[ they freak him out in glitching visions, sometimes. it only ever briefly happened the day he found himself in the garage, and the result of that was unfortunate (jayce tweak. jayce smash. jayce smash john). the reason for jayce's hesitation is the very reason why those things existed in the future is the source of his very promise to make sure it doesn't come to pass, and if it does— that it could be stopped.
he remembers looking at his in the eye. he remembers taking the hammer from its stiff fingers, so much that it broke off. on the mercury hammer hilt remained two white digits decorated with gold. ]
They were people, once. The corruption of the Arcane changed them into metal shells of what they used to be. No emotion, no thought. Puppets for a higher being. But I looked one in the eye and saw, they're still trapped in there.
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he remembers looking at his in the eye. he remembers taking the hammer from its stiff fingers, so much that it broke off. on the mercury hammer hilt remained two white digits decorated with gold. ]
They were people, once. The corruption of the Arcane changed them into metal shells of what they used to be. No emotion, no thought. Puppets for a higher being. But I looked one in the eye and saw, they're still trapped in there.