[The way her voice is echoing, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where she is. But there's a reverberation to it that wouldn't happen if she was just in the rafters. Sounds like a tunnel. A ventilation shaft, maybe.
He'll take a guess.]
How's that soot feel, by the way? It's going to be really annoying to get out of your clothes.
[With his thoughts confirmed, he at least can look up at the vent when he talks. Makes him feel a little less stupid to talk in the direction of someone.]
I'll give you four.
One, you still think you can convince me to help and know I definitely won't if you shoot me.
Two, waste of a bullet, and we're in short supply here. If you really want to know... I tried to get Caitlyn to agree to let us work together, to get her more bullets for the impending invasion. Even that didn't work.
Three, it would start in-fighting even worse than we already have. Caitlyn and Viktor both wish I'd stop talking to you and Sevika entirely.
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[The way her voice is echoing, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where she is. But there's a reverberation to it that wouldn't happen if she was just in the rafters. Sounds like a tunnel. A ventilation shaft, maybe.
He'll take a guess.]
How's that soot feel, by the way? It's going to be really annoying to get out of your clothes.
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(she answers, even if it gives her away. it's fine. what is he going to do, enter it?)
And don't push me, I'm actually having a good day for once. Why shouldn't I shoot you? Top five reasons.
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I'll give you four.
One, you still think you can convince me to help and know I definitely won't if you shoot me.
Two, waste of a bullet, and we're in short supply here. If you really want to know... I tried to get Caitlyn to agree to let us work together, to get her more bullets for the impending invasion. Even that didn't work.
Three, it would start in-fighting even worse than we already have. Caitlyn and Viktor both wish I'd stop talking to you and Sevika entirely.
Four... I don't think you actually want to.
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(she's about to rebuke every single one of his points, watch her.)
Two, who said I use bullets?
Three, Viktor-I-wish-you-would-use-your-potential-for-something-productive-that Viktor? Maybe. But Caitlyn already doesn't, doesn't she?
(she even copies his accent, horribly so. she hasn't heard him talk as much to do it better.)
Four, you don't know me.
Five, I got a hexstone, so I guess it's me, myself, and my rock. Now I'm the one who isn't working with you even if you beg me, Talis.
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You have a gemstone? Here?
[That changes everything. It's clear he looks like he's suddenly out of breath, eyes wide.]
We don't know what that could do here. The repercussions of mixing Runeterran magic and this world's...
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(just because he was contrary to her, well. he gets what he sows, and she isn't telling him anything further.
she knows he will agonize over whether she is lying or telling the truth for a while, and that? that feels great, too.)
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[But then there's just silence.]