[She hadn't won; he was simply shifting to pick the new battle. If anything, he would lay in wait to size up this boy and then potentially return to this conversation with her. For now, he'd let her think this was her victory.]
Good to know four days in you are so familiar with each other. Be certain he uses his gizmos effectively.
[He was picking his cigar up again and taking a drag of it. She was definitely all in on the boy; Silco would have to destroy him sooner than later.]
( ... alright. now he's making her feel a little like she is one of madam babette's workers at the brothel. with her cheeks flustering just a bit, she reaches over for that glass of wine she poured herself and quickly sips. maybe it's better to...not comment further on that particular part. because even if she wanted to or did, it wouldn't make it look any more pretty. so her father definitely has her there. )
[He watched her from across the table, even going so far as he shift in his seat so he could cross one leg over the other to look perfectly comfortable with the conversation. After all, as far as he was concerned, this was another life lesson of passing down old knowledge to his daughter. He had been doing it so long that he didn't care if it was unwanted.
Her silence also meant to him that he had triumphed in that part of the debate.]
Anything else you would like to tell me about your boy?
( she finds herself in a corner when he asks this. telling him more information about quentin might appear too gushy (which she is right now, honeymoon phase and all that), but letting silco have the floor to ask more questions will also confirm she knows..... kinda little about quentin -- thus prove further how careless she's being to date a guy without any real details. so the safest thing to do here is to say, "nu-uh" as a hum as she continues to drown herself with glass of wine. ... she might need a second one.
and once that's empty, she shoves just a little more fish her in her mouth to keep herself from saying anything else. why does it feel like she's in the danger zone right now? it's the way he's eyeing her and sitting there, isn't it? jinx rarely views silco as intimidating, but right now? boy, she wishes she could crawl out of her skin and slink away upstairs. )
[He had always done what he could to take Jinx's side without blindly following her actions. He would defend her and smooth wrinkles out where he could, and then he would want Jinx's side of the story because there were two sides to every story. Often in his group, her reactions allowed them to paint her with a harsher brush, and he had little if no time for that.
Her silence was not something unusual when she was uncomfortable, and he simply decided to wait her out. He might be completely disapproving of her new little fling, but he did give credit that she was an adult having to make adult decisions about where her life was going. A part of him he wasn't willing to show was frightened of losing her - his only daughter - but another recognized this was going to happen eventually.
When he was a boy, most parents didn't live long enough to see their children fully grown. The mines were not kind. He wanted a better life for her; he wanted a Zaun where she could thrive and be one of the great inventors there.
He smoked his cigar casually, letting the silence grow as she ate and avoided adding more. His own interest in a meal had waned as soon as the conversation started.]
Then tell me when you're ready. [Or she knew more.]
( tell him when she's ready? .... ready... for what? she isn't sure what he means by that. and jinx highly doubts he wants to know that she is indeed a woman now since her virginity is no longer with her. and she also doubts he wants further details on their "additional spice" to their relationship of quentin officially being her pet.
but is that secondary thing really a surprise though? she refers a lot of nobodies who she feels are beneath her as ants, small fries, or harmless preys she can't be bothered with. so maybe it was only a matter of time until that came into play. after all, ekko use to be her main "play thing" and he still is despite his absence. that's just a permanent title the firelight will always carry until his wings give out or she pecks him so hard with her beak that he finally calls it quits. so jinx will take the safe route here and say simply: )
[He meant that she could tell him as much or as little of the nitty gritty details as she wanted to. He'd probably heard it all anyway, given the where he lived and the types of enterprises that he had his fingers in or his associates did. The Undercity was a mecha of everything that was free and illicit, so anything went as long as one had the strength to back it up when challenged.
He nodded his head, willing to leave the topic at that. She had already given him plenty to think about with this new addition to the dynamic. A telepath was a dangerous entity as far as he was concerned, and he had concerns about that which he would ponder on his own.]
Good. I assume you'll be spending more time away from the house now that you have him sniffing around?
