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@luxannaofdemacia
Hello, everyone! My name is Luxanna! Welcome to my blog!
I'll mostly be using this as a journal to document my daily life here at Piltover College (no, I don't know why they call it a college and not a university), but I can answer questions too!
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
mm, fair.
She guides them through the undercity, deeper and deeper into its depths, until finally she moves a piece of scrap metal and reveals a door. It looks like a maintenance tunnel, spiralling deeper still, until finally it spits them out into a massive fan chamber. Each blade is covered in graffiti, and there's equipment and benches nearer to the middle. There's a massive pillow fort near the end of one of the blades, with scribbles a lot softer than Jinx's usual style. Overall, it's chaos incarnate, recognizably Jinx, and also lacking in any safety precautions whatsoever.
Well, here we are. My second home, basically.
Isha wriggles her way off of Lux's back so she can hand sign again
She falls asleep working here a lot
I do not-!
Lux frowns.
Where's the railings?
jinx smiles sheepishly
...there are none?
Jinx, you're basically over a bottomless chasm. You're putting up railings.
'Kay, I'll get to it eventually. Been meaning to teach the squirt how to weld anyways, something simple like that'll be good practice.
Isha dashes off with no such reservations, diving into the pillow fort, and returning with a stuffed rabbit.
Aw, Mr. Rabbit. You left him here?
Not safe at the last drop.
Ah, true. Thanks for taking good care of him
Jinx ruffles her hair, and Isha beam
We'll work on safety while I'm here. Don't want to lose anything over the edge.
Okay, okay. Just let me know what you want, I'll see what I can do. But it's good enough for tonight?
Lux raises an eyebrow.
We're sleeping over the bottomless chasm?
first of all, it's not bottomless. It's about three to four hundred feet deep. Second, I did it for years, you'll be okay for a night. Isha, back me up here
She nods
It's okay. Cozy!
Hm. If you're sure.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
mm, fair.
She guides them through the undercity, deeper and deeper into its depths, until finally she moves a piece of scrap metal and reveals a door. It looks like a maintenance tunnel, spiralling deeper still, until finally it spits them out into a massive fan chamber. Each blade is covered in graffiti, and there's equipment and benches nearer to the middle. There's a massive pillow fort near the end of one of the blades, with scribbles a lot softer than Jinx's usual style. Overall, it's chaos incarnate, recognizably Jinx, and also lacking in any safety precautions whatsoever.
Well, here we are. My second home, basically.
Isha wriggles her way off of Lux's back so she can hand sign again
She falls asleep working here a lot
I do not-!
Lux frowns.
Where's the railings?
jinx smiles sheepishly
...there are none?
Jinx, you're basically over a bottomless chasm. You're putting up railings.
'Kay, I'll get to it eventually. Been meaning to teach the squirt how to weld anyways, something simple like that'll be good practice.
Isha dashes off with no such reservations, diving into the pillow fort, and returning with a stuffed rabbit.
Aw, Mr. Rabbit. You left him here?
Not safe at the last drop.
Ah, true. Thanks for taking good care of him
Jinx ruffles her hair, and Isha beam
We'll work on safety while I'm here. Don't want to lose anything over the edge.
Okay, okay. Just let me know what you want, I'll see what I can do. But it's good enough for tonight?
Lux raises an eyebrow.
We're sleeping over the bottomless chasm?
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
mm, fair.
She guides them through the undercity, deeper and deeper into its depths, until finally she moves a piece of scrap metal and reveals a door. It looks like a maintenance tunnel, spiralling deeper still, until finally it spits them out into a massive fan chamber. Each blade is covered in graffiti, and there's equipment and benches nearer to the middle. There's a massive pillow fort near the end of one of the blades, with scribbles a lot softer than Jinx's usual style. Overall, it's chaos incarnate, recognizably Jinx, and also lacking in any safety precautions whatsoever.
Well, here we are. My second home, basically.
Isha wriggles her way off of Lux's back so she can hand sign again
She falls asleep working here a lot
I do not-!
Lux frowns.
Where's the railings?
jinx smiles sheepishly
...there are none?
Jinx, you're basically over a bottomless chasm. You're putting up railings.
'Kay, I'll get to it eventually. Been meaning to teach the squirt how to weld anyways, something simple like that'll be good practice.
Isha dashes off with no such reservations, diving into the pillow fort, and returning with a stuffed rabbit.
Aw, Mr. Rabbit. You left him here?
Not safe at the last drop.
Ah, true. Thanks for taking good care of him
Jinx ruffles her hair, and Isha beam
We'll work on safety while I'm here. Don't want to lose anything over the edge.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
mm, fair.
