[Da Vikky Vitya is doing better today! Not in the looking like a wet paper bag department, but in the walking one. He has a crutch back!
And also a better clothes selection even if he fills it out like a box of toothpicks.
He is too busy trying to mess with the IRIS system before being smart enough to sit down somewhere, so he promptly runs right into the six-foot tall woman. WAH. The crutch helps when he stumbles.]
He looks extremely embarrassed under the boisterous reply. And then he notices the axe. HELLO? His eyes go wide, and then he realizes he's staring, so he tries to pretend he's not staring and his eyes do the, like, double-take find a better place to stare.]
--Yes. I'm... [Waits for his brain to catch up. OR SLOW DOWN?] I found it.
[ It's fine, she does think you should be amazed at her axe. It's not the craziest weapon the Sinners have got, but it's hers. ]
You found it. That's pretty rude of them to take that of all things from you though, huh? They could at least have put it right next to you like some people got with their cats or Shoma got with Roboji.
[ Imagine making a disabled person walk to go get their crutch. So unfortunate but also very funny in this case. ]
Yep. My outfit and my handy-dandy axe just in case.
[ Pats her hip! ]
That's all I get though, I'm missing any E.G.O. equipment or anything. Hopefully we don't run into anything that'd need that though, because that'd mean things would be really rough.
Not the norm for you either, huh? It's a good life, Vitya! If you can go your whole life without having to deal with any Abnormalities then I'd say you're doing pretty well.
[ The standards of her world are so low, please understand. ]
I kind of do a little bit of everything to be honest. The LCB makes arrangements with Corps, Associations, or Syndicates to work hired services for them in exchange for what we want. So we've been guides, hired muscle, bodyguards...
Abnormalities also just run wild in the streets sometimes, especially near thee stuff we're looking for, and those are as much of a problem for us as much as it is for others. So we do suppression work here and there too.
[Is this what everyone else feels like when he starts rambling on about Piltover and Hextech and everything else? His brows furrow--not confusion, just organization. Keeping up.]
So you are... like a mercenary group...? [?] Abnormalities are... creatures?
[ Which you know. Usually that sounds like weirdly specific denial but she's just being frank. She's not the biggest meathead in the LCB, but she doesn't bother to be too cerebral. ]
Sure, here and there. Turns out they like to gather around the stuff our main branch wants us to get from across the City, so we're trained and equipped to deal with them properly.
[For a moment, he looks like he might say he doesn't think she is evil, but then again, he doesn't know a single damn person here. Maybe she is evil. Maybe Todo is evil. Maybe they're ALL evil. What does he know?]
Wait, so... what we're doing here is familiar to you in a way?
[ Todo definitely could be the most evil as a treat. ]
You could say something like that. We won't know until we get started, but on paper, yeah.
. . .
What do you do for a living?
[ The energy is like. Are you gonna be okay. She's more concerned about his ability to work here more than the literal kids because Viktor could barely walk fresh out of the pods. ]
[He will keep that in mind, thank you very much, Tall and Strong Woman Who Knows What Is Happening Later (maybe).]
I'm a research partner and inventor. [He is not going to be okay. It's fine. He will manage as he has always managed.] My partner and I created Hextech.
[NOOOOOOOOOOOO, I THOUGHT YOU HAD FINISHED, I SPOILED YOU HELP ME. I spoiled you knowing Jayce is a stupid het. RIP.]
It's...
[There is, like, a .05 flashback to all of the things that definitely are not working out for him (withholds these from you greedily bc it's saturday not monday), but then he smiles weakly.]
It's working. What we're creating is able to help many people, and that's what matters.
[ AHSHGRHG SUCH IS RP BUT ITS OKAY I HAVE LIKE MORE OR LESS AN IDEA OF WHAT GOES ON IN THERE I don't think I need to know the canon to know Jayce gives off shitty het energy, that's what getting into politics does.
Rodion's expression is neutral for a moment while she kinda weighs that a little. A lot of people promise that kind of stuff in the City. A lot of it doesn't work out.
Oh well, she's not really a nihilist or anything. The intention seems sweet. ]
You're not also going to tell me people are cursed where you come from or something, are you...?
[Oh. She has been chatting to Donut and Science. His mouth moves in silent hesitation and thoughtfulness.]
Not like that, no. But I don't think I have to believe in curses to understand war and the polluted Undercity kills plenty of people before they are very old.
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And also a better clothes selection even if he fills it out like a box of toothpicks.
He is too busy trying to mess with the IRIS system before being smart enough to sit down somewhere, so he promptly runs right into the six-foot tall woman. WAH. The crutch helps when he stumbles.]
Oof-- Sorry, sorry.
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Vitya! You look so much better already!
[ She seems totally unconcerned about being ran into. She's also in her default outfit! Axe included on her hip. ]
Getting around alright?
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He looks extremely embarrassed under the boisterous reply. And then he notices the axe. HELLO? His eyes go wide, and then he realizes he's staring, so he tries to pretend he's not staring and his eyes do the, like, double-take find a better place to stare.]
--Yes. I'm... [Waits for his brain to catch up. OR SLOW DOWN?] I found it.
