with the Council, but don't you see? It was Piltover to come to the table and grant you what you wanted, not us throwing everyone on a pile to give them no choice.
And to that end, we could have worked harder with Piltover to promote the betterment of our people. Clean air, clean water, better nutrition and support systems for the sons and daughters of Zaun could have been played and proved to increase productivity. We could have been smart instead of continually going for blood, which I will agree has its place when the bolder won't move uphill.
But it also doesn't matter anymore, does it? The sun set on both of us, so it's no longer our fight. Independence lays with Sevika, Jinx, Vi, Jayce and everyone else who reside in Piltover and Zaun. We can only hope that our fight and our lessons bolster that push.
We need to be mentors, Silco. We have nothing else. I suggest you trial that here.
[He made mental notes of all the subjects that Silco jumped over to nail the older man with later when he was back to feeling like he wanted to be an arse and fight.
Okay no. He still had a little left in the tank.]
Yeah, I bet I scored some points considering you're refusing to talk about it anymore. Getting under your skin, am I?