[If Viktor could have excise that particular brand of selfishness and short-sightedness from the Piltovan elite, he certainly would have done so. Instead, he tried to work within the parameters, hoping he could get a foot in the door with something financially beneficial to them, moving on to his humanitarian work once he'd proved it viable. He'd underestimated the lengths to which people will go to maintain the status quo, even in the face of a scientific miracle.
The sentiment behind the apology is welcome, though he knows now that there wasn't anything he could have done. Viktor gestures vaguely into the air.]
It's all gone now, anyway. I've proven it works here, but it's still more of the same.
[Waiting, hoping that his work won't be immediately weaponized.]
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[If Viktor could have excise that particular brand of selfishness and short-sightedness from the Piltovan elite, he certainly would have done so. Instead, he tried to work within the parameters, hoping he could get a foot in the door with something financially beneficial to them, moving on to his humanitarian work once he'd proved it viable. He'd underestimated the lengths to which people will go to maintain the status quo, even in the face of a scientific miracle.
The sentiment behind the apology is welcome, though he knows now that there wasn't anything he could have done. Viktor gestures vaguely into the air.]
It's all gone now, anyway. I've proven it works here, but it's still more of the same.
[Waiting, hoping that his work won't be immediately weaponized.]