It must have been some talk. [ Hm. Should he even be surprised that Jayce has managed this? Probably not but it's still surprising to hear nonetheless. ] I was under the impression she would like to have nothing to do with me after our...conversation.
[ Which he is fine with, honestly. ] Are you sure she meant us and not just you?
And yet you neglected to inform me until now. [ Mm. It's not to say that he won't help but...Jayce has always been eager to please others. It's not something that easily missed but it is often a point that Viktor tends to point out to the other to hopefully correct it. Considering how the debacle in the library ended Viktor is hoping that this isn't some sort of play for Jayce to bandage that. ]
So she is now fine with Zaun's biggest disappointment helping her with her arm? [ Does he sound a bit bitter? He sure does. There is a soft scoff on his end. ]
I hope that is not...you trying to please us both, Jayce. [ Never one to mince words is he? ] If there is a relationship I wish to mend I will do so on my own.
[It was, in fact, a play for Jayce to bandage that. The wind is certainly taken out of his sales. Fortunately there’s no video, but it’s pretty apparent from his silence. He had thought… maybe if he could just get them back in the same room together, it’d be easier to have them reconcile.]
She…
[Still did say all that, yeah. But she might apologize, if they helped her out. Sevika gets her arm fixed, and a better understanding of how they work, and Viktor gets his apology, and the satisfaction of finishing a project. It should have been an easy win-win. But Viktor doesn’t react the same way Jayce does, when someone tries to get him down. He’d rather fight fire with fire, prove himself against whatever odds, but Viktor… ]
… Yeah. Alright.
[It’s a reluctant acquiesce. He wishes everyone could see what he saw in Viktor. Sure, it also took him years to get past the bristles and spines… ]
[ Viktor is silent for a minute on his end and then there is a soft sigh. Perhaps he will take a note out of Jayce's book but just this once. He was never one to care about proving himself to others, unlike Jayce, but he also doesn't want to be the thing Sevika actually spoke like he was. He doesn't particularly like hearing the tone of reluctance or the silence from the otherwise chattier of the two of them.
He knows that they are all supposed to be working together for the sake of their world and so he would be remiss if he stooped to the level of outright ignoring someone who did need their help. ] I didn't say I wasn't going to help, Jayce. [ He doesn't particularly sound enthused about it but he will bite his tongue on the matter. ]
I will do it...for us. [ And maybe because he's a little bit petty and wants to do it for that reason too?? He's only human after all. ] It would be good to have a project to work on again together.
Don't thank me yet. [ Hm. ] We might have our work cut out for us, depending on the state of it. Not to mention the lack of a suitable workspace and tools...
Though I'm sure it won't be too terribly hard to fix, regardless. [ With their powers combined they can handle it. ]
[ He is judging!!! Good thing Jayce can't see his face! ]
Shimmer, Jayce? You cannot be serious. You do realize the dangers it could pose to everyone here.
[ Because if they need shimmer for her arm, then there will have to be a constant supply of it. Using it on himself, he knows the effects of it, what it can be used to accomplish. But also what it had turned The Undercity into. Does he think that could happen here to that extent? No, not really, but even the thought of having shimmer available here defeats the purpose of whatever they were meant to do here. ]
[The explanation sounds weak, even as he says it. He's never done shimmer, doesn't know much about it, other than it's dangerous. But the way Sevika described it, how in lieu of a real healthcare system for Zaun, shimmer filled the gap.]
What if we started with just one vial? To make sure it works. Then we can find another alternative. One vial can't be dangerous.
And you believe this? [ Viktor doesn't say anything about that. He knows its usefulness especially for what he had needed at the time, a time of desperation and lack of clarity. A doomed man, Singed had called him. Singed was right and Shimmer had aided him in his process to try and change himself, cure himself, but he wouldn't exactly call it a medicine...
There is a sigh on his end. ] One vial is even too much, I would think. Besides, there is no way to make it here, as far as I am aware... [ unless he hasn't been informed about something? ]
Making adjustments to the arm so that Shimmer is not required would be a better use of our time, efforts.
[His own guilt is a factor. He thinks of the Shimmer factory incident. She and he both know what he did there... and she might not be lording it over his head, but he knows the value of her silence. Viktor can't know.]
