Amplifying one's own perception of joyful emotions sounds very nice, allowing people to discover in the first time whether they truly like a thing, an object, or a person deep in their hearts. But in fact, at the very beginning, upon detecting this enhancement on herself, Caitlyn felt more confusion and nervousness.
Because this ability allowed Caitlyn to clearly feel that after Faen entered her body, accompanied by the things Faen left in her body and the mark left on her skin, whenever she approached Faen, or even thought of Faen, her body would involuntarily start to activate, get excited, and feel joyful.
Although body changes and mental changes are two completely different things, after getting along with Faen during this period, Caitlyn gained not only a bellyful of life essence from Faen, but also many knowledges about the spirit realm and other regions of Runeterra. Among them included the mutual influence of spirit and body.
This made Caitlyn once worry whether she would become a puppet losing self-will for Faen to play with due to body changes twisting her rational thinking—although Faen frankly said he was more keen on complete conquest of body and mind, thereby developing more positions, rather than being limited to simple 1v1 with a wooden figure, thus having no interest in shells losing souls.
But even so, Caitlyn was still worried whether her spirit would also gradually degenerate uncontrollably accompanied by physical changes.
But now... she could feel she was truly happy. This made Caitlyn's constantly tense spirit also quietly relax a bit.
And on the side, looking at Caitlyn who suddenly smiled, Vi also asked somewhat curiously: "Uh... what happened? Feel like you are suddenly much happier?"
Hearing Vi's inquiry, Caitlyn also smiled slightly, then said with a face full of relaxation: "Because I can feel that when I'm with you, I am happy~"
"Eh? What do you mean?" Vi's face was full of incomprehension.
"I mean, I am very happy now~" Relaxation hung between Caitlyn's brows, as if she finally unloaded the heavy burden falling on her shoulders for many days. To this, Vi was still full of bewilderment, somewhat unable to understand what exactly Caitlyn meant—this couldn't be blamed on Vi feeling confused, after all, feeling happier because feeling happy with you... no matter how it sounded, it seemed a bit strange. Without directly applying for Chinese-to-Chinese translation, one had to praise her for keeping her cool.
But now feeling joy, Caitlyn obviously didn't want to continue entangled in this matter. Instead, following this feeling of joy, she couldn't wait to deepen this joy.
In the distance, standing on a building, holding a monocular telescope, looking at Caitlyn and Vi talking and laughing, Jinx couldn't help clenching her palm, making the brass-shelled telescope emit a series of creaking sounds. Taking a hamburger from the side and stuffing it into her mouth to chew vigorously, but looking at that vicious appearance, rather than saying enjoying food or eating, it was better to say swallowing the enemy's flesh and blood raw...
And on the other side, Caitlyn felt the mental joy. Caitlyn also knew she should strike while the iron was hot, best to take this opportunity to completely suppress the physical desire and dependence on Faen. Thinking this, Caitlyn pointed at the amusement park not far away and invited Vi with a smile: "Interested in going in for a stroll?"
"Uh? I don't have any thoughts... just why do you suddenly want to go to the amusement park?" Scratching her head, a look of incomprehension also appeared on Vi's face.
One must know, although Caitlyn was sometimes called 'Little Cupcake' by her, the actual Caitlyn was a quite aloof person. Even in Vi's memory, the only few times she showed weakness were because she was injured during law enforcement or combat, temporarily losing combat power and needing protection.
Under these circumstances, amusement park? This thing doesn't match Caitlyn at all...
Thinking this in her heart, but Vi didn't say it directly, just treating it as Caitlyn wanting to do something to relieve mental pressure after living in Zaun for a period. So she nodded and said: "Okay, just happen that I haven't been to an amusement park yet, just right to see it today."
While speaking, amidst the sound of Jinx gnashing her teeth and chewing, Caitlyn and Vi started tonight's carnival.
Under normal circumstances, for people like Caitlyn and Vi, amusement parks had almost no attraction. The former, Caitlyn, received the most comprehensive education since childhood, with a cool and indifferent personality, not interested in things in amusement parks that stimulate senses to produce excitement through fast ups and downs. And as an Enforcer, if really discussing excitement, there should be nothing more exciting than chasing vicious murderers.
And Vi needless to say, born in Zaun since childhood, those facilities in Piltover's amusement park, in terms of danger level, were not even as good as Zaun's daily environment—and amusement parks had protective measures, Zaun didn't have this thing. Like Jinx's secret base, it was directly built on ventilation duct impellers full of rust traces, abandoned for who knows how many years. That thing, really squeaked and shook three times with one step on the iron sheet.
But for things like amusement parks, facilities are secondary; what's truly important is who goes to the amusement park with you. Meeting the right person, even an ordinary carousel can render blossoming peach blossoms through the filter of human eyes.
If saying Caitlyn really wanted to play, while Vi just wanted to accompany Caitlyn, then accompanied by emotion and atmosphere, later even Vi herself couldn't help but indulge and immerse in it. In the end, two renowned Enforcers actually played in the amusement park for a full three hours plus.
Having experienced all the facilities in the amusement park once, the two girls also sat side by side on the bench in the central square of the amusement park to rest, still wanting more. And feeling the joy jumping in her heart, Caitlyn could feel her body had resonated with the mental joy, the whole being completely mobilized. This made Caitlyn increasingly excited. Looking at Vi beside her who was also immersed in joy, Caitlyn also felt at ease—she knew her feeling was not wrong.
Because Caitlyn could equally feel the mark on her lower abdomen had begun to activate. That is to say, when staying with Vi, that joy produced mentally was enough to make the Joy Mark react, countering the dependence and instinct Faen left in her body.
As long as she could persist.