He gives a light scoff. "If I'm remembering some of the old statements correctly? More or less. The lot of us work under the Eye, apparently, which got really damn good at screwing up everyone else's rituals to end the world on their terms. We got to personally interrupt one called The Unknowing."
There's something about Tim's statement that triggers a memory in his brain. Words that Jon had told him. What did he talk about -
God, he had been so drunk.
"Tim, I'm only asking you this because it seems like a touchy subject and I'm safe behind these bars. But - uh - the Circus thing. And the ritual. Did it have to do with your brother?"
What good humour was on Tim's face drops immediately, and he pushes off the bars to look down at Jacobi in a moment of open shock. But then it's gone, buried under a defensive layer of resentment.
He's going to smack Jon. Because it had to be him, he listens to all the tapes and Martin wouldn't.
"Not the ritual specifically, no." His voice is flat again, humourless. "The Circus, yeah."
"He was always a lightweight when I knew him. Can't say if being a spooky freak now changes that." He's gonna be salty for a while.
But, well. Since Jacobi already fucking knows. "My brother was an urban explorer and just so happened to go into the wrong building. The Circus was there first and they turned him into a bloody sideshow."
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God, he had been so drunk.
"Tim, I'm only asking you this because it seems like a touchy subject and I'm safe behind these bars. But - uh - the Circus thing. And the ritual. Did it have to do with your brother?"
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He's going to smack Jon. Because it had to be him, he listens to all the tapes and Martin wouldn't.
"Not the ritual specifically, no." His voice is flat again, humourless. "The Circus, yeah."
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Oh well.
"To be fair, Mr. Grumpy Face, I? Was exceptionally drunk. And Jon was....drinking. Does he get drunk?"
Jacobi's always the first to go, so he never remembers. "He never said your name, but - " The detonator. Their relationship. It kind of makes sense.
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But, well. Since Jacobi already fucking knows. "My brother was an urban explorer and just so happened to go into the wrong building. The Circus was there first and they turned him into a bloody sideshow."
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Good.
Good. Jacobi would have made the same sacrifice.
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But he's tired now, between his aches and the sudden change to an incredibly private topic, so he pushes off the bars properly now with a stiff smile.
"I'll message when I find out who else got Robocopped."
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"I think I'm going to go with Terminator," he points out, turning back to his desk. "Seems more my aesthetic."