[WIGGLES CRUTCH.]
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You found it. That's pretty rude of them to take that of all things from you though, huh? They could at least have put it right next to you like some people got with their cats or Shoma got with Roboji.
[ Imagine making a disabled person walk to go get their crutch. So unfortunate but also very funny in this case. ]
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It's not the worst experience I've had. As long as I've got it now...
[He won't trip over Scien and fall into a pile of broken bones on the floor. Good things can only happen from here. Right?]
I see you... also have your things.
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[ Pats her hip! ]
That's all I get though, I'm missing any E.G.O. equipment or anything. Hopefully we don't run into anything that'd need that though, because that'd mean things would be really rough.
Have you looked around yet?
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A little, yes. I was trying the... [Holds up the wrist thingy.] before I, uh, ran into you.
[Literally.]
Um... Sorry, but... "E.G.O."?
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E.G.O, it's a special gear we use sometimes to give us an extra edge in some missions. It's like, uhh, if you made a weapon out of a monster?
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[But also he's like GIMME. Not for any wild, insane purposes or anything. Haha.
His eyes get so big at the last part. WHAT? Uses this icon again because he is flabbergasted.]
Excuse me--if you what?
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[ The standards of her world are so low, please understand. ]
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Is it...
[This is not a question on purpose.]
Abnormalities? What is it... you do exactly?
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Abnormalities also just run wild in the streets sometimes, especially near thee stuff we're looking for, and those are as much of a problem for us as much as it is for others. So we do suppression work here and there too.
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So you are... like a mercenary group...? [?] Abnormalities are... creatures?
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[ Mercenaries are basically hired anythings, right? So... yeah, probably. Just under like, an actual company name rather than a solo venture. ]
Yep, to put it simply. I think it's based something something in human origin, but I don't really listen to Faustie's lectures all that much.
[ She's the professional where all that info is concerned. Rodion is just the one who beats them up. ]
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[He's not sure he'd classify them as evil, but he knows other people would because killing (sometimes) for money is as evil as you can go.]
Ah, I see......
[They are the complete opposite. She really has a head full of muscle only.]
Do you run across them very often?
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[ Which you know. Usually that sounds like weirdly specific denial but she's just being frank. She's not the biggest meathead in the LCB, but she doesn't bother to be too cerebral. ]
Sure, here and there. Turns out they like to gather around the stuff our main branch wants us to get from across the City, so we're trained and equipped to deal with them properly.
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Wait, so... what we're doing here is familiar to you in a way?
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You could say something like that. We won't know until we get started, but on paper, yeah.
. . .
What do you do for a living?
[ The energy is like. Are you gonna be okay. She's more concerned about his ability to work here more than the literal kids because Viktor could barely walk fresh out of the pods. ]
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I see.
[He will keep that in mind, thank you very much, Tall and Strong Woman Who Knows What Is Happening Later (maybe).]
I'm a research partner and inventor. [He is not going to be okay. It's fine. He will manage as he has always managed.] My partner and I created Hextech.
[THIS MEANS NOTHING TO HERRRR]
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[ Assumes he has a boyfriend (no). ]
Sounds like more Corp high-ranks. What's Hextech do?
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It is the integration of the arcane and technology. A way for someone to harness magic through a piece of tech to better their work or their lives.
[Is this playing with fire? Yes.]
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Oh, so it's kinda like what a couple of Corps do.
How's that working out for you?
[ Just how much fire you playing with, bud? ]
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It's...
[There is, like, a .05 flashback to all of the things that definitely are not working out for him (withholds these from you greedily bc it's saturday not monday), but then he smiles weakly.]
It's working. What we're creating is able to help many people, and that's what matters.
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Rodion's expression is neutral for a moment while she kinda weighs that a little. A lot of people promise that kind of stuff in the City. A lot of it doesn't work out.
Oh well, she's not really a nihilist or anything. The intention seems sweet. ]
You're not also going to tell me people are cursed where you come from or something, are you...?
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Great(?) news for Rodion, it's the same in other cities, too! Haha! Ha... His expression is weirdly indecisive for a moment.]
That depends on what exactly you mean by cursed.
[And also everyone in Arcane is fucking cursed. With bad luck.]
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Like... everyone dies by age 23 kind of cursed?
Are you cursed?
[ Is she going to have to be extra-concerned for you bud. ]
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Not like that, no. But I don't think I have to believe in curses to understand war and the polluted Undercity kills plenty of people before they are very old.
Isn't being human already a curse?
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[ Okay, edgelord. Her vibe is ha-ha, but maybe with less of her usual nonchalant gusto. ]
Though I mean, I get it.
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Do you? [It isn't sarcastic, but a general inquiry.] Your line of work sounds like you might watch people die almost every day.
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[ She's pretty frank about it, at least. ]
I'm getting the impression it might not really be all that normal for you guys. Most of you, at least.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but people die regularly where I'm from. At least, in the Zaun part of the city.
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[ She can't really say she's sorry when she's basically in the same boat. But she isn't so fucked up that she can't acknowledge it's pretty wrong. ]
What's usually getting your people killed?