[ Rec room time! There's a set-up for Tw*ster that Metis seems to be looking over with a quiet mumble ]
Don't think these old bones of mine will be capable of this... [ Their helm raises with a ! when they realize they have company. ] Ah, Sir Viktor. Curious of what kind of games we have in store here?
[ because I thought it would be funny for Viktor and Metis to both just 🧍♂️
That's fine his nerd eyes are perceiving though, Metis is equally as curious and looking around! ] Viktor, then.
[ A shy... Metis is patient with warm pleasantries. ]
That's right. There are some of the physical sense, play cards, provided game pieces... but there are also those of the digital quality. I'm not much of a, as Thebe puts it, "gamer" so I thought I may as well try my hand while the opportunity is there.
[He wanders over to 🧍♂️ with Metis by the Tw*ster game. There's no way in hell either of them are going to be playing this thing.]
I see.
[The Itch appears now. He abandons poor Metis to go to the side with the physical games. He exchanges the crutch to the left arm so he can use his right one to pick through some of the things curiously.]
Do you play regular games?
[Pulling out a Rub*k's Cube. Oh, bad. Too familiar. Quickly putting it back. (kombuncha girl face) Hold on... actually. Pulling it back out again to look at it!]
[ Tw*ster is being abandoned, goodbye. Metis will follow along with a curious tilt of their helm before they rummage a little through themselves. ]
Oh hardly, much too busy with work, and even before being stationed here I was too busy drowning under paperwork than to play a game or two. [ Said with a bit of amusement. Also just. Watching Viktor Kombuncha the Rub*k's Cube. Girl you good? ]
My knowledge is limited to a few card games and mahjong. I'm more of the kind to stick my nose in a book.
How curious. My interests have always led me to more ancient wisdom. [ They press a button, and it gives the command to twist it. Alright... the next commands are to pull it, twist it. ...? Head tilt. ]
Ahhh, yes. It is one of my personal favorites. Not only can it meet most technological needs, but there are older records and files buried within it.
It will come sooner rather than later so you shouldn't have to wait long. [ lol. ]
Ah. I had begun to think that may be the concept behind it. [ It's said curiously, peering at it around. ] Though the design of it is rather simple, I can imagine those back home making a similar tool for fun.
[ They'll play with it for a bit, not missing a step as they do. Well practiced when it comes to memory. ]
Viktor watches them to see how they do. Not in a judgy, arrogant way, but in a studious one. The way someone is more quiet and watchful than they are talkative. There's the faintest hints of an amused expression to his face.]
You're pretty good with something that forces you to move so silly.
[Not the game making people act bizarrely just to complete a memory puzzle.]
A device meant to test your memory, and a puzzle at that, I feel many scholars have come up with such things back home. Not quite like this, of course.
[ Though as new it may seem to them, they don't find it too strange. But also gives you treat. ]
Not technology such as this. I am more familiar with magic - the controlling and handling of Aether. Most devices and the way my home works is through such Aether.
[you giving me this as if i wasnt already like this is a crystal cat man
He pauses in drawn-out realization.]
The arcane... [Time to shake hands over worldly energy.] Yes, that's what we have now... with Hextech, what my partner and I created. Magical technology. It's powered by the arcane held within stabilized hex crystals.
Is that how it works? [ And they do sound excited, fascinated. ] When I was capable of fully concentrating on my education growing up, I made groundbreaking research into ancient arcane wisdom. Oh, what I would not give to take a peek for myself regarding another world's discoveries.
[ But that excitement starts to die down a little after a moment. ] Unfortunately I am far too busy with my work here.
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Don't think these old bones of mine will be capable of this... [ Their helm raises with a ! when they realize they have company. ] Ah, Sir Viktor. Curious of what kind of games we have in store here?
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Sorry that he comes in with his nerd eyes going in every single direction.] Just Viktor is fine... [DISTRACTED!! And maybe a bit shy? It's fine.
The very quick dismissal of the jock side of the room. Sorry, not for him.]
Games?