( something about that feels rather insulting somehow. she frowns over to him as she scoots her plate away for now (she'll gets seconds in a minute) then reaching for the bottle of wine again. )
I'm not crazy attached to him, ya know. He has friends, I have friends. I won't combust if we stay a day or two or three apart from each other.
( she isn't sure if silco was hinting his concerns of her being tied to quentin's hip or not, but jinx wants to make it perfectly clear to him that's not going to be the case. she may be highly infatuated, obsessed, and possibly possessive over quentin but she isn't going to tie him down with a ball and chain. he's free to roam around and hang around with whoever he wants (as long as he keeps his hands to himself when it comes to other girls... or guys if he's into guys too). pouring one more round of wine, she sets the bottle back to the table then scoots it over to him. )
Besides I got a lotta work to do and we gotta a city to run.
( again to make it perfectly clear that just because her relationship with her sister is steadily improving, she has a few friends, and now a boyfriend doesn't mean she had forgotten or became distracted to their main goal here. )
[He was unperturbed by her defensiveness. Despite what life lessons he might be providing, he knew what it was like to be giddy with the want to be close to someone. It invaded thoughts, bubbled up emotions, tugged at one's attention. It was uplifting, and it wasn't unusual to chase such sensations.]
And yet, you'll want to spend time with him all the same. It's an expected response; most of us have been there, Jinx. After all, four days is fresh enough to want to assure yourself of solidification of it.
[He puffed on his cigar casually, stockpiling the unease that he felt for the time being. That was his to process on his own, not here during a meal even if it might seem that one or both of them were done with it. He already knew that tonight wouldn't be pleasant, that he would stare out the window and ponder all the threads and complications of this relationship and then... be drawn back into the old ache of the past.
He flicked his eyes to the wine bottle, reaching out to tap ashes into the tray.]
We haven't the resources to run the city. We must move cautiously and slowly. If we grab too many available resources too quickly, there will be those that will be push to act. I don't yet have the same power base as I did back in Zaun. It's all niceties for now.
[Being the friendly helping hand as he slowly extended his reach and make connections. He had time. The sister and the enforcer would complicate things as he couldn't slip behind his old titles.]
( she wanted this conversation to drift off to something else and while it did go that route, jinx is unable to control her temper and is refusing to let him have the last word about the whole quentin topic. getting fed up, the teen slams both of her fists on the table before sharply standing up to her feet -- her chair falling back with a loud thud to the floor. )
Just what is your problem with me and having someone, Silco?! — Okay, I get it with Ekko, alright?! And I was understanding where you were coming from about him.
( something is telling her in her bones that she is going to very much regret or feel horribly guilty for shouting at her father like this. especially what she had done to him back home. but... she has to put her foot down sometimes right? )
But Quentin is a great guy and he's been nothing but nice to me. So of course I want to spend time with him, and there's nothing wrong with that, by the way...!! But I'm not so loony over him that I need to be with him every second of the day. And cut the junk with the four days already!
( starting to feel a little overwhelmed, she places her hand over her chest in attempt to calm herself down. )
I meant what I said that I won't ever betray you or—or leave you no matter who comes in my life. Nothing is going to change and no one is going to stop me from building the kingdom we are guiding towards. You're so freakin' important to me and I love you. Do I need to build rockets to blow up in the sky and have 'em spell it out for you? 'Cause I'll do that.
[Silco stared at her from across the table, raising the only eyebrow that he had at her sudden temper. He made a noise in his nose like a sigh, and he sat enduring her demanding questions. So much for being a supportive father then. Now was this on the basis of her fear or something else?]
I have no problem. I don't see how giving you my blessing to spend time with the boy would cause such offense, Jinx. Would you prefer that a different reaction from me?
[Ah, so it was less about his blessing and more about the reference of their relationship being four days old. It was a rather short amount of time as far as he was concerned, but then again, trust came slow for him. He had no interest in getting that close to someone that quickly. Let Jinx have her fun; it was interesting to see her so free with people and making friends here.]
Rockets seem to be extreme at this point in time, and I have your assurances of your loyalty. That's enough.
