newmaraisreaper:
Jesus, what a talker. Cole wasn’t looking to get the mouthful he just received. Regardless, he had to hand it to her. Everything she spoke of was true. Prior to the events of Empire City, no one paid much attention to the conduits living amongst them. Even now, with the unrest in New Marais, Cole was still the only target in everyone’s crosshairs. His lips soon tugged their way into a smirk, chuckling softly under his breath.
"Suppose you’re right. Regardless, not many of the new conduits have a grasp on their power just yet. Most probably won’t even get a chance to witness their full potential. With all the shit hitting the fan around here, I could use a little help, b a b e.”
Returning a little snark of his own, not nearly matching hers, but enough to mess with her a little bit. His initial reason for finding this girl wasn’t to start a fight or to become enemies, it was to try and get another conduit to fight alongside him. Cole alone was a powerhouse and a major threat to the militia as well as Bertrand’s mutants running rampant. In his eyes, more conduits meant more control, more power over the situation. And Cole was always one to enjoy more power.
” oh yeah? & what makes you think i’m gonna help you ? “
picking s i d e s is how you get dragged into a f i g h t you don’t care to be involved in. she holds allegiances to neither side & she won’t unless it becomes necessary for her own survival. selfish? cowardly? probably. but staying under the radar & looking out for herself has kept jordan out of conduit holding cells & her h e a r t still beating. if it ain’t b r o k e don’t f i x it.
" if you think i’m gonna — just ‘cause we’re both conduits — you are puttin’ a little too much faith in me. all workin’ with you is gonna get me is this entire angry militia rammed up my ass. ” that definitely doesn’t go with an o b s c e n e gesture to accompany it … ” nothin’ comes without it’s drawbacks & it ain’t worth my while. so unless you can sweeten the deal y’might wanna ease up outta my way — i kinda had a date with the burger joint across the alley. “
It wasn't going to be easy to 'recruit' this girl, Cole already knew that, but everyone had their breaking point, and with enough persuasion, he'd be able to reach hers. He thought for a moment, pacing over towards her side.
"You're forgetting one simple thing. If you don't help me, and I end up failing...then it's no longer my problem, it's every single conduit's problem. Bertrand's already got his 'mutant death squad' and his damn ice mercenaries scouring New Marais for people like us. So it'd probably be in your best interest to rethink your answer. Oh, and as for that burger joint..."
Cole turned to face her, full view of the crimson oculars glaring the girl down.
"...it's a 5 out of 10 at best."
