[Despite the mutual hatred they shared for one another it would seem fate had brought them together for a momentary lapse of neutrality. For Ekko was in no condition to fight, a foolhardy attempt at best in his weakened state of being if he even tried. As such they found themselves at an uneasy crossroads where the boy savior never thought possible.]
It pains me to admit this but I wouldn't be able to stop you in the end if I even tried.
[Sighing solemnly as his legs finally collapse under his own weight and visibly grimaces with a grit of his teeth in frustration. Looking so feeble in front of his arch nemesis sent a tinge of welled up anger rushing through his tired limbs as he looks up to the other sitting down upon the rooftop now.]
Just remember you're not the only one with friends around here, Silco. I'm sure Vi and Caitlyn, hell even your own daughter would be pissed if you killed me here.
[Which leads Ekko to the next sentiment as he thoroughly shakes his head, steadily breathing as he looks to rejuvenate the strength in his exhausted limbs from aiding those in peril during this chaotic affair.]
You’ve got it all wrong…I would never take advantage of Jinx and want to help her. We've both set aside our differences from the past to reconcile here in Aldrip and start over. I want things to be how they once were…We were thick as thieves before all the bullshit happened with you.
[Reminiscing on simpler times as a hint of a smirk creeps over his lips for an instant, thinking back to all those precious moments of happiness shared together in their youth before he continues on.]
I know she's still hurt from this Quentin guy breaking her heart…I told her myself there is no pressure on my end. But we both care about each other, always have it's just taken me until now to realise it was more than just a longing friendship.
[Silco was not above killing Ekko or even harming the boy. He could make his claims and they would hold with most audiences. Everyone else from their world ignored him these days, which was to his own advantage.
He approached further and eased into a crouch when the boy collapsed. While he didn't have his knife in hand, it would not take much to do so. They also had never been this close to each other, he realized. He had heard all the descriptions and reports, but face to face was not s situation they found themselves in.]
Do you honestly believe I care about the opinion of that traitor and her high born squeeze? [As for Jinx, he would deal with her if it became necessary.] Don't overstate your own importance in this situation, boy.
[Silco actually snorted an amused sound. He'd heard this song and dance before, and he hadn't been impressed by it then, and he wasn't impressed by it now. There was no content in these claims that assured him of anything aside from this boy being a threat to his daughter, and he had eliminated a few such individuals in the past. He had been positively nice to the previous boy. He wouldn't make that mistake again]
You nearly killed her on the bridge, so pardon me if your assurances are meaningless. For being a genius, you are actually a moron, aren't you? Things can never be as they were. Our past makes who we are in the present, and she isn't Powder. She never will be Powder.
[Silco rolled his eyes, pointing a finger at Ekko's nose. Such a stupid little romantic. He should eliminate this future trouble while he had the chance. Except it would he short lived.]
You don't know anything about that. You weren't here, so don't claim you know anything about how she has been hurt. And you can wax and wane about your feelings, but you don't know her and I expect she's someone you simply want to warm parts of yourself in. So I'll do us both a courtesy you don't deserve: don't touch my daughter.
[Ekko wants to snap back at the other when he's told to pipe down but doesn't have the strength to back up his words, gritting teeth with a shake of his head biting his tongue for now. If only they had met under different circumstances the boy would not have been so compliant. Likely to have resulted in a clash between the two which would not have boded well for either of them if Jinx found out, more so for the boy savior as he only just earned the girl’s trust again.
If something did indeed happen to him here and now Ekko would like to think her or his housemates would come looking in his absence. But something tells him this chance meeting would not end in bloodshed…this time at least.]
Oh sorry I forgot you're more important than anyone else around here. My bad.
[His tone clearly laced with sarcasm as Ekko rolled eyes with an exhausted sigh to follow. It was painfully annoying to deal with this pompous asshole back home and now here in Aldrip as well.]
She nearly killed me, let's get your facts straight and almost took herself out in the process.
