"Good. She can do the networking and we can focus on our projects."
All Viktor wants to do is make things, of course. Jayce knows by now that he views politicking and interpersonal relationships as secondary and often an impediment to what he views as really important. Even this meeting is a stretch for him, though he does understand the necessity of it and he'll have Jayce by his side the entire time. Takes some of the edge off, and if Nadine is making her own inroads, he's more than happy to capitalize on that. Why work harder when they can work smarter, after all?
He makes the executive decision to purchase both hats, then places one on Jayce's head as they leave the stall.
"You're fishing for compliments, Jayce." Though there's caution in Viktor's voice, his tone is good-natured as they keep walking. He could wax poetic about everything Jayce does bring to the relationship, or argue that he will not, in any capacity, become a bodybuilder, but it seems nice to just share this moment instead. He looks over at Jayce, affection in his gaze, then seems to reel himself in from saying something too overly-sentimental.
"But if you must know, I keep you around for more than just your good looks." His brain, his kindness...the list is practically endless, and they don't need the distraction right now. "Let's go to this meeting, and then I'd like to get some use out of these hats."
we can probably do a little timeskip in a comment or two?
All Viktor wants to do is make things, of course. Jayce knows by now that he views politicking and interpersonal relationships as secondary and often an impediment to what he views as really important. Even this meeting is a stretch for him, though he does understand the necessity of it and he'll have Jayce by his side the entire time. Takes some of the edge off, and if Nadine is making her own inroads, he's more than happy to capitalize on that. Why work harder when they can work smarter, after all?
He makes the executive decision to purchase both hats, then places one on Jayce's head as they leave the stall.
"You're fishing for compliments, Jayce." Though there's caution in Viktor's voice, his tone is good-natured as they keep walking. He could wax poetic about everything Jayce does bring to the relationship, or argue that he will not, in any capacity, become a bodybuilder, but it seems nice to just share this moment instead. He looks over at Jayce, affection in his gaze, then seems to reel himself in from saying something too overly-sentimental.
"But if you must know, I keep you around for more than just your good looks." His brain, his kindness...the list is practically endless, and they don't need the distraction right now. "Let's go to this meeting, and then I'd like to get some use out of these hats."