[Silco had never needed to say much when she was in a mood like this, though he understood that it hadn't been this bad since he had first taken Jinx in and recently when the sister and crystal came into their lives. He expected that maneuvering her through such a mental crisis would be a touch more difficult than when she was a child and completely alone tagging at his heels as he swept through the undercity.

Everyone would grow up, though once he became more familiar with the lay of the land here perhaps there were opportunities to let her just be a teenager.

When she made the choice to lean against him, he lifted his arm slowly out of the way so he could gently set it across the back of her shoulders. The people setting up for whatever was happening didn't seem to be staring, not that he would care if they did. He showed Jinx affection where he would show no one else, and right now, he knew that she needed it.]

I will always be in your corner. Never forget that, daughter.

[He sighed and it came out like a wheeze. Perhaps he would wait on that cigar for the moment then.]

It's us against the world. It has since the day we met, but we'll carve out a place for ourselves just as I promised. There or here, it doesn't matter.

[And yes, part of that was his fear of losing her, no matter how calm and put together he was for this conversation. Vi was a threat, and Silco dealt with threats in a very particular way. However, he wouldn't let emotion get the better of him this time; he'd plan better now that he was back to having nothing except Jinx.]