[Sitting up more straight as he stares down Silco steadfastly, the boy shakes his head immediately in disagreement.]
I know exactly who she is and what she's done but that doesn't mean I cannot forgive and move on from it, especially here where our troubles back home will not come to find us. Jinx deserves to have someone other than the likes of you who she can lean on for support. Not to mention from what I've heard you’ve been on her shit list recently so who are you to talk about hurting her?
[A beat as a breathy burst of laughter ensues dipping his head a bit.]
You can't stop what the heart wants no matter how much power you think you have, Silco. No amount of open threats are going to change that either.
[Silco had less belief in his own importance so much as a belief that his vision of the world was the correct one and everyone else simply needed to get on board one way or another. If that vision lived on in his daughter after he died, then he was satisfied with the life that he had lead even when it ended in disappointment of how he had come undone at the finish line.]
Considering how often you two came into conflict, perhaps the murderous intent has been fifty-fifty for years. Still, you've come the closest...
[He tilted his head where he was crouched, snorting softly in disbelief. This was going to be another tragic love confession wasn't it? How long the boy had waited, all the things he had wanted, but mean old dad had stood in the way of childhood friends come star-crossed lovers. It was the kind of silliness and weakness that Piltover leaned into.]
You're going to forgive her for all of your people that she's killed over the years? [He snorted. That was going to be interesting.] The likes of me, hmm? And what do you know of my relationship with Jinx? Or what it is to be on her 'shitlist' as you call it?
[Oh he could stop what the heart wants. He may not do violence on the boy now for his own personal reasons, but oh it was close.]
I've told you plainly boy: don't touch my daughter. If I find out that you have, there will be consequences.
[Of course the man would try and instill himself as a prominent figure here in Aldrip as well, Ekko completely unsurprised by the turn of events. Silco simply could not sit idly by enjoying this newfound chance at life after his untimely demise at the hands of his own daughter. This was his opportunity to change his ways but the tyrant was just that, a man who desired power trying to seize it at any given moment.]
Keep dreaming man.
[Shaking his head at the notion of forgetting all those slain by Jinx's hand during the course of their tribulations, the boy savior could never do something like that especially given the mural of the fallen within the Firelight's hideout in respect for their noble sacrifice. They all knew the risks of their goal to unseat Silco from a top his unworthy throne in Zaun and he would not forsake their trust in him. With that being said however, Jinx had been influenced by the man and warped into something she was not, a murderous killer by comparison to the kind hearted girl he once knew and did not hold that against her. Everyone who was subject to the others poisonous words fell victim to his desires one way or another.]
Their deaths were not in vain considering your own demise, which I have your own daughter to thank for that after all.
[A hushed bit of laughter ensuing as Ekko looks back up towards the would be assailant.]
I know she is pissed off at you for what you did to Vi. Yeah I heard all about that.
[His gaze turns deathly serious as he pulls himself back to his feet, gritting teeth using what little strength he has left to push through the exhaustion to stand level with the vile man.]
You think I am ever going to listen to you of all people? Kick rocks, Silco. If Jinx wants to be together than there is nothing you can do to stop it.
Every day I dream, yes. But dreams also become reality for some.
[Silco would not go against his own nature, and his view of the world remained very much intact even here. He would carve out that world here with enough time, resources and allies. He had two of the three currently and continually building on them every single day, but the first element was something he couldn't predict. That was out of his control, which only encouraged him to work quickly with the other two.
Jinx, of course, was part of that reality. He would protect her fiercely as he had for years, and currently, the threat of this one actually outweighed the sister. He'd eliminate them all if he could, but this place did make that aspect difficult to achieve, so this so-called 'truce' was the best that he could do. Now if this one and the enforcer would stop sniffing under his tail as much as they were trying to do...]
My death matters not; if anyone in Zaun has two brain cells and a lust for war, they'll label me a martyr for the cause. [That was that. He died.] And what did I do to the sister, hmm?
