Jayce Talis

Co-Creator of Hextech | Two-time winner of Piltover’s Innovators’ Competition | Currently working on expanding Hextech’s capabilities and accessibility to all Piltovians and beyond 🔨

[jayceofprogress]

Thank you for your interest in Hextech! I’m here to answer any questions you may have related to our work, research, ethos, and history.

(This is an 18+ roleplaying blog for Jayce Talis from post-timeskip S1 Arcane. I write primarily with @hextech-workaholic as the Viktor to my Jayce, and write a separate storyline with @askviktor. I also interact regularly with @askskyyoung, and experiment on @the-hexcore.

I will happily interact with any other Viktors/characters/OCs, however the mun is 31 and will not interact with minors. I also write @houndunderground, and follow back from @zinzinina.

There may be suggestive and explicit content on this blog, and canon-typical content warnings apply. Posts are sometimes queued. All typos are definitely in-character.)

Journal entries:

One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine / Ten / Eleven / Twelve / Thirteen

(Jayce gets pretty candid in his journals. Entries may contain explicit content and canon-typical references to his mental health.)

[jayceofprogress]

Ho where did you go

I’ve been right here the whole time, just busy.

…hold up, what’d you just call me?

[jayceofprogress]

Ok if you don’t want to have kids anytime soon then what are you looking forward to in the future? Do you think you will get married?

Well, I like the idea of it. But I’d probably make just as poor a husband as I would a father to be honest with you. I can be obsessive when it comes to work, to the detriment of my relationships. Most people don’t really get it. Spending nights elbow-deep in chalk dust and partial differential equations isn’t exactly wine and roses. I wouldn’t have a clue how to break the ice on a real date unless they wanted to hear about magnetohydrodynamics and I can’t think of too many potential romantic partners who’d be interested in that.

And then there’s just the…me part. I scrub up alright, but I think I’m kind of hard to like. There’s a reason my only friend until I was seventeen was my mom. Even Viktor just up and disappears sometimes, and he doesn’t say it, but I’m positive it’s because he needs a break from me annoying him. I have been trying to work on the pencil tapping thing.

[jayceofprogress]

(hope youre feeling better now!! were happy to have you back :3 lots of love from someone who loves ur blog ❤️ youre the best jayce roleplayer i ever encountered btw🥹)

(Thank you so much! I’m sorry for the disappearance. I’m going to try to carve out some time to answer the rest of my inbox soon. You are very kind! ❤️)

[jayceofprogress]

(Wishing a very happy birthday to my doppelgänger brother, @jaycehousetalis ! Your passion for building a better world is an inspiration to me and so many others. Manifesting a spectacular day for you in this and every timeline. ❤️)

[jayceofprogress]

Hey

What’s up? Haven’t seen you around lately. Is everything okay?

Hey there. I’m really sorry for the prolonged absence. Things have been…a lot, actually. Even for us. There was a fire in the lab, and we had to move everything out to a temporary space while everything was being fixed, and we’ve only just been allowed back. I want to thank the Council; replacing lab equipment isn’t cheap, and we’d be screwed without their support. It’s all replaceable, though. I’m just glad Viktor wasn’t there. Knowing him, he’d march straight into the flames to recover our work with zero regard for his lungs.

Thank you, though, for your concern. We’re all okay, and hoping to make it to the Academy’s Scientific Immersion Symposium in a few weeks as guest speakers.

Well, I am. Viktor usually comes down with a convenient stomach flu whenever there’s a public appearance scheduled.

[jayceofprogress]

do you have any other projects other than hextech? if so, are they just for fun?

Metalworking has always been a hobby even outside of Hextech. I designed my mom’s prosthetics and I’ve reworked Viktor’s brace and crutch a few times, just tweaking things to try to perfect them. There’s something meditative about working with my hands. Metal’s predictable when it reaches a certain heat. It’s comforting to have something malleable like that; doing exactly what I want it to. I like being able to feel the burn in my body when I’m working with heavier pieces, on my own, without any distractions. I go a little stir-crazy if I don’t get to do it for too long. Right now I’m working on a mechanized frame with some pins and brackets for Viktor’s desk so he can adjust the height from sitting to standing.

The other thing’s sketching. It’s nothing serious, and I’m definitely no artist, but I’ve always liked visualizing things on paper, even if it’s for no other purpose than to just get it out of my brain.

[jayceofprogress]

¡Hola, mijo! I know you've been very busy, but when will you visit your poor old mamá? I miss seeing your handsome face and hearing your voice. I need to see you again sometime soon, promise to visit, mijo? Bring Viktor, too, I need to know you've been treating him well.

- Ximena

Mamá, I’m sorry. It’s been crazy here. We haven’t even had time to think. Did you get the earrings I sent over? I was gonna make you something myself but Mel said the designer was a big deal; I thought they’d go nice with your brooch.

And I always treat Viktor well! I told him you asked after him, and he said to tell you I’ve been keeping him chained to his desk and then laughed so hard he snorted. I told him he’s not funny. We’re hoping to hit a breakthrough really soon, so when that happens I promise we’ll come visit. We’re living off coffee so I’ve been dreaming of a home-cooked meal for weeks. I miss you, too. Te quiero, mamá.

[jayceofprogress]

Are you mad at Viktor's doctors or other ones?

Viktor’s doctors. They have no idea what they’re talking about. And I didn’t appreciate their tone when they said his health was “as expected” for someone “from his background.” Like it didn’t matter, and it was just a given, and not their job to fix.

I’m making other enquiries now. If all else fails, I’ll learn medicine myself. I’m a smart guy. It can’t be any fucking harder than organic material teleportation.

[ellenchain]

I know someone who would hang this on their bedroom wall

[technohumanlation]

Looking good @jayceofprogress

[jayceofprogress]

Thanks! It’s always great to speak about our work with the press. Glad the pictures came out alright, too.

[jayceofprogress]

💐

Hey, @hextech-workaholic! This must be another belated birthday delivery for you. Stay right there—don’t get up. I’ll stick these in some water.

You’ve…got a lot of admirers, huh? Obviously, I mean. It’s not like it’s surprising. Just…anyone I know?

[jayceofprogress]

What happens if you have milk?

I’ll tell you one thing, it’s not pretty.

[jayceofprogress]

🍎

apple..

These are kind of carb-heavy. For a fruit, anyway. But they still beat out the mango if you’re watching your macros! Higher fiber content, lower sugars. I’ll stick with the banana.

[jayceofprogress]

🍫

Ah, thanks. Is this dairy-free chocolate? I’m actually lactose intolerant.

[jayceofprogress]

(Too shy to ask non-anon, but I notice you also run the houndunderground blog. I love it so much 🥺 Will we be hearing from Vander again soon?)

(Hello & thank you, I’m glad you like how I write him! I’m hoping I’ll get back into the mood to write Vander at some point, it just hasn’t happened for a little while. The blog isn’t abandoned though, and I do keep tabs on it. ❤️)

[geologyin-blog]

Blue fluorite + hematite balls From Jiangxi Paitang

Video: zouweiling

邹维玲

[jayceofprogress]

Love this! 😮

[jayceofprogress]

🍌🍌🍌

Woah, thanks! Where the hell is all this fruit coming from? Not that I’m complaining, but at this rate we’ll need to start making smoothies or something.