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Yes.
[Attachment: a photo of Paul, wearing dark tinted glasses, half-smiling wanly at the camera, set against a dark backdrop.]
Does that count?
[Attachment: a photo of Paul, wearing dark tinted glasses, half-smiling wanly at the camera, set against a dark backdrop.]
Does that count?
[ his heart gives a little jump. but— ]
can you write "shoyo has a nasty lunge and i paul sensei can vouch rsrsrs trench 2024" on paper and show it to me
next to your face
[ shoyo sends a selfie of himself in a few seconds as an example; he has a paper up and something about paul written on it but the shot is . . . blurred. especially around the face and arms. ]
like this but clear
can you write "shoyo has a nasty lunge and i paul sensei can vouch rsrsrs trench 2024" on paper and show it to me
next to your face
[ shoyo sends a selfie of himself in a few seconds as an example; he has a paper up and something about paul written on it but the shot is . . . blurred. especially around the face and arms. ]
like this but clear
[If there was anyone who seemed immune to things like blurring, it was Paul's ever-eager, smiling student. Paul doesn't allow himself to stay with that sense for long, though - he has a note to transcribe, dutifully, and photograph next to his sunglasses-wearing face.]
Like this?
I will vouch for that.
Like this?
I will vouch for that.
[Another person who wants to meet in person, but Paul expected this one more than most.]
No squid parts I know about. I'm breathing fine, no allergies. I'm not high. I'm wearing sunglasses because my eyes aren't right, but they will be, and it's nothing to worry about.
Where are you? I can come there.
No squid parts I know about. I'm breathing fine, no allergies. I'm not high. I'm wearing sunglasses because my eyes aren't right, but they will be, and it's nothing to worry about.
Where are you? I can come there.
That sounds fun.
[Only a little concerning, but Paul will take what he's given.]
I'll see you soon.
Thank you.
[Only a little concerning, but Paul will take what he's given.]
I'll see you soon.
Thank you.
[ concerning! they were all under very concerning circumstances. shoyo had been worse, with his corruption. much worse. paul will see him with his remnants: restless, aching and painful— and despite the hurt to come if he were to give anyone a hug, he says to hell with it and lifts this lanky teen wonder off the ground to smother into his chest whether he's won or lost the race. or, well. wherever paul stood because he was a god damn baguette. he might not be at shoyo's chest, but maybe his torso is. squeeze.
paul, there's tears. there's snot. there's an acute case of restless leg and arm syndrome that might as well just be complete of the body, but shoyo is glad to see you, buddy. ]
paul, there's tears. there's snot. there's an acute case of restless leg and arm syndrome that might as well just be complete of the body, but shoyo is glad to see you, buddy. ]
[Paul assents to the smothering readily, winding his arms around his student-friend's back and pressing himself back close and snug. It's easier, like this. It's not so much a hardship to just be held, to hold in return. If there is anyone that isn't going to make this difficult, it's Shōyō.
Paul doesn't cry, but he does produce a handkerchief and gentle, nonsense words to go with it that demonstrate his understanding - that it's all right, that he's all right, that there is nothing to worry about.
And if he's half-talking to himself, that's all right, too.]
Paul doesn't cry, but he does produce a handkerchief and gentle, nonsense words to go with it that demonstrate his understanding - that it's all right, that he's all right, that there is nothing to worry about.
And if he's half-talking to himself, that's all right, too.]
[here's a message for shoyo that consists entirely of a handful of pictures. all are from a recent practice viktor tagged along with pal to, largely just of the kids doing good and potentially being goofs. at least one is of shoyo being an energetic sports boy with the kids watching in wonder.
one is of pal, probably looking long suffering or something along those lines as he is subjected to the arena that is kid sports.]
one is of pal, probably looking long suffering or something along those lines as he is subjected to the arena that is kid sports.]
[ oh, he’s delighted to get these. swiping through them gets him to chuckle, save them all (including his high energy and perhaps, miraculously, not blurry catches? it’s probably a game to play: snap shōyō.) ]
ahaha the last one!!!! 😂
check these out
[ what is sent next is………… a series of photos that tell a story— of a devious shōyō causing a rumpus @ poor pal.
just pretend it’s pal. ]
ahaha the last one!!!! 😂
check these out
[ what is sent next is………… a series of photos that tell a story— of a devious shōyō causing a rumpus @ poor pal.
just pretend it’s pal. ]
[it's true, he has a Lot of blurry shoyos he needed to take before the good ones existed in between, like little gems of clarity. maybe he'll send one some day where shoyo looks like a blurred cryptid against a bunch of children playing volley ball.
but the pal pictures? actual laugh. he probably goes to show pal as well because it's too good not to.]