[Let him remain calm and take another draw on his cigar to hide the unease that he had about Jinx making amends with the sister and now the boyfriend and then add in the friends. He needed to expand his reach in this place quicker to have something to focus on.]
( could there be a disconnect here? it's highly possible given jinx almost always jumps into conclusions, reading between the lines from all the wrong angles, and completely missing the mark of interpreting things. it happened with vi so many times and with him, and this certainly won't be the last time either. jinx begins to deflate as the gears in her head now spin on the opposite direction. was she blowing his attitude out of proportion? ... was her mind including things that aren't there again?
with her shoulders slumping as he speaks, his daughter leans down to set the chair back in place before taking her seat again. she frowns but not in a temper tantrum sort of way. )
It's just... you don't seem happy to me. There's no smile or... I dunno, bouncier tone? I feel you're upset somehow and I don't want you to feel that way. I wanna make you happy and... —
( she exhales out a sigh, admitting defeat. )
Forget it. Nevermind. I'm probably being zig-zaggy again.
[Silco made his usual 'hmm' as she spoke, shaking his head little. After all, there was a difference between giving his blessing for her to see this boy and being happy about it happening. However, he was keenly aware that putting his foot down against this little... tryst would drive her away faster than if he let it happen and then, if he didn't like the boy (which he didn't), he'd push them and turn over all the rot in such a relationship to prove his point. He was, if nothing else, a long-term strategist.
In the end, there were very few people that he could bring to mind that were good enough for his daughter. He didn't want her alone, but he didn't want her used and underappreciated for her gifts and personality.]
I give you my blessing, Jinx, but doing so doesn't have to make me happy. I have concerns, but until this relationship develops more and I see how he treats you personality can I make an decision if it makes me happy on your behalf.
[It won't. Silco was a man that rarely experienced happiness. Perhaps those times he brought the Chem-Barons in line or the times he swept through the Undercity to take control.]
( despite her plate is a little away from her (and growing hungry again, of course), she reaches over for the fork to play around with the leftover fish pieces again. well, it's good that she has his blessing but to hear that he isn't happy (yet) saddens her heart a bit. )
... Is there something I can do to make you happy?
( not necessarily about the whole relationship thing, but in general is what she is trying to go far. so many wild and twisty turns this conversation between them has been so far. )
[He was used to her being in motion in some way; there was hardly times that Jinx could achieve complete stillness. There was always something going on, and some of his concerns were related to when her sentencing had created a scenario where small doses of Shimmer weren't effective at weaning the withdrawal effects.]
You drive me crazy, child, but I have never not been happy with you.
[In a sense of the word anyway. Silco wasn't even certain what happiness was these days aside from a good victory over a rival or getting his way. Fleeting moments, but Jinx being Jinx was never something that displeased him... even when she was blowing up buildings and killing enforcers to prove herself.]
( although this conversation had been one big roller coaster (which is expected dealing with jinx overall), she's happy that it's finally coming to a nice restful stop. the smile she puts on is warm with relief sprinkle in between, and tension seems to be lifted off her shoulders as she readjusts herself at the table. )
You drive me crazy too. Takin' care of you can be a one big job!
( she teases before finally scooting the plate back over to herself. one mustn't waste food and all that!! so jinx scarfs down her meal quickly then raises up to her feet. )
I'm gettin' seconds. And you should start eating or no smoking for two days.
( and why is she acting like the parent suddenly? the answer is simply because she can. )
[His tactic of remaining calm during the ups and downs of any conversation with Jinx normally worked, unless it was him having to take his daughter to task then their personalities switched more often than not. He knew how to defuse him, and she knew how to defuse him. It was an interesting dynamic, but in the end, they both seemed to get what they needed out of it.]
It's a full time job, I've been told. You handle it splendidly.
[Silco sarcasm, though he did appreciate the efforts that she went to in order to prove herself to him. And it helped that he was nudging her along to put her in position to take over his seat of power eventually. Time and experience and tutoring would get her there.]]
Are you actually giving me an ultimatum? [He took a drag from his cigar purposefully, not out of defiance but to remind her that he very much enjoyed smoking. His lungs had survived the mines.]
