[Continuing from here, Kirk decides to switch the conversation to a private voice call as he doesn't want to mention certain things somewhere that can be too traceable]
Sorry. It seemed best to take this someplace more private.
Sorry. It seemed best to take this someplace more private.
(she knows how to do it, right? okay. once caitlyn is out of their home, jinx catches a glimpse of jayce through the window, and the best part of being a zaunite? who cares about front doors, or heights? she can definitely climb anything.
so, she just unceremoniously opens the window and lets herself in the same room he is, notebooks and pens in hand.)
Okay, so, here's what I'm thinking.
so, she just unceremoniously opens the window and lets herself in the same room he is, notebooks and pens in hand.)
Okay, so, here's what I'm thinking.
[He's in his bedroom. Well, the room Caitlyn had decided to let him stay in. It's becoming his room with the way he's taken to filling it with new knickknacks, books, notes, and outfits. There's even a laptop there that he's semi-learning how to use. Unfortunately, he's just getting up from sleeping in because it's great having no schedule whatsoever. Fortunately, he's at least in full pajamas when suddenly Jinx climbs through his unlocked second story window and starts talking like they're just continuing a normal conversation.]
AaAAaah?? What— What are you doing here?
AaAAaah?? What— What are you doing here?
[ On her way from point A to point B (point B being the hospital), Sevika will be doling out a warning to all her fellow Runeterrans: ]
Etraya has been compromised. Do not trust anyone who got pulled in after the train mission.
See network for further details.
[ Look, she's busy. She'll chat if she can, but expect it to be brief. ]
Etraya has been compromised. Do not trust anyone who got pulled in after the train mission.
See network for further details.
[ Look, she's busy. She'll chat if she can, but expect it to be brief. ]
voice. | un: guy (this is so funny coming immediately after the thread above this one...)
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2025-03-08 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, the cat is out of the bag — a few days earlier than anticipated, thanks to Sevika and anyone else who had started having questions and did some due sneaking. Max had walked away from Jayce with complete distrust for the concept of anyone being anywhere near his knee... but now he's at a bit of a crossroads.
His knee had been kicked in, dislocated. The brace he wore is busted.
And there is a mission coming up in a very limited amount of days.
He might be royally fucked.
This is the most begrudging outreach, and one he expects to be ignored or immediately turned down.]
I need a new brace.
His knee had been kicked in, dislocated. The brace he wore is busted.
And there is a mission coming up in a very limited amount of days.
He might be royally fucked.
This is the most begrudging outreach, and one he expects to be ignored or immediately turned down.]
I need a new brace.
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You've got a forge here, right?
[He knows the answer is yes, he's seen the building and the map.]
[He knows the answer is yes, he's seen the building and the map.]
[Sometime after this conversation, Vander has decided to come looking for answers.]
Is there a reason that there's a kid asking me where Jinx is because he wants to look at the gemstone she has?
Is there a reason that there's a kid asking me where Jinx is because he wants to look at the gemstone she has?
](Ugh. What the fuck does she even have to do with any of this. Just because she has a gemstone and now literally everyone seems to be losing their marbles over it, even if she has had it for what feels like forever. It's like a best buddy at this point. Lots of deep talks at night as she works on her weaponry.
When Jayce comes home and turns on the lights in his room, he'll see that it's all painted in chalk in recognizable Jinx art from the ceiling to the floor.
What calls the most attention are the words FAT MOUTH on the wall across from the door, making it the first thing he can see. The chair turns, revealing Jinx sitting with one leg crossed, and the other as a support for her arm.)
Explain.
When Jayce comes home and turns on the lights in his room, he'll see that it's all painted in chalk in recognizable Jinx art from the ceiling to the floor.
What calls the most attention are the words FAT MOUTH on the wall across from the door, making it the first thing he can see. The chair turns, revealing Jinx sitting with one leg crossed, and the other as a support for her arm.)
Explain.
