Yet, I doubt you'll deny the the advantage of both of them being on the Zaunite side. There's leverage in that power being in our hands. Yet, let's not forget that Piltover can simply request another from Aurora at any time they like; she granted the request once so who was to say she wouldn't as many times as there is a request? Same with your Shimmer, I expect.
[All of this theatrics over a power source that may or may not be used as a weapon. He knew and had seen what other people could do naturally, yet it was the hexgem that seemed to create a stir? Sounded like normal people being afraid and rather than talking, they were reacting.
Just like home he supposed.]
And just what are we bargaining for here of all places? We have whatever we want as long as we're quiet and playing along.
[And yet, here he was reacting. Here he was on his way to the Kiramman mansion under false pretenses of seeing her post mission for an opportunity to have a single moment with her weapon. He had seen how it worked after all. He should have learned to not go off half-cocked like this, but fear was irrational. If he lost her...]
We're in lock-step on that. We've seen what people are capable of naturally; it's worse than the power of the mages we were taught as kids.
Hence why I said he's a kid. He's sticking his nose where it doesn't belong; he needs something to control, I guess.
[Of course. It doesn't sound that bad, and yet he knew it would be. It wasn't the effects that he was worried about; it was the cravings afterwards. He'd watched addicts sell out their friends, their families, ruin their lives for drink or drugs. They systematically destroyed everything good and they couldn't even help it.
And now Silco was offering him that path. First hit was always free.]
Or so you're told. Dealer never tries their product, of course. They know what the poison does long-term after all.
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text; cw: drug usage
Date: 2025-06-16 12:59 pm (UTC)[All of this theatrics over a power source that may or may not be used as a weapon. He knew and had seen what other people could do naturally, yet it was the hexgem that seemed to create a stir? Sounded like normal people being afraid and rather than talking, they were reacting.
Just like home he supposed.]
And just what are we bargaining for here of all places? We have whatever we want as long as we're quiet and playing along.
[And yet, here he was reacting. Here he was on his way to the Kiramman mansion under false pretenses of seeing her post mission for an opportunity to have a single moment with her weapon. He had seen how it worked after all. He should have learned to not go off half-cocked like this, but fear was irrational. If he lost her...]
We're in lock-step on that. We've seen what people are capable of naturally; it's worse than the power of the mages we were taught as kids.
Hence why I said he's a kid. He's sticking his nose where it doesn't belong; he needs something to control, I guess.
[Of course. It doesn't sound that bad, and yet he knew it would be. It wasn't the effects that he was worried about; it was the cravings afterwards. He'd watched addicts sell out their friends, their families, ruin their lives for drink or drugs. They systematically destroyed everything good and they couldn't even help it.
And now Silco was offering him that path. First hit was always free.]
Or so you're told. Dealer never tries their product, of course. They know what the poison does long-term after all.