I'll do my best, so you won't have to worry about it.
[He looks to the stairs, nods. He has to duck his head a little when he reaches the doorframe. Descending the stairs, he tries to steel himself for seeing Jayce like this. But he truly wants to be here, wants to help them however he can.]
[Being in the basement makes Viktor feel slightly miserable--no natural lighting, a sort of cramped feeling that sets him on edge, even if it is the lab. He tells himself this is because of proximity to Jayce's inert form, souring his mood. Some activity upstairs distracts him from his work, but he assumes Mel will be handling any visitors, at least until he hears footsteps coming down the stairs.
He's hunched over a table, and visibly reluctant to straighten. There's some uncertainty on his face, at the sight of Vander in the doorway. Hopefully Mel is behind him--Viktor is not necessarily very good at being sociable, even less so now.]
[ She does wander down behind Vander, though she remains close to the stairs when he eventually gets to the bottom. It's hidden behind that mask she wears, the calm, but she doesn't really know the nature of Vander and Jayce's friendship so she can't rightfully say what may or may not happen. Instead, she simply trusts him; Vander's been kind and she sees no reason to keep him from Jayce.
Especially on the off-chance something may happen to help. ]
[Awkwardly, he looks to Mel and then back to Viktor.]
I don't mean to intrude.
[Similarly, Vander doesn't know the nature of the relationship between these three. He knows Jayce and Viktor work together at the science cabin, and that they all live together, and that's the extent of it. And they're all topsiders to him, even if Viktor wasn't born there. He respects all of them, likes them fine- but it doesn't help how out of place he feels in their house right now. Guilty, like he's been caught doing something wrong.]
I've just- seen and felt how imprints can help, and figured every little bit counts...
[And he does want to help, of course, but truthfully this is for himself too. He's been worried sick about Jayce and just needs to see him.]
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[He looks to the stairs, nods. He has to duck his head a little when he reaches the doorframe. Descending the stairs, he tries to steel himself for seeing Jayce like this. But he truly wants to be here, wants to help them however he can.]
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He's hunched over a table, and visibly reluctant to straighten. There's some uncertainty on his face, at the sight of Vander in the doorway. Hopefully Mel is behind him--Viktor is not necessarily very good at being sociable, even less so now.]
Oh--
[He's also not very good at hiding his surprise.]
Was Mel not upstairs?
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Especially on the off-chance something may happen to help. ]
I'm here. Vander came to see him.
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[Awkwardly, he looks to Mel and then back to Viktor.]
I don't mean to intrude.
[Similarly, Vander doesn't know the nature of the relationship between these three. He knows Jayce and Viktor work together at the science cabin, and that they all live together, and that's the extent of it. And they're all topsiders to him, even if Viktor wasn't born there. He respects all of them, likes them fine- but it doesn't help how out of place he feels in their house right now. Guilty, like he's been caught doing something wrong.]
I've just- seen and felt how imprints can help, and figured every little bit counts...
[And he does want to help, of course, but truthfully this is for himself too. He's been worried sick about Jayce and just needs to see him.]