She'd have to ask for Aurora to bring it in, and they don't have the means of producing it here. It wouldn't be for distribution, just personal use.
Let's just... make it operational first, and modify it later? I'm sure we can find a way without Shimmer, but not soon. You know I'm no good with chemtech.
Operational, yes. [ He's indifferent to it but it also seems like they will have to keep secrets from one another a bit more. He doesn't exactly want Jayce to know about his usage of it, though he's not sure why, something about the other knowing makes him feel...strange. Inadequate in a way he can't quite pinpoint. Foolish in another. ]
Not for distribution... [ a pause before he speaks again. ]
Do you think it would remain that way...with Silco here? [ He's not to be trusted given what happened with the train. Instability in this place caused by a person from their world... ] It is a choice that could lead to an otherwise devastating outcome for our world. Upsetting the balance here, that is.
Why would he? He produced Shimmer as a political equalizer. There's not even a governing body or economy here to compete against. Unless you think he's an addict?
[It's the only way it would make sense to Jayce, but also Viktor's always been the more savvy of the two, especially in the ways of Zaun.]
...You really think he'd...?
[Certainly it would reflect badly on them all if someone from their world started producing drugs here, in what is essentially paradise.]
I wouldn't begin to know his reasoning for it, if he would even need one, Jayce. [ But he's also not so sure it's because he's an addict either. Not exactly familiar with Silco or his people, of course. ]
It only takes one instance of needing it...to deem it necessary to produce. [ Then excuse to continue to do so would begin. ]
[Jayce lets out a long, frustrated sigh. Viktor's right.]
We can't let him make it here.
[He'll destroy it himself, if he needs to. There won't be kids around, this time.]
But that's a Silco problem. Maybe we... tell Sevika the materials here are too weak under the strain the chemical reactions Shimmer causes? That might not even be a lie, the metal composites here are just harder to reheat and reform. It'll work for one via of Shimmer, but after that, we'll need to find an alternative source of chemicals?
It's a hypothetical but something to keep in mind... [ Viktor, of course, isn't going to be able to help with its removal should this even become a thing. ]
Mm. Do you think that'll work? Lying to someone familiar with such substances? [ Hm. It's a leap but they'll just have to see. ]
An alternative source...or something that doesn't require it at all. We're in a new world with technologies greater than our own, Jayce. If there's something we can do, it's create and invent another type of arm for her. At this moment we're not bound by what we know but more of what we don't.
Well, if I turn up dead, we'll know she didn't buy it.
[Kind of a joke, but also he's pretty sure she would kill him for that. Or at least break something.]
She doesn't want a Hextech arm. Made that much clear. But there's a new one I've been working on for someone named Robert... The "nanotechnology" Kirk had been talking about gave me some ideas about a neural connection between the arm and the user. I don't know enough about it to know if it would work, or who would develop that part of it, but an electricity-powered arm with nanotechnology could be a compromise?
[Although personally it annoys him a little to not use Hextech when that would be not only a good solution, but a much more efficient one.]
Hm. Then we'll just have to make it believable. [ Viktor please?? ] If you wind up dead I doubt that would be in her best interests and that seems to be the main point for all of this.
[ If you could only see his curious expression right now!! ] And you didn't tell me about it? [ Teasing as his tone sounds a little hurt. ]
Ah, yes, that nanotechnology. I had a discussion with Kirk about it as well. I had wondered if it could be combined with Hextech for...difficult matters relating to our issues. [ Might it be a less volatile version of the hexcore?? He doesn't know the specifics of nanotechnology quite yet, but he does want to test it, see what could be done with it. But that's a discussion for another time. ]
Electricity and nanotechnology could prove useful. The generation and maintaining of power might be an issue, however. Which is where I would say Hextech might be implemented...but we would need gemstones for that to be a possibility.
I didn't get far on Robert's arm! Just a blueprint and took some measurements. Of course I was going to ask for your help.
[After the Hexcore and Hammer shenanigans of them making their own devices, it's probably not a good idea for neither to work on things alone again.]
We'd need to understand it more. The idea of tiny devices so small they're microscopic but able to still do certain programmed tasks is incredible! You think they could be used for a cure?
