(ooc: Crim offered a roll for the outcome of whether Childe could successfully stop Emet-Selch or not on the torture, but I decided that it was better to go with the flow of the narrative without it. Thanks for having me!! <3 )
Childe catches Vaeka's retort, glancing back before giving an airy laugh and slight shrug. "Oh, whoops, did I say that?"
Now that she insists on it, Childe does think he recalls hearing in passing the Regent's presence being at the very beginning. Of course, that doesn't mean it's true. Without knowing for sure himself, it's best to just leave it at that. Might as well let her think he knows something she doesn't in case she survives. It's always worth knowing how to get people's attention and keep it.
Childe doesn't even flinch at Vaeka's pain or her venomous shouts (towards Emet, towards them both? Whatever.) His ears pick up clear sound of her spitting, but even then he just keeps letting things tumble over in his mind. Thin ropes of liquid start to spiral about his wrist idly as his other hand reaches to pull down his mask once again with a light sigh. Without another word to either of them, Childe begins walking with intention to leave.
Another day, another fruitless end to better understanding the situation as it truly is in Horos. Laughable. Pitiful.
But, maybe not so entirely. this all points to that the rest of Horos is truly weak, especially if their attempts so far on recurring Vaeka are all the alliance can muster and spare on one of their own. The alliance is nothing but a nuisance without its aions. The Regent without their aions, however... Once again, why does the Regent even need any of them, anyway?
He contemplates these thoughts, letting them ebb and flow as he forgets the fading altercation behind him. At some point he hopes that he'll no longer be compelled to find the answer to this one question, although he imagines that'll only be if the Regent can commandeer his full loyalty.
The Regent knows how to do so, Childe is certain, but chooses not to. To the Harbinger, this is a sign to do as he likes to find his answers while he's allowed. So long as he follows the will of the Kenoma, the Regent should have very little to argue with him concerning results, right?
The question is what will he have to go through to get "results"? Emet-Selch isn't getting anywhere with Vaeka, and Childe imagines even if both operations in Venera and Godsblood succeed, they won't truly be results in the Regent's eyes. Besides, for those types of things, there are other Kenoma that outclass him in willingness to obey unconditionally, to do everything without question. Until the Regent and the Tsaritsa become interchangeable... there's no point.
Therefore, it'll have to be something along the lines of dealing with an unexpected variable, like the Innocence entity. Childe lost his chances on that, and even if he could still get in on it now, he wouldn't unless directly ordered or there was no one else. That glory is for those Kenoma already dealing with it and he refuses to ride anyone's coattails.
sorry for out of order, decided Childe will exit here.
Childe catches Vaeka's retort, glancing back before giving an airy laugh and slight shrug. "Oh, whoops, did I say that?"
Now that she insists on it, Childe does think he recalls hearing in passing the Regent's presence being at the very beginning. Of course, that doesn't mean it's true. Without knowing for sure himself, it's best to just leave it at that. Might as well let her think he knows something she doesn't in case she survives. It's always worth knowing how to get people's attention and keep it.
Childe doesn't even flinch at Vaeka's pain or her venomous shouts (towards Emet, towards them both? Whatever.) His ears pick up clear sound of her spitting, but even then he just keeps letting things tumble over in his mind. Thin ropes of liquid start to spiral about his wrist idly as his other hand reaches to pull down his mask once again with a light sigh. Without another word to either of them, Childe begins walking with intention to leave.
Another day, another fruitless end to better understanding the situation as it truly is in Horos. Laughable. Pitiful.
But, maybe not so entirely. this all points to that the rest of Horos is truly weak, especially if their attempts so far on recurring Vaeka are all the alliance can muster and spare on one of their own. The alliance is nothing but a nuisance without its aions. The Regent without their aions, however... Once again, why does the Regent even need any of them, anyway?
He contemplates these thoughts, letting them ebb and flow as he forgets the fading altercation behind him. At some point he hopes that he'll no longer be compelled to find the answer to this one question, although he imagines that'll only be if the Regent can commandeer his full loyalty.
The Regent knows how to do so, Childe is certain, but chooses not to. To the Harbinger, this is a sign to do as he likes to find his answers while he's allowed. So long as he follows the will of the Kenoma, the Regent should have very little to argue with him concerning results, right?
The question is what will he have to go through to get "results"? Emet-Selch isn't getting anywhere with Vaeka, and Childe imagines even if both operations in Venera and Godsblood succeed, they won't truly be results in the Regent's eyes. Besides, for those types of things, there are other Kenoma that outclass him in willingness to obey unconditionally, to do everything without question. Until the Regent and the Tsaritsa become interchangeable... there's no point.
Therefore, it'll have to be something along the lines of dealing with an unexpected variable, like the Innocence entity. Childe lost his chances on that, and even if he could still get in on it now, he wouldn't unless directly ordered or there was no one else. That glory is for those Kenoma already dealing with it and he refuses to ride anyone's coattails.
He'll find his own.