[ he's being watched because...he's a nerd. and introverted. and he doesn't always connect with people in general. shoma's not much of a talker on a good day, tending to keep to himself unless someone forces him to communicate or it's a topic that catches his interest.

so this of course is the latter, and he's interested in hearing what viktor's accomplished. ]

One wrong move and you'd lose resources. But fine-tuning a machine to exert the right amount of pressure each time to maximize the output of arcane power means being able to continually create new things. [ ... ] Was it something you had an interest in doing yourself before you even met Jayce?