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[This was the last home that they would likely have, so it was best to make the most of it as far as he was concerned. It was unclear if people aged normally and if aging would result in end of life. There were diseases and ailments that people came with, but without death being permanent, it was difficult to conjecture what the long-term future would hold. He wanted to know.

He shrugged his shoulders, stroking his hand down some of her braid after her obvious theatrics.]

Maybe they are back to spreading out the punishments. Jerry clearly has retired.

[That was a change that he didn't care for one way or another.]

Well, I've been on my best behavior.

[in fact, she can't necessarily remember a time she hurt someone just to get her point across, or out of sheer wrath. she spits out threats, sure, her mouth tends to run for the hills before her brain can halt her tongue, but when was the very last time she shot at someone that wasn't self-defense?

jinx peers at her father and briefly taps his nose with her index.]

And whaaaaat about Mister Dangerous over here? — Remember, no candy if you've been rotten.

I know, but you should only be on your best behavior because you want to.

[Things had been going somewhat calm if one ignored the whole world ending and reset business and the monsters and the artificial intelligence. Of course, Jerry had been missing for some months now. Jinx had been making more friends and allies, staring a business. Things had been going well for her all things considered.

He glanced at her for the tap to the nose, giving her braid another light tug in response.]

I don't like candy, so I should survive. Though perhaps I need to be rotten so you can be good.

[even with the light tug of her braid, jinx forces out a weak chuckle at his statement, a strain smile to keep up the humor, but it's faltering.]

Heh, hey, that's not funny. Don't go do something stupid over me.

[his daughter shakes her head gently, then lets it drop heavy against his chest again. she should really hop off his lap soon, yet she wants to stay like this with him. ... which leads to a question, but she'll pop it a little later.]

Just... keep living how you've been. And I'll stay good.

Hmpt, I leave the stupid to your sister.

[However, if push came to shove, Silco had been considering what he would do - what he was willing to do - to allow his daughter whatever she wanted. He had built this new empire for her, to give her anything and everything she might want, not particularly considering that his goals might not align with what she actually wanted. There would come a time when he wouldn't be here anymore, and he still had so much knowledge, advice and support to pass on until that time.

His hand rose and cupped the back of her head again. It wasn't often that they remained like this for so long. Normally Jinx was too energetic to want to remain this close for this long unless she was extremely sleepy, which this case was not.]

Indeed. This city will be yours in the next year or two. [Spoken like a promise.]

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