[He knew. Silco didn't care about the content of the information that Ekko was so freely providing to him; he cared about the full extent of what was being divulged. He could use those pieces to understand the full nature of the boy's relationship of those from his world. How much information was Jinx actively feeding him?
He rose to his own feet from his crouch, and he made every centimeter of their height difference count as he tipped his chin to stare down at the defiant look.]
It's a courtesy I wouldn't give to most. [The corner of his lip twitched.] Is that so? You honestly want to go down that path, do you?
And sometimes they turn into nightmares which become a reality.
[Ekko was going to make sure of that one way or another in the coming days, just like he did back home the leader of the Firelights would bring oppression against Silco's influence here in Aldrip. Even if it meant compromising his unspoken deal made with Caitlyn upon initially arriving here as to avoid unnecessary trouble and potentially being sentenced by this Council who governed this world.
Rolling his eyes at the 'martyr' comment the boy cannot help but laugh under his breath harshly before developing into a coughing fit, vision beginning to shake as he clings to consciousness. This was definitely not good, completely at the mercy of his exhausted body after aiding too many victims of the Gnosia which ravaged the city limits. Such was the nature of the boy savior, living up to his appointed namesake by his beloved daughter.]
Not everyone in Zaun wants to start another war that will just cause more senseless bloodshed and I'll see to personally that it never comes to it. That much I can promise you.
[Unfortunately Jinx had not informed him exactly what transpired between Vi and the vile man standing before him only alluding to a rift cause between themselves with her older sister being the cause. In due time Ekko would surely find out they had been at each others throats quite literally in fact as they killed each other.]
Was never afraid of you before and I certainly am not now...
[A confident smirk forming over his features as he taunts the other egotistically.]
[Silco was aware that with the scales tipping the favour of those against him from their world that his life would become a bit more difficult. He had done well to cover his tracks and put up a relatively pleasant front to the people of Aldrip. Certainly not everyone trusted him and the sister had done her best to slander him, but he had persisted. Now more than ever he had to keep things tight and close to the chest.
He resisted the urge to put a knife blade into the boy's throat for the coughing fit. Perhaps this one would simply die on his own and Silco could just roll the corpse over the side of the building and be done with it. If only he were so lucky.]
And how do you plan on avoiding the war that's coming, hmm? Murdering the Council will bring Piltover to crush the Undercity. We'll see how your hope for avoiding war will play out then.
[He noted that there were no details about what he had done to the sister. So, he didn't know because this one was too mouthy to understand restraint. Silly child with a few allies and a big stick to throw around.]
Good. I don't want you afraid yet. Soon.
[He shrugged his shoulders, shaking his head at the silly childish words. He actually turned and walked away, losing interest in such a topic. Love did not conquer all and never would.]
You sound like a Piltover philosopher. Perhaps you should join their city. You're as much a traitor to the Undercity as the sister.
Not everyone immediately resorts to violence to bring about more pain and suffering like you, Silco.
[There were innocents on both sides that would be brought into this without the desire for war, if there was even a slim chance they could resolve things between their nations Ekko would try it. He was a peacekeeper by default and tried not to involve bystanders who were just trying to live their lives.
When Silco moves to turn away from him the boy savior is tempted to take up the lead pipe he found during this affair to club the man over the head and be done with this once and for all. Unfortunately death did not work the same as back home and they would only be left with further issues and Jinx would be upset in the process. Despite his hatred unto her father figure he knew if any harm came to the other things between them would quickly turn south after all the progress they've made.
Rolling his eyes at the 'philosopher' bit, Ekko leans back against the edge of the flower shop's rooftop exterior, looking towards the area where he scaled up. Perhaps it was time to flee the scene before things took a turn for the worse.]
Keep telling yourself that. You don't know anything about how I operate or my motives so don't assume so much asshole.
[Shuffling over towards the spot where he crept up, Ekko makes ready for his escape, he couldn't listen to this toxic drivel any longer and would take his chances elsewhere.]
