You used to require some convincing. [of which Viktor provided, because he is also a risk magnet. Had to be, to get anywhere in his life. Push boundaries was for science, though, not for one another.... not when they already pushed back against death itself.
Viktor takes Jayce's hand and presses it to the center of his chest, where the brace he once wore for his back had fused into metal and gold. The metal stranding there have the illusion of sinewy muscle, but there were gaps giving way to the interior. Wiring and pumps, self installed, run by batteries he picked up from scavenging. It buzzes more than it beats, but there is a pulsing to what Viktor replaced his heart with. For some reason, he wants Jayce to hear it and feel it beneath his palm,]
I upgraded the replacement I made. Rechargeable batteries, easier maintenance. [he's running on scraps and wit and raw desperation, but when hadn't he been? Viktor thinks he should feel much more different than he does and yet he doesn't. Augmenting his body was routine for him, this is just more dramatic.]
If only I had a hexgem, I would have used that. Would have been... more fitting, perhaps.
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Date: 2025-03-19 06:13 pm (UTC)Viktor takes Jayce's hand and presses it to the center of his chest, where the brace he once wore for his back had fused into metal and gold. The metal stranding there have the illusion of sinewy muscle, but there were gaps giving way to the interior. Wiring and pumps, self installed, run by batteries he picked up from scavenging. It buzzes more than it beats, but there is a pulsing to what Viktor replaced his heart with. For some reason, he wants Jayce to hear it and feel it beneath his palm,]
I upgraded the replacement I made. Rechargeable batteries, easier maintenance. [he's running on scraps and wit and raw desperation, but when hadn't he been? Viktor thinks he should feel much more different than he does and yet he doesn't. Augmenting his body was routine for him, this is just more dramatic.]
If only I had a hexgem, I would have used that. Would have been... more fitting, perhaps.