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"Technically more aircraft than car," K replies. "I'm a pilot. And the scissor doors are useful for maneuvering and landing in tight spaces." Once Jayce is seated, the doors begin to slowly close, providing him with a first hand look at the operation of the hinges. K also helps him with the flight harness to ensure he's fully strapped in.
He takes the time to answer each of Jayce's questions about the functions, going into as much detail as Jayce wants. They have time. Luckily the main flight controls are all on K's side, so any poking around Jayce might do isn't a big deal — and K even encourages him to fiddle with the displays if he wants to, explaining the different modes and what his spinner is capable of scanning for. It would be beneficial for Jayce to familiarise himself so he can track whatever types of minerals he'd like to collect.
"So do you," K replies to the compliment, reaching to squeeze Jayce's hand as his expression softens with fondness. "Thank you for thinking of me." For making time for him. With how much of a social butterfly Jayce is and now having multiple other partners, K doesn't imagine it's easy, and there's that insecure part of him that wonders if he wouldn't rather be spending his time with Mel or Viktor. The three share so much history that it makes K feel like an outsider at times.
Ah, but he doesn't want to ruin their time together with his brooding. Pushing those thoughts aside, he initiates the spinner's vertical takeoff, handling the controls with an ease that seems second-nature. It's a smooth ascent, the spinner's slow rise keeping the g-force to a minimum, at least at first — the mark of an experienced pilot. Then he accelerates, and the ground rapidly falls away beneath them.
"Doing okay?" he asks as he looks back to Jayce for his reaction. He knows Runeterra has airships and presumably Jayce has been on one before, but he just wants to make sure this is a good experience for him.
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"Even better. I should have noticed that you're a pilot before, you're very skilled with your hands, shame on me." He reaches to the side and gives K's thigh a light squeeze while he looks up at the closing door, mesmerized and studying the mechanism. You can take the inventor out of his workshops, but you can't take his love for technology out of him.
He leans back and behaves when K securely straps him in and gives him a grateful smile. It doesn't go unnoticed that this might be for his sake, or K's other human acquaintance that he might take on a flight. K is the most sturdy man Jayce has ever known, and might not have much need for seatbelts.
He's also endlessly patient, something Jayce considers himself very lucky for, as he gets all his questions answered and even permission to press some buttons and check some panels with the eagerness of a kid on Christmas morning.
"This thing is fantastic. if we had it back home, it would have made it so much easier to find the right crystals to develop Hextech. I had to travel around and even get lost in a few desert caves to find the right ones." He hates about 90% of the things they do in K's world because people are assholes to androids like him, but Jayce can't deny that their tech is fascinating.
"I think of you constantly, and I want us to spend more time together." He squeezes K's hand back but doesn't want to distract him a lot while he's about to fly them around. "I was thinking that perhaps we could spend more time together in each other's apartments too? You could stay on mine, or I could come to yours for a few days."
A little while ago, when K was turned into a kid during one of the trials, Jayce hadn't missed the pang of disappointment he showed through their bond when he learned that they weren't always together. He wanted to amend that, and he also wanted to actually live with K as well, at least from time to time, if the other man would have him. The spinner getting into the air with a vertical takeoff is another surprise that has Jayce letting out another soft 'ohhh' of admiration.
"The ships in my world can't move like this. Even with hextech technology, they soar in the sky like naval ships but not vertically. You're a very good pilot." He can tell immediately that K has done this before, possibly many times, and Jaye isn't experiencing any sort of whiplash.
"Wonderful." He reassures him with a smile, looking at K and then at the view ahead of them. "You could go anywhere with this. Did you ever try to fly past the mountains? See if there's something behind them and where Folkmore ends?
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"If it's ever possible to return to your home universe with you, consider yourself free to make use of anything I have. Here, too," he adds. "Even if it's just for rock collecting." If it makes Jayce happy or his life easier, K's all in favour of it. And of course it's a nice bonus that using his spinner's equipment would also probably mean spending more time together. Speaking of which—
He glances at Jayce with surprise plain in his expression at the suggestion of occasionally living together, a privilege he'd (mistakenly, he's realising) assumed was reserved for Mel alone.
"I'd love that," he replies, an understatement judging by the rush of elation Jayce will be able to feel through their bond. "I've wanted to suggest as much before, I just... didn't want to impose on you." And he'd worried he'd be putting Jayce in an awkward position of having to turn him down if he'd asked.
He yearns to build a life and future with his two partners in Folkmore, since it's the only opportunity he'll have for it, but he's also carefully mindful of the limitations of polyamory and tries his best to fit his wants and needs into the space he's been allowed. He's happy to accept whatever Jayce is comfortable sharing with him. And with the eventual disappearance of Joi in the coming weeks, he'll be more grateful than ever for any company.
"I haven't tested it everywhere yet, but in the places I did, there seems to be invisible barriers preventing us from going beyond a certain point." Which hadn't been new to him, he'd found similar boundaries in both Deerington and Trench before. "We could test it more later, if you want to. Probably get a good view of the stars if nothing else." It could be quite romantic, he thinks.
With the speeds the spinner is capable of, it isn't a terribly long trip to reach Cruel Summer, even with K intentionally taking scenic routes at a leisurely pace. He's in no hurry; being able to share the wonderful sights of Folkmore in this unique way with Jayce is well worth savouring. Once they're over the desert, though, he makes a few adjustments to the displays so Jayce will be able to see all the different inorganic chemical compositions present in the ground below — it's a veritable treasure trove of minerals.
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"That would be a nice present, but the only one I'd really like to keep, if such a thing is possible, is you." He doesn't know how people can return to their home universe, or even if it's possible to take anything with them. But if there comes a day when Thirteen allows it, K tagging along is all Jayce would care about. K deserves a full, better life, treated like an equal by everyone. He grins too, however, looking playful.
"But if one day you can teach me how to drive the spinner on my own, I wouldn't say no."
He's all about fancy tech, and this vehicle is very useful, very sleek. Sexy, like K. The surprised look earns K a soft smile from Jayce, as if to reassure him that he is serious. None of his partners has more privileges, so call it something, than others in Jayce's mind.
"Great. And you're never imposing on me, love. You're allowed to ask for what you want." Jayce says that firmly, still smiling, making a point to return the exalted feeling through their connection. "You'll be subjected more often to my terrible cooking, alas. Sorry, no take-backs."
One day he needs to have a conversation with K about how arguing between them can happen, and that it won't be the end of the world. He had disagreed with both Viktor and Mel in the past about things, and while it was hardly enjoyable, in the end, their relationship also became stronger as a result. They developed a deeper understanding of their feelings, which helped with trust. That can wait, however, today they should focus only on having fun.
"Invisible barriers...how interesting. I did ask some of the locals about what was beyond Folkmore, and they almost looked confused at the question. They say there was simply nothing."
Going by Jayce's expression, he calls that bullshit. It simply can not be, it doesn't make sense for a whole planet ( or whatever plane of existence they are living on) to be so limited. After all, once they had dragons visiting, they must have come from somewhere. "Maybe, yeah, that sounds pretty. I just don't want to get us into trouble today, though. Not when we have lovely plans ahead of us."
Jayce pats K's thighs a couple of times, and then simply leaves his hand there as they fly, resting on the man's leg. Leaning back on his chair, Jayce appreciates the unique views, commits them to memory, and then leans forward to get a better look at the displays.
"Ooooh, there's more than I was expecting. Do you have a preference for where we should start? Maybe the rocky mountains on the east? Those could also provide us some shade while we explore."