Are you sure? Because killing you - killing anyone, frankly - seems like reasonable fucking grounds to take it back.
[Like a parent taking away a child's toy because they were fighting with the other kids.]
For me, it would probably be something like, "Can you prohibit the approval of requests that include science and technology that's specific to Academy City?" That still allows for shit that has been researched elsewhere, so say if someone comes from a place that also did the R&D for nanomachine trackers they can ask for those specific ones, but they can't ask for the kind that comes from my city. It would still be technology that's problematic around here, but I'd still be able to keep a lockdown on the shit that I'm responsible for.
[He may or may not be going into parent mode at this point.]
Talis, as someone with likely one of the biggest body counts here, I can say that no matter how much you screw up, you're not the kind of person who deserves to be killed.
Good point.
"Can you prohibit the approval of requests that include science and technology that's specific to Academy City, unless the requestor is myself or someone who was involved with its development?"
That allows for researchers who won't be blocked from their own research. It opens it up to a lot of bastards who did a lot of bad shit, but if any of those people show up here they'd be dealing with me regardless.
[He sees you not acknowledging his opinion, Jayce. He sees it! He debates calling him out, but he knows what those kinds of feelings are like and making them worse won't help anyone.]
Yeah, fine.
By the way, this whole thing is a big fucking mess. If you're stressed about it you should try talking to Finch. He's good at listening.
[And being compassionate, and giving good advice without being judgmental.]
[He likes Harold, quite a lot, but he can't imagine actually being open with him in the way Accelerator's implying he should be. It would just lead to another scolding in some manner.]
1. Aurora doesn't inform people of science and technology in other universes. 2. It's against her protocol to prevent people from the same universe accessing science and technology from their universe. However: 3. She told me she could inform me if anyone from my universe shows up and makes a request for that kind of stuff.
It sounds like monitoring is possible, but not complete prevention.
And don't tell Harold. He wouldn't want me asking you this.
[Even if... it does help ease his mind, just a little. Having a plan, knowing someone will follow through with it with as much certainty as Accelerator has. Knowing it's not going to be up to him to know when to stop himself. If what he's talked about with Harold is true, then Hextech is far more dangerous than he expected. Sevika said it too- he thought she just didn't understand.
Any normal person would let it go at this point. But he's not going to do that.
He knows that about himself. It's been his obsession for most of his life. He can't lock it away in a box and let it go forever, even if it's dangerous. Hextech was about helping people- he's always said that- but it's also been about saving himself. If he had to live in a world where he couldn't work with magic in some way...
But there's magic here. Magic he could possibly use, and maybe it's different than the arcane he knows so well in Runeterra, but if it's safer then maybe... he can find something to focus on here, instead.]
[There's a beat as Accelerator debates leaving it there. It's enough, Jayce has trusted him a lot already and he isn't going to misuse what he's been offered.
.... Maybe he should trust him back, just a little?
He clicks his tongue and keeps typing.]
I asked Finch to be a contingency plan for me in case something ever happens. A mentally unstable esper can be really dangerous, and since I'm the strongest, that goes double for me. Short of Aurora, he's probably the only one here who could deal with me. He was ok with helping, but he wouldn't agree to killing me if I got out of hand.
His views on murder are a pain in the ass, but that's just who he is.
[He'll live with it. He doesn't want Harold to change.]
cw: still talking about child murder and also adult murder
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[Like a parent taking away a child's toy because they were fighting with the other kids.]
For me, it would probably be something like, "Can you prohibit the approval of requests that include science and technology that's specific to Academy City?" That still allows for shit that has been researched elsewhere, so say if someone comes from a place that also did the R&D for nanomachine trackers they can ask for those specific ones, but they can't ask for the kind that comes from my city. It would still be technology that's problematic around here, but I'd still be able to keep a lockdown on the shit that I'm responsible for.
[He may or may not be going into parent mode at this point.]
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[He can't rule it out.]
Wouldn't that mean you couldn't get any of it yourself? Maybe add in a clause with you being the sole requestor?
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Good point.
"Can you prohibit the approval of requests that include science and technology that's specific to Academy City, unless the requestor is myself or someone who was involved with its development?"
That allows for researchers who won't be blocked from their own research. It opens it up to a lot of bastards who did a lot of bad shit, but if any of those people show up here they'd be dealing with me regardless.
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Sounds better. Let me know if it works.
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Yeah, fine.
By the way, this whole thing is a big fucking mess. If you're stressed about it you should try talking to Finch. He's good at listening.
[And being compassionate, and giving good advice without being judgmental.]
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[He likes Harold, quite a lot, but he can't imagine actually being open with him in the way Accelerator's implying he should be. It would just lead to another scolding in some manner.]
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Here's what I got:
1. Aurora doesn't inform people of science and technology in other universes.
2. It's against her protocol to prevent people from the same universe accessing science and technology from their universe. However:
3. She told me she could inform me if anyone from my universe shows up and makes a request for that kind of stuff.
It sounds like monitoring is possible, but not complete prevention.
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And what we were talking about before. If you go off the deep end and need someone to stop you, I can step in.
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You're not the first person to ask me to do this kind of thing, dumbass. It's fine.
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Of the people here?
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Okay. On two conditions. One, if Viktor isn't here. Two, if I'm going to hurt someone.
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Why would it matter whether Viktor is here?
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If there's ever something that gets me to the point I'm talking about, Viktor would set me straight.
[more allegations he's not beating]
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[That's both gay and reasonable. He has no idea of Jayce realizes that but whatever.]
Okay, both of those conditions are fine with me. No Viktor around and if you're going to hurt someone.
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[Even if... it does help ease his mind, just a little. Having a plan, knowing someone will follow through with it with as much certainty as Accelerator has. Knowing it's not going to be up to him to know when to stop himself. If what he's talked about with Harold is true, then Hextech is far more dangerous than he expected. Sevika said it too- he thought she just didn't understand.
Any normal person would let it go at this point. But he's not going to do that.
He knows that about himself. It's been his obsession for most of his life. He can't lock it away in a box and let it go forever, even if it's dangerous. Hextech was about helping people- he's always said that- but it's also been about saving himself. If he had to live in a world where he couldn't work with magic in some way...
But there's magic here. Magic he could possibly use, and maybe it's different than the arcane he knows so well in Runeterra, but if it's safer then maybe... he can find something to focus on here, instead.]
cw: talking about child murder
[There's a beat as Accelerator debates leaving it there. It's enough, Jayce has trusted him a lot already and he isn't going to misuse what he's been offered.
.... Maybe he should trust him back, just a little?
He clicks his tongue and keeps typing.]
I asked Finch to be a contingency plan for me in case something ever happens. A mentally unstable esper can be really dangerous, and since I'm the strongest, that goes double for me. Short of Aurora, he's probably the only one here who could deal with me. He was ok with helping, but he wouldn't agree to killing me if I got out of hand.
His views on murder are a pain in the ass, but that's just who he is.
[He'll live with it. He doesn't want Harold to change.]
cw: still talking about child murder and also adult murder
[Which probably seems contradictory, considering what he's asking for.]
How could he stop you?
[Unless it's with The Power Of Friendship or something, he's failing to see how someone like Harold could actually "deal" with him.]
cw: still talking about child murder and also adult murder
[Harold just isn't a pushover when it comes to his morals.....
He will not type that thought out.]
That's none of your fucking business and not part of the point I was making.
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