Oh, of course you can see it from his point of view. Is it not better to have one on each side? To ensure neither one has greater power than the other? You know what it can do, Vander. It will turn the tide if they control both. They will not have to respect us, and they will not.
Jinx has been nothing but restrained. Respectful. Now they have one. I can assure you that topsiders will think nothing of us if they have them. They will have no reason to bargain with us.
[ And yet. And yet, Silco still tries to do it. He hates Vander. He'll never forgive Vander. There is still a small and old part of him that he pretends doesn't exist, that did want to pull him into that. Would he favor the topsiders? Or did he still truly hold to Zaunites? ]
There are powers like none of us have ever seen. Shimmer cannot even compare.
[ Humbling. ]
Yet they will take issue with that along with everything else. You know they will.
[ Business — ]
You'll likely grow slightly. Stronger, faster. Just like last time. More of a pleasant high, or so I am told. Less retching afterward. Abuse of it of course would end with you looking...quite a bit like you did last time. I doubt you can abuse it on half a vial.
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Date: 2025-06-16 05:48 am (UTC)Jinx has been nothing but restrained. Respectful. Now they have one. I can assure you that topsiders will think nothing of us if they have them. They will have no reason to bargain with us.
[ And yet. And yet, Silco still tries to do it. He hates Vander. He'll never forgive Vander. There is still a small and old part of him that he pretends doesn't exist, that did want to pull him into that. Would he favor the topsiders? Or did he still truly hold to Zaunites? ]
There are powers like none of us have ever seen. Shimmer cannot even compare.
[ Humbling. ]
Yet they will take issue with that along with everything else. You know they will.
[ Business — ]
You'll likely grow slightly. Stronger, faster. Just like last time. More of a pleasant high, or so I am told. Less retching afterward. Abuse of it of course would end with you looking...quite a bit like you did last time. I doubt you can abuse it on half a vial.