[He curled a lip, but he didn't contest Silco's rebuttal. It was no excuse even now, nothing he could say to change the past, his actions or anything that led up to that moment. So, he didn't bother. They could go around and around, and it would solve nothing at all.
Vander kept the egg clutched in his fingers still as he rubbed the egg residue that Silco had smeared on his skin before he flipped the edge of the gauze wrap and began to curl it around his forearm to cover the scar again. He had never liked to exposed and now it was less about his shame and more about not providing anyone reason to ask about it in the first place.]
Believe whatever you want, Silco. My intention in trying to find you was never to finish the job back then. I wanted to make amends, to... do whatever I could to help. [He shrugged his shoulders, tucking the edge of the gauze into the last wrap of it.] It doesn't matter. We had our eye-for-an-eye moment at the cannery. You got what you wanted. You're king of the undercity. Congratulations, Silco.
[There was nothing in his tone that was congratulatory. He turned to look at the other man, eyes flicking down to note that the kitchen knife was gone, back on Silco's person somewhere.]
Is that all? You drowned Powder out with this Jinx persona, I bet. Whatever, she will always be Powder to me, but this time around, I'll get to know her as Jinx too. I can accept whoever she wants to be.
[He grabbed another two rolls of gauze and tucked them into the hand holding the egg. He looked at Silco.]
no subject
Vander kept the egg clutched in his fingers still as he rubbed the egg residue that Silco had smeared on his skin before he flipped the edge of the gauze wrap and began to curl it around his forearm to cover the scar again. He had never liked to exposed and now it was less about his shame and more about not providing anyone reason to ask about it in the first place.]
Believe whatever you want, Silco. My intention in trying to find you was never to finish the job back then. I wanted to make amends, to... do whatever I could to help. [He shrugged his shoulders, tucking the edge of the gauze into the last wrap of it.] It doesn't matter. We had our eye-for-an-eye moment at the cannery. You got what you wanted. You're king of the undercity. Congratulations, Silco.
[There was nothing in his tone that was congratulatory. He turned to look at the other man, eyes flicking down to note that the kitchen knife was gone, back on Silco's person somewhere.]
Is that all? You drowned Powder out with this Jinx persona, I bet. Whatever, she will always be Powder to me, but this time around, I'll get to know her as Jinx too. I can accept whoever she wants to be.
[He grabbed another two rolls of gauze and tucked them into the hand holding the egg. He looked at Silco.]
You wanna beat a retreat now?