Locus has gone from smartass to shutdown. Maybe that was a little too effective.
"I know." Still in that calm, even tone, and he's sure of at least that much - his team wouldn't have succeeded with Felix in the way. If this is all Locus is choosing to tell him, then it means that either Felix is dead and Locus survived, or Locus died - later or at the same time, he doesn't know - and is lying about it. Too many options.
The sword hilt on Locus' hip tells him in very short order that Locus outlived Felix, at least. It paints a fuller picture but changes nothing - not when the Time Trapper has proven he doesn't have two fucks to rub together regarding timelines. Not when York and Delta are here.
But odds are Locus doesn't know about any of that. As far as he knows, Felix is gone for good.
"That's the only reason I started a conversation instead of putting a bullet through your visor." They both know it, really. "The Legion is willing to give you a chance, and without Felix, you might actually be able to make something out of it, but not if you operate the same way you did on Chorus." There's a beat - you think about what you've done - before Wash continues. "As far as I'm concerned, your second chance isn't worth the lives of everyone here. Either give me a reason to believe you'll use it for something worthwhile, or I'll do everything in my power to put you away." It's an ultimatum, pure and simple, Locus' avoidance of choices be damned.
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"I know." Still in that calm, even tone, and he's sure of at least that much - his team wouldn't have succeeded with Felix in the way. If this is all Locus is choosing to tell him, then it means that either Felix is dead and Locus survived, or Locus died - later or at the same time, he doesn't know - and is lying about it. Too many options.
The sword hilt on Locus' hip tells him in very short order that Locus outlived Felix, at least. It paints a fuller picture but changes nothing - not when the Time Trapper has proven he doesn't have two fucks to rub together regarding timelines. Not when York and Delta are here.
But odds are Locus doesn't know about any of that. As far as he knows, Felix is gone for good.
"That's the only reason I started a conversation instead of putting a bullet through your visor." They both know it, really. "The Legion is willing to give you a chance, and without Felix, you might actually be able to make something out of it, but not if you operate the same way you did on Chorus." There's a beat - you think about what you've done - before Wash continues. "As far as I'm concerned, your second chance isn't worth the lives of everyone here. Either give me a reason to believe you'll use it for something worthwhile, or I'll do everything in my power to put you away." It's an ultimatum, pure and simple, Locus' avoidance of choices be damned.