[Palamedes would be just as unabashedly excited about puzzles with or without Viktor's tender fondness, but there's an extra additional pleasantness in the way he leans into it. Even in the Sixth there had been no shortage of just tolerating Palamedes' intensity about - anything really, so does Viktor earn another handful of points for being into it? Definitely, and how.]
It is! [if he were a cartoon he'd have big heart eyes at this point, imagine it.] Of course skill is great and archiving history is important, but how short-sighted is it to stop there? When there's so much untapped potential out there— for necromancy, of course, but not only that. I think there's a profound foolishness in taking a thing at face value and not asking why, you know?
[He quits twirling the pen to tap it on his notebook, for emphasis.]
There's nothing that exists in this world or any other that is beyond explanation, or indeed, above explaining itself. Memorizing the steps without questioning how they came to be must be so... dull.
[Weird, to know most people just don't care about this stuff? Thank god he nearly elbowed a cute nerd in the face and so can Talk about it.]
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It is! [if he were a cartoon he'd have big heart eyes at this point, imagine it.] Of course skill is great and archiving history is important, but how short-sighted is it to stop there? When there's so much untapped potential out there— for necromancy, of course, but not only that. I think there's a profound foolishness in taking a thing at face value and not asking why, you know?
[He quits twirling the pen to tap it on his notebook, for emphasis.]
There's nothing that exists in this world or any other that is beyond explanation, or indeed, above explaining itself. Memorizing the steps without questioning how they came to be must be so... dull.
[Weird, to know most people just don't care about this stuff? Thank god he nearly elbowed a cute nerd in the face and so can Talk about it.]
Which is to say, I like puzzles a normal amount.