We couldn't be more different in our ideologies for Zaun and its citizens...This is getting us nowhere and I'd rather die out there than continue listening to your bullshit old man.
Those who intend to keep power do. Would you not do violence on me to remove me from power?
[He knew there was intention to remove him; that's was the fate of a Chem-Baron eventually, especially if they experienced a pinch in profits or show weakness in front of the others. Staying in power required a certain finesse and brutality, even from those claiming to be freedom fighters.
He snorted, walking away from the boy who seemed about ready to make an escape. Good, he preferred to be alone for this anyway. Unwelcomed visitors would only complicate his plan for survival here.]
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It pains me to admit this but I wouldn't be able to stop you in the end if I even tried.
[Sighing solemnly as his legs finally collapse under his own weight and visibly grimaces with a grit of his teeth in frustration. Looking so feeble in front of his arch nemesis sent a tinge of welled up anger rushing through his tired limbs as he looks up to the other sitting down upon the rooftop now.]
Just remember you're not the only one with friends around here, Silco. I'm sure Vi and Caitlyn, hell even your own daughter would be pissed if you killed me here.
[Which leads Ekko to the next sentiment as he thoroughly shakes his head, steadily breathing as he looks to rejuvenate the strength in his exhausted limbs from aiding those in peril during this chaotic affair.]
You’ve got it all wrong…I would never take advantage of Jinx and want to help her. We've both set aside our differences from the past to reconcile here in Aldrip and start over. I want things to be how they once were…We were thick as thieves before all the bullshit happened with you.
[Reminiscing on simpler times as a hint of a smirk creeps over his lips for an instant, thinking back to all those precious moments of happiness shared together in their youth before he continues on.]
I know she's still hurt from this Quentin guy breaking her heart…I told her myself there is no pressure on my end. But we both care about each other, always have it's just taken me until now to realise it was more than just a longing friendship.
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[Silco was not above killing Ekko or even harming the boy. He could make his claims and they would hold with most audiences. Everyone else from their world ignored him these days, which was to his own advantage.
He approached further and eased into a crouch when the boy collapsed. While he didn't have his knife in hand, it would not take much to do so. They also had never been this close to each other, he realized. He had heard all the descriptions and reports, but face to face was not s situation they found themselves in.]
Do you honestly believe I care about the opinion of that traitor and her high born squeeze? [As for Jinx, he would deal with her if it became necessary.] Don't overstate your own importance in this situation, boy.
[Silco actually snorted an amused sound. He'd heard this song and dance before, and he hadn't been impressed by it then, and he wasn't impressed by it now. There was no content in these claims that assured him of anything aside from this boy being a threat to his daughter, and he had eliminated a few such individuals in the past. He had been positively nice to the previous boy. He wouldn't make that mistake again]
You nearly killed her on the bridge, so pardon me if your assurances are meaningless. For being a genius, you are actually a moron, aren't you? Things can never be as they were. Our past makes who we are in the present, and she isn't Powder. She never will be Powder.
[Silco rolled his eyes, pointing a finger at Ekko's nose. Such a stupid little romantic. He should eliminate this future trouble while he had the chance. Except it would he short lived.]
You don't know anything about that. You weren't here, so don't claim you know anything about how she has been hurt. And you can wax and wane about your feelings, but you don't know her and I expect she's someone you simply want to warm parts of yourself in. So I'll do us both a courtesy you don't deserve: don't touch my daughter.
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If something did indeed happen to him here and now Ekko would like to think her or his housemates would come looking in his absence. But something tells him this chance meeting would not end in bloodshed…this time at least.]
Oh sorry I forgot you're more important than anyone else around here. My bad.
[His tone clearly laced with sarcasm as Ekko rolled eyes with an exhausted sigh to follow. It was painfully annoying to deal with this pompous asshole back home and now here in Aldrip as well.]
She nearly killed me, let's get your facts straight and almost took herself out in the process.
[Sitting up more straight as he stares down Silco steadfastly, the boy shakes his head immediately in disagreement.]
