Well, he bought it, and while it's not entirely true, it's not like it's untrue, either... so she continues her explanation.]
It's like that, but worse. Not only do they suck the life out of the room, but they suck all your money from you, too. The worst kind of conmen. Willing to do the least amount of work for the biggest profit. Those are the guys you gotta watch out for.
[ viren's appropriately reactionary to this, a grimace flashing across his features. motor companies: add that to the list of terrible, awful things of other worlds. he echoes, ]
"Least amount of work for the biggest profit..."
[ and the grimace disappears, his eyebrows lifting. ]
They also sound efficient, then, yes. A shame, that you're faced with such an enemy.
Yeah. They're efficient because they're tough to take down. Just gotta avoid them no matter what the cost.
[Trying to buy what is essentially a hoverbike from them was a chore, but it's one of the necessary evils in life. Can't live with them, can't live without them. The Guardian Corps needed a way to get around, and walking wasn't very efficient in a city as big as Bodhum.
Lightning finishes up her drink and sets her empty glass down on a tray carried by one of the men in suits as they walk by. She'd best end this before he asks further questions and she digs herself into an even deeper hole. Best to leave some of it a mystery...]
I should get going. Watch yourself out there...?
[Her question trails off as she realizes she never got a name among all of the evil corporation talk and the tail whipping.]
[ common as those parting words may be, viren's a little surprised at receiving them nonetheless (considering their, err, confused dynamic throughout this interaction). in response, he affects a slight bow - and despite the apparent politeness of the gesture, perhaps she wouldn't be incorrect that there's just a bit of insincerity to it. ]
Lord Viren.
[ cue a crooked, half-smile. titles are completely unnecessary, he knows. he peers at her. ]
—High Mage of the Kingdom of Katolis. And, you are...?
[Lightning just peers right back at him, silent even after he gives her the title. That sure is a mouthful. She's going to stick to calling him Viren. Nothing to be "Lord" of here, as far as she's concerned. Plus, it's way too floofy.]
[ wow excuse this his title is Aweworthy. her first name has his eyebrows raise — he did know of someone, someone important named thunder — but he'll keep that line of inquiry to himself for another time. ]
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[Looking at you, Snow Villiers.
Well, he bought it, and while it's not entirely true, it's not like it's untrue, either... so she continues her explanation.]
It's like that, but worse. Not only do they suck the life out of the room, but they suck all your money from you, too. The worst kind of conmen. Willing to do the least amount of work for the biggest profit. Those are the guys you gotta watch out for.
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"Least amount of work for the biggest profit..."
[ and the grimace disappears, his eyebrows lifting. ]
They also sound efficient, then, yes. A shame, that you're faced with such an enemy.
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[Trying to buy what is essentially a hoverbike from them was a chore, but it's one of the necessary evils in life. Can't live with them, can't live without them. The Guardian Corps needed a way to get around, and walking wasn't very efficient in a city as big as Bodhum.
Lightning finishes up her drink and sets her empty glass down on a tray carried by one of the men in suits as they walk by. She'd best end this before he asks further questions and she digs herself into an even deeper hole. Best to leave some of it a mystery...]
I should get going. Watch yourself out there...?
[Her question trails off as she realizes she never got a name among all of the evil corporation talk and the tail whipping.]
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Lord Viren.
[ cue a crooked, half-smile. titles are completely unnecessary, he knows. he peers at her. ]
—High Mage of the Kingdom of Katolis. And, you are...?
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Lightning.
[A beat, for dramatic effect.]
Farron.
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... Lightning.
[ he straightens, dips his head. ]
Until next time, then.