I was thinking about that... the gemstones. Do you think it's a good idea to bring them here, if we could? Jinx is capable of using them for such destruction, and she's... very capable of stealing things from me again.
[Given that she's already threatened to steal his notes a second time, in Etraya.]
Of course. I hope this person isn't going to attempt to kill you as well, if things don't go according to his wishes. You seem to be gathering quite the group of people for that sort of thing. [ His tone is a bit annoyed because Jayce keeps putting himself into positions with people who can harm him just so he can please them. ]
A cure? It's a possibility. The...hexcore was able to manipulate organic matter in such a way. But...the control over it. I...wasn't strong enough. [ He knows the reason, knows his failings and his weaknesses. The Hexcore knew it as well, too well, it was a terrifying thought to even have of its being here. ]
But with these machines there's less of an issue in those regards.
[ But here there will be a longer pause. ] There may be a means of keeping them secured. A vault, perhaps? A little project we might work on with security features implemented as well. But I do agree about its powers potentially causing some kind of interference in this place. But without any testing it's merely a hypothesis without data to back it up.
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[Which is definitely still a thing Viktor wants to do, right??]
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[ Which he is fine with, honestly. ] Are you sure she meant us and not just you?
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[Which Viktor might not want, but...]
And she was okay with that. We're just going to have to be on our best behavior.
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So she is now fine with Zaun's biggest disappointment helping her with her arm? [ Does he sound a bit bitter? He sure does. There is a soft scoff on his end. ]
I hope that is not...you trying to please us both, Jayce. [ Never one to mince words is he? ] If there is a relationship I wish to mend I will do so on my own.
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[It was, in fact, a play for Jayce to bandage that. The wind is certainly taken out of his sales. Fortunately there’s no video, but it’s pretty apparent from his silence. He had thought… maybe if he could just get them back in the same room together, it’d be easier to have them reconcile.]
She…
[Still did say all that, yeah. But she might apologize, if they helped her out. Sevika gets her arm fixed, and a better understanding of how they work, and Viktor gets his apology, and the satisfaction of finishing a project. It should have been an easy win-win. But Viktor doesn’t react the same way Jayce does, when someone tries to get him down. He’d rather fight fire with fire, prove himself against whatever odds, but Viktor… ]
… Yeah. Alright.
[It’s a reluctant acquiesce. He wishes everyone could see what he saw in Viktor. Sure, it also took him years to get past the bristles and spines… ]
You don’t have to come. I can do it.
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He knows that they are all supposed to be working together for the sake of their world and so he would be remiss if he stooped to the level of outright ignoring someone who did need their help. ] I didn't say I wasn't going to help, Jayce. [ He doesn't particularly sound enthused about it but he will bite his tongue on the matter. ]
I will do it...for us. [ And maybe because he's a little bit petty and wants to do it for that reason too?? He's only human after all. ] It would be good to have a project to work on again together.
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Thanks, V.
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Don't thank me yet. [ Hm. ] We might have our work cut out for us, depending on the state of it. Not to mention the lack of a suitable workspace and tools...
Though I'm sure it won't be too terribly hard to fix, regardless. [ With their powers combined they can handle it. ]
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There's really only one... "hitch" on fixing her arm.
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[ Hm. Sharing a workspace...not his favorite thing. ]
And what hitch would that be?
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[He waits for the immediate judgement he expects from Viktor.]
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Shimmer, Jayce? You cannot be serious. You do realize the dangers it could pose to everyone here.
[ Because if they need shimmer for her arm, then there will have to be a constant supply of it. Using it on himself, he knows the effects of it, what it can be used to accomplish. But also what it had turned The Undercity into. Does he think that could happen here to that extent? No, not really, but even the thought of having shimmer available here defeats the purpose of whatever they were meant to do here. ]
There has to be other options available.
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[The explanation sounds weak, even as he says it. He's never done shimmer, doesn't know much about it, other than it's dangerous. But the way Sevika described it, how in lieu of a real healthcare system for Zaun, shimmer filled the gap.]
What if we started with just one vial? To make sure it works. Then we can find another alternative. One vial can't be dangerous.
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There is a sigh on his end. ] One vial is even too much, I would think. Besides, there is no way to make it here, as far as I am aware... [ unless he hasn't been informed about something? ]
Making adjustments to the arm so that Shimmer is not required would be a better use of our time, efforts.
