[attempting to sneak up on Caitlyn, ends up getting his arm twisted by her] Ow ow ow, Cait!
CaitlynServes you right. [makes eye contact with her mother]
Caitlyn
I'm working.
[sarcastically] Oh, I can see that. I mean, there's so much crime to thwart outside your family's tent.
Caitlyn
I can only imagine the strings she pulled to have me posted here.
It's your fault, really. For not following her into a career "more befitting your station."
Caitlyn
[sighs] She'd do anything to keep me from seeing the real world.
Well at least you'll have front-row seats to the speech.
Caitlyn
Speech?
Mhmm. I'm giving the big address tonight.
Caitlyn
Hmm. We really have descended to anarchy.
Have fun herding the drunkards. [they laugh]
Caitlyn
How exactly do you propose we go about this?
Let em think you work here.
Caitlyn
Excuse me? I will not!
You know what your problem is?
Caitlyn
[sarcastic] Please, tell me.
You expect everyone to give you what you want. If you really want people to talk to you, you have to let them think you have what they want.
Caitlyn
And what do I have?
[surveys her] You're hot, Cupcake. [she traps Caitlyn against a wall] So what'll it be, man or woman?
Caitlyn
Um... [Vi grabs someone who's walking by and tugs him over]
PPim
[nervous] Hi. I-I'm Pim. What's your name?
Matilda. But you can call her whatever you want.
Caitlyn
[gasps, realizing, before slipping into character] Ah, yes. Matilda. [with a weird accent] Mah parents named me Matilda. After my great-grandmother Matilda, the uh...
[after Caitlyn rescues her from Sevika] Why did you let her go?
Caitlyn
Do you ever say thank you? [puts her gun away]
He's gonna know we're here now.
Caitlyn
Whose fault is that?
[after a moment] You're an alright shot.
Caitlyn
I'm an excellent shot.
You gonna help me out, Cupcake? [holds out her hand weakly]
Caitlyn
[helping her up] Stop calling me that. My name is Caitlyn.
But you're so sweet. Like a cupcake.
Caitlyn
[chuckles] Shut up.
[runs forward, crying] Oh, Powder! [she hugs her. Jinx drops the Hextech gemstone, crying as well, and hugs Vi back] I'm so sorry, Powder. [brushes her tears away] I-I tried to come back. I promise, I did. But I... I got arrested.
I don't know. I-it doesn't matter. I just... I never thought I'd see you again. [she hugs her once more]
Yes, of course. It's me, Vi, your sister. I-I'm here. I'm right here.
[sobs] Things changed when you left. I changed.
I know, Pow-Pow, I know. You did what you had to do to survive. [sighs] Me too. It's okay. [pulls her back in] What matters is we're together.
[Caitlyn catches up, and Jinx spots her. She pulls out her machine gun]
Caitlyn
Who are you?
It's okay. She's a friend.
Sevika wasn't lying? You're with an enforcer?!
Caitlyn
[realizing] Your sister is Jinx?
Caitlyn, just listen, we can work this out.
This is a trick! You're playing me! [hallucinating Mylo and lifting her gun] Shut up! I'm in no mood!
Caitlyn
We didn't say anything.
Stop calling me that! It's Jinx now. Powder fell down a well.
You're not a jinx. God, I never should have-
Stop talking to me like I'm a child! [points her gun at Vi] Was that why you came? For this stupid stone? [chuckles]
[looking at the Hextech gemstone] No, I don't even know what that is, I...
[chuckling manically] You're a class act, sister. [to herself] Sister, thought I missed her. Bet you wouldn't miss her. [readies her trigger]
Powder! I'm here for you. Only you. [pushes the gun away] You can fire that thing if you want, but I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to abandon you again. [she touches her arm and Jinx begins hallucinating again]
Everyone shut up! I need to think.
Caitlyn
[viewing the Firelights' home] It's beautiful.
If your people had your way, it'd be rubble and ash.
Caitlyn
It's a misunderstanding. They think you work for Silco.
Your people hunt us like animals. Silco pays them to do it.
Caitlyn
That's not possible. You're wrong.
[threateningly] Say that one more time.
[shoving them apart] Ekko, she believes what she's saying, okay? She's not your enemy.
[scoffs] Oh yeah? Then what's this? [pulls out the Hextech gem]
Caitlyn
You got it. You have to let me take that back.[Ekko pockets it again, staring at her suspiciously]
Caitlyn
It's a Gemstone. It was stolen during the attack. By your sister.
You just forgot to mention that?
Caitlyn
With this, someone with the right knowledge could build... any Hextech device. If enforcers are becoming more... aggressive, that's why.
We can beat Silco with this.
Caitlyn
That won't solve things.
Easy for you to say. Your people aren't dying all around you.