I know exactly who she is and what she's done but that doesn't mean I cannot forgive and move on from it, especially here where our troubles back home will not come to find us. Jinx deserves to have someone other than the likes of you who she can lean on for support. Not to mention from what I've heard you’ve been on her shit list recently so who are you to talk about hurting her?
[A beat as a breathy burst of laughter ensues dipping his head a bit.]
You can't stop what the heart wants no matter how much power you think you have, Silco. No amount of open threats are going to change that either.
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[Silco had less belief in his own importance so much as a belief that his vision of the world was the correct one and everyone else simply needed to get on board one way or another. If that vision lived on in his daughter after he died, then he was satisfied with the life that he had lead even when it ended in disappointment of how he had come undone at the finish line.]
Considering how often you two came into conflict, perhaps the murderous intent has been fifty-fifty for years. Still, you've come the closest...
[He tilted his head where he was crouched, snorting softly in disbelief. This was going to be another tragic love confession wasn't it? How long the boy had waited, all the things he had wanted, but mean old dad had stood in the way of childhood friends come star-crossed lovers. It was the kind of silliness and weakness that Piltover leaned into.]
You're going to forgive her for all of your people that she's killed over the years? [He snorted. That was going to be interesting.] The likes of me, hmm? And what do you know of my relationship with Jinx? Or what it is to be on her 'shitlist' as you call it?
[Oh he could stop what the heart wants. He may not do violence on the boy now for his own personal reasons, but oh it was close.]
I've told you plainly boy: don't touch my daughter. If I find out that you have, there will be consequences.
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Keep dreaming man.
[Shaking his head at the notion of forgetting all those slain by Jinx's hand during the course of their tribulations, the boy savior could never do something like that especially given the mural of the fallen within the Firelight's hideout in respect for their noble sacrifice. They all knew the risks of their goal to unseat Silco from a top his unworthy throne in Zaun and he would not forsake their trust in him. With that being said however, Jinx had been influenced by the man and warped into something she was not, a murderous killer by comparison to the kind hearted girl he once knew and did not hold that against her. Everyone who was subject to the others poisonous words fell victim to his desires one way or another.]
Their deaths were not in vain considering your own demise, which I have your own daughter to thank for that after all.
[A hushed bit of laughter ensuing as Ekko looks back up towards the would be assailant.]
I know she is pissed off at you for what you did to Vi. Yeah I heard all about that.
[His gaze turns deathly serious as he pulls himself back to his feet, gritting teeth using what little strength he has left to push through the exhaustion to stand level with the vile man.]
You think I am ever going to listen to you of all people? Kick rocks, Silco. If Jinx wants to be together than there is nothing you can do to stop it.
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[Silco would not go against his own nature, and his view of the world remained very much intact even here. He would carve out that world here with enough time, resources and allies. He had two of the three currently and continually building on them every single day, but the first element was something he couldn't predict. That was out of his control, which only encouraged him to work quickly with the other two.
Jinx, of course, was part of that reality. He would protect her fiercely as he had for years, and currently, the threat of this one actually outweighed the sister. He'd eliminate them all if he could, but this place did make that aspect difficult to achieve, so this so-called 'truce' was the best that he could do. Now if this one and the enforcer would stop sniffing under his tail as much as they were trying to do...]
My death matters not; if anyone in Zaun has two brain cells and a lust for war, they'll label me a martyr for the cause. [That was that. He died.] And what did I do to the sister, hmm?
[He knew. Silco didn't care about the content of the information that Ekko was so freely providing to him; he cared about the full extent of what was being divulged. He could use those pieces to understand the full nature of the boy's relationship of those from his world. How much information was Jinx actively feeding him?
He rose to his own feet from his crouch, and he made every centimeter of their height difference count as he tipped his chin to stare down at the defiant look.]
It's a courtesy I wouldn't give to most. [The corner of his lip twitched.] Is that so? You honestly want to go down that path, do you?
