AUDIENCE FOR: Emet-Selch

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[ aquila is quiet for a second. ]



Whoa, whoa, whoa. You know this isn't the station, right.








[ aquila attempted to resist the urge to make a dirty joke, and failed. ]

[ktiseos]

The--

[


it takes a minute.

then he makes a face.]

Aquila-!

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[



hehe

they sip their wine. ]

Just checking. Order whatever you want! I'll just steal a bite or two.

[ktiseos]

Fine, then.

[he will! it's some sort of like. charcuterie plate, almost, but instead of just meats and cheeses it includes some fruit and vegetables as well. me, making my best guesses at ancient food and deciding that they probably did things like this over cooking too much.]

As I am certain you can guess, however, I also wished to speak with you of other matters.

[guestservices]

Nobody ever just wants to hang out.

[ they sigh, but it's clear they're just teasing, as they prop their chin in their hand. ]

Alright. Talk to me, then.

[ktiseos]

We've preemptively discussed part of it. The other, however-

[he pulls out his carefully-made copy of the hangman paper, raising a brow as he offers it to aquila. you guys have access to it i'm not linking this thing yet again.]

I'm sure someone so duty-bound would never have kept themselves otherwise occupied during work events? [no he wouldn't be at all surprised if it was aquila. anyway.] I do not know if the others have told you, but we were given this on that excursion of ours.

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[ they take the paper

and then they snort. ]

Ooooooh, Gems is gonna make all of us hear it for this, aren't they? We're gonna get lectured to all hell. [ again. they don't say it, but emet can probably feel it in their tone of voice. ] I can't tell whose it is, but it's not mine.

[ktiseos]

Oh, most likely. I spoke with them first.

[hehe.]

But you seemed as if you would find it amusing, if not participate.

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Of course you did.

[ they sigh, reaching under their veil to either adjust something or rub between their eyebrows. ]

I mean, it is pretty funny. I'll give you that.

[ktiseos]

Mm. Rather more confusing than amusing, in my own experience.

[hangman is fucking haunting.]

[guestservices]

You seem like the kind of person who likes a good puzzle! That's surprising.

[ktiseos]

I prefer that they not be the ridiculous sort of puzzle.

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[ lol ]

Haha. Me too. I guess I should drink more if I'm gonna have to prepare myself to get scolded for a week. [ they sigh, and take a huge drink out of their glass. ] Ugh.

[ktiseos]

Do take care that you are not simply scolded while hungover.

[he says, with a sip of his own.

and while he debates making any mention of it at all-]

I could have sworn some of the writing upon it was familiar to me, you know.

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[ they wave that off, down the rest of their wine, and hold the glass out to the shadowy waiter to get it topped off.

the second part has them tilt their head. ] Oh?

[ktiseos]

Vaguely so, but familiar nevertheless.

[casual enough, as he picks up a slice of cheese in his claws.]

[guestservices]

Weird. Wonder why? Maybe it's like someone from home?

[ktiseos]

A possibility, although I cannot imagine any I know from home would be in a place such as this.

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[ they tilt their head. ]

Someone from the Prism?

[ktiseos]

More likely, I would think, considering our group all seem to hail from such places.

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That'd be interesting.

[ they tap a clawed finger against the table, idly. ]

Do you have any thoughts on it?

[ktiseos]

I do have a thought or two, yes.

[a pause, long enough to take another bite.]

But I do not know if they ought to be voiced.

[guestservices]

Probably not.

[ they are not eating, by contrast. ]

[ktiseos]

As expected.

[which is precisely why he's said nothing, thus far.]

Then I shall continue to keep them to myself. [a slight pause, before:] Moving on to business, then: as I said, I do wish to make an official request of you, after what we discussed before.

[guestservices]

For Float Like A Butterfly, yeah?

[ they don't acknowledge the first part, sipping at their drink. ] Why do you want it? I need a more detailed answer than what you gave me before.