( with plate in hand, she moves around the table but stops at his side to plant a quick kiss on the temple. the one of the many things she regret doing was showing more affection towards him all those years. )
When I turn around, I better see you eating.
( jinx giggles and she makes her way to the stove to grab seconds like she mentioned. one more plate ought to be enough for her body to hold over until breakfast. a third one would be perfect, but that would mean going out for a night jog and she isn't in the mood to get all dressed for it. )
[He made a point of at least knocking ash off of his cigar and setting it into the groove so he could pick up his fork when Jinx walked by on her way to the kitchen again. He turned his head when she kissed his temple, noting her outright physical affection was growing.
It had to be guilt.]
There's no need for unstated threats between us.
[The 'or else' was implied in her statement, playful or otherwise. He did force himself to take a bite in order to satisfy her. Personally, he still found wasting food to ultimate crime.]
( she turns her gaze to silco, looking at the back of his head in light bewilderment -- almost child-like. it's too bad he can't see it, but it's probably for the better. that "powder" enjoys to slither in every so often lately without her realizing. the girl died at least twice but rekindling her relationship with her sister, friends, and now a boyfriend on top of it is making her raise from the well. )
But threats are fun to make. It's how I get what I want.
( and who taught her that, we all wonder? in the future, her doing this will bite her in the ass and will make her friendship with scott very shaky and awkward. )
[Silco made an soft amused sound at her statement, and it was all too true. He had taught her that, hadn't he? He was pleased even if he was the first to admit that nuance was necessary when employing threats. It also wasn't a way to make or keep friends, which for him was a perfectly acceptable way to live out his life. It would not when he was her age and still finding his way in the world, slipping from a larger man's shadow now and again.]
Indeed, but you need more experience learning how to employ them. Certain people require delicate subtlety and others require outright brute force. The key is giving them every opportunity to give you what you want before employing the threat to maximum effect.
[He finally turned his head to view her in the kitchen.]
You will make mistakes. We all do as we learn to navigate through our interpersonal associates. I will help you wherever I can.
( naturally she stumbles upon one of his lessons again. but unlike her old self, she doesn't mean attending them even if they get a little boring. and as she listens, her half of her attention trickles back to her plate as she stocks up for the second time then heading back to the table. )
So I gotta be extra friendly?
( this is what she is taking out of this and honestly, she had a few chosen who told her the way she would get what she wanted was to just simply ask or be a little nicer. jinx believed that's a whimpy route but... if silco thinks this isn't a coward way then... maybe she could give it a go? his daughter return back in front of him, plate and silverware placed where it was before with her elbows on the table -- ready to chow down again. )
[He was still waiting for the usual eyerolling and dramatic sighing that he often earned from her when he dived into important life experience. He had been noting that she was doing less of it since he had arrived here, or at least it was more subdued from her common dramatics.]
Extra? Hardly. If you're too obvious about your friendliness with it being out of character, they will know you are up to something. You must remain in your pre-established levels of friendly, veil the threat in that.
[When she had more independence, and he set her loose into Zaun to be part of missions, she had seen less of his own behaviour necessary to keep those in on your payroll or competition.]
We do whatever we must to achieve what we want. Start small, give them motivation and benefits to work with you, then apply pressure and increase the aggression as necessary. Some people will sometimes only respond to stick over treat. [He looked over at her.] And lean into your reputation where you can.
( while it may seem like she isn't listening with her eyes glue to the plate before her and her loud munching along with it, jinx is being extremely attentive. so she needs to behave like her ordinary self and then steadily like to the top like one would with a step ladder. start small, he says. maybe her vending machine could be useful than just burrowing up loose change. but how can a contraption like that be flipped to something else? maybe instead of her checking in multiple times a day to see if her robotic monkey is full, get someone else to do it. and then maybe from there, have everything escalate to something more serious?
her face scrunches for a moment before taking another bite, the gears in her mind turning as she brainstorms over his wise words. which again... jinx usually ignores. never again she'll take it for granted, and although it's still too long for her liking -- she wouldn't exchange hearing his voice for anything. )
Is that how you've got people for your businesses now?
