[ Trials. Viktor wasn't even thinking about how long that would take. It would be the proper way to go, of course, but time is not on his side, especially now. ]
That would take time, Jayce. I'm not sure how long my body...can hold out for.
[ He doesn't know, truthfully, how much time he has. It's a miracle he's lasted this long, is what he thinks every day. ] But it would obviously be the more sensible route to take.
[ But they both don't exactly have a good track record of being that, do they? ]
[It would be, but sense is the first thing out the window when it comes to saving Viktor's life. He had said they'd do trials when he spoke to Harold about this... But he knows Kirk didn't have time for trials either. The cost that came with that was fairly huge, but as Jayce has insisted time and time again: it still saved Kirk's life. At the behest of others, but it did what he had set out to do.]
We will, yes. [ His expression is strained as he gives another silent nod of his head.
But even if they don't and he still dies, death isn't permanent here, so that in and of itself might yield something they could use. ] I have been thinking...do you suppose my body would reset itself to the point of when I first arrived here? Before its further decline? [ If I die is the unsaid words. ]
It is something to consider, to take away some of the stress. [ But even as he says that, his hand gripping his crutch shakes ever so slightly. He has always feared it, death, and what it does to someone who is trying to outrun it. ]
The first time, yes. [ Not an option he says but it is a damning truth that they both will have to consider. Viktor looks at Jayce as he grabs him with both hands, weariness in his eyes, but also a strained apology as well.
He knows the word Jayce doesn't speak, and it's written clearly in his expression as well. ]
I found someone new, too. His name's Peter— works in all the right areas we're looking for. Nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, coding... With him, Kirk, maybe Accelerator— [Not Harold.] —we'll make it work.
[He forces a smile onto his face, like he's done before.]
Ah. I believe we've spoken before as well, on the train. He was quite talented and smart, too. I have no qualms about him helping, either, if you think he could help us.
[ He knows a forced smile when he sees one, and he can tell Jayce is stressed out. So for some much-needed levity, he'll try a subject change. ]
For now. Let's go to the library. I would like to see what this television is that you mentioned.
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That would take time, Jayce. I'm not sure how long my body...can hold out for.
[ He doesn't know, truthfully, how much time he has. It's a miracle he's lasted this long, is what he thinks every day. ] But it would obviously be the more sensible route to take.
[ But they both don't exactly have a good track record of being that, do they? ]
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We'll get it right the first time.
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But even if they don't and he still dies, death isn't permanent here, so that in and of itself might yield something they could use. ] I have been thinking...do you suppose my body would reset itself to the point of when I first arrived here? Before its further decline? [ If I die is the unsaid words. ]
It is something to consider, to take away some of the stress. [ But even as he says that, his hand gripping his crutch shakes ever so slightly. He has always feared it, death, and what it does to someone who is trying to outrun it. ]
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[Jayce is quick to say, both hands on Viktor now, like if he could just hold onto him physically, he'll never lose him.]
Even if it did reset, when someone dies here, they still lose something. A memory, a sense. What if you go blind, what if you forget... [me?]
[He lets the unsaid word hang in the air, lips twitching in an unstable frown, like he's holding back another emotional flood.]
We'll get it right the first time.
[If he says it enough times, it'll come true, like a wish on a star.]
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He knows the word Jayce doesn't speak, and it's written clearly in his expression as well. ]
We have help. So I have no doubts that we will.
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[He forces a smile onto his face, like he's done before.]
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[ He knows a forced smile when he sees one, and he can tell Jayce is stressed out. So for some much-needed levity, he'll try a subject change. ]
For now. Let's go to the library. I would like to see what this television is that you mentioned.