022 ✿ Audio

[occulthymns]

[Euri isn't in the greatest of moods. It's been several days since she's even been to her and Draco's shop thanks to being sick, and because Draco's been grey that means all the damage from the break-in has just been sitting there, unattended, for far too long.]

This is awful. Just - ugh! So annoying! And not just because so many of us got sick. Some of us have to pay for the damages done to our shops on top of that!

If I haven't made it clear, Asclepius got hit by that damn spy. Draco's - tied up, and I've been sick, so clean up hasn't even started yet. I'm not sure when the shop will be open again, but it's going to be a few more days at least.

[She huffs in annoyance, not at all prepared to deal with this after being sick.]

This is bullshit! None of this would've happened if we had killed the spy right away. The people who voted to imprison him should be paying to fix all the damage he did, including the profit loss any shops are having to deal with from being closed to clean up. It's only fair, after all!

Comments

[secondborn]

They're starting to get better now though. It'll take a little while, but it'll be all right again.

[occulthymns]

Yeah. It seems this wave went a lot better than the last time the city got sick.

[secondborn]

Yeah.

[There's an awkward silence. He's not really sure what else to say.]

[occulthymns]

[Oh Alastair, your social skills need more practice.]

Well, aside from getting sick what have you been up to?

[secondborn]

[Yes they do.]

Working at the shop, mostly.

[Training. Working and training. But he can't talk about training.]

[occulthymns]

How's that been? Boring? Entertaining? Any good stories?

[At least she's good at poking and prodding unsociable types when it comes to small talk.]

[secondborn]

I'm getting pretty good at haggling, I guess. It was hard at first, but I've got the hang of it finally.

[occulthymns]

Oh? I've never been very good at it. You need a really serious face and the ability to read people well.

[secondborn]

Yeah, I was pretty terrible at first. But it's been a while, and I've gotten better. I kind of worked my way into it, too.

[occulthymns]

You'll have to give me some tips sometime.

[secondborn]

Come by the shop sometime and I will.