@fouls ( whenever you make ekko ) said : ❝ when will i see you again ? ❞
❝ 𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐨 , ❞ sing - song and merry , the lilt in her voice is birdsong in a desolate wasteland . out of place , jarring in the way that glitter at a crime scene would be . jinx moves with accidental grace as she maneuvers past ekko’s place on the massive blade she’d made home , unceremoniously dropping a bag to her feet as she scanned her belongings . tools , crayons , blueprints & crude , childish drawings a haphazard mess on the workspace’s surface . to anyone else , it would be a nightmare . it all made sense to her , one braid falling over a shoulder as she skillfully navigated the chaos to find just what she needed .
❝ silco said , ❞ she grabs an unfinished chomper ( all scribbled neons and jagged , half rusted metal ) as she turns on her heel . free hand , her left , finds purchase against her face, obscuring her left eye as her tone shifts to an overplayed , deep raspy voice , ❝ jinx , this job is very important , so take your time and do it properly . whatever ! ❞
with a puff of air that sends blue strands flying , one finger hooks itself around the explosive’s pin & yanks it out . in one swift movement , the device is sailing through the air towards ekko , sparking & clanking loudly . as if it were nothing , jinx turns back around to shuffle through some papers , a search for a blank sheet , ❝ it’s like , if you want things done the boring way , sivika is right there . she just about about hits the nail on the head , right ? it’s no sweat anyway , sounds like an easy run . ❞
by the time she finds what she’s looking for , the chomper had run out of steam and burnt itself out with an anticlimactic fizzle . momentarily , gaze flickers over , giggle bubbling out from between her lips like a pot that’d boiled over . then , dropping what she’s doing , jinx saunters over to her friend . personal space disregarded , she drapes an arm over either shoulder , leans in ‘til faces are mere inches apart , ❝ don’t look so serious , grumpy . how ‘bout this , ‘kay ? when i get back , i’ll make it up to you . ❞
a beat - she’s thinking . then , ❝ we can go somewhere to eat together . somewhere nice . . . ish . ish . i promise , i pinky swear even ! deal ? ❞