That "mutual concern" of ours relies heavily on building some level of trust. And so far whenever one of us tried to do that, the other decided to spit on it. You showing up with a half-assed transmission doesn't help, but you knew that already the moment you sent it.
You're smart, so you don't need me for that "mutual concern" of yours. If you did, you'd try to act more professional.
Professionality does tend to go out of the window when one is attempting to kill you. When people lie, betray, deceive and stoop to new lows of working with those who once used them as a tool... Credibility tends to disappear. I'm not even sure if trust even matters to you, considering the people you surround yourself with.
You are correct in the assessment that I do not necessarily need you. But he certainly does. To which I have pondered... If you really wanted to stop him. Why didn't you simply try to destroy what he needs? Remove the energy that your previous echo placed into yourself?
My curiosity is only interested as to what you have to show for your little revenge quest. Have you actually managed to make real progress? Or have you persuaded yourself that progress is made with these little weapons you've been tinkering with?
Another part of my curiosity is regarding a little incident at the Shrine where some fool tried to kill your mind. Who and why did they try that?
"...professionality does tend to go out of the window when one is attempting to kill you..." - that goes both ways. Remember that.
Yeah, I want to stop Harbinger. Doesn't mean I'll kill Vincent for it, though. You can't destroy something like that without collateral. You should know that.
Why should I show you anything of what I've achieved? You make it abundantly clear that you don't need me and my abilities. You'd rather have me dead to bring Vincent back at any cost without thinking of the bigger picture. Nah, scratch that. You want us both dead.
You have SLRC, a few civilians and some of your technocrat friends working on the Final Journey. I'm sure you'll catch up or discover something I might have missed. Let's not forget the Vagrants and their Thralls working with you.
Maybe you need me. You, not Harbinger. But you wouldn't admit to it. You don't have the balls to look me in the eyes and say it.
At the start, I never wanted to harm you, to kill you. But you insisted on self-detonation. Refusing help. Saying you never needed it. Then ran off saying you needed it. I was prepared to offer everything to help you, it was clear to me you were dying and suffering. But you were too scared. You deluded yourself, deluded everyone else. It was a lost cause when you clearly lost it.
I wonder, is Vincent even alive anymore?
As for what you're doing... You really don't have anything, do you? I bet you didn't even know there was a likely second Harbinger running around. Heheh. Why would I need you? What makes you necessary when you haven't even made any progress? You can't even hurt him, I haven't heard of anyone coming close to doing it.
Right, this is one of those conversations where you ask me if I've done anything, I say I did, then you say "oh, so you don't have anything"... -I won't play along. Got better things to do. I don't need to prove you anything. So Either you drop the act and tell me something meaningful, or we can end this convo' just as it started: with nothing of value. I'm done with hunting you down out of anger or out of a victim complex. Doesn't mean I have to listen to your babbling, though.
Even after Hemlocke took you to Alcatraz you still haven't changed. I was hoping you did.
Do not amuse me, you never cared. I tend to become more belligerent when those who threaten or try to manipulate me, especially those who act akin to brutes trying to play god with their own twisted complexities.
If you have not actually made any tenable progress, then the dangers are only going to multiply further without contest. Someone, or something, is accelerating the Sentinels spread through their attempted hostile meddling. And do not think I was jesting about before. It is quite possible that Harbinger has a mimic.
Forego your cowardice, do you know anything about this mimic?