Why would Himeka bring someone who does not wish to fight? She knows him. She-
- does she know him? Her statement about common enemies gives him pause, and he turns all that confused frustration her way instead of Childe's (though later he will wonder what it is like, to be content both on the field and off it, to find a measure of serenity in something other than violence. A discussion for another time, perhaps). Abel he (likely incredibly foolishly) chooses, for the moment, to disregard entirely; if the man will not fight at all, then he has no value to him, and while figuring out what, exactly, would Make him might be an entertaining diversion, what little Zenos has seen of the man suggests he's a halfwit and Nemesis Mine is already here.].
... is that what you think happened? Your prey was not my enemy, Beast. When I rode the light of stars to find you, it was for the satisfaction you alone could grant, nothing more.
[This is normally where he'd start threatening things she cares about, and so he casts a glance back towards the city, running through options. If the dragoon, the boy-child or the engineer were here, they'd likely have come with her, would they not? Could he threaten Vaeka? No, she'd know - she should know, at least - he'd find no sport in captured prey. He settles for -]
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Why would Himeka bring someone who does not wish to fight? She knows him. She-
- does she know him? Her statement about common enemies gives him pause, and he turns all that confused frustration her way instead of Childe's (though later he will wonder what it is like, to be content both on the field and off it, to find a measure of serenity in something other than violence. A discussion for another time, perhaps). Abel he (likely incredibly foolishly) chooses, for the moment, to disregard entirely; if the man will not fight at all, then he has no value to him, and while figuring out what, exactly, would Make him might be an entertaining diversion, what little Zenos has seen of the man suggests he's a halfwit and Nemesis Mine is already here.].
... is that what you think happened? Your prey was not my enemy, Beast. When I rode the light of stars to find you, it was for the satisfaction you alone could grant, nothing more.
[This is normally where he'd start threatening things she cares about, and so he casts a glance back towards the city, running through options. If the dragoon, the boy-child or the engineer were here, they'd likely have come with her, would they not? Could he threaten Vaeka? No, she'd know - she should know, at least - he'd find no sport in captured prey. He settles for -]
If I cannot find it here, I will look elsewhere
[- but there's no real bite to it]