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[Ekko was going to make sure of that one way or another in the coming days, just like he did back home the leader of the Firelights would bring oppression against Silco's influence here in Aldrip. Even if it meant compromising his unspoken deal made with Caitlyn upon initially arriving here as to avoid unnecessary trouble and potentially being sentenced by this Council who governed this world.
Rolling his eyes at the 'martyr' comment the boy cannot help but laugh under his breath harshly before developing into a coughing fit, vision beginning to shake as he clings to consciousness. This was definitely not good, completely at the mercy of his exhausted body after aiding too many victims of the Gnosia which ravaged the city limits. Such was the nature of the boy savior, living up to his appointed namesake by his beloved daughter.]
Not everyone in Zaun wants to start another war that will just cause more senseless bloodshed and I'll see to personally that it never comes to it. That much I can promise you.
[Unfortunately Jinx had not informed him exactly what transpired between Vi and the vile man standing before him only alluding to a rift cause between themselves with her older sister being the cause. In due time Ekko would surely find out they had been at each others throats quite literally in fact as they killed each other.]
Was never afraid of you before and I certainly am not now...
[A confident smirk forming over his features as he taunts the other egotistically.]
You know what they say right? Love conquers all.
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[Silco was aware that with the scales tipping the favour of those against him from their world that his life would become a bit more difficult. He had done well to cover his tracks and put up a relatively pleasant front to the people of Aldrip. Certainly not everyone trusted him and the sister had done her best to slander him, but he had persisted. Now more than ever he had to keep things tight and close to the chest.
He resisted the urge to put a knife blade into the boy's throat for the coughing fit. Perhaps this one would simply die on his own and Silco could just roll the corpse over the side of the building and be done with it. If only he were so lucky.]
And how do you plan on avoiding the war that's coming, hmm? Murdering the Council will bring Piltover to crush the Undercity. We'll see how your hope for avoiding war will play out then.
[He noted that there were no details about what he had done to the sister. So, he didn't know because this one was too mouthy to understand restraint. Silly child with a few allies and a big stick to throw around.]
Good. I don't want you afraid yet. Soon.
[He shrugged his shoulders, shaking his head at the silly childish words. He actually turned and walked away, losing interest in such a topic. Love did not conquer all and never would.]
You sound like a Piltover philosopher. Perhaps you should join their city. You're as much a traitor to the Undercity as the sister.
A good place to wrap soon maybe next tag each?
[There were innocents on both sides that would be brought into this without the desire for war, if there was even a slim chance they could resolve things between their nations Ekko would try it. He was a peacekeeper by default and tried not to involve bystanders who were just trying to live their lives.
When Silco moves to turn away from him the boy savior is tempted to take up the lead pipe he found during this affair to club the man over the head and be done with this once and for all. Unfortunately death did not work the same as back home and they would only be left with further issues and Jinx would be upset in the process. Despite his hatred unto her father figure he knew if any harm came to the other things between them would quickly turn south after all the progress they've made.
Rolling his eyes at the 'philosopher' bit, Ekko leans back against the edge of the flower shop's rooftop exterior, looking towards the area where he scaled up. Perhaps it was time to flee the scene before things took a turn for the worse.]
Keep telling yourself that. You don't know anything about how I operate or my motives so don't assume so much asshole.
[Shuffling over towards the spot where he crept up, Ekko makes ready for his escape, he couldn't listen to this toxic drivel any longer and would take his chances elsewhere.]
We couldn't be more different in our ideologies for Zaun and its citizens...This is getting us nowhere and I'd rather die out there than continue listening to your bullshit old man.
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[He knew there was intention to remove him; that's was the fate of a Chem-Baron eventually, especially if they experienced a pinch in profits or show weakness in front of the others. Staying in power required a certain finesse and brutality, even from those claiming to be freedom fighters.
He snorted, walking away from the boy who seemed about ready to make an escape. Good, he preferred to be alone for this anyway. Unwelcomed visitors would only complicate his plan for survival here.]
Off you go then, boy.