The way that was worded, ‘put up with’… That made Shaska flinch and cringe visibly. That hurt. At least he took the drive… It would back up everything she could say.
He said it would come back to bite them. Not an if, a when.
“It may, but I promise it will not get innocent people hurt. Not anymore. If it does, then I take full responsibility…”
“To be fair, I did not bring him back to life. I hunted him down, lured him out, and engaged in combat to trap and acquire Vile in his entirety. It took ages but… With some help, he has been upgraded and worked on. Every single one of his internal codes is cleaned, every subroutine calibrated, and any infected bit of machinery removed. All virus has been removed, and systems enhanced with the prototype of my cure. The same thing I did with Storm eagle… All the Data of my proof if in that drive. You need it, as do the hunters.”
She took a deep inhale then, and took a step back.
“I’ll leave you alone now, X. I understand if you can no longer trust me.”
Oh for the love of... He really needed to be better how he phrased things... Honestly, he was far too concerned for his own good, and that just made him... Far too tense, especially when talking with those he cared about...
“I’m sorry Shaska I... I didn’t mean to be so coarse. I just... After literally years of fighting him, over and over and over again, I unfortunately have a rather... Negative reaction to that.. grape soda tin can. If he’s really as... Trust-worthy as you say, then... Keep an eye on him. I know for a fact both the public AND Maverick Hunter HQ won’t want to see him.”
“And I do trust you. You just... Have a terrible habit of making these decisions and not telling anyone. You could’ve at least asked me for some advice, or even asked for my HELP. I’ve fought him more times than I can count, for goodness sake. Just... be careful.”