She guides them through the undercity, deeper and deeper into its depths, until finally she moves a piece of scrap metal and reveals a door. It looks like a maintenance tunnel, spiralling deeper still, until finally it spits them out into a massive fan chamber. Each blade is covered in graffiti, and there's equipment and benches nearer to the middle. There's a massive pillow fort near the end of one of the blades, with scribbles a lot softer than Jinx's usual style. Overall, it's chaos incarnate, recognizably Jinx, and also lacking in any safety precautions whatsoever.
Well, here we are. My second home, basically.
Isha wriggles her way off of Lux's back so she can hand sign again
She falls asleep working here a lot
I do not-!
Lux frowns.
Where's the railings?
jinx smiles sheepishly
...there are none?
Jinx, you're basically over a bottomless chasm. You're putting up railings.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
mm, fair.
She guides them through the undercity, deeper and deeper into its depths, until finally she moves a piece of scrap metal and reveals a door. It looks like a maintenance tunnel, spiralling deeper still, until finally it spits them out into a massive fan chamber. Each blade is covered in graffiti, and there's equipment and benches nearer to the middle. There's a massive pillow fort near the end of one of the blades, with scribbles a lot softer than Jinx's usual style. Overall, it's chaos incarnate, recognizably Jinx, and also lacking in any safety precautions whatsoever.
Well, here we are. My second home, basically.
Isha wriggles her way off of Lux's back so she can hand sign again
She falls asleep working here a lot
I do not-!
Lux frowns.
Where's the railings?
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Jinx chuckles
You're out of luck, then, I'm already down one.
She flips Lux off with said finger, giggling when it's swatted away
Doesn't count since it was gone when I met you.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
worrywart
Jinx grumbles, but it's lighthearted. Isha giggles, tapping against Lux again
She's in troubleee
I tend to prefer my girlfriend alive and with all her fingers and toes, thank you.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Jinx and Isha exchange a look, and the kid shrugs.
...there's no dangerous people? But it's probably not up to standard workplace regulations. It's fine, Isha lives there for like three months and she was a-okay
Hm. I'll be the judge of that. We'll see what renovations we need to make.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
you're darn right you do! I can't pull off all my schemes solo!
She ruffles Isha's hair.
Alright, Ish, should we show her the workshop?
Isha nods, and jinx grins.
Alright. Luxie, if you thought my space at uni was impressive, you haven't seen anything yet
So long as it's not as dangerous.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
nooo.... Isha, my own flesh and blood, how could you?!
Isha giggles, snuggling closer to Lux. Her cheeks are a little red, which Jinx notes with some amusement.
I guess I'll just have to go off on my own lonely way... get into trouble all by myself...
Aww, we can't have that. We have to get in trouble with you too.
Lux chuckles.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
She gasps, mock affronted
No, really? Isha, you wouldn't do that, would you? Steal away the light of my life, the source of my happiness, the one person keeping me going?
Would! Would! Love her, treat her good!
Jinx can't tell what's being tapped out, but the smug smirk on Ish's face says enough
Mmm, I think she plans to marry me, Jinx.
Lux laughs.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
She settles right in, happily clinging to Lux like a monkey in a tree. She taps against Lux's collarbone, where her hands rest.
Thank you! Love!
Jinx smiles fondly
Great, another way for you two to trade secrets.
Lux smirks.
Careful, she might just steal me from you. She's much sweeter to me than you are.
Lux laughs.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
She furrows her brow, trying to remember what she knows, and then she lights up when the message gets across. She bounces in place fore a second, and holds her hands up in the universal sign for "uppies"
Lux chuckles and scoops Isha up, flipping the girl onto her back.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
She moves her hand in a so-so gesture
A little, long time ago. Why? You know?
Lux smiles and taps out a message on Isha's arm.
I learned a lot of languages before I even dreamed of leaving Demacia on my own. I just want to know that you'll still be able to tell me things if I give you a piggyback.
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
its ok. I want you safe, you can get better here. It worked for Jinx
You're darn right it did. So we're gonna take it easy for a little while, just to make sure everything goes okay.
Lux hums in thought.
Isha, did they ever teach you Tap Language?
Their venture into Zaun is a relatively peaceful affair, at least by Jinx and Isha's standards. There's the usual drug use, crime, and general violence, but people take one look at Jinx and look the other way. Isha skips ahead without a care, apparently just happy that jinx is back.
