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[Jayce gives a self-depreciating exhale out his nose.]
I’m an expert on making someone else’s problems my own.
[Just ask Viktor, Mel, Caitlyn, the whole city of Piltover…]
And I’d be a hypocrite if I said being dependent on someone that much isn’t healthy.
[Just ask Viktor, Mel, Caitlyn, the whole city of Piltover…
He sets his drink down, wrapping his arms around Dodger’s waist and lacing his fingers together to hold him there in a hug. It’s looks a bit more like cradling a big baby than it is hugging a romantic partner. Or your therapist.]
Augustine abused you. You know that, I don’t have to tell you it. And what you’re trying to make happen with Bloemrose is just… that, again. Maybe he realized that, maybe he hasn’t, but he’s doing you a favor right now. Aside from the “private room” gossip, have you really been doing worse without him? Or do you just miss the adrenaline you get when you’re around him?
[Dodger is quiet for a while after Jayce finishes speaking, trying to just... find his argument. He doesn't think abuse is the right word for what he had with Augustine, but it's not... entirely wrong, either. It's been hard to keep the rose-tinted glasses on with all of the support he's gotten from his friends here. And with the feeling of being with Henry, which is... so much better than anything he wanted from Augustine, and anything he got from Esikko.]
...Adrenaline. Yeah. That's a good word for what I feel around him.
[Angry and frustrated and fearful and deeply, deeply in love. There are sources of adrenaline outside of Esikko but nothing makes him feel quite the way the prince does. Even if he knows he'd be better off getting attention from Henry, sometimes it feels like he's just addicted to the feeling of worthlessness that Esikko gives him.]
I need to hurt people. It's... vital, like drinking or smoking. And I need... a master to tell me who's okay to hurt. So it doesn't build up and burst. And Henry's... he's a lot of things, great things, but he can't do that.
[Neither can Esikko, historically. The two people Esikko sent him after ended up being people Dodger is unwilling to hurt. But at least Esikko has the hate in his heart that lets him use Dodger like a weapon. Which, as far as Dodger's concerned, is still they way he should be treated.]
I lost control on Christmas, I lost control again in January. I didn't lose control at all when I was with Bloemrose. I just... need him.
[Dodger says a lot of things that Jayce just outright doesn't believe in. Maybe half the things that leave that man's lips, Jayce doubts. But the problem isn't that Dodger's lying- it's clear he thinks all these things are true, and unquestionable fact. You can lead a horse to water...
Jayce purses his lips, leaning back, and taps Dodger on the cheek.]
Up.
[Pretty universal command for asking someone to get off you, right. Definitely not just a dog training thing. Once Dodger's off his lap, he picks up his drink again, finishes it off, and sets it down.]
I'm going to talk to him. You can either show me what the big deal is in your room, or I find out from him because even if I don't ask about it, it sounds like he'll just tell me anyway. Again, as long as it's not dead bodies, there's not much you can show me I'm going to be freaked out by.
[Dodger grimaces, because he thinks he can tell where Jayce is going with this before he starts speaking. Just because... well, all of this therapy shit started with Jayce trying to charm his way through two people making up.
But he gets up, and finishes of what's left of his bottle before letting it drop on the ground. He's a little tipsy, but he's... functional. Enough that he won't be stumbling into things, at least.]
Probably better if I show you in person.
[Not that he feels good about letting anyone into his room, but... well. Esikko confirmed he's been talking, and he's quick to make excuses for himself. He'd rather gauge Jayce's reaction now, than find out about it later.]
Just- if you tell anyone else about it, I will kill you. As many times as I have to.
[There's no heat in it. It's just a fair warning.]
[His modus operandi is all but labeled on him. And he picks up that bottle, don’t just litter, Dodger. ]
Yes, I understand. Your big secret.
[He genuinely can’t even fathom what it would be. Dodger’s so … open about basically everything. Trauma dumps in public, talks about past relationships and sexual affairs with little to no prompting— likely would confess to his deepest desires and kinks if asked the right way. So what in the world could be so secretive?
Jayce holds out his hand, assuming they’re going to teleport there, because Dodger’s lazy.]
[Dodger glances at the hand, and it takes him a moment to realize what's being expected of him. And then another moment of awkwardness while his gaze flickers to the ground and then back up.]
I can't teleport that far. We've gotta walk most of the way.
[He motions for Jayce to follow him before heading out of the lounge, and toward the elevators.]
[Dodger hesitates again, and some color blooms on his cheeks. Listen, he's very pale, the blush shows up very easily.]
Most people do. Over getting teleported.
