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014. 💥 TXT; UN: BOMBSHELL

hi, its me! jinx, ur favorite loose cannon and demolition diva! im good, how are u? never better.

im in a pissy mood, so WE are going to do something that is fun for me. but firsts thing first:

feast ur eyes on THIS! i know, i know. me? jinx? running a kitty cat cafe? look even a semi crazy chick like me loves these little furballs. and the other me made a KILLER living with this coffee joint. annnd i still remember how to make my famous strawberries n' creme, java chip frappuccino, ristretto, cold brew, and other stuff. soooo why not right? ill still take ur repair orders and junk too. if u need ur guns or weapons made, im still ur girl! i can make ur coffee AND ur bombs at the same time. they go hand in hand anyway.

the first 5 customers who comes to my shop gets to pet and hold fishbones. and THATS a steal offer. so id take it if i were u.

okok on to the fun part!!!!!!!!!💣💥💣💥💣💥

when i get hot and heated, i like to explode my problems away. get rid of them and just shred them into teeny tiny little pieces until they are nothing but worthless worms underneath my boots. have them wiggle all around and watch them fight for survival!

the big wigs or whoever are very picky so how about i blow UR problems away? so. lay it on me. did someone kill u recently and need a cool idea on how to get them back? is someone u love or care for keeping secrets from u and it makes u want to blow up their vocal cords? got into a nasty fight and u want them to apologize to u first cause it's their fault and not urs?

whatever problem u got, jinx is here to listen and give out a few pointers! im a genius, so i know all the answers. keep it anonymous or not, ur choice. i don't care

or if u DONT have a problem and u just miss me and wanna chat, im here for that, too! so let's go go go go go 🙈🙉🙊

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[ as she finishes with toying with her phone (for now), she sets it aside before rolling over on her side to face her "brother", her expression softens to a downhearted shine. ]

... Had another fight with Silco. I went overboard again. I wish I could just stop doing that whenever I get really upset about something...

Edited 2024-09-05 01:56 (UTC)

[ Ragna doesn't seem terribly surprised; what else could sour the girl's mood so much, other than trouble with her family? ... Having Silco and Vi here must be both a blessing and a curse for her. The man exhales slowly, tilting his head towards her. ]

That's how things are sometimes, no? Between parents and kids.

[ It's not like he can speak from experience, exactly... but he imagines that's how it usually works, especially when it comes to teenagers. They fight, they make up, then fight and make up again. But throughout all this, they don't love each other any less... and he's certain that's also the case for Silco and Jinx. ]

... Change ain't easy. It's normal to screw up a couple of times on the way.

[ she runs her tongue over the roof of her mouth, taking in his words, while also contemplating if she should leave it at that or elaborate further. ]

If you keep it between you and me, can I tell you why?

[ The corner's of Ragna's lips turn up in a small, gentle smile without him even realizing it. While Jinx has made it pretty clear there's no bad blood between them despite the recent... incident with Vi, it's still good to know her trust in him remains unchanged.

... Although sappy, stupid things like "trust" shouldn't even be crossing his mind, now that he thinks about it... oh well. ]

Sure, if you feel like sharing.

[ He's come all this way to hear her out, and he's not about to change his mind. He doesn't expect this to be anything earth-shattering, either; what could possibly a father and his daughter get into an argument about? Aside from "everything". ]

[ while she exhales out a tiny sigh through her nostrils, jinx feels a little nervous talking about it, too. it should be something that should stay between her and her father, but she also needs an outer prospective of the situation. the bluenette aired out her frustration of the dilemma to charles moments before ragna's arrival, and even though the talk didn't necessarily make her feel better (it sorta made her feel worse with him knowing exactly where she is coming from to the point of scary), it did feel nice to finally write it out.

but writing and speaking are two different things, and she might sound like an oddball for being upset in the process. still, the teenager scoots closer to the other, and begins to mumble out her troubles. ]

... My dad is sleeping with someone. A-And normally, I wouldn't care. There was a brothel back home so, you know, adults do what adults do. But... that's not the problem.

