[ her words get lodged in the lump in her throat, and once again, there's a lot of uncertainty weighing strongly on her face. is that okay? jinx doesn't think so, if she were to be cruelly sincere. it's true they are not in runeterra, and they don't have to deal with the division. but viktor is here with them, he may not be the Herold, but... what's stopping him from going down that trail? what made him be the way he was anyway? how did he get there?
and although richard is in silco's life, it doesn't seem to ease up his views much. then there are the other topsiders, still angry, and rightfully so. sorta. they're not in runeterra, but there's a lot of "home" that came back with them. how is she meant to break the cycle and deliver quietude when everyone is here? ]
[she watches the expressions war on Jinx's face. she frowns, her lips parting to say something... and then Jinx finally speaks. her heart sinks, even though she knows it's true. knows that something may very well happen between the two of them again, but.]
Life's like that sometimes. Stuff happens, and things are more fleeting than we want them to be. But... you can appreciate those things in the moment, if you want to.
[to have some time with her sister, even if it's borrowed. even if some mess happens between them or some of the other people that's appeared here.
there's a bit of a quirk to her lips as she speaks again:]
Even you slapping the shit out of me in those tunnels I'll remember forever.
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[ except she doesn't do anything but resume with stroking her sister's hair with her shark fin. jinx exhales out a small exasperating sigh, though, knowing this is a fight she can't win or reason with, no matter how many times she shoves it all in her sister's face. ]
I really don't get you. I've been nothing but a pain in the ass. Wouldn't you want a break from me?
I'm sure you will. Wasn't our first fight, won't be our last.
[she had just pinned her little sister down by sitting on her, after all. so... not much has changed.]
You're my pain in the ass. [she pauses, considering. maybe she shouldn't bring up Caitlyn here, but she reaches up to stroke Jinx's face, like she did to Powder's all those years ago.] Unfortunately for you, once I love someone... it's unconditional. As mad as I've been at you, I never stopped loving you. I may not have thought so at the time, but I did, when I looked back at it.
[they could've easily taken each other out in those tunnels. she could've easily killed her when she shown up in her apartment. there were so many points where they were at their worst that they could've let something horrible happen to the other, but ultimately, they're still here. Vi's still bonded to her sister no matter what.]
[ she listens to her big sister's reasoning, understanding it, of course, but her own prospective still wrecks through her mind. it wanted to desperately to counterpoint it all, to protest, but jinx eases it down in a casket somewhere deep in her thoughts.
so instead, her little sister says nothing and bathe against the tenderness of vi's hand against her cheek. then after a few short moments, the bluenette slants down to plant a small kiss on her sister's forehead. it's a sweet kiss at first, but then it switches to playfulness as she does it over and over — and quickly. to make it extra silly, she attaches obnoxious sound effects each time her lips meet vi's head, trying to get her to smile or laugh. normally, this something an older sibling would do to a younger.... what she would do to isha. but, vi needs it, she thinks. a moment where she laughs and smiles. ]
[Vi doesn't know what Jinx is doing until she feels that kiss on her cheek. and then there's another. and another. and more until she starts squirming and laughing and trying to fight to get out of Jinx's lap.]
What're you--Jinx!!
[she's not offended by it though, given the sounds of the laughter coming out of her mouth right now.]
Oooooooooh no, you don't. You chased me down while I was in the middle of the job, remember? — You're lucky I'm not just a regular employee for Silco, or I would have gotten the boot, thanks to you.
[so while vi is trying to squirm her way out of her lap, jinx throws more of her weight on her to keep her still so she can place more sloppy pecks over her cheeks and forehead.]
ALSO!! You dirtied up my favorite shark pajama outfit. And you know the drill, sis. Iiiiiiit's punishment time...! — Straight to Jerry for you!!
[Vi keeps laughing through her scolding, trying to roll over still. she wasn't really trying to get away from her, of course, and they both probably knew it.]
That's what a washing machine's for! You know they have those here, right?
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and although richard is in silco's life, it doesn't seem to ease up his views much. then there are the other topsiders, still angry, and rightfully so. sorta. they're not in runeterra, but there's a lot of "home" that came back with them. how is she meant to break the cycle and deliver quietude when everyone is here? ]
It might not last long, you know.
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Life's like that sometimes. Stuff happens, and things are more fleeting than we want them to be. But... you can appreciate those things in the moment, if you want to.
[to have some time with her sister, even if it's borrowed. even if some mess happens between them or some of the other people that's appeared here.
there's a bit of a quirk to her lips as she speaks again:]
Even you slapping the shit out of me in those tunnels I'll remember forever.
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[ except she doesn't do anything but resume with stroking her sister's hair with her shark fin. jinx exhales out a small exasperating sigh, though, knowing this is a fight she can't win or reason with, no matter how many times she shoves it all in her sister's face. ]
I really don't get you. I've been nothing but a pain in the ass. Wouldn't you want a break from me?
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[she had just pinned her little sister down by sitting on her, after all. so... not much has changed.]
You're my pain in the ass. [she pauses, considering. maybe she shouldn't bring up Caitlyn here, but she reaches up to stroke Jinx's face, like she did to Powder's all those years ago.] Unfortunately for you, once I love someone... it's unconditional. As mad as I've been at you, I never stopped loving you. I may not have thought so at the time, but I did, when I looked back at it.
[they could've easily taken each other out in those tunnels. she could've easily killed her when she shown up in her apartment. there were so many points where they were at their worst that they could've let something horrible happen to the other, but ultimately, they're still here. Vi's still bonded to her sister no matter what.]
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so instead, her little sister says nothing and bathe against the tenderness of vi's hand against her cheek. then after a few short moments, the bluenette slants down to plant a small kiss on her sister's forehead. it's a sweet kiss at first, but then it switches to playfulness as she does it over and over — and quickly. to make it extra silly, she attaches obnoxious sound effects each time her lips meet vi's head, trying to get her to smile or laugh. normally, this something an older sibling would do to a younger.... what she would do to isha. but, vi needs it, she thinks. a moment where she laughs and smiles. ]
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What're you--Jinx!!
[she's not offended by it though, given the sounds of the laughter coming out of her mouth right now.]
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[so while vi is trying to squirm her way out of her lap, jinx throws more of her weight on her to keep her still so she can place more sloppy pecks over her cheeks and forehead.]
ALSO!! You dirtied up my favorite shark pajama outfit. And you know the drill, sis. Iiiiiiit's punishment time...! — Straight to Jerry for you!!
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That's what a washing machine's for! You know they have those here, right?
[she says in between fits of laughter...]