[ Jayce stops what he's doing almost immediately, turning to stare at Viktor with that same guilty, pained expression as the night before. ]
That's not - [ His features twist up, palms lain flat against the counter - after a long moment he shakes his head. ]
You were dying. We thought... you were developing something new, we were so sure it could cure you but - [ his mouth forms a hard, thin line, but his gaze is pleading for understanding again, or maybe forgiveness: ] - it wasn't what we thought. You told me to destroy it, and I didn't.
[ He'll take the blame for that. This version of Viktor doesn't look as ill as he did before the attack, maybe in this world he still has more time... ]
... I need to get back to my own timeline. But... I can't let anything we created corrupt this timeline next. Once I'm gone, you have to destroy all of it.
[ Everything he teaches him - notes, whatever device they build. ]
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That's not - [ His features twist up, palms lain flat against the counter - after a long moment he shakes his head. ]
You were dying. We thought... you were developing something new, we were so sure it could cure you but - [ his mouth forms a hard, thin line, but his gaze is pleading for understanding again, or maybe forgiveness: ] - it wasn't what we thought. You told me to destroy it, and I didn't.
[ He'll take the blame for that. This version of Viktor doesn't look as ill as he did before the attack, maybe in this world he still has more time... ]
... I need to get back to my own timeline. But... I can't let anything we created corrupt this timeline next. Once I'm gone, you have to destroy all of it.
[ Everything he teaches him - notes, whatever device they build. ]