[ she teeths on her bottom lip as she presses on. ]

He's doing that with one of us, not a... local or whatever. And that part makes me uncomfortable. Because, well... you know how everyone here is. Some are okay, some aren't. And he won't tell me who it is, but I managed to figure out who just by... knowing him, our population, and how old everyone is. It's... not really that hard.

Turns out, it's someone I don't really like. Someone who's kinda new around here, someone I know very little about, and their whole vibe feels...off. — Like they're a know-it-all or something or so high and mighty. They've been rotten to me, and insulted me. But... I've been like that with them, too. So. I haven't been exactly... nice, either.

[ she then rolls over to lie on her back, her gaze now up to her ceiling and her fingers drumming lightly on her stomach. ]

And okay, I'll admit it: I did talk about hurting them, I talked about breaking them up, threw threats around at first, blahblahblah. But then... I wised up and convinced myself doing that won't do any good. If I learned one thing about my sister and her stupid girlfriend is doing that will just make them grow closer as a couple.

Then... I dunno what happened, but I ended up finding someone too. You know, to sleep with. He found out about it, got upset when I tried to cover up the evidence. But I did fess up and told him the truth and who I'm doing it with.

[ she combs her fingers through her bangs, to pause in her explanation to let ragna register it all, then continues: ]

So now! Since I did that, I wanted them to confess, I guess? Just quit with the beating around the bush and pretend they're not a thing when they are a thing, cause I totally know and figured it all out. But they're both hiding it, and it's annoying me. Even after I promised I wouldn't hurt them, or blab, or break them up. His partner tried to make it seem like it's all in my head, and I'm crazy. And that makes me hate them more. — Uuughh, it's just all so stupid.

It makes them look dumb for keeping this up when I know about it, and they can't just... tell me. I told Silco about my thing, so he should tell me about his thing. But he said I should respect his boundaries and to just trust him, and I do! Just... not the person. He said he'll tell me in — "due time", but that's also stupid. Because I KNOW who it is.

So what's the point of telling me now or later? My reaction won't change. I won't be less or more shocked. Does he want me to pretend or something?

[ and with that, she does a very sarcastic reaction to the reveal: ]

"Oooooh woooooow. Totally didn't knooowww. I'm so shoooocked. Who would have guessed? I diiiidddnn't. Boy, you two had me stumped."

Edited 2024-09-06 17:21 (UTC)

[ His blissful expression fades pretty much as soon as she starts explaining her current predicament. Why does it always have to be relationship drama? Why can't it ever be about normal stuff, like... murder or the threat to destroy the world or anything he has any experience with?! His confusion is plainly visible on his face as his two remaining brain cells are struggling to keep up with all the information on who does what with whom and who has a problem with what. Once Jinx is done venting her frustrations, all Ragna can do is stare at her blankly, blinking as his mind is playing catch up. ]

Hold on. The old man fucks?

[ ... He needs to take all this one step at a time, it seems. ]

[ okay, there was no way jinx could take his reaction without busting a gut, so she blows raspberries before chuckling so loud and hard that she had to roll away from him to prevent herself from spatting out any saliva.

when she was done, this girl faces the other again, but still laughing as she talks. ]

Pfftt, ha ha! — Y-Yeaaah? Why is that, ha ha, weird?! C'mon, Raggy. We had a freakin' brothel smack in the middle of The Lanes...!! Of COURSE, all the adults were fucking!

Besides getting tatted up, drinking booze, and hustling for coins, what else did you expect they should do?

[ Well, when she puts it like that... it kinda makes sense. Ragna lets out a small groan, burying his face in the girl's blankets. He's really not equipped to help her with this one... ]

Guess it's too late to take back my consent to hear all that...

[ The man lets out a sigh, lifting his face up and resting his chin on her bed, his eyebrows drawn together in a scowl. ]

... Still, that's kinda weird. I can sorta understand wanting to keep things under wraps, sure... even though that's more of a teenager thing, not a parent.

[ Honestly, he's more interested in the fact that Jinx seems to have found herself a new boyfriend (?) than her dad's sexcapades, but that isn't the focus right now, so he begrudgingly goes back to trying to figure out what the hell is even going on with this family. He does get the need for privacy and trust and all that, but... ]

And if you've already figured it out, then why bother?