[Jinx was a sociable person, although some might find her mood changes to be jarring. He had grown used to them over the years, so he considered to be one of the best people to handle them. History had not dissuaded him from that notion so far. He had much to teach her and to help her adapt how she was naturally to being able to be an excellent leader and to draw people in to follow her. That took practice.
He shrugged his shoulders.]
I offered them an opportunity, nothing more. I presented it in a way that it was choice and if they gave me some of their time, I would compensate them. It helps that very few know my reputation back home.
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Date: 2023-11-02 05:06 am (UTC)Good to know four days in you are so familiar with each other. Be certain he uses his gizmos effectively.
[He was picking his cigar up again and taking a drag of it. She was definitely all in on the boy; Silco would have to destroy him sooner than later.]
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Date: 2023-11-02 05:12 am (UTC)...
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Date: 2023-11-03 01:25 pm (UTC)Her silence also meant to him that he had triumphed in that part of the debate.]
Anything else you would like to tell me about your boy?
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Date: 2023-11-03 03:15 pm (UTC)and once that's empty, she shoves just a little more fish her in her mouth to keep herself from saying anything else. why does it feel like she's in the danger zone right now? it's the way he's eyeing her and sitting there, isn't it? jinx rarely views silco as intimidating, but right now? boy, she wishes she could crawl out of her skin and slink away upstairs. )
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Date: 2023-11-04 02:12 pm (UTC)Her silence was not something unusual when she was uncomfortable, and he simply decided to wait her out. He might be completely disapproving of her new little fling, but he did give credit that she was an adult having to make adult decisions about where her life was going. A part of him he wasn't willing to show was frightened of losing her - his only daughter - but another recognized this was going to happen eventually.
When he was a boy, most parents didn't live long enough to see their children fully grown. The mines were not kind. He wanted a better life for her; he wanted a Zaun where she could thrive and be one of the great inventors there.
He smoked his cigar casually, letting the silence grow as she ate and avoided adding more. His own interest in a meal had waned as soon as the conversation started.]
Then tell me when you're ready. [Or she knew more.]
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Date: 2023-11-04 04:09 pm (UTC)but is that secondary thing really a surprise though? she refers a lot of nobodies who she feels are beneath her as ants, small fries, or harmless preys she can't be bothered with. so maybe it was only a matter of time until that came into play. after all, ekko use to be her main "play thing" and he still is despite his absence. that's just a permanent title the firelight will always carry until his wings give out or she pecks him so hard with her beak that he finally calls it quits. so jinx will take the safe route here and say simply: )
Uh... sure. I'll let you know.
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Date: 2023-11-04 05:33 pm (UTC)He nodded his head, willing to leave the topic at that. She had already given him plenty to think about with this new addition to the dynamic. A telepath was a dangerous entity as far as he was concerned, and he had concerns about that which he would ponder on his own.]
Good. I assume you'll be spending more time away from the house now that you have him sniffing around?
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Date: 2023-11-04 10:17 pm (UTC)I'm not crazy attached to him, ya know. He has friends, I have friends. I won't combust if we stay a day or two or three apart from each other.
( she isn't sure if silco was hinting his concerns of her being tied to quentin's hip or not, but jinx wants to make it perfectly clear to him that's not going to be the case. she may be highly infatuated, obsessed, and possibly possessive over quentin but she isn't going to tie him down with a ball and chain. he's free to roam around and hang around with whoever he wants (as long as he keeps his hands to himself when it comes to other girls... or guys if he's into guys too). pouring one more round of wine, she sets the bottle back to the table then scoots it over to him. )
Besides I got a lotta work to do and we gotta a city to run.
( again to make it perfectly clear that just because her relationship with her sister is steadily improving, she has a few friends, and now a boyfriend doesn't mean she had forgotten or became distracted to their main goal here. )
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Date: 2023-11-05 12:51 am (UTC)And yet, you'll want to spend time with him all the same. It's an expected response; most of us have been there, Jinx. After all, four days is fresh enough to want to assure yourself of solidification of it.
