"Would you?" Jayce looks surprised, but pleasantly so, at the idea of bringing his new partner, his new friend down to the forge with him. To show him the ins and outs of how he builds things.
"Yeah -- yes. I'd like that a lot. I'll give you a full tour, whenever you'd like."
"Of course. The Forge is where the things I work with are born. Why wouldn't I like to see that?"
But he understands - the novelty of someone taking interest in something you've had a hand in for as long as you can remember. So his smile is warm, his eyes glittering slyly.
"That's not hard to do, actually. I'd say to knock first, but the bellows gets pretty noisy. But honestly, I'm happy to share the space with you, just as much as the lab here. It all goes to our work, so you're welcome to all of it.
If you don't watch out," he teases with a grin, "I'll put you to work shoveling coal."
He's about to protest that that wasn't what he meant at all, but then Viktor is leaning into his space. Is laughing, and teasing him much like he had earlier.
Jayce blows out a relieved breath and shakes his head. "You're mean. Already, so cruel to your poor partner. Just for that, I'm making you sort the coal to weed out the smaller pieces, like my dad used to make me do."
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"Yeah -- yes. I'd like that a lot. I'll give you a full tour, whenever you'd like."
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But he understands - the novelty of someone taking interest in something you've had a hand in for as long as you can remember. So his smile is warm, his eyes glittering slyly.
"Careful. I'll show up unannounced."
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If you don't watch out," he teases with a grin, "I'll put you to work shoveling coal."
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"Oh, I see how it is. I'm from the Undercity, so put me to work like a miner, eh?"
But it's playful. Easygoing, not defensive.
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Jayce blows out a relieved breath and shakes his head. "You're mean. Already, so cruel to your poor partner. Just for that, I'm making you sort the coal to weed out the smaller pieces, like my dad used to make me do."
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He laughs again. Everything feels warm right now, and his chest only hurts a little.
This could be the start of something good, he thinks.