No, not trite. [viktor does have to admit that, smiling back in a less reserved way than when this all started. as it turns out he's deeply into the trite things anyway, who would have thought.
he forces himself to look back to his work, trying to regain a sense of the gear and snorting at that.] I'm fairly sure I'm not even the greatest scientist in the Trench. [just points that out, logical conclusion, some people come for such advanced technology it'd be difficult to catch up. maybe greatest engineer, but he thinks fiddleford could give him a run for his money.
pal gets a glance.] You're going to do it anyway, aren't you?
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he forces himself to look back to his work, trying to regain a sense of the gear and snorting at that.] I'm fairly sure I'm not even the greatest scientist in the Trench. [just points that out, logical conclusion, some people come for such advanced technology it'd be difficult to catch up. maybe greatest engineer, but he thinks fiddleford could give him a run for his money.
pal gets a glance.] You're going to do it anyway, aren't you?