[open] january/february catchall

[techmaturgy]

Who: Viktor and special guests and YOU
When: January through early February
Where: Cadens, the Horizon
What: open stuff, closed stuff, dangerous and illicit magical surgery, the usual
Warnings: the usual references to terminal illness including a steep decline and medical procedures/surgery. will list additional warnings as needed.

[open and closed starters in comments! This is also a general catch-all for Viktor’s do-or-die attempt to cure himself, and the events leading up to it, and his recovery (to come later). If you want a custom starter or something specific, just hit me up. full horizon details are here for any and all wildcarding needs. For everything else, I’m on plurk at whitticus and on discord at whitticus#8139.]

Comments

[godshattering]

Good. I'd like that, and I think you might as well when you're looking for things to do- after. [ After is a good word for it, and then a possibly mischievous smile crosses Claude's face to go with his next thought. ] Since you know how to play, I should also warn you I know how to draw games out. Chess just might be a specialty of mine.

[ Useful for someone else who likes to solve puzzles, if he had to guess, and Claude's not really exaggerating about the number of ways he's made past games shift and even if it makes the offer of chess sound a little bit more like a threat than it probably should. That's all part of it, right?

The visit's going on his mental calendar every bit as much as it is for Viktor's, by the sound of it. ]

I'll look forward to our ridiculously long when you're ready for that to happen. I'm holding you to it, my friend.

[techmaturgy]

[After is a good word for it, even if they’re still dancing around the gravity of it all. That’s fine. Viktor doesn’t think he needs to have exhausting conversations about his health with everyone. He appreciates the fact that Claude seems to understand what’s going on and offers him optimism.]

I’m looking forward to it, then.

[It’s been a long time since he’s, well, had time for diversions like chess and puzzles and logic games. Maybe, if he gets through this intact, he’ll finally be able to rest.]

We’ll sure to update you when the time comes. Thank you, Claude.

[godshattering]

[ The mention of looking forward to it gets a smile from him and then a nod, as if this is something that needs to be confirmed and now has been. A plan for something in the future, even a near one, isn't something Lysithea always wanted to do. That Viktor is, even if it's for a board game, Claude means to uphold that as long as needed. ]

Good, then that's settled. And no thanks needed since it's been far too long since I've played someone who really knows what they're doing, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll bring to it.

[ Just to nail down that hope for their chess match to come, as close as Claude's willing to go to the idea it might not happen. It has to, if the orb - Hextech - is anything to go by. Optimism abounds.

Still, after one last glance to the glowing object and then back to Viktor, Claude nods again. ]

I'll be here as soon as you're ready for visitors, Viktor. You can count on that.