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I know he took care of her.

[vi is certain she might have done a better job if she hadn't been carted away, locked away - but might have leaves room for her own doubts. what of the vi that hit powder? the vi that said all of those words she could never take back?]

And I know she ...cares for him. Loves him, even. It's why I didn't punch his sorry ass right back into the ocean the first time I saw him.

[she's learned a little skill in listening without interrupting. and half of that's things like ninja school and meditation whilst the other half is purely not wanting to wake her sister, or to raise her voice. she's quiet for a little while, choosing her words carefully, reaching down to smudge a bit of the sketch - a but of shadow in the cheekbone. and here, under the brows.]

I think about that all the time. What might have happened if she were on her own. If nobody---

---or if he'd decided just to kill her. But if he doesn't come back, she's just gonna think I cared more about some dumb gemstone than I did her. And I hate knowing that. I hate not being straight with her, and I hate that that book---

[...revising that last part. she doesn't hate the book as much as she thought she did. she's not grateful, but she's got a better idea of things now, if that memory can be trusted - and she feels as if it can, until she deviated from the script.]

You're right. I'll work on this on my own. Find a way to get through it and ...wait. Backburner it. 'cause she doesn't need any more shit.

What you are doing right now is helping her see you don't care for the stone. And I believe this treehouse of hers will be a lot of help to her, too. A nice safe space of her own to grow and think.

(he carefully moves out of the way of her drawing to perch at the end of the bed. meanwhile, jinx shifts just a bit in her sleep but nothing much else -- returning back to breathing soundly.)

She needs you more than she lets on. I do believe she can handle herself when it comes to enemies and monsters. I have no doubt in my mind about that. But... it's the growing part she really needs you on. Jinx spent so long working towards the independence for your home. But now that no longer matters, she is... a bit lost. All that's left is for her is to be a normal teenager and she doesn't know how to do that.

"Powder" had friends but not "Jinx". "Powder" had a daily every day normal routine but not "Jinx". Even the "Jinx" back in Zaun had some sort of structure or missions to take on every day. Here, she doesn't. I don't think she needs a strict routine or anything. She'll only rebel. But maybe...

(he taps his chin in thought.)

... Maybe something like on Mondays, she goes out jogging and the rest of the day she can do whatever she likes.

(then he realizes he's been chatting too much then waves his hands a bit in a flail.)

Oh, I'm sorry for going on like this. Like you, I'm also trying to figure her out.

[vi very much likes the idea of jinx having her own space. not so much because she wants her space back (maybe the tiniest bit but in the end she'll take jinx in all her spaces over her absence) but because her sister deserves it. deserves her own things and her own place to sleep or sulk or invite others into - boundaries. a place where she can shut the door and say 'no come back later' - and what could be better than building those boundaries with her own hands?]

Yeah, she needs that. To be in control of where she ...fits. In all of this. She decided to build it here, that's something. She deserves a place where she can feel safe. And make friends.

We can figure her out together. [over here, while jinx also figures herself out from the inside.] I just gotta make sure I give her all the right tools. I can't make her do the stuff but I can tell her 'hey, there's all this stuff'.

[a little yawn. a little steal of a glance at jinx as she stirs - watching her breathing for signs of disquiet, and finding no huge red flags she turns back to the drawing, to the omen.]

Is jogging something you think she'd like to do?

Hm, I think so. She did a lot of training under Silco. Target practicing, physical fitness, all the sorts! Now that I think about it, that's something maybe you and her can do together.

... Do you want me to tell you a little secret?

[she leans in closer, her voice still a whisper.]

Of course.

[as long as it's okay with jinx, is what she wants to say. but mr. bananas is part of jinx, so it's fine. she doesn't need to ask.]

(he whispers back and even giggles a little.)

In hand to hand combat, she fights exactly like you. All the exact moves and everything. Watching her is like watching a tiny Vi.

[she'd never thought to look for this.]

You know I'm never going to be able to unsee this now that it's out, right?

[she's smiling as she looks down, away and at her sleeping sister.]

Next time she is training, I'll send you a video of her. Her strengths are more so in her legs though. Jinx can really kick, like whoa.

Edited 2022-10-09 05:06 (UTC)

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