[He puffed on his cigar casually, stockpiling the unease that he felt for the time being. That was his to process on his own, not here during a meal even if it might seem that one or both of them were done with it. He already knew that tonight wouldn't be pleasant, that he would stare out the window and ponder all the threads and complications of this relationship and then... be drawn back into the old ache of the past.
He flicked his eyes to the wine bottle, reaching out to tap ashes into the tray.]
We haven't the resources to run the city. We must move cautiously and slowly. If we grab too many available resources too quickly, there will be those that will be push to act. I don't yet have the same power base as I did back in Zaun. It's all niceties for now.
[Being the friendly helping hand as he slowly extended his reach and make connections. He had time. The sister and the enforcer would complicate things as he couldn't slip behind his old titles.]
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Date: 2023-11-05 04:52 am (UTC)Just what is your problem with me and having someone, Silco?! — Okay, I get it with Ekko, alright?! And I was understanding where you were coming from about him.
( something is telling her in her bones that she is going to very much regret or feel horribly guilty for shouting at her father like this. especially what she had done to him back home. but... she has to put her foot down sometimes right? )
But Quentin is a great guy and he's been nothing but nice to me. So of course I want to spend time with him, and there's nothing wrong with that, by the way...!! But I'm not so loony over him that I need to be with him every second of the day. And cut the junk with the four days already!
( starting to feel a little overwhelmed, she places her hand over her chest in attempt to calm herself down. )
I meant what I said that I won't ever betray you or—or leave you no matter who comes in my life. Nothing is going to change and no one is going to stop me from building the kingdom we are guiding towards. You're so freakin' important to me and I love you. Do I need to build rockets to blow up in the sky and have 'em spell it out for you? 'Cause I'll do that.
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Date: 2023-11-06 01:11 am (UTC)I have no problem. I don't see how giving you my blessing to spend time with the boy would cause such offense, Jinx. Would you prefer that a different reaction from me?
[Ah, so it was less about his blessing and more about the reference of their relationship being four days old. It was a rather short amount of time as far as he was concerned, but then again, trust came slow for him. He had no interest in getting that close to someone that quickly. Let Jinx have her fun; it was interesting to see her so free with people and making friends here.]
Rockets seem to be extreme at this point in time, and I have your assurances of your loyalty. That's enough.
[Let him remain calm and take another draw on his cigar to hide the unease that he had about Jinx making amends with the sister and now the boyfriend and then add in the friends. He needed to expand his reach in this place quicker to have something to focus on.]
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Date: 2023-11-06 06:20 am (UTC)with her shoulders slumping as he speaks, his daughter leans down to set the chair back in place before taking her seat again. she frowns but not in a temper tantrum sort of way. )
It's just... you don't seem happy to me. There's no smile or... I dunno, bouncier tone? I feel you're upset somehow and I don't want you to feel that way. I wanna make you happy and... —
( she exhales out a sigh, admitting defeat. )
Forget it. Nevermind. I'm probably being zig-zaggy again.
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Date: 2023-11-06 02:24 pm (UTC)In the end, there were very few people that he could bring to mind that were good enough for his daughter. He didn't want her alone, but he didn't want her used and underappreciated for her gifts and personality.]
I give you my blessing, Jinx, but doing so doesn't have to make me happy. I have concerns, but until this relationship develops more and I see how he treats you personality can I make an decision if it makes me happy on your behalf.
[It won't. Silco was a man that rarely experienced happiness. Perhaps those times he brought the Chem-Barons in line or the times he swept through the Undercity to take control.]
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Date: 2023-11-07 05:00 am (UTC)... Is there something I can do to make you happy?
( not necessarily about the whole relationship thing, but in general is what she is trying to go far. so many wild and twisty turns this conversation between them has been so far. )
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Date: 2023-11-07 02:26 pm (UTC)You drive me crazy, child, but I have never not been happy with you.
