❛ well, ❜  viktor replies with a huff of a laugh,  ❛ that makes one of us. ❜

          his fingers  work deftly, delicately through gloves as he fiddles with the newest components added to the tech in front of them. there have been numerous times where things have actually exploded as they worked, unfortunately, and viktor is a bit on edge.

          on top  of that, the device has made some odd noises already — ones suspiciously close to ticking! — so he’s understandably concerned.