AUDIENCE FOR: Emet-Selch

[guestservices]

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[guestservices]

Maybe I don't! Maybe I'm just a blind bird pretending to be a person.

[ that makes absolutely no sense but go off ]

Either way, I'm a working, busy bird, so if you're trying to sweet talk me into taking my veil off, you're gonna need way more sweet talk than that, big man. At least wine and dine me first!

[ktiseos]

[


lifting his glass of wine, with a raised brow.]

Aren't I.

[guestservices]

Who brought the wine here? Not you!

[ktiseos]

And I am drinking it with you regardless!

[he has one good arm to carry things with!]

[guestservices]

That's not wining and dining, that's "I showed up and you did all the work to invite me somewhere and picked the booze."

[ they are like clearly teasing. ]

'sides, I'm on duty. Work's important, so lemme keep my apparently eyeless face to myself as a professional.

[ktiseos]

Only because you require it as a professional.

[he says, finishing the second glass.]

If that is a request, however, I shall take it under advisement.

[guestservices]

What, the wining and dining? As a request, or as a professional requirement?

[ lol

they're just reaching over to top off his glass again immediately and they sound terribly amused. ]

[ktiseos]

I should hope it is not a professional requirement.

[guestservices]

It might be.


[ the energy of waggling eyebrows ]

[ktiseos]

For what purpose-!

[AQUILA.]

[guestservices]

[ there's a beat. ]

Building professional relationships.


[ the way they say this like completely seriously. yet, somehow, it becomes immediately obvious that they are just screwing around. ]

[ktiseos]

I believe that is generally considered highly unprofessional, in fact.

[he says, dry, matching their seriousness.]

[guestservices]

Oh, you have no idea how unprofessional I can be.


[ bad, actually ]

[ktiseos]

Mayhap not. I am, however, thoroughly unsurprised.

[guestservices]

's rude.

[ they laugh, though, clearly not actually offended. ] I'm a fucking professional. [ as they down the rest of their wine. ]

[ktiseos]

Yes, yes, so you have insisted before.

[a slight wave of his hand, careful of his glass.]

I suppose I will believe you can be professional on duty-- though I wonder if you are ever off duty.

[guestservices]

Oh, never.

[ they wave their free hand, the movement graceful. ] Always something to be done around here.

[ktiseos]

Always? One should think you have at least some moments to yourself.

[guestservices]

Wow, and here I thought you'd be impressed with my workaholic tendencies.

[ they put a hand on their heart!

but then shake their head. ] You'd think so though, right. But nope.

[ktiseos]

Even I know one cannot work every hour of every day, not indefinitely.

Or so they should not, at the least. Your employer certainly expects much.

[guestservices]

Yeah. What's it called? Someone said we should unionize.

[ they laugh, waving it off. ] 's alright. Maybe if I get breaks, I'll come spend em with you.

[ktiseos]

[what's a union. anyway.]

-well. Should you get them, I suppose you may do as you wish with your time.

[guestservices]

[ they don't know either

they laugh, though, turning to face emet properly where they're settled. on the corner of the bed. ]

You can definitely count on that. [ and raise their glass. ]

[ktiseos]

[after another pause-- he raises his glass to them, in turn.]

I shall, then. I'll expect you to remember it.

[guestservices]

[ they reach out and clink their glass with emet's. ]

Deal.

You're not my only favorite, though, yeah? [ teasing ] I'm a pretty busy bird.