[He may or may not have been ruminating at some point about whether there was a way for it to not hurt like a bitch when he teleports people... but anything he'd be willing to test it on, he'd fret about making it worse, so he hasn't tried anything.
The walk there is uneventful - if he was on his own he could probably teleport between floors at least, but he doesn't want to put Jayce's body through that. So he's mostly quiet while they head up to the Eight floor, and over to Dodger's room. He pauses right outside of the door, hesitating because he straight up doesn't remember how the doorknob works. And that's probably even more obvious when he does finally open the door with as little skill as a grown person could possibly have.]
You're the first person I've let into this room - lucky you. Bloemrose was the only person who ever saw the old one.
[Maybe it shouldn't be that shocking, considering the big deal Dodger made about how secret this is- and maybe Jayce overestimates how people feel about their partnersboyfriends. But there was never a secret he would intentionally keep from Viktor for longer than a week... this might actually wind up being the only thing he plans on keeping from Viktor, pretty much ever. At least until Viktor sees whatever this is for himself.
Jayce steps in, expecting... well. Genuinely expecting dead bodies, since Dodger never refuted the possibility. Maybe implications of cannibalism. Murder weapons everywhere? Torture devices? All the worst things he could think of finding in someone's room they'd kill someone over.]
[Although having Henry over was part of what made him finally rank up. Enough to get a separate bedroom, so he could limit his boyfriend to just his living room. The fear of Henry getting nosy has stopped him from having pulling the trigger on that, but he's... working up to it.
So what Jayce sees is a completely normal living room - there are a few glass terrariums on the floor near the couch with yellow slimes inside, and it's weirdly cold in here compared to everywhere else in the resort, but that's about it. It looks lived in, or... at least like Dodger does come in here and do things occasionally. Not enough to leave tobacco stains on the walls.
Dodger hesitates again, and steels himself before opening the door to his bedroom and letting Jayce go in ahead of him. In there, there is a normal bed with a bedframe that would probably be easy to attach handcuffs to. Nothing exciting there. The real show-piece is the conspiracy board - or rather, the completely unhinged mess of photos, post-its, red string and notes written directly onto the wall (or across everything else) that covers nearly every inch of all four walls.
They're roughly grouped according to the person the notes concern, with red string connecting people who know each other. Some parts are sparse - people Dodger doesn't know well, or hasn't officially met yet. His friends have much larger sections, with photos ranging from candid to posed during sex. Esikko's section takes up most of the wall next to the door, with LIAR painted across the entire thing with what is hopefully dark red paint. (It isn't. It smells like blood.) And Henry's section takes up a huge chunk of the wall near the bed. Extensive notes, photos, and what looks like sheet music in some spots. And beside that, notes under the words Hans Capon written onto the wall. Keeping track of everything he learns about Hans, and marking the people he's asked to keep an eye out for the lord if he ever shows up.
While Jayce is taking it in, Dodger leans awkwardly on the doorframe, waiting for... some sort of horrified reaction.]
[So far everything looks normal— clean even. Cleaner than Jayce’s room, at least. It’s clear this isn’t the right room, the trepidation that follows Dodger like a storm cloud over his head makes it apparent whatever horrible thing he’s about to see is in the bedroom.
… And then it’s a normal bedroom, aside from the notes and strings on the walls. All the walls. Jayces eyes widen as he looks around, mouth slightly agape, and the first thing he does is… look for the section on himself. Sometimes those narcissistic tendencies can’t be suppressed. After he finds it, he runs a finger along one of the strings carefully, tracking where a few of them go. Definitely staying away from the “LIAR” section there. The smell alone is nauseating.
The only thing he finally has to say:]
...So you meant it when you said you wanted to take photos of me.
[Specifically during intimate moments, is what he’s referring to. But if Dodger’s looking for any horror or disgust on his face, there’s none.]
[Jayce's section is next to Viktor's - not as large, but there are definitely photos there that were taken without Jayce's knowledge while he's walking around the resort or talking to other people. And a few of Jayce's therapy notes, with some comments written onto the photos. The notes are probably the more interesting thing, though.
Strengths: Charismatic, charming, observant Weaknesses: Empathetic, socially conscious Abilities: Human. Mediocre fighting ability, trained as a blacksmith TDD: Nothing. He's seen it happen. Status: Friend
The strings connect him to Viktor and Henry, along with probably a few other people. Whoever he's seen around most often.
Dodger shifts his weight uncomfortably, but... there's no outburst. No scolding, no horror. It almost feels... frustrating, like Jayce isn't understanding how dangerous all of this information could be. So when he speaks it's slow and careful, like he's weighing his words.]
