( for several hours, jinx has been on caitlyn's trial -- observing her doing her boring activities, and speaking whoever comes across her path. it's a little irritating to see her conversing with the same people as her, although, it's not as if this continent is that large. it's no runeterra, that's for sure. but having the enforcer chatting amongst with others can be very dangerous, she can skew their opinions about her and silco, and make their lives extremely complicated. what works in their favor is that silco hasn't done anything besides giving people work and she, well... no one has died yet so she's in the clear with that.
but what's not in the clear is the stunt she and her sister pulled when they brought silco in for sentencing. it's a dirty trick and maybe she would have turned a blind eye abut it if her father didn't receive a shiner in the process. and that's where she draws the line. jinx assumed they all had this unspoken agreement -- they can talk shit all day as long as no one lays a finger on anyone. and jinx could have beaten caitlyn to a pulp countless times, but she held back. for vi. and now seeing that they couldn't do the same, well... the unvoiced peace treaty broken. so on the roof, the twin-braided girl hums merrily as she follows the woman down below, fiddling in her trench coat pockets for bullets to reload her pistol. )
[Caitlyn has honestly been on edge since she completed her sentencing. She tried her best to be as civil with Silco as possible, but of course, he wouldn't come easy. Vi giving him a black eye made the whole mess even worse, but at least she didn't have to face the wrath of the Council for failing.
But she honestly wondered if their wrath would've been better than the wrath she knew would be coming her way from Silco and Jinx.
She was trying to keep tabs on them, but with the corruption spreading throughout the city, there were more pressing things. And Jinx was slippery. Thanks to Shimmer, she was too quick for Caitlyn to track sometimes.
Unfortunately, her birthday was one of those days.
While she went into the day with no expectations, she was still a little let down. Vi was being a little distant-- not something super uncommon, she had her moments, but she was definitely spending more time away from their home together. Which was fine. Totally fine. It didn't bother her at all, especially after baring her heart out thanks to the tricks of this place. It was all good. Yep.
Obviously, her head wasn't in the right place as she exited home and made her way through the town. Normally she'd be on a higher alert, taking in her surroundings in great detail, just in case. It was definitely going to make her an easy target for the person she had no idea was following her high above.]
( as her fingers dance along with the reload, jinx, all the while, lifts her gaze every so often to make sure she hadn't lost sight of the woman. not like she would be difficult to track down again, caitlyn is so distracted with whatever is going on in her head that she is practically moving like a slug. )
♪ Feel so neat, never wanna be myself again. I just wanna be swe-ee-eet~. ♪
( jinx sings her ominous jingle quietly as her pistol carols along with her in clicks, waiting for its owner's next instructions. she clears her throat, then cracks her neck from one side to another as she hunches forward to align herself against the edge. )
♪ So no more crying, dry those tears, I'll end your pain. — Soon you'll feel the cherry blood running through your veins. ♪
( the girl mutters the lyrics, one eye shut as she lines everything up. let's see... an area that'll keep her alive, but fatal enough to have her out of the way and out of commission. hmm.... — jinx swerves the weapon around caitlyn's figure from the distance, being horribly indecisive when there are so many wonderful pinpoints to choose from. but she settles with one spot finally, her lips curl in a smirk filled with overflowing poison and malevolent.)
Eh heh heh, perfect.
( and without wasting any more time, her index tugs back on the trigger -- her pistol bellows out in the atmosphere, the bullet spins and soars full speed to caitlyn, and rushing to target the pinpoint zone to leave the woman paralyzed for weeks. except, jinx is very unaware of caitlyn's new fancy ability... and she's about to receive a very special surprise. )
[There should be absolutely no reason why Jinx doesn't make her mark. Caitlyn is completely unaware of the predator hunting her from high above. She's distracted, not paying her surroundings as much attention as she would have any other day. It's the perfect storm for the perfect hit.
Except Jinx was missing one crucial detail, and that was Caitlyn's new found abilities.
She wasn't necessarily hiding it, of course. She made a public post and mentioned it briefly, but she also wasn't making a big show out of it. Magic was strange and unknown to her, so of course she was keeping it close to her chest, even after the progress she had made in learning to control it.
