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elevelvetor) wrote2017-04-28 12:30 am
elevelvetor) wrote2017-04-28 12:30 am
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Elizabeth Velveteen
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... though... ] Would you like to strike up a deal with me, Akechi?
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I'll hear you out, at the very least.
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[ ... which is a great start to any deal, and she sets her fork down so she can fold her hands in front of her on the table, nudging her plate aside in the process. ]
But I do feel some regret, that there are none in your preferred profession that you believe would help you out the way those in my hobby might I, should I decide to pursue that path. So I was thinking that perhaps I could help to nurse that potential in my own way.
[ A pause, just to let him soak that in, before she continues very briefly: ]
There'd be conditions, of course. [ Which she will think of in the next couple of minutes. ]
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It's an intriguing offer, Miss Velveteen. [Very intriguing.] And... I think it's one I'll accept, should these conditions be just.
[He's a smart cookie in that respect; don't trust fully, look at the picture as a whole, learn every part of a situation before jumping in. But Goro's very much alright with it otherwise, frankly speaking.]
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One: You'll form a detective agency of some sort with like-minded people. This'll give you a stepping stone and make your case more legitimate to other detectives. [ He'll seem more serious if he's not just mucking around on his own...! Probably. ] I'll provide what funds I can for someplace to set up whatever you'd need, but it might not be for a while... Though, come to think of, I probably have an inheritance of some sort...
[ ... Things to ask her caretaker about, she supposes. Her parents are dead and she's been 18 for a while, certainly he must have some information on what her family might've left her. She doesn't think it'll be too much, since she's heard they weren't particularly wealthy, but they certainly weren't poor...? It doesn't really seem like anyone in her family is, extended or otherwise. ]
Two: If I ever ask you to solve something for me, or with me, you're not allowed to refuse.
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[But he's pleased with it, there's no doubt. Thinks it over more -- form an agency of some sort with like-minded people, can never refuse her -- and stares at her across the table, gently sliding his plate away as he offers his hand to shake.]
I can't guarantee to find enough like-minded people to form an agency in the first place, but... I accept, Miss Velveteen. Even if it ends up being no bigger than a club. You'll join too, won't you?
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I think Madame suits you very well. If any change comes to mind, please don't hesitate to inform me.
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[ She squeezes his hand before she takes hers back, laying it back over her other. ]
I can certainly promise I won't make them too suddenly or too drastic of changes either, provided nothing calls for drastic changes... [ She's not... entirely certain about that, but there's her word on it. ]
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Then we have a deal. [A glance at the plates, amused.] And too many pancakes left over, it'd seem. Shall I see you home?
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I would appreciate that, though I'm almost certain I could fend off any would-be trouble with my fruit. [ She'll bean people in self-defense, sure. ]