[The house Octavian sends Viktor to is out on the fringes of the city, not technically in a neighborhood; it was abandoned before he'd wandered into it early in his stay, and he prefers it that way. Privacy, quiet—valuable qualities for a house to have, primarily because he doesn't like to be distracted. But it was still abandoned: the outside of it looks a bit worn down, weeds and errant vines reclaiming the edges of it, but what is he supposed to do about that? Garden? He's delicate, besides the obvious.
Still, he is expecting a visitor, and so if he's been loitering near the front door for a while, no he hasn't, that's not weird at all. It's enough that he can hear Viktor, and with some effort opens the door to peer around it at him. Hey.]
Hello. Good to see you again. With fewer mirrors. [Ha ha, remember that!! He says it like that's a funny inside joke they have, watching infinite trauma reels. It almost was.
They could just immediately head out for real estate, but they could also... make some spreadsheets about real estate, first, so he drags the door open further. The room beyond is a lot less dusty than it was, but it's still carelessly furnished, like maybe he had to ask some locals to put furniture in here and he was unspecific about where the chairs were supposed to go. The far wall with a desk and a smattering of lab supplies is both the tidiest and covered in chalk scribbles of various equations. Welcome.]
i'm here
Still, he is expecting a visitor, and so if he's been loitering near the front door for a while, no he hasn't, that's not weird at all. It's enough that he can hear Viktor, and with some effort opens the door to peer around it at him. Hey.]
Hello. Good to see you again. With fewer mirrors. [Ha ha, remember that!! He says it like that's a funny inside joke they have, watching infinite trauma reels. It almost was.
They could just immediately head out for real estate, but they could also... make some spreadsheets about real estate, first, so he drags the door open further. The room beyond is a lot less dusty than it was, but it's still carelessly furnished, like maybe he had to ask some locals to put furniture in here and he was unspecific about where the chairs were supposed to go. The far wall with a desk and a smattering of lab supplies is both the tidiest and covered in chalk scribbles of various equations. Welcome.]
Would you sit for a moment. We can discuss.