[ it's kinda cute watching him fall into despair and agony like this, but she won't voice her amusement over it. maybe at a different time, place and over something less serious. still, jinx exclaims her point and her frustration by throwing her arms up in the air. ]

Exactly!! — Finally, someone who gets where my head is going...! I know I've talked about killing or hurting his partner and junk, but half the stuff I say I just make it up to make people mad. Sometimes it's funny to see how they react.

[ she drops her hands back onto her stomach, and then she idly sways her feet from side to side with a sigh. ]

And like I've said, actually going through with it, will just have them grow closer, and why would I want that? I want the opposite.

The killing thing might be a deterrent.

[ While he's never had to worry about it, he imagines his siblings would react similarly if he ever had an opportunity to date anyone... So he does sympathize with Silco, if only a little. It's probably just as frustrating to him, too. God, relationships seem so messed up; why can't people just not make things so complicated? ]

Still, he's your old man. He knows you better than anyone, so he should figure out you're not actually gonna do it.

[ Not necessarily because she's not capable of that, but he kinda figures at the end of the day, she doesn't want to harm her father. That's the core issue here, isn't it? They don't want to hurt each other, but they still do, because feelings and crap like that get in the way. If his understanding of the situation is correct, neither of them wants to "give up" the other to their respective lovers, and they're conveying it horribly. ]

'Sides, wouldn't continuing with the charade only make you wanna kill them more?

[ He says that like it's the most natural conclusion to draw, and a perfectly reasonable one. No wonder they get along so well. ]

[ she turns her head over to her companion and her grin spreads so wide as if he just said the magic word of the day or something. and in this case, maybe he somehow did. ]

I'm starting to think you are me from another world, Raggy. Or maybe you're secretly twisted like me, and you're just putting up an act that you're normal for someone.

— But yeah! I told them that too, so we'll just see how far they wanna take this boring, lame game. Pops said he was gonna talk to him about something, dunno what!

Thanks, I think?

[ He figures she means it as a compliment. As for whether he sees it that way... honestly, he'd rather just not think about it too deeply. Point is, he does find it surprisingly easy to follow her train of thought, for better or worse. ]

Guess there's nothing to do but wait? Which sucks, but whatever. I'm sure he'll get tired of the whole secret affair shit eventually.

[ At least, he assumes that to be the case. He can't imagine this sort of act being anything but a pain in the ass for everyone involved. ]

Yyyyeaaah, if I'm super bored with it, then they've got to get tired of the whole thing, too.

[ and to exaggerate just how over it she is about the whole ordeal, jinx lets out an amplifying yawn while she arches and twists her back. ]

— Thanks for coming over, Ragna. I feel now less insane. I thought I was going to SUPER lose it if I kept this to myself for another day.

No problem.

[ Apparently he's already forgotten how annoyed he was with having to climb through her window... but that shouldn't be a surprise at this point. As quick as he is to anger by the smallest things, he tends to forget them just as quickly if the right person is involved, and it just so happens Jinx is one of those people.

The man straightens himself and stretches a little, almost as if he's considering getting up and leaving, but ultimately decides not to. There's one more matter they need to discuss before that. ]

So. [ He clears his throat, the corners of his lips rising slightly in spite of his best efforts to maintain a stern expression. ] ... When were you planning to tell me about your new boyfriend?

[ Don't think he missed that part, missy. ]

[ all seems well until the word "boyfriend" passes her partner's lips, in which, jinx practically chokes on her own saliva. after a small coughing fit, she regains her composure and glances over with a wobbly smile in place. ]

Eh heh heh, what? — "Boyfriend"? Oh, come off it. I don't have any of those.

[ it's not a complete lie, they're not a couple. although, ekko does question her about their status or at least a better clarification beyond just "you belong to me/i belong to you" from time to time. but whenever that topic raises, she evades it completely or continue to recite they are a part of one another, and nothing further. ]

[ Finally, it feels like for the first time in his entire life, he gets to tease someone rather than be teased... and he'd lie if he said it wasn't fun. A rare grin spreads across his face, and while he's certainly enjoying himself, it's hardly malicious; in fact, he's happy for her, really. But the way this has come to light gives him the opportunity to be smug about it. ]

I see the whole "secret affair" crap runs in the family, eh?