I think he likes them.
[the next picture is one of pal just sighing after seeing said pictures. rio is probably lying her head on his lap and trapping him. she weighs like five of him.]
but the pal pictures? actual laugh. he probably goes to show pal as well because it's too good not to.]
I think he likes them.
[the next picture is one of pal just sighing after seeing said pictures. rio is probably lying her head on his lap and trapping him. she weighs like five of him.]
[ pal. you poor soul . . . you’re doomed to a life of being the gossip news headline. ]
he better! i risked my life for those!
[ next up is a selfie from shōyō’s view. he’s stooped very low from the looks of it, for pal to seem so high up in his HOTWINGS jersey. from the perspective, pal even looks like a giant, with only the top of shōyō’s head visible from the bottom right hand side of the screen. shōyō is certainly expressive enough to show that he’s comically terrified, while pal . . .
clearly looks too focused on spreadsheets to seem amused, thin lipped and glasses all light-reflecting and menacing from that particular angle. that was probably the best part.
a little blurry, but doable. ]
and this one i almost got stepped on
he better! i risked my life for those!
[ next up is a selfie from shōyō’s view. he’s stooped very low from the looks of it, for pal to seem so high up in his HOTWINGS jersey. from the perspective, pal even looks like a giant, with only the top of shōyō’s head visible from the bottom right hand side of the screen. shōyō is certainly expressive enough to show that he’s comically terrified, while pal . . .
clearly looks too focused on spreadsheets to seem amused, thin lipped and glasses all light-reflecting and menacing from that particular angle. that was probably the best part.
a little blurry, but doable. ]
and this one i almost got stepped on
[pal is basically a meme they share at this point. that's true affection, surely.
honestly it's the anime glasses shine that really makes this picture. viktor enjoys it almost as much as he enjoys picturing pal trying to do Serious Sports Work while shoyo goofs around him.]
You truly take on a great deal of danger with your job, I see.
[when he sends that something else comes through the omni as well, something clearly not sent in any obvious way, just a memory filling shoyo's screen. it's of two men in an office, one clearly viktor about a decade younger, the other a man with broad shoulders and a similar uniform.
they're working over an odd contraption containing a blue crystal crackling with energy.] It's time to crank it.
[young viktor says that with a grin as the other man works over the machine, giving him an uncertain look as he asks viktor,] Are you sure you know what you're doing?
[viktor's face says nope. does not. but he still leans forward to press the button on the machine and watch the parts begin to move, blue light pouring all through the office.
a lot of exciting Science happens- explosions! broken windows! blue! the crystal stabilizes, the experiment begins, things get hm, a little dicey. at one point viktor moves to the door to jam his cane into the handles to buy them more time.
no pressure, he tells jayce, who informs him that very much is pressure, thanks.
and so shoyo gets to see the birth of hextech, floating through the air as a distressed yordle frets about the dangers of magic. jayce and viktor are beaming with the new discovery, a now shared dream realized. the fondest memory of piltover viktor probably has, if he was asked.]
honestly it's the anime glasses shine that really makes this picture. viktor enjoys it almost as much as he enjoys picturing pal trying to do Serious Sports Work while shoyo goofs around him.]
You truly take on a great deal of danger with your job, I see.
[when he sends that something else comes through the omni as well, something clearly not sent in any obvious way, just a memory filling shoyo's screen. it's of two men in an office, one clearly viktor about a decade younger, the other a man with broad shoulders and a similar uniform.
they're working over an odd contraption containing a blue crystal crackling with energy.] It's time to crank it.
[young viktor says that with a grin as the other man works over the machine, giving him an uncertain look as he asks viktor,] Are you sure you know what you're doing?
[viktor's face says nope. does not. but he still leans forward to press the button on the machine and watch the parts begin to move, blue light pouring all through the office.
a lot of exciting Science happens- explosions! broken windows! blue! the crystal stabilizes, the experiment begins, things get hm, a little dicey. at one point viktor moves to the door to jam his cane into the handles to buy them more time.
no pressure, he tells jayce, who informs him that very much is pressure, thanks.
and so shoyo gets to see the birth of hextech, floating through the air as a distressed yordle frets about the dangers of magic. jayce and viktor are beaming with the new discovery, a now shared dream realized. the fondest memory of piltover viktor probably has, if he was asked.]