Yeah. Not just for the wall, I... like taking pictures. My memory's dogshit, I want to remember as much as I can.
[Especially the way people look when he's fucking them. Seeing ecstasy that he knows was his own doing is better than any porn in the multiverse.]
[Jayce hums, glancing over the notes, and then looking to Viktor’s section, his eyes lingering there for a little longer than he intends to. Maybe he should be a little territorial here, the pictures of his Viktor taken without consent... That’s more of a concern in his mind than any pictures taken of himself. There’s a part of him that finds it flattering.
Jayce continues to look over the wall, so many strings going to people he’s never even seen before that Dodger apparently has met and knows well enough to take small notes on.]
I had a close friend in Piltover. Her name was Caitlyn. She had something like this in her room. I made fun of her for it— “the great conspiracy.” She was right, though— uncovering a network of corruption I hadn’t even considered, spanning over a decade.
[He looks back on the wall, hands on his hips, with a strange sort of smile— fondness at the memory. It’s entirely not the same thing of course; Dodger’s doing this to have information on people rather than tracking down crimes, but what springs forth to Jayce’s mind is instead: potential.]
You could be figuring this place out better than anyone else here!
[Dodger had honestly half-expected this to be another thing he has in common with that Jinx person. Because he knows what this board is meant to be - keeping track of Dana Tempest and her rag-tag group of self-proclaimed heroes, or the other gangs in Boston that might overreach in Augustine's turf, or the businessmen and politicians Augustine needed to backstab to get a little more power. What's here is just... the echoes of it, something to keep Dodger busy and aware of his surroundings while he chases his tail waiting for a purpose.
And... there's nothing explicitly wrong with Jayce's idea. Dodger knows a fair amount about the resort, he knows a few people to ask more questions to if he really wanted to get serious about it. But after some thought, he shakes his head.]
It's meant for political espionage. There are barely any people here worth paying attention to that didn't get dragged in from other worlds, and the locals either don't know how the resort works or they won't talk.
[To some extent, he's just making up excuses on the fly about why it wouldn't work. He wouldn't be able to admit it, but he is just trying to avoid the idea of being in charge of something.
Even if there's some loose familiarity here. A brief memory-bleed to a version of him trapped in another pocket dimension, confidently telling someone I'm going to kill God. There's no blood dripping from his nose when he checks, but... even if it was fuzzy, he thinks he can gather some information. He doesn't like the idea of there being any version of him out there able to muster that much conviction, although he couldn't say why it bothers him.]
[Jayce is expecting the denial, of course, and already working on his argument against it. Unfortunately, he can be a decent politician when he wants to be.]
Yes, I know, not these people— not us. We’re just the pawns, zero political ramifications for any of us. But if you…
[Dodger touches beneath his nose, as if expecting another nosebleed. Jayce waits, anticipating the same, but it doesn’t come. The concern written over his face temporarily quells his fervor.]
[He did hear most of that, at least. And after a moment, he shakes his head as if to clear it.]
No, yeah. I'm fine. I'm not bleeding, so... I'm fine.
[Dodger moves away from the door frame, coming over to stand next to Jayce with his hands in his pockets.]
There's better people to ask about how this place works. People that've been here longer. I'd be playing catch-up for at least a few more months before I was sure I wasn't trying something that's already been done. Right now, my notes are better for... match-making. Getting people the cards they want. And no one that's talked to me wants to admit they got someone's information through me.
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I’m an expert on making someone else’s problems my own.
[Just ask Viktor, Mel, Caitlyn, the whole city of Piltover…]
And I’d be a hypocrite if I said being dependent on someone that much isn’t healthy.
[Just ask Viktor, Mel, Caitlyn, the whole city of Piltover…
He sets his drink down, wrapping his arms around Dodger’s waist and lacing his fingers together to hold him there in a hug. It’s looks a bit more like cradling a big baby than it is hugging a romantic partner. Or your therapist.]
Augustine abused you. You know that, I don’t have to tell you it. And what you’re trying to make happen with Bloemrose is just… that, again. Maybe he realized that, maybe he hasn’t, but he’s doing you a favor right now. Aside from the “private room” gossip, have you really been doing worse without him? Or do you just miss the adrenaline you get when you’re around him?
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...Adrenaline. Yeah. That's a good word for what I feel around him.
