Pretty Please (Part Two)
Viktor was getting restless now.
He’s been sitting here for hours, staring at the tank.
Vi had joined him a bit ago, leaning cooly against her own Avatar before deciding to just wander about the lab, inspecting things.
He was lucky she was just as stubborn as him.
Then Sevika and Silco came in, but they didn’t acknowledge the other two, just stood in a dark corner and whispered, both of them turning to Viktor multiple times.
He didn’t care though, there’s nothing they could be saying that he hasn’t heard before.
“We all have our part to play!” He heard a shout coming from a few rooms away “You can’t keep us from pursuing this! This is your mission just as much as it is ours!”
He tensed up, his gaze flicking to Vi, who was frowning. That was Caitlyn’s voice.
“Who the fuck do you think you are?” The other voice shouted
“I am a doctor! A doctor who just happens to of graduated from the top of my class at-“
“I don’t give a damn about your silver-spoon education, you aren’t the lead doctor, you’re a field medic, and right now you’re causing me a lot more pain than you would if you were actually good at your job!”
“Violet, don’t” Viktor warned, still eyeing the woman.
“I’ll be right back” she mumbled, immediately storming out of the lab towards the two people arguing. Viktor rolled his eyes.
“Have I made it? Is it too late?”
Viktor wanted to repeat the motion.
Jayce Talis stood in the doorway, huffing like he’d just been running, which he probably was.
He was wearing a loose black shirt with a large v-neck, baggy army pants and the same black boots they all had to wear.
His hair was slightly ruffled and his cheeks were flushed.
Viktor shook his head, both to stop thinking about the other man and to answer his question.
“No, we’re all still waiting”
“Oh, good” Jayce smiled at Viktor, who frowned and looked away.
It was a few more minutes until Vi walked back in, holding Caitlyn by the wrist, the woman was extremely red and biting her lip.
“You’re staying right here” Vi ordered “no more talking to that twit”
“Who’s a twit?” Jayce frowned, staring down at his Avatar.
“Mister Corin Reveck” Vi mocked “he wins one award and gets assigned to be the big boss and suddenly he’s the only correct person on this fucking planet!”
“Vi, it’s okay” Caitlyn said “I was ordering him around, it wasn’t my place”
“I don’t really give a fuck if it was your place or not” Vi shook her head “He was about to hit you”
“No he wasn’t” Caitlyn scoffed
Vi opened her move, clearly about the argue back, but then Grace walked into the room, hands behind her back and a genuine smile on her face.
“Oh good, you’re all here”
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These things weren’t as uncomfortable as Viktor would’ve imagined.
The small enclosed space made him feel a little claustrophobic but it’s not like he’d be staying in here for that long, his eyes darted around the link unit box he was in, it had blue hues to it with shiny Medara lining.
Of course she had these specially made, what’s the best Jayces had little love hearts around it?
Suddenly the top of the box was lifted open and Grace smiled down at him.
“You’re all good? It’s not uncomfortable?” She asked
Viktor yawned “It wouldn’t matter even if it was, this is simply a link”
Grace rolled her eyes, Viktor had stated the obvious.
“Okay, well then, let’s go” she turned around to the rest of them, all in their own boxes, Viktor saw a bunch of scientists walking around, checking things “get ready people, you’re about to enter the Na’vi mind”
Viktor had wires attached to his temples and was instructed to close his eyes, clearing his thoughts.
Breathe.
Breathe.
It’s okay.
Just.
He felt like it had been hours, it was almost agonising but he didn’t dare move, he knew what was happening.
And then, suddenly his eyes bolted open.
He wasn’t in the link box anymore, there was a harsh white light above him.
Heaven?
No, even better.
He slowly raised a hand and gasped.
It was large, five fingers, slender and blue.
He had entered his Avatar.