[Which is genuine, but he wants to be honest with Jayce--he isn't sure. Viktor is now acutely aware of how changed he really was, too busy exploring his own mind realm to truly comprehend what he was doing in the real world. He understands, now, that some of this was the Hexcore exerting its influence, but how much of that is really true, given the fact that he is, to some extent, the Hexcore itself.
Still, Jayce is stabilizing. Grounding. Even his touch makes him feel more tethered to the real world--more resistant to the urge that still sparks through him, the one that looks at everything like a problem that needs to be fixed.
Another moment and he realizes what Jayce is staring at. Viktor doesn't shy away from the touch, though he flinches, slightly, when those fingertips graze the edge of the open wound.]
This will repair itself, in time. It isn't painful.
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[Which is genuine, but he wants to be honest with Jayce--he isn't sure. Viktor is now acutely aware of how changed he really was, too busy exploring his own mind realm to truly comprehend what he was doing in the real world. He understands, now, that some of this was the Hexcore exerting its influence, but how much of that is really true, given the fact that he is, to some extent, the Hexcore itself.
Still, Jayce is stabilizing. Grounding. Even his touch makes him feel more tethered to the real world--more resistant to the urge that still sparks through him, the one that looks at everything like a problem that needs to be fixed.
Another moment and he realizes what Jayce is staring at. Viktor doesn't shy away from the touch, though he flinches, slightly, when those fingertips graze the edge of the open wound.]
This will repair itself, in time. It isn't painful.