"I'm paying close attention." Jayce is able to do this and have a conversation, it's one of his many skills. He would never be sloppy working on something as important as Viktor's back brace. It's essential that his partner is as comfortable as possible. Talking is more to stop him from getting distracted by other things.
He rarely gets to be this close to his bare back so he also is very interested in it in a general sort of way. The idea of caressing fingers along his spine isn't only an inappropriate one, it is curious. But he is good, he is doing this very efficiently and not lingering at any point. He is an expert at both screwdrivers and wrenchs, he can do all kinds of things with them, so they're as familiar to him as his own fingers while he tightens where Viktor wants.
"I can't believe I'm the one pointing out we shouldn't be working for a warmonger, and yet." Listen, Jayce is very aware that he made bad choices, more than Viktor knows, but even before that he was the one of the two to start considering the wrong path. He's always been more corruptible, and he has the ability to see that more clearly now. Viktor is supposed to be the one who draws very firm lines.
"I know you needed money to get started and there was limited time involved, but I'm here now. I'm only telling you what you would say to me if our positions were reversed." If Jayce had gotten there first and he was frantic to get money so he could try and get a spell to send him home to Viktor. He would make this type of choice. And Viktor, when arriving later instead, would be annoyed by it. "This is not a person to attach your name to."
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He rarely gets to be this close to his bare back so he also is very interested in it in a general sort of way. The idea of caressing fingers along his spine isn't only an inappropriate one, it is curious. But he is good, he is doing this very efficiently and not lingering at any point. He is an expert at both screwdrivers and wrenchs, he can do all kinds of things with them, so they're as familiar to him as his own fingers while he tightens where Viktor wants.
"I can't believe I'm the one pointing out we shouldn't be working for a warmonger, and yet." Listen, Jayce is very aware that he made bad choices, more than Viktor knows, but even before that he was the one of the two to start considering the wrong path. He's always been more corruptible, and he has the ability to see that more clearly now. Viktor is supposed to be the one who draws very firm lines.
"I know you needed money to get started and there was limited time involved, but I'm here now. I'm only telling you what you would say to me if our positions were reversed." If Jayce had gotten there first and he was frantic to get money so he could try and get a spell to send him home to Viktor. He would make this type of choice. And Viktor, when arriving later instead, would be annoyed by it. "This is not a person to attach your name to."