Edited (two html fails...) 2022-05-26 15:04 (UTC)
[ shōyō was expecting another picture to roll in to add to his growing mound of palamemes (that is what they’re called now and i take no corrections), excited to see that the file incoming is a playing video. oh, neat— but that dude next to viktor ain’t viktor.
the spectacular show of lights is exciting and— less than halfway through shōyō yells. was this in real time? viktor looked a touch younger, but, the lights. the magic! it was almost beyond his sense of reality but then again, looked so damn real that—
yells!!! ]
viktor were you in a movie??
is this you??????
VIKTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the spectacular show of lights is exciting and— less than halfway through shōyō yells. was this in real time? viktor looked a touch younger, but, the lights. the magic! it was almost beyond his sense of reality but then again, looked so damn real that—
yells!!! ]
viktor were you in a movie??
is this you??????
VIKTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[someone say palamemes to pal's face, please. it's something he needs to be made aware of immediately.
but yes, when viktor checks his message he frowns, confused. movie? what? it takes a moment of looking before oh. yes, memories have been being put on the network for some baffling reason or another. he supposes he should be glad it was a) a pleasant one and b) not on the network itself.
(in a way it's bittersweet though. he does miss jayce when he allows himself to. hextech too, in an odd way.)
right, how does he explain this newest Trench Bullshit tm.]
No, not a movie. I believe that was a memory, I've noticed they've been coming through omnis for some baffling reason.
Apologies, I suppose? I have no idea what triggered such a thing.
but yes, when viktor checks his message he frowns, confused. movie? what? it takes a moment of looking before oh. yes, memories have been being put on the network for some baffling reason or another. he supposes he should be glad it was a) a pleasant one and b) not on the network itself.
(in a way it's bittersweet though. he does miss jayce when he allows himself to. hextech too, in an odd way.)
right, how does he explain this newest Trench Bullshit tm.]
No, not a movie. I believe that was a memory, I've noticed they've been coming through omnis for some baffling reason.
Apologies, I suppose? I have no idea what triggered such a thing.
Well, I suppose that is one way of looking at it. The magic aspect was more Jayce's strength, in truth.
[tech wizard. he wants to either laugh or sigh at that not being totally off. thank god piltover never thought of that one and slapped it all over their jayce propaganda.
actually that would have been funny to viktor, personally, so maybe he regrets they didn't.]
Funnily enough Palamedes and I are attempting to replicate something like it with blood gems. Perhaps when we have a working prototype we can show you.
[tech wizard. he wants to either laugh or sigh at that not being totally off. thank god piltover never thought of that one and slapped it all over their jayce propaganda.
actually that would have been funny to viktor, personally, so maybe he regrets they didn't.]
Funnily enough Palamedes and I are attempting to replicate something like it with blood gems. Perhaps when we have a working prototype we can show you.
Absolutely. You are certainly welcome to come down to the lab if you are ever in the area.
[just don't... touch anything. it's just your jock is showing and his instinctual nerd has to worry he might blow himself up accidentally, rip.]
One of the things we are working on is a glove that can use a darkblood gem to mimic the darkblood telekinetic abilities and allow people to push objects or beings away. In this case the engineering is essentially tapping into the inherent arcane forces within the gem and translating it without the need for spilled blood or the innate abilities of a darkblood themselves.
[just wall of text, sorry his nerd in turn is showing]
[just don't... touch anything. it's just your jock is showing and his instinctual nerd has to worry he might blow himself up accidentally, rip.]
One of the things we are working on is a glove that can use a darkblood gem to mimic the darkblood telekinetic abilities and allow people to push objects or beings away. In this case the engineering is essentially tapping into the inherent arcane forces within the gem and translating it without the need for spilled blood or the innate abilities of a darkblood themselves.
[just wall of text, sorry his nerd in turn is showing]
[ most of what shōyō hears— ]
so what you’re saying is
all of this working out,
i can move stuff with my mind without having to be a darkblood?
so what you’re saying is
all of this working out,
i can move stuff with my mind without having to be a darkblood?
[ i was like this is going to be charlie brown teacher- hell yes ]
Yes, essentially.
It will need to be powered by darkblood gems but the longevity is looking promising so far.
I have hopes of making something like a pacification field with paleblood gems, to trap beasts for purification.
Yes, essentially.
It will need to be powered by darkblood gems but the longevity is looking promising so far.
I have hopes of making something like a pacification field with paleblood gems, to trap beasts for purification.
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