[In a sense of the word anyway. Silco wasn't even certain what happiness was these days aside from a good victory over a rival or getting his way. Fleeting moments, but Jinx being Jinx was never something that displeased him... even when she was blowing up buildings and killing enforcers to prove herself.]
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Date: 2023-11-09 05:17 am (UTC)You drive me crazy too. Takin' care of you can be a one big job!
( she teases before finally scooting the plate back over to herself. one mustn't waste food and all that!! so jinx scarfs down her meal quickly then raises up to her feet. )
I'm gettin' seconds. And you should start eating or no smoking for two days.
( and why is she acting like the parent suddenly? the answer is simply because she can. )
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Date: 2023-11-12 12:19 am (UTC)It's a full time job, I've been told. You handle it splendidly.
[Silco sarcasm, though he did appreciate the efforts that she went to in order to prove herself to him. And it helped that he was nudging her along to put her in position to take over his seat of power eventually. Time and experience and tutoring would get her there.]]
Are you actually giving me an ultimatum? [He took a drag from his cigar purposefully, not out of defiance but to remind her that he very much enjoyed smoking. His lungs had survived the mines.]
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Date: 2023-11-12 02:56 am (UTC)( with plate in hand, she moves around the table but stops at his side to plant a quick kiss on the temple. the one of the many things she regret doing was showing more affection towards him all those years. )
When I turn around, I better see you eating.
( jinx giggles and she makes her way to the stove to grab seconds like she mentioned. one more plate ought to be enough for her body to hold over until breakfast. a third one would be perfect, but that would mean going out for a night jog and she isn't in the mood to get all dressed for it. )
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Date: 2023-11-12 04:57 pm (UTC)It had to be guilt.]
There's no need for unstated threats between us.
[The 'or else' was implied in her statement, playful or otherwise. He did force himself to take a bite in order to satisfy her. Personally, he still found wasting food to ultimate crime.]
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Date: 2023-11-12 05:08 pm (UTC)But threats are fun to make. It's how I get what I want.
( and who taught her that, we all wonder? in the future, her doing this will bite her in the ass and will make her friendship with scott very shaky and awkward. )
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Date: 2023-11-12 05:14 pm (UTC)Indeed, but you need more experience learning how to employ them. Certain people require delicate subtlety and others require outright brute force. The key is giving them every opportunity to give you what you want before employing the threat to maximum effect.
[He finally turned his head to view her in the kitchen.]
You will make mistakes. We all do as we learn to navigate through our interpersonal associates. I will help you wherever I can.
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Date: 2023-11-12 11:41 pm (UTC)So I gotta be extra friendly?
( this is what she is taking out of this and honestly, she had a few chosen who told her the way she would get what she wanted was to just simply ask or be a little nicer. jinx believed that's a whimpy route but... if silco thinks this isn't a coward way then... maybe she could give it a go? his daughter return back in front of him, plate and silverware placed where it was before with her elbows on the table -- ready to chow down again. )
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Date: 2023-11-13 05:23 pm (UTC)Extra? Hardly. If you're too obvious about your friendliness with it being out of character, they will know you are up to something. You must remain in your pre-established levels of friendly, veil the threat in that.
[When she had more independence, and he set her loose into Zaun to be part of missions, she had seen less of his own behaviour necessary to keep those in on your payroll or competition.]
We do whatever we must to achieve what we want. Start small, give them motivation and benefits to work with you, then apply pressure and increase the aggression as necessary. Some people will sometimes only respond to stick over treat. [He looked over at her.] And lean into your reputation where you can.
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Date: 2023-11-14 05:04 am (UTC)her face scrunches for a moment before taking another bite, the gears in her mind turning as she brainstorms over his wise words. which again... jinx usually ignores. never again she'll take it for granted, and although it's still too long for her liking -- she wouldn't exchange hearing his voice for anything. )
Is that how you've got people for your businesses now?
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Date: 2023-11-16 02:32 pm (UTC)He shrugged his shoulders.]
I offered them an opportunity, nothing more. I presented it in a way that it was choice and if they gave me some of their time, I would compensate them. It helps that very few know my reputation back home.
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