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droptheious) wrote2022-04-30 07:37 pm
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Varian
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That's good to hear. I knew I could depend on you.
Now that the threat is clear and open we can move. It's time to finalize the designs and go into mass production. We don't have a lot of time, but I'm confident we can do this. I will handle the personalized weapon enhancements I have planned, but I may need to pass some others on to you if it has to do with your element.
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[He missed out on a lot of it, hiding from Zodiac as he was. But still.]
Of course! I'm in this for the long haul.
That's absolutely fine! You're only one person and I'm pretty sure Dan Heng will come after you if you overdo it, trust me, I know how it goes. You're better off making sure you give yourself a fair workload. I'm more than happy to pick up some slack. We can get this done in time.
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[He is so thankful for Varian, damn.]
Haha, that's a sure bet. He takes good care of me. [This isn't the time to get soft, Blade.] Thanks. I can split the pay with you. Granted, I'm not sure how much it will be, but I still have my day job so I can make sure you're compensated for the extra work.
The Black Order's stopped paying us so I assume any commission for this project is going to come... later. I'll keep track of it and make sure you get your fair share.
They're still not paying you POKEGO people enough.
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[Blade, that's adorable, he can feel the simping from all the way over here.]
I'm glad you have each other.
Wait what? They stopped paying you? Then jeez, don't worry about paying me yet, you gotta be able to live and eat. And this is vital work, it's not like a little fun side project, it's protecting people's lives when it's needed more than ever. I mean, everything is gonna come crashing down sooner rather than later after everything this month. So don't worry about that, we can put a pin in it for now.
[He's got a lot better in accepting his worth and charging people for his work- but this is different and he honestly doesn't want to see Blade doing himself down while trying to protect the people of the city from a massively looming threat. Priorities, and all that.]
Tell me about it- but it gets a little better as our rep is restored. I knew what it'd be going into it, it's fine. It's more important to me to get the work we need to do done.
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Me, too.
... They did. I'm on probation, so I didn't expect to be paid while I had my powers Sealed regardless. But to forgo paying Jusis and the other long-time members? They are sending a message. As for me... I still have my job as a civil engineer, even if I can't expect a raise this year due to all the time I took off.
Ideally, I'd like to take a sabbatical until all of this is over so I can focus purely on the upcoming battle. But... I need to be able to eat. [Such is life.]
I'll owe you after this is over, then. Maybe you can build the next mech suit and I'll supervise.
[VARIAN IS SUCH A GOOD KID AUGH]
I'm not usually in the business of saving the world. I had a bounty on my head in my past life.
Feels weird.
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Of COURSE you still need to be able to eat. You all do. Seriously, don't worry about it for now. Focus what money you can get on being able to put food on the table, If you need help with that let me know.
I won't say no to building the next mech suit, though.
[It's the culmination of a lot of hard work in becoming a better person!]
Hah. I know how that feels. Back in my old world, I was one of Corona's most wanted felons once. Then suddenly you're helping save everyone from world-ending chaos. It's a super weird shift.
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[Seriously, this is the dumbest end goal.]
All right. I'll remember that. Thanks, Varian.
I've been the one captaining all the projects so far, so I think it's time I let you helm the ship for once.
[This is the funniest and worst thing to have in common.]
You're a little young for a grizzled felon, but I get it. I know how easy it is to get in over your head when you're smarter than everyone else.
Even in this life I find it hard not to look over my shoulder sometimes, but maybe I'll get over it in another five years or so...
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[ Literally. ]
Thanks! I'll be really careful! You won't regret it.
I was fourteen when I was a felon so even younger. It was... a bad time. I made mistakes, I wasn't completely innocent, but I wasn't completely without a reason too. It was complicated. But I've learned from it.
I think it's important to not forget what's happened in the past- we need to learn from things that've happened. So long as you don't make it something that controls everything you do, I think it's okay.
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I'm confident you'll do a good job.
[He knows how Varian works by now.]
Fourteen? Fourteen???? You were a child. No child should ever be called a felon. A child literally cannot grasp the consequences of their actions the way an adult can, their brain isn't developed. Even I know this, and I got knocked in the head so hard I forgot almost everything.
[He rubs his face invisibly.]
... Anyway. You're right. In my past life, I let my guilt and my vengeance control me until I was nothing but a shell of my former self. I won't let that happen again.
My cooperation with the Black Order has an endpoint.
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[Bless you, Blade, for boosting his confidence every time. ]
I mean. I literally tried to murder the royal family with a giant automaton. I definitely knew it was the wrong thing to do. I was stopped and arrested for it, and spent a year in prison before I broke out. So it's less about being called a felon and more. You know. Legally being one.
I got pardoned after I saved the city.
[It's super fine. He's SUPER fine. ]
Yeah, that's a road where nothing good comes from it. But at least you know better now.
Good. They don't deserve you.
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Still... I'm glad you got pardoned.
[Neither of them are ok, jesus christ.]
One of these days you're going to invent something that will change the world in a really good way. I can feel it.
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[He's made as much peace with it as he can. There's no changing the past and he can't go back to Corona anymore, regardless. It's always going to be an unfinished mess in his life and he knows he has to live with that or let it consume him. Therapy has done him wonders in that, at least. ]
Me too. Prison sucked.
[ Neither of them are even slightly okay in the tiniest bit. ]
That's the hope! Before I got pulled into this world, I managed to create a running hot water system for my homeland, so that was... good. But really hoping I can do something here, too. One day.