[Viktor does, in fact, hear noises coming from the room, though he's not certain what he'll find when he opens the door. Still, he'd been close enough to catching his hitchhiker that he can make some guesses, and even through his muted emotions feels a distinct sense of dread, thinking of it anywhere near Jayce. The panic through the threads of their connection certainly doesn't help.
He barrels through the door, very nearly splintering the frame against the handle. Jayce is holding his own, but Viktor doubts the mannequin will relent.
He already knows he cannot harm it--he's tried, with the advantage of a ranged weapon. There's something supernatural at play, something preventing him from destroying his own hitchhiker. All he can really do is try to get between it and Jayce, an attempt to pull him away.]
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He barrels through the door, very nearly splintering the frame against the handle. Jayce is holding his own, but Viktor doubts the mannequin will relent.
He already knows he cannot harm it--he's tried, with the advantage of a ranged weapon. There's something supernatural at play, something preventing him from destroying his own hitchhiker. All he can really do is try to get between it and Jayce, an attempt to pull him away.]