[ There is a considerable amount of time before Jayce gets an answer. Viktor is...not sure how to respond. He wasn't exactly expecting Jayce to return after all. Or he had made his peace with the fact that he might not, at any rate.

But then he gets this audio message and can't help but scoff on his end. ]

You wouldn't be able to reach me if I weren't. [ Another pause. ] You sound out of breath. There's no need to rush. It's not as if I'm going to leave.

[ But some part of him does want to. ]