[Angry and frustrated and fearful and deeply, deeply in love. There are sources of adrenaline outside of Esikko but nothing makes him feel quite the way the prince does. Even if he knows he'd be better off getting attention from Henry, sometimes it feels like he's just addicted to the feeling of worthlessness that Esikko gives him.]
I need to hurt people. It's... vital, like drinking or smoking. And I need... a master to tell me who's okay to hurt. So it doesn't build up and burst. And Henry's... he's a lot of things, great things, but he can't do that.
[Neither can Esikko, historically. The two people Esikko sent him after ended up being people Dodger is unwilling to hurt. But at least Esikko has the hate in his heart that lets him use Dodger like a weapon. Which, as far as Dodger's concerned, is still they way he should be treated.]
I lost control on Christmas, I lost control again in January. I didn't lose control at all when I was with Bloemrose. I just... need him.
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Jayce purses his lips, leaning back, and taps Dodger on the cheek.]
Up.
[Pretty universal command for asking someone to get off you, right. Definitely not just a dog training thing. Once Dodger's off his lap, he picks up his drink again, finishes it off, and sets it down.]
I'm going to talk to him. You can either show me what the big deal is in your room, or I find out from him because even if I don't ask about it, it sounds like he'll just tell me anyway. Again, as long as it's not dead bodies, there's not much you can show me I'm going to be freaked out by.
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But he gets up, and finishes of what's left of his bottle before letting it drop on the ground. He's a little tipsy, but he's... functional. Enough that he won't be stumbling into things, at least.]
Probably better if I show you in person.
[Not that he feels good about letting anyone into his room, but... well. Esikko confirmed he's been talking, and he's quick to make excuses for himself. He'd rather gauge Jayce's reaction now, than find out about it later.]
Just- if you tell anyone else about it, I will kill you. As many times as I have to.
[There's no heat in it. It's just a fair warning.]
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Yes, I understand. Your big secret.
[He genuinely can’t even fathom what it would be. Dodger’s so … open about basically everything. Trauma dumps in public, talks about past relationships and sexual affairs with little to no prompting— likely would confess to his deepest desires and kinks if asked the right way. So what in the world could be so secretive?
Jayce holds out his hand, assuming they’re going to teleport there, because Dodger’s lazy.]
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I can't teleport that far. We've gotta walk most of the way.
[He motions for Jayce to follow him before heading out of the lounge, and toward the elevators.]
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[That takes him by surprise- pleasantly so. He grins, and takes Dodger's hand anyway.]
Good. I prefer walking.
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Most people do. Over getting teleported.
[He may or may not have been ruminating at some point about whether there was a way for it to not hurt like a bitch when he teleports people... but anything he'd be willing to test it on, he'd fret about making it worse, so he hasn't tried anything.
The walk there is uneventful - if he was on his own he could probably teleport between floors at least, but he doesn't want to put Jayce's body through that. So he's mostly quiet while they head up to the Eight floor, and over to Dodger's room. He pauses right outside of the door, hesitating because he straight up doesn't remember how the doorknob works. And that's probably even more obvious when he does finally open the door with as little skill as a grown person could possibly have.]
You're the first person I've let into this room - lucky you. Bloemrose was the only person who ever saw the old one.
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[Maybe it shouldn't be that shocking, considering the big deal Dodger made about how secret this is- and maybe Jayce overestimates how people feel about their
partnersboyfriends. But there was never a secret he would intentionally keep from Viktor for longer than a week... this might actually wind up being the only thing he plans on keeping from Viktor, pretty much ever. At least until Viktor sees whatever this is for himself.Jayce steps in, expecting... well. Genuinely expecting dead bodies, since Dodger never refuted the possibility. Maybe implications of cannibalism. Murder weapons everywhere? Torture devices? All the worst things he could think of finding in someone's room they'd kill someone over.]
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[Although having Henry over was part of what made him finally rank up. Enough to get a separate bedroom, so he could limit his boyfriend to just his living room. The fear of Henry getting nosy has stopped him from having pulling the trigger on that, but he's... working up to it.
So what Jayce sees is a completely normal living room - there are a few glass terrariums on the floor near the couch with yellow slimes inside, and it's weirdly cold in here compared to everywhere else in the resort, but that's about it. It looks lived in, or... at least like Dodger does come in here and do things occasionally. Not enough to leave tobacco stains on the walls.
Dodger hesitates again, and steels himself before opening the door to his bedroom and letting Jayce go in ahead of him. In there, there is a normal bed with a bedframe that would probably be easy to attach handcuffs to. Nothing exciting there. The real show-piece is the conspiracy board - or rather, the completely unhinged mess of photos, post-its, red string and notes written directly onto the wall (or across everything else) that covers nearly every inch of all four walls.
