Piltover isn't at war but in a way it has been for almost all of its existence. They simply ignored what was right in front of them in exchange for this image of it as a perfect city of progress. And Jayce was guilty of seeing it that way too, of not noticing the rot as he was absorbed in his own life and plans. Now it's all he can see. He should have listened to Mel. He didn't know war and now he nearly started one. He thought he was doing the right thing, and no matter who makes the first move here, they'll all have convinced themselves they were doing the same.
But that's the thing about the Summoned. They're all bringing their own baggage and priorities from home here, and it informs their actions. In Jayce's case, it makes him back away from what he might have been more invested in a week ago. The only thing that really matters is Viktor.
"It's an understatement to say that politics are complicated anywhere you go. If there is a perfect society out there, I'd love to see it." Jayce used to think he knew how everything worked and he was terribly wrong. It's funny that despite his back and forth about his role, he does consider himself a politician. It's not been very long, but he's been playing the game for years before the title was his.
"Viktor arrested me." It's a fun story and not one Jayce minds repeating, they often tease each other about it. "Our mentor was the head of the council, Viktor was his assistant at the time so he sent him." Heimerdinger was mentor to both of them, although he always favored Jayce shamelessly. "I was doing illegal experimentation on arcane crystals to prove my Hextech theory, that magic and technology could be combined for the greater good." He's not sure if it was clear before now that Hextech was Jayce's brainchild first, although it wouldn't exist without Viktor's help.
"Viktor was at my trial when I got kicked out of the academy and he was intrigued by my idea so he helped me complete it. We ended up changing the entire trajectory of technology in our world, seven years later the advancements branched from Hextech are many." Not all are as obvious as Hexgates, and it's all carefully controlled by the Council, but it's clear that they only got to where they were because of their work. More trade, more money, more tech. "We're opposites in a lot of ways, but not when it comes to the things we value most."
no subject
But that's the thing about the Summoned. They're all bringing their own baggage and priorities from home here, and it informs their actions. In Jayce's case, it makes him back away from what he might have been more invested in a week ago. The only thing that really matters is Viktor.
"It's an understatement to say that politics are complicated anywhere you go. If there is a perfect society out there, I'd love to see it." Jayce used to think he knew how everything worked and he was terribly wrong. It's funny that despite his back and forth about his role, he does consider himself a politician. It's not been very long, but he's been playing the game for years before the title was his.
"Viktor arrested me." It's a fun story and not one Jayce minds repeating, they often tease each other about it. "Our mentor was the head of the council, Viktor was his assistant at the time so he sent him." Heimerdinger was mentor to both of them, although he always favored Jayce shamelessly. "I was doing illegal experimentation on arcane crystals to prove my Hextech theory, that magic and technology could be combined for the greater good." He's not sure if it was clear before now that Hextech was Jayce's brainchild first, although it wouldn't exist without Viktor's help.
"Viktor was at my trial when I got kicked out of the academy and he was intrigued by my idea so he helped me complete it. We ended up changing the entire trajectory of technology in our world, seven years later the advancements branched from Hextech are many." Not all are as obvious as Hexgates, and it's all carefully controlled by the Council, but it's clear that they only got to where they were because of their work. More trade, more money, more tech. "We're opposites in a lot of ways, but not when it comes to the things we value most."