( she won't say whose hoverboard it belongs to. but once he sees it for himself (if her saying so doesn't give it away already), he can take a wild guess. )
( half... truth. without ekko does mean less of his gadgets to snag for her own. or... borrow. or maybe share. not that she was thinking about sharing anything with him. but if the very rare chance they did decide to... share, maybe. )
( reading over that has her heart fluttering and jumping slightly out of her chest. it definitely shouldn't because it makes this whole situation even worse. )
u think so?
( and clearly just by her replying to his message that way is giving her some weird twisted hopefulness of the boy savior's true feelings. )
( reading his words has her wincing, as if she can pull fast one on her father -- especially when her father is silco of all people. there's at least a few seconds to a minute of silence when another text arrives. )
if u want to question my motivations, can we... do that when we're home? not while im out here.
[He had been walking the whole time, of course. He was someone who multitasked when he needed to, and Jinx often was the kind of person that required him to have many irons in the fire all at once. Walking and texting was hardly strenuous.]
( since her father is nearby, she didn't think she needed to say anything further. so the girl quietly sits on the step, a finger brushing along the hoverboard which could be mistaken maybe she is inspecting it -- and it might be half truth. when silco finally sees her in his viewing, her appearance is... well, terrible.
her hair while in braids like usual, strands are sticking out everywhere and some loops are coming undone. her complexion is horrid too, way paler than she normally is and glistening from her sweat. jinx wasn't kidding when she said she felt death is knocking on her door because she definitely looks the part. lifting up her head when she hears her father's footsteps, jinx forces herself to stand -- wincing over the soreness of her muscles and the claw marks she put upon herself. )
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