Well, we could head straight to The Last Drop, or I could show you to my other hangouts before you decide where you want to stay. The bar is where Silco pushes shimmer the most, thought you might appreciate another option
I wouldn't mind seeing more if the city, especially if I'm going to be staying here.
Well, what do you say, Ish? Wanna give her the tour?
The girl bounces excitedly, taking Lux's hand with her left and signing rapidly with her right as best she can
Yes!! We know all the best spots!
Well, then I'll trust you two to be my guide.
Lux smiles. She was worried Isha wouldn't understand her signing at first because she learned it in Demacia, but either Isha was taught Demacian Sign Laguage, or it was just the same world wide, which was a nicer thought. A universal language like the Common language people spoke in.
Isha grins, and Sevika ruffles her hair
I'll be heading straight back to the bar. I trust you won't get into too much trouble?
Hah, since when do you give a shit?
Since losing your girlfriend could mean a war with Demacia. Also since you dumped the gremlin on me, I'd prefer it if she made it back in one piece.
Aww, you big softy
Shut it, squirt
Jinx just cackles, but they do part ways
Lux follows Jinx closely, taking her hand and intertwining their fingers.
Jinx squeezes softly, smiling.
Let's see... here we've got the river that's so polluted I've seen rats die after taking a swim, the smog that regularly chokes people to death, the mines that sunk this whole section of Piltover down in the first place...
Isha pouts. She's been moving up ahead and waiting for them to catch up repeatedly, she's this close to running circles around them like a little satelite.
There's good stuff too!! Jinx is just being a bum!
Lux chuckles.
She acts like a bum because she doesn't have one herself.
Lux smirks.
Isha she's mean to me
Jinx whines dramatically
She's mean and she's cruel and this relationship is loveless. I'm trapped Ish, she's hurting me like this every day
Good!!
Jinx presses the back of her hand to her forehead, leaning back and gasping
Betrayal?! From my own kin... what kind of mongrels have I chosen to associate myself with?!
Says the stray cat.
cat?
Flashlight here has gotten it into her head that I'm some sort of stray she's picked up.
Isha tilts her head, holding her helmet in place as she looks up at Jinx
Yes.
Not you too!
Lux is a dog. Big fluffy one
Lux chuckles.
What does that make you then, Isha?
a bug!!!
jinx snorts
Yeah? Not, I dunno, a hamster or a ferret or a salamander?
She shakes her head furiously, nearly knocked her helmet off
A bug! Gonna bite you!!
Oh the horror
Lux chuckles.
Hey, Isha. Wanna know a secret?
she signs yes so fast Jinx almost doesn't catch it, all attention immediately devoted to Lux
Jinx hated me when we first met. Even poured her lunch on me in front of the whole cafeteria.
Lux chuckles.
Isha gasps, and immediately turns to pummel jinx
Mean!! How could you?!
How she manages to coherently sign in-between little punches is beyond jinx
Ow! She looked like a piltie, alright?! And she knocked me down before that, I thought she was gonna pick on me!
For the record, we ran into each other and she fell down. And I fumbled trying to say "I'm sorry" and "Are you okay" at the same time and asked "Are you sorry" before running off in shame.
Isha giggles silently.
Silly. And now you're in looove. How'd you get there?? She's so grumpy and mean
Am not!
Lux squats down to be eye level with Isha.
If I tell you this story, you have to understand it's very very serious, okay? I'm not going to be joking around about what happened that night.
She falls still and nods. There's a maturity and seriousness there no kid her age should have.
Okay. You can tell me
Some very bad people invited me to a party, amd I thought they wanted to be my friends, but they wanted to do something awful to me instead. And to do that, they made sure I drank some punch. That they had mixed Shimmer into.
Lux rolls down the collar of her turtleneck to show off her glowing purple veins to the girl.
Isha's eyes widen in horror, and she gently touches them. She frowns, eyes flicking between Jinx and her.
Oh no...
Those bad people took me away while I could barely understand what was happening, but Jinx followed them, pried me away before they could do anything, and spent the entire night with me as I lay in her bed, curled up, shaking and sweating. That was the first night I think I realized how I felt about Jinx. The rest naturally evolved from there.
it wasn't a fun night, but I'm glad I was there.
Yes, good. Jinx good
Mm, am I though?
Yes!
She nods again
Lux smiles gently.
Unfortunately... The Shimmer reacts with my magic, makes it even more unstable than usual for an untrained mage. Which is why the Mageseekers took me and Jinx had to come get me. And because it's so hard to get Shimmer out in Demacia... Unfortunately I can't put on any light shows for you until things stabilize in me. I don't want to hurt you or Jinx.
