AUDIENCE FOR: Claude von Riegan

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Comments

[guestservices]

[a beat]

This is an interesting sign of appreciation.

[shaft]

... It's clearly not intentional, Cetus.

[guestservices]

[dryly]

If you insist.

[shaft]

C'mon, Cetus.

[ he looks at the hay ]

... Have a seat?

[guestservices]

We're really staying here? All right.

[they'll sit down...?]

[shaft]

Are you unnerved?

[ walks around behind them... ]

[guestservices]

Not really, but it's an odd place to spend time in.

[looking behind them...? what are you doing, claude.]

[shaft]

[ puts his hands on their shoulders! and squeezes! it's a shoulder rub. ]

Never been in jail either, then?

[guestservices]

I have not. Also, what are you doing?

[shaft]

Feeling pretty awkward, actually.

[guestservices]

That explains very little.

[shaft]

Look... I'm not a very friendly guy.

[guestservices]

I am aware that you're rather private, yes.

[shaft]

So are you.

[guestservices]

I am.

Just as I'm curious as to what prompted all of this.

[shaft]

... It's not entirely out of the goodness of my heart.

[guestservices]

[dryly]

I would've been more surprised if it was.

[shaft]

Have a little faith in me...

[guestservices]

[amused]

I don't think you can make that request after admitting to it.

[shaft]

I'll take you on a real date sometime.

[ not to a jail cell ]

In the meanwhile... I was curious to know how much you know about the gift shop items.

[guestservices]

[thanks claude]

Depends on what you want to know.

[shaft]

The lollipop which will answer one question... What are the chances I could go "how do we revive our fallen friends, save our hostages and shut down the hotel permanently?" and get an actionable answer?

[guestservices]

[they hum]

I can't say for sure—for one, asking for an actionable answer for any question will depend on if such a thing exists—so I'd advise waiting until you have a clearer idea of the full situation and can gauge if that question is plausible.

[shaft]

... Huh. That's not as dismissive as I was expecting.

I figured you'd say something like, "don't meddle with the hotel."

[guestservices]

It's not a bad thing to think creatively.

However, I'd remind you not to bet on there being an answer to your question either.