[ Silco...understood that question. The implication in her tone was something he felt as well. Why is it that his world had magic -- but none of them could access it? How was that fair? Why was it he was only going to get this ability now, after over forty years of fighting to find a way to barter independence for his city?
Oh, how he knew that question. The only indication of the thought was a single eye closed for a moment, considering. If Lottie looked closely enough, she'd notice that the other one, even though there was makeup that hid it, didn't even have an eyelid. The skin beneath the makeup was rippled, like scar tissue. There was a lot of work done, to make this look good, but with careful observation, it's clear that it's not a fake eye -- or a contact. ]
Only after our worlds are gone, do we see more with the ability to make things happen, right? I would have paid a lot of money to have that on my side before.
[ A lot of money. He doesn't echo TV or movies, and the words clearly go in one ear, and out the other. They didn't have those, where he was from. ]
It's a shame, really. I thought the power that the Aion had -- Xishen? -- was more incredible than anything I'd ever seen in my life.
[ Silco kept his voice even, testing. What had she thought, about that? He'd been... hungry for that. That power, but Silco had already started to learn that some here weren't quite so... willing to grasp for such things. ]
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Oh, how he knew that question. The only indication of the thought was a single eye closed for a moment, considering. If Lottie looked closely enough, she'd notice that the other one, even though there was makeup that hid it, didn't even have an eyelid. The skin beneath the makeup was rippled, like scar tissue. There was a lot of work done, to make this look good, but with careful observation, it's clear that it's not a fake eye -- or a contact. ]
Only after our worlds are gone, do we see more with the ability to make things happen, right? I would have paid a lot of money to have that on my side before.
[ A lot of money. He doesn't echo TV or movies, and the words clearly go in one ear, and out the other. They didn't have those, where he was from. ]
It's a shame, really. I thought the power that the Aion had -- Xishen? -- was more incredible than anything I'd ever seen in my life.
[ Silco kept his voice even, testing. What had she thought, about that? He'd been... hungry for that. That power, but Silco had already started to learn that some here weren't quite so... willing to grasp for such things. ]