Caitlyn
Ekko, it's wrong what's been done to you. You'd be well within your rights to keep it. I couldn't blame you. But if you do, this cycle of violence will never stop. This is our best shot at setting the record straight. This city needs healing. More than I ever realized. Please, let me help you.
Caitlyn
I have a friend on the council. Let me take the Gemstone to him. [Ekko looks hesitant] He'll listen to me. Your people wouldn't have to hide anymore.
One condition. I'm the one who gives it to them.
Caitlyn Kiramman
[enters her room, surprised] We'll... present our case to the council, tonight.
[examining Caitlyn's detective notes] You did all this yourself? Without even going down there? And I thought Powder could get obsessed. [lays back as Caitlyn approaches the bed and sits next to her]
Caitlyn Kiramman
What happened to her... it's not your fault. [lays down]
When my parents were... still alive, me and Powder used to share a bed like this. Except, maybe half this size. We played a game where we'd pretend to be bigger and bigger monsters. So she would say, "I'm a slug monster with venom for ooze!" and I would say "Well, I'm a slug-eating crab with razor spikes!" [She and Caitlyn gradually turn to face one another] Sometimes, I... I'd get carried away, and she'd get scared. I didn't want her to start crying and wake my parents up, so... I pretended to chase my own monsters away. I'd say, "No monster's gonna get you when I'm here"... Then a real monster showed up. [closes her eyes, curls into a fetal position] And I just ran away. I left her. [Caitlyn gently touches her cheek, and Vi takes her hand]
Caitlyn
[following Vi into the rain] Vi, wait! Wait! Where are you going?
I don't know. Back where I came from? Seems like that's what everyone up here wants.
Caitlyn
I can fix this.
You can't! This is how things are. How they've always been. I was so stupid to think it could change.
Caitlyn
There must be something we can do. Some other way. We'll make a new plan. We have to try.
We tried, okay? It wasn't enough. Topside and bottom. Oil and water. That's all there is.
Caitlyn
What about us?
...Oil and water. Wasn't meant to be.
Caitlyn
[sighs, heartbroken] You're just saying that.
Do yourself a favor, Cupcake. Go back to that big, shiny house of yours and just... forget me, okay? [pulls her hood up and walks away]
Caitlyn
Drop the gun!
Caitlyn
Drop the gun.
Caitlyn
Vi, she's too far gone!
You see... now, finish it.
Vi Dammit, Powder! Wake up! Remember who you are, I know you remember!
Claggor! [Jinx hallucinates Claggor the same way]
Vander! [Jinx hallucinates Vander the same way]
[enraged] DAUGHTER! DON'T LISTEN TO HER! [begins fighting free of his bonds]
No... No, nonono no! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry-
...I never would have given you to them. Not for anything. [Jinx holds his face, tearfully] Don't cry. You're perfect.
Powder? It's okay. We'll be okay-
[softly] I thought... maybe, you could love me like you used to. Even though I'm...different. But you've changed, too. [coldly] So... here's to the new us.
We'll show them. We will show them all.
[Caitlyn finally breaks down into sobs and hugs Vi]
You were right, Cait. Powder's gone. I can make this right. If you get Jayce to fix the gauntlets, I can do this myself. No one else needs to get hurt.
Caitlyn
No. No more rogue mission. No more reckless plans. My mother was right. My arrogance led me to take on more than I could handle, and she paid the price. [she and Vi hold hands. They're silent for a moment] They're sending all the Enforcers after Jinx. I'm going with them.
Caitlyn
You can. [she hands Vi an enforcer badge] As one of us.
Caitlyn
People are calling for blood. [Vi drops the badge] The Council won't stop them. You can show that not all of Zaun supports Jinx. We can show them. Together.
[upset] I watched them kill my parents. Do you have any idea how that feels?
Caitlyn
Yes! I do. [Vi turns away] I thought you were on our side.
[scoffs] You didn't think at all. [walks away]
[Jayce joins Caitlyn in the garden]
Caitlyn
How'd you find me?
Caitlyn
Mother and I used to come here when we needed an escape. [chuckles dryly] One of the few places we never argued.
I'm sorry I haven't been around.
Caitlyn
How's Viktor?
[sighs and sits down] I can't even tell if he's still in there.
Caitlyn
Ever since it happened... three faces keep spinning through my mind. I see mother. When they found her. And every fiber of me just sinks, like a stone swallowed in dark water. [turning angry] But then there's Jinx. Laughing. I want to tear that laugh from her throat forever.
Cait. [touches her shoulder]
Caitlyn
I know. I just understand now how easy it is to hate them. One vicious act... [sighs] Then I see Vi. I asked her to put on the uniform. Suffice to say, she declined.
[chuckles] Vi? Wear a badge?
Caitlyn
She thinks those gauntlets of yours will solve all her problems.