They're roughly grouped according to the person the notes concern, with red string connecting people who know each other. Some parts are sparse - people Dodger doesn't know well, or hasn't officially met yet. His friends have much larger sections, with photos ranging from candid to posed during sex. Esikko's section takes up most of the wall next to the door, with LIAR painted across the entire thing with what is hopefully dark red paint. (It isn't. It smells like blood.) And Henry's section takes up a huge chunk of the wall near the bed. Extensive notes, photos, and what looks like sheet music in some spots. And beside that, notes under the words Hans Capon written onto the wall. Keeping track of everything he learns about Hans, and marking the people he's asked to keep an eye out for the lord if he ever shows up.
While Jayce is taking it in, Dodger leans awkwardly on the doorframe, waiting for... some sort of horrified reaction.]
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… And then it’s a normal bedroom, aside from the notes and strings on the walls. All the walls. Jayces eyes widen as he looks around, mouth slightly agape, and the first thing he does is… look for the section on himself. Sometimes those narcissistic tendencies can’t be suppressed. After he finds it, he runs a finger along one of the strings carefully, tracking where a few of them go. Definitely staying away from the “LIAR” section there. The smell alone is nauseating.
The only thing he finally has to say:]
...So you meant it when you said you wanted to take photos of me.
[Specifically during intimate moments, is what he’s referring to. But if Dodger’s looking for any horror or disgust on his face, there’s none.]
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Strengths: Charismatic, charming, observant
Weaknesses: Empathetic, socially conscious
Abilities: Human. Mediocre fighting ability, trained as a blacksmith
TDD: Nothing. He's seen it happen.
Status: Friend
The strings connect him to Viktor and Henry, along with probably a few other people. Whoever he's seen around most often.
Dodger shifts his weight uncomfortably, but... there's no outburst. No scolding, no horror. It almost feels... frustrating, like Jayce isn't understanding how dangerous all of this information could be. So when he speaks it's slow and careful, like he's weighing his words.]
Yeah. Not just for the wall, I... like taking pictures. My memory's dogshit, I want to remember as much as I can.
[Especially the way people look when he's fucking them. Seeing ecstasy that he knows was his own doing is better than any porn in the multiverse.]
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Jayce continues to look over the wall, so many strings going to people he’s never even seen before that Dodger apparently has met and knows well enough to take small notes on.]
I had a close friend in Piltover. Her name was Caitlyn. She had something like this in her room. I made fun of her for it— “the great conspiracy.” She was right, though— uncovering a network of corruption I hadn’t even considered, spanning over a decade.
[He looks back on the wall, hands on his hips, with a strange sort of smile— fondness at the memory. It’s entirely not the same thing of course; Dodger’s doing this to have information on people rather than tracking down crimes, but what springs forth to Jayce’s mind is instead: potential.]
You could be figuring this place out better than anyone else here!
[You can take the scientist out of the lab…]
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And... there's nothing explicitly wrong with Jayce's idea. Dodger knows a fair amount about the resort, he knows a few people to ask more questions to if he really wanted to get serious about it. But after some thought, he shakes his head.]
It's meant for political espionage. There are barely any people here worth paying attention to that didn't get dragged in from other worlds, and the locals either don't know how the resort works or they won't talk.
[To some extent, he's just making up excuses on the fly about why it wouldn't work. He wouldn't be able to admit it, but he is just trying to avoid the idea of being in charge of something.
Even if there's some loose familiarity here. A brief memory-bleed to a version of him trapped in another pocket dimension, confidently telling someone I'm going to kill God. There's no blood dripping from his nose when he checks, but... even if it was fuzzy, he thinks he can gather some information. He doesn't like the idea of there being any version of him out there able to muster that much conviction, although he couldn't say why it bothers him.]
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Yes, I know, not these people— not us. We’re just the pawns, zero political ramifications for any of us. But if you…
[Dodger touches beneath his nose, as if expecting another nosebleed. Jayce waits, anticipating the same, but it doesn’t come. The concern written over his face temporarily quells his fervor.]
…Are you okay?
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No, yeah. I'm fine. I'm not bleeding, so... I'm fine.
[Dodger moves away from the door frame, coming over to stand next to Jayce with his hands in his pockets.]
There's better people to ask about how this place works. People that've been here longer. I'd be playing catch-up for at least a few more months before I was sure I wasn't trying something that's already been done. Right now, my notes are better for... match-making. Getting people the cards they want. And no one that's talked to me wants to admit they got someone's information through me.