[Palamedes makes a face, mostly a thing he does with his eyebrows that demonstrates exactly how he feels about siphoning. He's going to let it go, really, he's very seriously considering letting it go—
No, hold on, one more thing:] Siphoning is like spilling a cup; it happens and then it's over. There are better ways to do, oh, literally anything.
[And then he holds up a hand, acquiescing; that's it, now he's done, he won't start the siphoning rant. Better to contextualize the Sixth, half as implied promise that he knows what he's talking about when it comes to pulling necromantic strings and half plucky nerd delight that Viktor might, unlike many people here, appreciate the crunchy academic details.
Most people get hung up on the crunchy details. He always explains, and yet it still always feels like explaining why he breathes air.]
We're scholars in the Sixth. That includes archival study, ancient texts and so on, along with your everyday research advancements. The Library- [he pronounces the capital L] -is where the bulk of us live and the most research takes place. Each House has an Heir, essentially the top necromancer, and the Sixth also has a Master Warden, for minding the Library. Both of these are me. Our first specialty is psychometry — that's what I described about the table, in short; our lesser specialty is being cagey about our projects.
[Which tugs a grin at the corner of his mouth because as evidenced, he cannot shut up, but so it goes.]
Is it my turn? I've been burning through all of my self control to hold back asking about your Hextech until now.
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No, hold on, one more thing:] Siphoning is like spilling a cup; it happens and then it's over. There are better ways to do, oh, literally anything.
[And then he holds up a hand, acquiescing; that's it, now he's done, he won't start the siphoning rant. Better to contextualize the Sixth, half as implied promise that he knows what he's talking about when it comes to pulling necromantic strings and half plucky nerd delight that Viktor might, unlike many people here, appreciate the crunchy academic details.
Most people get hung up on the crunchy details. He always explains, and yet it still always feels like explaining why he breathes air.]
We're scholars in the Sixth. That includes archival study, ancient texts and so on, along with your everyday research advancements. The Library- [he pronounces the capital L] -is where the bulk of us live and the most research takes place. Each House has an Heir, essentially the top necromancer, and the Sixth also has a Master Warden, for minding the Library. Both of these are me. Our first specialty is psychometry — that's what I described about the table, in short; our lesser specialty is being cagey about our projects.
[Which tugs a grin at the corner of his mouth because as evidenced, he cannot shut up, but so it goes.]
Is it my turn? I've been burning through all of my self control to hold back asking about your Hextech until now.