[He's not going to presume he knows anything about where she comes from (somewhat ironically, because he does know everything about where she comes from--he just hasn't realized it, yet). Still, he understands, despite his own convictions, that some don't have the luxury of choice. Maybe she builds weapons because she has to, or simply never learned that there could be another way.]
Tools. Equipment.
[When he says it out loud, however, he doesn't seem particularly convinced. He's not planning to talk about his current work, especially not to a stranger, but everything else sounds like an empty promise. Viktor had hoped (still hopes, maybe), that the stabilized gemstones could be put to better use--powering air scrubbers or water purification units, but the fact of the matter is that all of his work is still beholden to special interests. What good is better mining equipment for, besides holding the attention of the people who control the purse strings?
That's why the Hexcore was so important. Something so revolutionary that it would be impossible for the Council to keep in a stranglehold.]
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Tools. Equipment.
[When he says it out loud, however, he doesn't seem particularly convinced. He's not planning to talk about his current work, especially not to a stranger, but everything else sounds like an empty promise. Viktor had hoped (still hopes, maybe), that the stabilized gemstones could be put to better use--powering air scrubbers or water purification units, but the fact of the matter is that all of his work is still beholden to special interests. What good is better mining equipment for, besides holding the attention of the people who control the purse strings?
That's why the Hexcore was so important. Something so revolutionary that it would be impossible for the Council to keep in a stranglehold.]
Things to make people's lives easier.