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That's fine his nerd eyes are perceiving though, Metis is equally as curious and looking around! ] Viktor, then.
[ A shy... Metis is patient with warm pleasantries. ]
That's right. There are some of the physical sense, play cards, provided game pieces... but there are also those of the digital quality. I'm not much of a, as Thebe puts it, "gamer" so I thought I may as well try my hand while the opportunity is there.
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I see.
[The Itch appears now. He abandons poor Metis to go to the side with the physical games. He exchanges the crutch to the left arm so he can use his right one to pick through some of the things curiously.]
Do you play regular games?
[Pulling out a Rub*k's Cube. Oh, bad. Too familiar. Quickly putting it back. (kombuncha girl face) Hold on... actually. Pulling it back out again to look at it!]
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Oh hardly, much too busy with work, and even before being stationed here I was too busy drowning under paperwork than to play a game or two. [ Said with a bit of amusement. Also just. Watching Viktor Kombuncha the Rub*k's Cube. Girl you good? ]
My knowledge is limited to a few card games and mahjong. I'm more of the kind to stick my nose in a book.
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I understand.
[He's glancing it over. The shape of it gives him the ick (naturally), but the idea of it is intriguing. He glances up at the mention of books.]
I prefer books as well.
[Of course you do, sweetie. We can look at you and tell.]
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If not the tales of ones' adventure, the amount of knowledge buried in tomes aged in time and realms... I can get wrapped up in them for hours.
[ Holds up a B*p It! device. A red ? blips in front of their helm. ]
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Still holding the stupid colorful block, his attention turns to the B*p It! Metis picks up. Both brows raise.
.........Puts the cube down.]
I'm usually reading books about Hextech and engineering, but old tomes are interesting. Someone told me we may get a library, is that true?
[Motions for Metis to try the weirdly shaped device.]
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How curious. My interests have always led me to more ancient wisdom. [ They press a button, and it gives the command to twist it. Alright... the next commands are to pull it, twist it. ...? Head tilt. ]
Ahhh, yes. It is one of my personal favorites. Not only can it meet most technological needs, but there are older records and files buried within it.
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He watches Metis maneuver through the Simon-Says game. Is this an old man? This is old man energy.]
Interesting... Well, I'll be happy to explore it when it arrives. [lol] Until then...
[He motions at the game again.]
It's a memory mimic game, I think. It gives you something to repeat and the difficulty increases the more you remember correctly.
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It will come sooner rather than later so you shouldn't have to wait long. [ lol. ]
Ah. I had begun to think that may be the concept behind it. [ It's said curiously, peering at it around. ] Though the design of it is rather simple, I can imagine those back home making a similar tool for fun.
[ They'll play with it for a bit, not missing a step as they do. Well practiced when it comes to memory. ]
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Viktor watches them to see how they do. Not in a judgy, arrogant way, but in a studious one. The way someone is more quiet and watchful than they are talkative. There's the faintest hints of an amused expression to his face.]
You're pretty good with something that forces you to move so silly.
[Not the game making people act bizarrely just to complete a memory puzzle.]
Did your home have a lot of technology?
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A device meant to test your memory, and a puzzle at that, I feel many scholars have come up with such things back home. Not quite like this, of course.
[ Though as new it may seem to them, they don't find it too strange. But also gives you treat. ]
Not technology such as this. I am more familiar with magic - the controlling and handling of Aether. Most devices and the way my home works is through such Aether.
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He pauses in drawn-out realization.]
The arcane... [Time to shake hands over worldly energy.] Yes, that's what we have now... with Hextech, what my partner and I created. Magical technology. It's powered by the arcane held within stabilized hex crystals.
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The arcane... ]
Is that how it works? [ And they do sound excited, fascinated. ] When I was capable of fully concentrating on my education growing up, I made groundbreaking research into ancient arcane wisdom. Oh, what I would not give to take a peek for myself regarding another world's discoveries.
[ But that excitement starts to die down a little after a moment. ] Unfortunately I am far too busy with my work here.