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You can't stop how people feel, Jinx.

[He wasn't an avoidance type, but death gave him a certain change to perspective. Perhaps she could find some happiness here; she was in a better place than Zaun already.]

yeah. sometimes that sucks.

( as much as she despises vi and caitlyn together and want to keep them separated, even a dummy can see they are becoming closer and closer each given day. not wanting this conversation to twist sour, she perks it up with this: )

well! if im going to have more brothers and stuff, at least we dont have to worry about me having more than one dad. cause that wont happen!

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Perhaps. You either accept it or you work to change their mind.

[Or if they were him, double down. Let them all despise him. Or fear him. He had no reason to change their minds because it suited his purpose. He had a goal, and he'd stop at nothing.

This was going to be Jinx's kingdom. His time was best spent building it up for her then pass it to her.]

You're used to having adoptive siblings from the past. This isn't a stretch.

[He expected she meant it as an assurance, but before this point, he hadn't put much thought in the possibility of a parental figure rival. Now he turned much of his attention to it.]

( well so far from his writing, he doesn't seem to be upset or fazed over the fact of newer family members. maybe she was thinking too much into things or assuming things again. )

it would be cool to have a big bro again!

Is that so? From your stories, one of your adoptive brothers deserved to have his tongue removed.

[Siblings was a safer topic.]

i dont really see him as a brother anymore. just some stupid annoying kid.

Did you ever?

when i was super little.

I assume the will to call him that faded quickly.

yeah. he was NEVER nice to me. Claggor was sweet sometimes but... didnt stick up for me either when he would talk crap.

Boys can be like that. He better have had his uses.

[Judging Vander's parental style? You betcha. Which, in hindsight, would be funny as he let Jinx run amok and be a terror.]

he was good at picking locks, i guess.

There were better in the Undercity of his age group.

[He should know... he owned most of them back then.]

HA! u just made him speechless.

The unfortunate truth hurts immature boys' egos.

u know. id like boys more if they werent about their dick sizes all the time and measuring whose bigger. but its funny to watch them argue and then something comes along and gobbles them all up.

It's tiring. Insecure men feel the need to resort to paltry competitions; they all die the same: alone while praying for some immortality of their namesake.

were u like that too?

In my youth, yes.

[That wasn't a time period he spoke of generally.]

But I learned quickly that I had little to measure without action to back me up.

if only boys could grow up faster like u did. buuuuuuuuuuuuuut i guess if they did THAT, i wouldnt be able to be on top. no no wait!!! it WOULDN'T be bad now that i think about it. i challenge them into a brain off.

I had the added benefit of extreme suffering where being slow to grow up meant one was used or killed. No matter their mature they are, you'll almost always be the smartest one in the room. That puts you on top regardless.

super smart. i think i might have cracked in more about these tablets.

Go on.

okay strap in cause this is a DOOZY. ure mind is about get blown! 💣 🤯 so sometimes when im on the broadcast and listening or watching these losers talk about the boring stuff, im able to detect some extra activity. like theres something funny going on beyond everything else. been doing some fiddle faddle. keep getting ACCESS DENIED 100%. pretty lame. but the more i dig dig dig, it goes down!! now it just says ACCESS DENIED 70% and sometimes??????????? i can hear static voices or see jumble up words. i thiiiiiiiiiink if i keep poking around, i can get into private stuff. maybe private convos? so what do u think? did i blow ur mind or did i blow ur mind?

I think you're onto something worth pursuing. Static voices will hopefully be fruitful if you can clear it up. Private conversations would give us considerable information and an edge on anyone that might be moving against us. You've done well, Jinx.

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