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[techmaturgy]

[Of course he's not going to offer her an answer, even if he's increasingly alarmed by the speed at which she's puzzling this out. Sure, she has Jayce's notes, but perhaps Viktor had thought it was all too esoteric for anyone to pick up easily, even someone with the inclination. Clearly, he was wrong. He'd be more impressed by her sheer talent if it didn't mean so many bad things for him.

And also everyone else, probably. Still, he seems to get her attention. Viktor increasingly feels like he might have a chance, if he says the right things.]

Why do you sound surprised?

[That's a rhetorical question. Viktor knows exactly why--down here, you're not offered the luxury of a choice, most of the time. She assumes that Hextech is for weaponry because that's all she's ever understood.]

It's to help people. Improve lives. [Even as he says it, though, it rings hollow. He's spent all this time topside, and what does he have to show for it? Fancy teleportation gates that have only enriched Piltover's elite. He'd hoped, maybe, that tonight would change something, but Viktor has ended up disappointed once again. It inclines him a little more to make his allegiance clear.] I'm not from Piltover, you know.