Another reason to bring a vial of it instead next time, to dab on in case we must make another grand deception. [viktor says dryly, punctuated by the loud thump of those two from before finally getting into a fight proper. it's pretty much immediately pulled apart by the guards, which is really an impressive level of management as far as viktor is concerned.

the conversation is more interesting anyway, and viktor has to give him that.] Maybe our true calling is con artistry. That or workshopping niche academic romance plots. Really what we have to thank is no matter where either of us go academia will likely always be like this. Pent up, dramatic and typically lacking in basic common sense.

[it's not the first time he's glad he left that behind a decade ago. he can't help but wonder how bad that sort of thing gets in the sixth, where what else is there to do but have ridiculous romantic drama? apparently with charts though, which adds a whole layer to it.]