[CLOSED]

[sweetmilk]

Who: Viktor, the Machine Herald + closed prompts in the comments
What: A little pre-mission prep
When: In the weeks prior to the mission
Where: All over (will indicate in the prompt headers)
Warnings: Blanket warnings for surgery, body modification, body dysmorphia, will update as needed


Anyone interested in a closed prompt, feel free to hit me up at brutallyamish!

Comments

[sweetmilk]

[ Unfortunately, Viktor is paranoid and despises being vulnerable, but he can be reasonable so long as he isn't backed fully into a corner. Despite being mostly metal now, he still is that same young Zaunite fighting to survive on the streets before Piltover plucked him out of the alleys to wring him dry. ]

Nicely. Hm. [ The noise is drawn out for a beat. ] My definition of nice apparently differs from most, but respectful I can manage.

[ Viktor is still thinking about back up plans in case respectful turns out to not be enough. That, and he is debating whether or not to show his hand to a stranger with the capability to use what they know against him. His hand, in this instance, being the extent of his augmentations. ] I hope you are right.

[levelshift]

[That isn't the most encouraging response, but at least Viktor is agreeing to try. Accelerator isn't the kind of person who has any real interpersonal skills that could assist, nor is he someone who would make an effort at getting other people to be buddy-buddy, so it is what it is. If the two of them don't get along, then they'll just have to live with that.]

Yeah, good luck. Hopefully she doesn't twist you into a metal pretzel.

[.... This little shit.]

[sweetmilk]

[ Viktor isn't the most amicable person either, a fault he is acutely aware of, but he isn't the type to pick fights (typically), and the likelihood of him running into this metal bender is low, considering how rarely he puts himself in the public eye.

Still, he takes the advice to heart while simultaneously hoping to avoid needing to use it. ]

If she does, it would be a good stress test for my augmentations.

[ That old Zaunite sense of 'humor' at its finest. ]

[levelshift]

[Aha, okay, that's funny. Accelerator gives a little scoff. It isn't quite a laugh, but there is a slight curl to his lips.]

That's looking at the optimistic side of things. [In a manner of speaking, anyways!]

[sweetmilk]

[ A victory is a victory. ]

It is realistic. And likely useful. Thus far, I have only gotten significant data on how resistant they are to idiots with large hammers.

[levelshift]

[He very nearly lets out a burst of laughter at that remark, because there is only one person he knows who uses a giant hammer....]

Talis?

[sweetmilk]

If that is what he calls himself.

[ The man he knew had no second name, only a clan who paved the way for his temper and ridiculous nature. ]

An idiot with a hammer is an idiot with a hammer, regardless of the name.

[levelshift]

['Regardless of the name'? That is a bit of an odd thing to say, and Accelerator inclines his head.]

What do you mean?

[sweetmilk]

I have no interest in discussing the matter further.

[ His tone leaves no opening to attempt otherwise. ]

[levelshift]

.....

[His curiosity doesn't abate but he doesn't want to pry, so Accelerator's gaze shifts up to the Hex Claw.]

You done scanning the sample?

[sweetmilk]

[ There is a short list of topics Viktor will not entertain, and this is the one at the top of the list. And that is nothing to say that he promised to play nice.

So he fixes his gaze back on the sample as the hexclaw clamps down harder. After a moment, he holds his hand out and drops the chunk into his palm. ]

I was tempted to see how it would hold up to the beam, but I suspect it would do more damage to my work table than the sample.

It should be suitable for what I need. Now the task at hand is to begin creating enough to replace the entire column.

[levelshift]

[Hearing that sends a little feeling through Accelerator. Something like pride? He had no role in creating the alloy itself, but it came from the city he is currently in charge of, so he supposes that's all it is.]

You could ask Aurora for it. I don't think it'd cost much.

[sweetmilk]

I could.

[ Viktor says it with all the implication that is the last thing he wants to do. Asking for the lab had been a decision that had taken him weeks to come to and he did not have the time do waste now. ]

Creating it myself is preferable.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator, meanwhile, doesn't mind asking for things from Aurora. Why not? It's efficient, and she's nice about it.

He inclines his head.]

... Do you even have the stuff you need here to do that?

[sweetmilk]

[ Efficiency is one thing, and Viktor can acknowledge the merits of simply paying a price to have the alloy delivered, but the merits are, however, offset by the need to assess the quality of what Aurora provides and whether or not it possesses the same nanotechnology her tokens did. ]

I have what I need to get started. The rest I can work on simultaneously. It is not ideal but it is better than the alternative.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator shrugs lightly.]

Alright. [If Viktor has it covered, all the better!] You need me for anything else today, then?

[sweetmilk]

[ Viktor spreads out some schematics out on the work table, and pulls his notes out and lays them nearby. ]

Unless you are interested in assisting, no, I believe that is all.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator will take his crutch back, hopping off the table and getting himself re-adjusted.]

Okay, then let me know when you've got enough of it to do the surgery.

[sweetmilk]

Without interruption, I should have enough by this time next week.

[ Viktor is aware that he's pushing the limits of his equipment and his body, but with the degradation he's already suffered, this is the lesser of two evils, as they say. ]

I will confirm the day and time when I have all I need.

[levelshift]

Fine with me. I don't have anything else going on.

[With a shrug he turns and heads for the door.]

[sweetmilk]

Hm.

[ Viktor doesn't have anything else to say, but he follows just to close and lock the door once Accelerator is gone so he can go back to work without the threat of interruption. ]