[The moment he turns the lights on, the walls covered in colors that stand out from the formal and regal colors of Caitlyn's home, he's not even shocked. He just sighs, as Jinx turns around on her chair to stare at him.]
Is explaining actually going to change your mind on anything? Looks like you're pretty committed to how you feel about it.
[He gestures to a particular part of the wall that says "FAT MOUTH"]
Is explaining actually going to change your mind on anything? Looks like you're pretty committed to how you feel about it.
[He gestures to a particular part of the wall that says "FAT MOUTH"]
/Cripes, you're gonna give me an aneurysm. Can you fucking chill for 5 seconds? Thanks./
I have it from a good source that the potential theft has been called off.
Why are you hiding in a library?
Why are you hiding in a library?
Hi.
What's going on with that gemstone of yours?
What's going on with that gemstone of yours?
Next time you'd like to use the library as a refuge, you might consider asking first. I might even set you up with something more accommodating than a spare couch.
/Talis. Wanna come meet the other mutants and play a very stupid drinking game? Cool, see you at the mansion soon./
[ Harold looks even more like a professor than normal as he decides to deliberately play up that angle for his first visit to S.T.A.R. labs since his own arrival. It'd been disappointingly empty of computer equipment, not to mention entirely unsecured, so he'd never returned after his initial scouting. Now he's in a sweater vest and tie under his suit jacket rather than a waistcoat, and he has a leather messenger bag over one shoulder that Jayce will recognize from summer camp.
He'd decided to leave Bear at home, which wasn't an idle decision. Harold is incredibly defenseless and relies on Bear for protection much of the time -- basically whenever John, Shaw, or now Carver aren't around in person -- but he did say he would need a greater measure of trust in order to work effectively, and he should at least start by trying to earn it.
If he ends up settling in to work, he'll bring in a guard. Trust but verify, indeed.
As it is, he comes limping up to the massive facility and pauses in front, sending Jayce a message to let him know he's arrived. Little point in wandering around looking for wherever they've set up. ]
He'd decided to leave Bear at home, which wasn't an idle decision. Harold is incredibly defenseless and relies on Bear for protection much of the time -- basically whenever John, Shaw, or now Carver aren't around in person -- but he did say he would need a greater measure of trust in order to work effectively, and he should at least start by trying to earn it.
If he ends up settling in to work, he'll bring in a guard. Trust but verify, indeed.
As it is, he comes limping up to the massive facility and pauses in front, sending Jayce a message to let him know he's arrived. Little point in wandering around looking for wherever they've set up. ]
Follow the arrows.
[There along the walls, from the entrance inward, are a series of papers stuck to the wall halfassedly with tape and a very basic arrow drawn on them. They've been up for a while, and there's worn parts of the otherwise dusty hallways, pathways made by the motion of human feet.
When Harold arrives, Jayce is already sitting down as if he’d just been waiting around the whole time for Harold to arrive, with a pot of hot water, since Harold expressed the desire to bring his own tea.
Originally, he had planned to erase as much evidence he could of his plans for saving Viktor, but after his second conversation with Harold, and with the potential of inviting Peter over... he decides to not. What does remain is six white boards, all flipped to show their blank side only, but the other side has much more information written on them. He'll keep that side hidden for now, until he talks more with Harold.
The two long desks that sit near each other, one clearly Jayce’s and the other Viktor’s, aren’t as cleaned up. There’s notes stacked on each, both with their own methods of organization. Jayce’s desk has a notebook on it, closed, and various blueprints underneath it all.
If browsed, there are notes about building a device to track magic in Etraya, along with a blueprint, and it looks to be the oldest of the blueprints. Another blueprint is for the Hextech gauntlet that Jayce had built for Vander to use. Any notes pertaining to nanotechnology seem very minimal and surface level, more like brainstorming than fully formed plans. Should Harold find a chance to snoop, for notes on artificial intelligence, there’s also not a lot of notes there on explorations, but instead more diary-like entries about Aurora and detailing what he assumes are her limitations.