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[His own guilt is a factor. He thinks of the Shimmer factory incident. She and he both know what he did there... and she might not be lording it over his head, but he knows the value of her silence. Viktor can't know.]
She'd have to ask for Aurora to bring it in, and they don't have the means of producing it here. It wouldn't be for distribution, just personal use.
Let's just... make it operational first, and modify it later? I'm sure we can find a way without Shimmer, but not soon. You know I'm no good with chemtech.
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Not for distribution... [ a pause before he speaks again. ]
Do you think it would remain that way...with Silco here? [ He's not to be trusted given what happened with the train. Instability in this place caused by a person from their world... ] It is a choice that could lead to an otherwise devastating outcome for our world. Upsetting the balance here, that is.
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[It's the only way it would make sense to Jayce, but also Viktor's always been the more savvy of the two, especially in the ways of Zaun.]
...You really think he'd...?
[Certainly it would reflect badly on them all if someone from their world started producing drugs here, in what is essentially paradise.]
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It only takes one instance of needing it...to deem it necessary to produce. [ Then excuse to continue to do so would begin. ]
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We can't let him make it here.
[He'll destroy it himself, if he needs to. There won't be kids around, this time.]
But that's a Silco problem. Maybe we... tell Sevika the materials here are too weak under the strain the chemical reactions Shimmer causes? That might not even be a lie, the metal composites here are just harder to reheat and reform. It'll work for one via of Shimmer, but after that, we'll need to find an alternative source of chemicals?
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Mm. Do you think that'll work? Lying to someone familiar with such substances? [ Hm. It's a leap but they'll just have to see. ]
An alternative source...or something that doesn't require it at all. We're in a new world with technologies greater than our own, Jayce. If there's something we can do, it's create and invent another type of arm for her. At this moment we're not bound by what we know but more of what we don't.
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[Kind of a joke, but also he's pretty sure she would kill him for that. Or at least break something.]
She doesn't want a Hextech arm. Made that much clear. But there's a new one I've been working on for someone named Robert... The "nanotechnology" Kirk had been talking about gave me some ideas about a neural connection between the arm and the user. I don't know enough about it to know if it would work, or who would develop that part of it, but an electricity-powered arm with nanotechnology could be a compromise?
[Although personally it annoys him a little to not use Hextech when that would be not only a good solution, but a much more efficient one.]
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[ If you could only see his curious expression right now!! ] And you didn't tell me about it? [ Teasing as his tone sounds a little hurt. ]
Ah, yes, that nanotechnology. I had a discussion with Kirk about it as well. I had wondered if it could be combined with Hextech for...difficult matters relating to our issues. [ Might it be a less volatile version of the hexcore?? He doesn't know the specifics of nanotechnology quite yet, but he does want to test it, see what could be done with it. But that's a discussion for another time. ]
Electricity and nanotechnology could prove useful. The generation and maintaining of power might be an issue, however. Which is where I would say Hextech might be implemented...but we would need gemstones for that to be a possibility.
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I didn't get far on Robert's arm! Just a blueprint and took some measurements. Of course I was going to ask for your help.
[After the Hexcore and Hammer shenanigans of them making their own devices, it's probably not a good idea for neither to work on things alone again.]
We'd need to understand it more. The idea of tiny devices so small they're microscopic but able to still do certain programmed tasks is incredible! You think they could be used for a cure?
I was thinking about that... the gemstones. Do you think it's a good idea to bring them here, if we could? Jinx is capable of using them for such destruction, and she's... very capable of stealing things from me again.
[Given that she's already threatened to steal his notes a second time, in Etraya.]
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A cure? It's a possibility. The...hexcore was able to manipulate organic matter in such a way. But...the control over it. I...wasn't strong enough. [ He knows the reason, knows his failings and his weaknesses. The Hexcore knew it as well, too well, it was a terrifying thought to even have of its being here. ]
But with these machines there's less of an issue in those regards.
[ But here there will be a longer pause. ] There may be a means of keeping them secured. A vault, perhaps? A little project we might work on with security features implemented as well. But I do agree about its powers potentially causing some kind of interference in this place. But without any testing it's merely a hypothesis without data to back it up.