Viktor, too, is having something of a Time processing the fact that he created a living being--something from his past--that thinks and behaves on its own. It's a lot to take in, but it's also heartening, especially when he considers the Hexcore. That had been an adaptable device, and it's likely that if he brings it here, it will act as it would in the real world without Viktor needing to guide it.
Of course Jayce is pleased that Rio seems to like him, but why wouldn't she? He just fed her. Viktor laughs and shakes his head a little, content to watch.
"One of the reasons," he says, finally. "It's also as close as we would get to Piltover, as children. I didn't venture up into the wall until I was a little older. That's where I met Heimerdinger."
He can vividly imagine Jayce as a child, which certainly says something, though he imagines the same is true of himself. It may not be hard to guess that Viktor didn't have many friends--the other children unable to keep up with him mentally, just as he was unable to keep up with them physically. The thought elicits a small smile, though there's something a little bittersweet about it.
"Perhaps. I was, uh. Something of a loner." As evidenced by the fact that he spent his time crawling around in a cave making friends with a giant pink lizard. "You might have scared me off."
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Date: 2022-04-16 02:16 pm (UTC)Of course Jayce is pleased that Rio seems to like him, but why wouldn't she? He just fed her. Viktor laughs and shakes his head a little, content to watch.
"One of the reasons," he says, finally. "It's also as close as we would get to Piltover, as children. I didn't venture up into the wall until I was a little older. That's where I met Heimerdinger."
He can vividly imagine Jayce as a child, which certainly says something, though he imagines the same is true of himself. It may not be hard to guess that Viktor didn't have many friends--the other children unable to keep up with him mentally, just as he was unable to keep up with them physically. The thought elicits a small smile, though there's something a little bittersweet about it.
"Perhaps. I was, uh. Something of a loner." As evidenced by the fact that he spent his time crawling around in a cave making friends with a giant pink lizard. "You might have scared me off."