[The apology is... baffling and touching. Viktor had never blamed Jayce for his absence, he-]
You had... important work to do. I know that.
[Work Viktor never could have done. Being a councilman? Trying to root our corruption and repair a society so fractured? Viktor's place was in the lab and nobody ever tried to take him from it. Only death was going to do that. Jayce had so many demands placed on him, pulling him in all directions.
Viktor doesn't want to admit to feeling abandoned, it feels too pathetically needy. He stubbornly wished to help himself, all on his own, no matter what it took. Then, it got Sky killed. How far they both strayed...]
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You had... important work to do. I know that.
[Work Viktor never could have done. Being a councilman? Trying to root our corruption and repair a society so fractured? Viktor's place was in the lab and nobody ever tried to take him from it. Only death was going to do that. Jayce had so many demands placed on him, pulling him in all directions.
Viktor doesn't want to admit to feeling abandoned, it feels too pathetically needy. He stubbornly wished to help himself, all on his own, no matter what it took. Then, it got Sky killed. How far they both strayed...]
What... happened to you?