Jayce stands up from his seat as Harold approaches, wearing his science outfit, and holds out hand to shake.]
Glad you could make it.
[A pleasantry more than maybe he means it, but he's trying to mean it.]
[There along the walls, from the entrance inward, are a series of papers stuck to the wall halfassedly with tape and a very basic arrow drawn on them. They've been up for a while, and there's worn parts of the otherwise dusty hallways, pathways made by the motion of human feet.
When Harold arrives, Jayce is already sitting down as if he’d just been waiting around the whole time for Harold to arrive, with a pot of hot water, since Harold expressed the desire to bring his own tea.
Originally, he had planned to erase as much evidence he could of his plans for saving Viktor, but after his second conversation with Harold, and with the potential of inviting Peter over... he decides to not. What does remain is six white boards, all flipped to show their blank side only, but the other side has much more information written on them. He'll keep that side hidden for now, until he talks more with Harold.
The two long desks that sit near each other, one clearly Jayce’s and the other Viktor’s, aren’t as cleaned up. There’s notes stacked on each, both with their own methods of organization. Jayce’s desk has a notebook on it, closed, and various blueprints underneath it all.
If browsed, there are notes about building a device to track magic in Etraya, along with a blueprint, and it looks to be the oldest of the blueprints. Another blueprint is for the Hextech gauntlet that Jayce had built for Vander to use. Any notes pertaining to nanotechnology seem very minimal and surface level, more like brainstorming than fully formed plans. Should Harold find a chance to snoop, for notes on artificial intelligence, there’s also not a lot of notes there on explorations, but instead more diary-like entries about Aurora and detailing what he assumes are her limitations.
Jayce stands up from his seat as Harold approaches, wearing his science outfit, and holds out hand to shake.]
Glad you could make it.
[A pleasantry more than maybe he means it, but he's trying to mean it.]
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[ The first thing Jayce will notice is that Viktor is not at S.T.A.R. labs at all when he gets in that morning. Odd considering they come from the same house?? But Viktor's notes and blueprints are strewn about the place, which suggests that he's been there recently. He probably went out to the store to grab them both some lunch, but there's no indication of a note that states this either.
But after an hour or so, Viktor finally arrives, looking a bit suspicious as he carries a bag behind his back that he places on a table near the door. He gives himself a moment before he limps into the main section of the lab. ] Ah. You're already here. That does save me the trouble of contacting you.
But after an hour or so, Viktor finally arrives, looking a bit suspicious as he carries a bag behind his back that he places on a table near the door. He gives himself a moment before he limps into the main section of the lab. ] Ah. You're already here. That does save me the trouble of contacting you.
Of course I'm here. And I was about five minutes away from messaging you. Did something happen?
[There's concern on his face, as he gets out of his seat. Viktor's almost never late, if they don't arrive together. Usually it means something is hurting and it made travel difficult.]
[There's concern on his face, as he gets out of his seat. Viktor's almost never late, if they don't arrive together. Usually it means something is hurting and it made travel difficult.]
Psst!
[some evenings later, a little voice calls out just as Jayce exits the diner.
it's coming near the outdoor trash can - just behind it, where Antigone is peeking out.]
Jayce! Right? [or was it Jay. or was it press X to Jason. fuck.]
[some evenings later, a little voice calls out just as Jayce exits the diner.
it's coming near the outdoor trash can - just behind it, where Antigone is peeking out.]
Jayce! Right? [or was it Jay. or was it press X to Jason. fuck.]
/Clubbing. You. Me. Hellion. Chrissy. Pick you up soon. Thanks. Wear something I won't hate./
Jinx and Silco are no longer in Etraya.
[She vanished for several days to go get canon-updated and now she's back with fresh and exciting new trauma!]
Will you be home today? We should talk.
Will you be home today? We should talk.
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