That Eye You Can't Escape

by reminiscent-afterthought

[Alt-S1.5, drabble collection] It was impossible to get away from the eye of the Syndicate, and Hei had just been chasing a wild dream.

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That Eye You Can't Escape
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So you'll fight back, after all? You'll go looking for your princess even though you have no idea where to even start? You'll play the part of a Contractor again even though you know you're only a fake, a replacement, a cog that doesn't fit in to the works.

No. That look on your face says elsewise. There's conviction, but there's something else there. Something human. That sort of stubbornness they sometimes get when they think they can change the world with their frail strength.

But you're not so frail, are you? And you've got a Contractor by your side and when you get your Doll back as well, what then? More than a team, we'll be a triad again and maybe this time we'll prove we're above and beyond every Syndicate pair.

But Hei, you're not looking at me, are you? Just Yin, even if you wouldn't be here if not for me.