[sighs] What if she's right?
Caitlyn
Hextech may keep us alive, Jayce, but it's not what will save us.
I think we should cut the others loose. [Caitlyn scoffs] Listen, if that Heenot idiot is telling the truth, Jinx is gonna have surprises in store for us.
Caitlyn
All the more reason to bring backup.
She'll smell their nerves a mile away and find a way to use them against us. Tell me I'm wrong.
Caitlyn
I can't let her get away again. Are you sure you're ready to-
My sister is gone. There's only Jinx now. It has to end. I'm so sorry about your mother. I'm sorry I can't bring her back but please just... [tearing up] Everyone in my life has changed. Promise me you won't change. [Caitlyn kisses her tenderly]
Caitlyn
I won't. [Vi drops her gauntlets and kisses her again]
Caitlyn Kiramman
...You stopped me.
[dropping her gauntlets, approaches] I shouldn't have had to.
Caitlyn Kiramman
I had the shot.
That was a kid! What if you missed?!
Caitlyn Kiramman
[whirls around] I wasn't going to miss!
... What's wrong with you?
Caitlyn Kiramman
... I keep telling myself, that you're different... but you're not. It's her blood in your veins.
Then why are you the one acting like her?!
[Caitlyn tackles Vi]
Caitlyn
You can't be here.
[scoffs] Here like where i landed when this rich, unhinged mongoose just tackled me? [pushes her off]
Caitlyn
Mongoose? Your hair. You look... like an angry oil slick.
[chuckles] Don't sugarcoat it, Cupcake. [Caitlyn softens. She stands, and Vi follows]
Caitlyn
We tracked some sort of new chemweapon down here. A bloodthirsty murderous beast. What are you doing here?
Trying to save... my dad.
So much for happy reunions.
Well done, Caitlyn. [she nods to Rictus, who leaves. Vi strains against her cuffs, then spits on Caitlyn's face; Caitlyn wipes it away, glaring at her]
CRCorin Revik/Singed
[holding up his counter-serum] ...It's time.
Vi. You've been quite a curiosity: the one who captured Caitlyn's heart. I owe you thanks. [pours a glass of wine] Your absence provided a vacuum I was able to fill. In other circumstances, I might have offered you a position in my organization; your resilience is undeniable. [drinks, reaches for a knife] Of course, that won't be possible. You cause too many complications. Caitlyn must not be distracted.
[smirks] Don't worry; she's not distracted. [Ambessa frowns] You know, my father taught me about trust. He told me if I wanted it, there were only three things I needed to do. Be honest, even if it means telling a self-righteous windbag that her breath smells like a cesspool. Be patient... Mmm, still haven't cracked that one, but being tied up sure helps.
Just shut...the fuck...up.
Caitlyn Kiramman
[flashback, removing the capsule from her rifle's scope and giving it to Vi] The fissures are blocked by guard towers. Patrols circle the commune at even intervals. Her personal guard are posted here, here and here. They aren't expecting trouble at home. With flawless timing, and luck, and-
[flashback] A big distraction. [She gestures for Caitlyn to hit her in the face with her rifle butt, bruising her cheekbone]
Caitlyn Kiramman
[flashback] Whatever you do... don't underestimate Ambessa.
[flashback, to Jinx] Vander's in trouble. I have a plan; you're not gonna like it.
Hope I was worth your time.
MNMaddie Nolan
...Maybe we can negotiate.
Caitlyn Kiramman
Not with Ambessa. I saw it in her eyes; she will burn Piltover to the ground, for my betrayal.
MNMaddie Nolan
[touches her hand] You can't blame yourself-
Caitlyn Kiramman
[pulls away] I don't need consolation. I need a plan-
[angrily enters] Arrested?!
Caitlyn Kiramman
I can handle this, Maddie. Check on my father? Vi-
Caitlyn Kiramman
If you will just calm down for one-
So even knowing you'd never have done the same, for her!
Caitlyn Kiramman
We'll never know, will we? [folds her arms] You didn't let me in on that part of your plan!
Clearly the right call, since you still can't trust her enough not to shove her, in a box..
Caitlyn Kiramman
Trust? You believe I'm so daft, I can't recognize a contingency? She wasn't there for my benefit, she was there because you didn't trust me to follow through!
Can you blame me? How long were you sidled up with that shifty, self-serving war-pig? She oinked poison into your ear, and you just ate it up!
Caitlyn Kiramman
[angrily] I KNOW! [sits down, composes herself] ...The only thing Jinx cared about, was getting you to safety. Then she just... surrendered. I didn't even have time to think, before they hauled her off. She's being held in the bunker, while I... while I decide what to do. I was waiting for you to recover.
Caitlyn Kiramman
...We can't erase our mistakes. None of us.
...Who decides who gets a second chance?
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