When Jinx lets loose the trigger and the bullet shoots towards Caitlyn, the sensation she's growing to find familiar hits her. She senses the bullet in the air, and while it's too fast for her to stop completely, the combination of turning her body and pushing her powers against it makes the damage way less severe that it would've been otherwise. She still lets out a gasp as pain tears through her arm, stumbling to lean against a near by wall as she puts her hand over the new wound. It was partly to gather herself, but also to dodge out of whatever line of sight she had just been in.
Jinx. It had to be Jinx. No one else in Aldrip would have a reason or grudge enough to try something like this.
When her adrenaline settled she would investigate the bullet lodged in the ground to confirm, but even without seeing it, she knew. She was just lucky she was able to intercept it before it had cause a more serious injury.]
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but what's not in the clear is the stunt she and her sister pulled when they brought silco in for sentencing. it's a dirty trick and maybe she would have turned a blind eye abut it if her father didn't receive a shiner in the process. and that's where she draws the line. jinx assumed they all had this unspoken agreement -- they can talk shit all day as long as no one lays a finger on anyone. and jinx could have beaten caitlyn to a pulp countless times, but she held back. for vi. and now seeing that they couldn't do the same, well... the unvoiced peace treaty broken. so on the roof, the twin-braided girl hums merrily as she follows the woman down below, fiddling in her trench coat pockets for bullets to reload her pistol. )
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But she honestly wondered if their wrath would've been better than the wrath she knew would be coming her way from Silco and Jinx.
She was trying to keep tabs on them, but with the corruption spreading throughout the city, there were more pressing things. And Jinx was slippery. Thanks to Shimmer, she was too quick for Caitlyn to track sometimes.
Unfortunately, her birthday was one of those days.
While she went into the day with no expectations, she was still a little let down. Vi was being a little distant-- not something super uncommon, she had her moments, but she was definitely spending more time away from their home together. Which was fine. Totally fine. It didn't bother her at all, especially after baring her heart out thanks to the tricks of this place. It was all good. Yep.
Obviously, her head wasn't in the right place as she exited home and made her way through the town. Normally she'd be on a higher alert, taking in her surroundings in great detail, just in case. It was definitely going to make her an easy target for the person she had no idea was following her high above.]
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♪ Feel so neat, never wanna be myself again. I just wanna be swe-ee-eet~. ♪
( jinx sings her ominous jingle quietly as her pistol carols along with her in clicks, waiting for its owner's next instructions. she clears her throat, then cracks her neck from one side to another as she hunches forward to align herself against the edge. )
♪ So no more crying, dry those tears, I'll end your pain. — Soon you'll feel the cherry blood running through your veins. ♪
( the girl mutters the lyrics, one eye shut as she lines everything up. let's see... an area that'll keep her alive, but fatal enough to have her out of the way and out of commission. hmm.... — jinx swerves the weapon around caitlyn's figure from the distance, being horribly indecisive when there are so many wonderful pinpoints to choose from. but she settles with one spot finally, her lips curl in a smirk filled with overflowing poison and malevolent.)
Eh heh heh, perfect.
( and without wasting any more time, her index tugs back on the trigger -- her pistol bellows out in the atmosphere, the bullet spins and soars full speed to caitlyn, and rushing to target the pinpoint zone to leave the woman paralyzed for weeks. except, jinx is very unaware of caitlyn's new fancy ability... and she's about to receive a very special surprise. )
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Except Jinx was missing one crucial detail, and that was Caitlyn's new found abilities.
She wasn't necessarily hiding it, of course. She made a public post and mentioned it briefly, but she also wasn't making a big show out of it. Magic was strange and unknown to her, so of course she was keeping it close to her chest, even after the progress she had made in learning to control it.
When Jinx lets loose the trigger and the bullet shoots towards Caitlyn, the sensation she's growing to find familiar hits her. She senses the bullet in the air, and while it's too fast for her to stop completely, the combination of turning her body and pushing her powers against it makes the damage way less severe that it would've been otherwise. She still lets out a gasp as pain tears through her arm, stumbling to lean against a near by wall as she puts her hand over the new wound. It was partly to gather herself, but also to dodge out of whatever line of sight she had just been in.
Jinx. It had to be Jinx. No one else in Aldrip would have a reason or grudge enough to try something like this.
When her adrenaline settled she would investigate the bullet lodged in the ground to confirm, but even without seeing it, she knew. She was just lucky she was able to intercept it before it had cause a more serious injury.]