Zeroth Directive

Archive III

As long as Vigil and Penance are both on the landship at the same time, you will see them dining together. In order to avoid complicated rumors, after Penance joined Rhodes Island, Vigil would introduce her to the other operators as a big sister figure. While Penance has not really admitted to this point, she has also not gone out of her way to deny it. However, it is no mystery that both Penance and her ideals are special to him. 'I was brought up to be the famiglia's heir. From the very beginning, I've always been pursuing ways of expanding the famiglia's power, and ways of doing my job more efficiently. I'm not such a noble person.' During a chat with the Doctor, when the topic of his origins came up, he smiled and explained: 'Now that I think about it, that was from before when Famiglia Texas was liquidated. As the power and influence of the Columbian famiglie grew, some of their ideals and practices started to leak over into Siracusa as well. For better or worse, Siracusa's famiglie also started to become more 'civilized,' and that affected me to some degree as well.' 'Originally, I was going to become someone who would stop at nothing to secure advantages for the famiglia. But, Lavinia... Alright, I'll call her Penance here, since she seems to like that codename. Anyways, after my father brought her into the famiglia, things changed.' After getting to this point, Vigil paused for a while, as if carefully considering his words. 'So many things happened along the way, including her dispute with my father. In the end, she decided to accept the position of judge that he arranged for her, but this isn't a story you should be hearing from me – ask her yourself if you're interested. Looking back, in the process of learning as much as I could to become an effective leader of the famiglia, I not only learned about Siracusa's rules and Columbia's cunning, but also of the justice she had never given up.' 'Unfortunately, Demetri had always been tasked with the responsibility of intel gathering, so he was always running around and had little time to talk to Penance. If he had the same opportunities as me, maybe we wouldn't have turned out like this.' He let out a sigh. 'Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore.' 'In any case, Doctor, I see Penance as a superbly upstanding person. For her to be able to hold onto her ideals in a place like Siracusa is an incredibly rare and precious thing. Plus, my mother passed away at a young age, and my father... though we didn't have a bad relationship by any means, there were certain things that I could not easily share with him, so...' He suddenly showed some hesitation and paused for a while when he got to this point, before finally continuing: 'When I was still relatively young, she played both an older sister role, as well as...' 'Vigil, I need to talk to you about the planning of the new city. Also, I heard the quality of your work hasn't been up to par lately; have you been staying up late again?' From not too far away came a clear, pristine female voice. Without a doubt, it belonged to Penance. 'Uhh... Doctor, if you'd excuse me.' Vigil stood up and trotted towards the voice, mumbling justifications for himself as he ran: 'It's not like I held up the project or anything.' In that rare moment, he appeared to be just another impetuous, fearless youth.

Archive IV

Vigil is full of uncertainties. He has never seen himself as having all the answers. As a matter of fact, had it not been for Rubio's death and Danbrown's accusations opening his eyes at a critical juncture, he most likely would've perished in the maelstrom that his father set into motion. When he stood in that church, he ultimately never asked his father why he did not spare him, why he would sacrifice the entire famiglia to do what he did. Because he already knew that the answer he'd receive would be no different from what he told Demetri. In the end, he cast aside his former brother and set out on a thorny path that had never before seen the light of day. Vigil is afraid. He does not know if he will be able to succeed. When he sat across from Signora Sicilia, he was already prepared to go out in a blaze of glory. After all, he never intended on answering to her. In the face of her casual yet also fateful question, he could only put his most heartfelt thoughts and ideas forward, and truthfully admitted to her that his ideas were far from bulletproof. After all, even if a new ideal had already sprouted within his heart, it was still immature. Vigil is anxious. He feels that there is too much for him to learn. While serving as Minister Carracci's secretary, he never had to deal with anything particularly complicated. But when confronted with official duties that would influence the operations of an entire city, he immediately came face-to-face with his shortcomings. This deficiency causes him a great deal of grief, as he is aware that the only thing that can fill this gap is time, which is the one thing he lacks. Despite that, all he can do is put his head down and do what needs to be done, nose to the grindstone. There is no other way. Regardless, Vigil knows that he is fortunate enough. Signora Sicilia accepted his challenge. He has Penance and Texas at his side to assist him. Furthermore, there are people in Nuova Volsinii who are also motivated to build a new city. He treads down a path that he cleaved opened for himself. He cannot assert that Siracusa will change as a result of his actions, but he knows that what he plans to do will leave an indelible mark upon the land of Siracusa. And he is ready to give everything.

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