@doctor_talis "So late? are you sure you can afford being awake, this deep into the night? I'd hate to keep you up."
Viktor had to keep himself from rolling his eyes - He hadn't planned to run into anyone, let alone Jayce. It's unlikely that he'd be swayed, no matter what Viktor said.
@doctor_talis He gulped nervously, glancing away from Jayce.
"Err...wrong lab?"
He smiled awkwardly as he gave an excuse, trying to gently shake the hand off of his arm.
@doctor_talis Viktor grimaced at Jayce's directness and at the light shining in his face; he was silent for a moment as he thought of a response.
"I...uh, I'll just be going."
He turned, attempting to make an escape while mentally cursing himself for not having a good excuse.
Another night, security measure. It started simple enough with documents, notes and blueprints being locked at night - annoying, however the locks on the lab cabinets were easy enough to break through without causing too much of a disturbance. Then Jayce started staying later -
whoever the footsteps belonged to. They were too heavy to be Sky’s, no tap of a cane like his younger self would have - Jayce? Viktor panicked, quickly pulling his lock pick from the door - much to his dismay, the click of the lock falling back into place caught the attention -