[Noise from the other room generally means that Jayce is back, so Viktor doesn't make an appearance right away--it gives Tony plenty of time to go through the notes and blackboard scrawlings and all the various Advanced Mathematics™ happening in the general vicinity. He lets all of this continue on, uninterrupted, until a voice calls out that is decidedly not Jayce's.
Well, that's. Okay. Hang on. After a moment, a voice from the back room--]
No, it's meant to do that.
[He pokes his head out. Viktor does not appear to be prepared for company and gives Tony a good once-over, recognizing that he's a stranger (and, perhaps, a fellow Summoned, if his understanding of the work here is any indication). Having assessed the situation, he steps out of the doorway with a clank.
This guy, frankly, looks terrible--gaunt, exhausted, stray curls plastered to his temples in the desert heat. If he's aware of the overall effect, however, he doesn't show it, and seems to be making some effort to downplay his general condition, dressing neatly in a collared shirt, tie, and vest. The effect is overwhelmingly academic, if Tony had any uncertainty about just what kind of nerd he may or may not be dealing with.
(A huge nerd. Just, a gigantic one.)]
The symbol you're referring to represents an adaptive matrix. I'm not ignoring the rate constants, rather, the matrix in question changes its properties based on the variables presented to it. [And then, another protracted pause, as if Viktor is both processing the fact that Tony has accurately assessed (most of) what's going on in here, and realizing that he just kind of busted his way in and started poking around all his proprietary math. His expression is one equally bewildered and suspicious.] Can I help you with something?
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Well, that's. Okay. Hang on. After a moment, a voice from the back room--]
No, it's meant to do that.
[He pokes his head out. Viktor does not appear to be prepared for company and gives Tony a good once-over, recognizing that he's a stranger (and, perhaps, a fellow Summoned, if his understanding of the work here is any indication). Having assessed the situation, he steps out of the doorway with a clank.
This guy, frankly, looks terrible--gaunt, exhausted, stray curls plastered to his temples in the desert heat. If he's aware of the overall effect, however, he doesn't show it, and seems to be making some effort to downplay his general condition, dressing neatly in a collared shirt, tie, and vest. The effect is overwhelmingly academic, if Tony had any uncertainty about just what kind of nerd he may or may not be dealing with.
(A huge nerd. Just, a gigantic one.)]
The symbol you're referring to represents an adaptive matrix. I'm not ignoring the rate constants, rather, the matrix in question changes its properties based on the variables presented to it. [And then, another protracted pause, as if Viktor is both processing the fact that Tony has accurately assessed (most of) what's going on in here, and realizing that he just kind of busted his way in and started poking around all his proprietary math. His expression is one equally bewildered and suspicious.] Can I help you with something?