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[ar_cane]

CONTACT

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❝I'm busy, contact Jayce Talis.❞

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tfln | astraythought

[ar_cane]

[ continued from here ]

I appreciate your candor. Fortunately I don't own anything black as it has always given the impression I'm attending my own funeral. Gloves are an interesting suggestion.

The glower isn't intentional. I have resting glower face.

[astraythought]

You really do. It's quite striking.

Also, shine your shoes before the event. Or let me know you don't have time, and I can come over and take care of them.

[ar_cane]

It does serve me well when I want to avoid talking to strangers.

What message do shined shoes send?

[astraythought]

That you're tidy, detail-oriented, meticulous. And thus, you're the sort of person who can be trusted with complex matters because you'll give them the same sort of attention as your own appearance.

[ar_cane]

A fair assessment. Is it an acceptable middle ground if I have shoes that cannot shine, and I just make sure they're clean?

[astraythought]

Oh, I suppose so. And you'll do something with your hair?

[ar_cane]

Wash it?

[astraythought]

The question mark at the end of that doesn't leave me particularly impressed.

[ar_cane]

It's a tonal indicator to imply that I hadn't planned anything further "something" for my hair.

[astraythought]

Smartass.

If you promise to bring me back interesting gossip from the event, I can come help you prepare.

[ar_cane]

It is one of my best qualities.

If you agree that's a fair trade. I'm not sure how interesting the gossip will be in a room full of investors, but then again, I'm not sold on the importance of my hairstyle for the event.

*smashes canons together like different-colored playdoh*

[astraythought]

Considering who I work for, knowing what investors are interested in might be useful.

[Ducky's the housemaid for a reclusive engineer who's known for his work on an 'automated computing engine', though he rarely shows off his work these days. Ducky herself is a little bit of a mystery; her accent implies that she's not from Piltover or Zaun. She just showed up one day, running errands for Mimley and making friends all over the place. She's incredibly helpful...and more than occasionally a bit nosy.]

Better for you if I come over today or tomorrow morning?

as the rp gods intended! thanks for the info btw

[ar_cane]

A fair point. It's a lucky thing your employer isn't a direct competitor.

Any of the good work you do tonight would be wasted by even just an hour of sleep.

[ If he sleeps at all, but then again, an all-nighter would also make him look like death. ]

TBH, Arcane and Lavender Jack have similar themes, but with more masked vigilantes and less magic...

[astraythought]

First thing tomorrow, then.

And do get more than an hour. I have makeup for the bags under your eyes, but they're always darker when you're underslept.

[ar_cane]

But the dark circles are a crucial piece of my signature glower.

[astraythought]

Yes, but they make you look like an exhausted obsessive, rather than a competent scientist.

Investors, Viktor. You're not lecturing in front of your peers.

[ar_cane]

Jayce deals with the investors, I simply wish not to detract from his spell over them. I'd also like to avoid the stares and whispers about the sick boy from the undercity when they think I can't hear, but I don't think coiffed hair will prevent that.

[astraythought]

If they knew you for your competence, you could escape some of those whispers, but it would mean sharing Jayce's spotlight.

It's a balancing act, one supposes, and I'm not in a position to guess which is worse.