My Savior

Chapter Five

Mira third person

"I'm glad to know you're doing okay, Vi," Mira says as she adds the final touches to the greenery of her tattoo.

Vi, Powder, and Ekko had taken seats at the work table to watch Miriem finish the tattoo so that they could talk. Ekko had gone on a rant about "the sooner we can get to business the sooner we can relax blah blah blah", and seeing as he was being so bossy about it, the girls decided not to test him.

"'Okay' is not exactly the word I would use. But hey, I'm back in the Undercity which I never thought I'd be able to do, so it works." Vi replies with a shrug.

Mira puts the tattoo gun down on the table with an exhale. "I think I'm done. Powder, what do you think?"

The teenager pounces on the blonde's extended arm and brings it close to her face for careful inspection. Vi could only see glimpses of the artwork from where she was sitting, and she hadn't seen much of it before, so she really has no clue what the tattoo actually looks like.

"I love it! I mean, I'm all for subtle violence, so it's perfect." Powder backs away with a wide smile and a bounce in her step. She walks up to Ekko and Vi, grabbing both of their arms to drag them both over to the blonde who has an amused look on her face.

As soon as Vi is close enough to view the entire picture, Powder's vague mention of "subtle violence" suddenly makes sense. It's the perfect combination of beauty and danger, a woman's face reflected on the blade of a kitchen knife with a vine of leaves in the background. The art style of the whole design is something Vi hasn't seen very much of, it's a balanced mix of softness and harsh lines.

Vi lets out a quiet exhale as she whispers a small "wow" under her breath.

"It's not my design," Miriem says, "I asked a friend of mine to draw something she thinks I'd like and this is what she gave me."

"Bolt?" Ekko asks.

"The one and only."

Powder hums, "I always forget that she can draw."

"You should give me a tattoo sometime," Vi looks up at Mira. "I haven't seen linework as good as that in a very long time. Plus, I need a touch-up on my arms." The blonde gives her a grin and a small nod.

"I have some ideas that I think you'd love. Most of them involve explosions." She winks at the maroon-haired woman and Vi can't figure out if she was referencing the canary explosion or the explosion they caused at the Piltover penthouse all those years ago.

"Sounds fun," Vi replies with a smirk. The two spend a few seconds looking at one another (Vi getting lost in studying the details of Miriem's eyes) before Ekko steps up and crosses his arms, seemingly oblivious of the tension.

"Okay, time to get serious." His tone is sharp, and his body language screams 'no-nonsense'. He holds up his watch, "Sevika is supposed to be here in about two hours, so we have a lot of time to catch Vi up on everything before she arrives." 

Despite knowing that there's little to no reason to doubt Vi's motives for being here, Mira couldn't help but be a bit hesitant to tell her about all of their current plans. She had clearly explained her situation, how she had been locked up in Stillwater for the last seven years and how she was approached by an enforcer, Caitlyn, who was looking for more information regarding Silco.

Sure, having an enforcer here at all is something to be wary about, but after what she did for Vi, and what she's trying to do for the people of Zuan, she seems like an okay person with no harmful ulterior motives.

Miriem knows, logically speaking, that there was no reason to be apprehensive towards either of them, but she couldn't help but feel a sliver of hesitation when Ekko spurred the conversation in the direction of their secret projects and such.