[ Look, Jinx has practically given him all the ammo he'd ever need for this one, and she's only digging her grave deeper with the denial. He's clearly not buying it, but he's also not mad at her for not being willing to share more. Again, relationships seem complicated as fuck. ]

It's not like I'm gonna kill the guy, you know.

[ Unless he hurts her, of course. ]

[ she tries to put on an act that she isn't fazed by his tease, in fact, jinx exhales out a loud scoff just to emphasize it, but her expression tells a different story, and the heated glow over her freckled cheeks betrays her. ]

I-It doesn't, and I know you won't! If anyone gets to hurt him, it'll be by me.

[ the teenager averts her gaze from the other -- looking at a lamp near by as if it's something remarkable, until she asks with a drawl in her tone. ]

... Whhhhat do you want to know about him exactly?

[ That's adorable. Ragna lets out a small chuckle and pulls himself up to sit on the bed beside her. He doesn't mean to torment her too much, especially since he figures she might have already been though an interrogation from her dad, but you can't really blame him for wanting to push her buttons juuust a little more. ]

Oh, just whatever you feel like sharing. [ A beat. ] His name, what he's like, where you met, how long you've been together, his address─

[ He's just joking, of course. ]

Ha, ha. Very funny, Wise guy.

[ regardless though, his "sister" rolls over to her side to fetch for her phone and thumbs through whatever she is doing on the screen. there's a few seconds of this until jinx hums a "here" as she hands him over the device. when ragna takes it, he will see a selfie with her and said guy. it's the same picture the two of them used for the okcindr profile, if anyone paid attention. ]

[ The man lets out an amused snort, but his expression softens once she presents him with the picture. He honestly doesn't have an opinion on the boy, since there's not much information to glean from it; instead, his focus in on Jinx. ]

... You look happy.

[ Which is the most important part, so if nothing else, Ekko's scoring some points with him that way. ]

[ she blinks in slight confusion that the first thing he brings up is her and not him. jinx was fully expecting ragna to bombard her with endless questions, but she prefers this, anyway. after all, the teenager gets hounded enough about ekko with her father whenever he comes up in discussion. ]

Well, that day, I beat his high score at an arcade game. He thought I couldn't beat him, but you should have seen the look on his face when I did! Totally annihilation. I live for it.

That so? Atta girl.

[ It's not that he's not at least a little bit curious about the boy... but he's not gonna hound her over it; she can tell him as much or as little as she wants. Her dad and possibly her sister must be a real pain in the ass about the whole thing, he imagines, so he can give her a break. Spoil her a little that way. But he'll definitely keep an eye out for any signs of trouble in paradise, just in case she needs a big brother intervention.

He reaches out to place his hand on her head and ruffles her hair lightly. ]

[ she grins until that ruffle of her hair wipes it clear off her face, and she bats his hand away. but unlike usually, jinx doesn't speak a word of him doing so, yet silently, flattens her hair correctly from the mess-up. once that's done, she extends her hand to him for her phone back. ]

You'll meet him eventually. He likes to explore and junk, so I expect him to peek around your Church to see what's up.

[ Ragna was more or less prepared to get his hand smacked away, so he doesn't think much of it. He hands the girl her phone back, letting out a thoughtful hum. ]

Maybe? Not many people wander all the way up there.

[ Not that he minds; on the contrary, he finds it far more appealing to live out of everyone's sight. ]

Some weirdo does stop by like once a week or so. He leaves some money on the table, too? Dunno what I'm supposed to do with that.

[ For a man who's spent a better chunk of his life living in a church, he really doesn't know how it's supposed to work, huh. ]

Why not just keep it? Use it for when the church gets all fucked or whatever. Things get blown up here all the time, even when I'm not the one doing it.

[ which is wild to think still, especially when she's been getting punished for blasting villages and the like. and yet, she has yet to hear anyone else receiving the same treatment. ]

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