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[eyediot]

fine we're here we're doin it when nishi arrives

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[curriculum_fictae]

[ He's really hard to look at directly, isn't he? Even as he gets closer. ]

It's - it's nice to meet you.

[eyediot]

Oh-

[Lord, he is there. He'd started to think it was a vision of some sort.]

It's nice to meet you as well.

[curriculum_fictae]

Have you, ah. Have you been Archivist long?

[ He has an odd accent - not quite Mancunian. ]

[eyediot]

[Not quite, no.]

I've only just taken up the position this month. I haven't gotten to quite settle into my duties yet.

[curriculum_fictae]

Oh! You're - ah. You weren't what I was picturing.

[eyediot]

[A brief look....]

May I inquire what exactly you were expecting?

[curriculum_fictae]

[ He's so drab and forgettable. ]

Someone older? Taller?

[eyediot]

....I'm sorry to not be what you envisioned.

[curriculum_fictae]

No, it's - it's fine? It's good. I was just surprised.

[eyediot]

Hmph.

[He'll look around, not sure if he even is allowed to, but he'll take a drink from one of the staff walking around. Just desperate to have something for his hands to do.]

Mr. Magnus trusts my capability to handle the work, therefore I shall do my best to uphold his expectations.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Martin doesn't take anything. He isn't allowed, of course. ]

What sort of work is it?

[eyediot]

Research and transcription.

[He takes a sip and oh. Oh he can tell by the taste he was absolutely not allowed to take one. But he has it now so.]

[curriculum_fictae]

Of - of what? Interesting topics, I hope.

[ He drifts a little closer. ]

[eyediot]

I'm not entirely sure yet. He's kept me a bit in the dark on some of the finer details.

[Which is true, to an extent. But he isn't sure how well 'researching the paranormal experiences of our current world' sets well in this room.]

[curriculum_fictae]

That's a bit ominous, don't you think?

[eyediot]

It is all new research. There's no real way to tell exactly what will come of it.

[curriculum_fictae]

Right, but surely you have some idea.

[eyediot]

....Maybe. I'm not at liberty to say.

[curriculum_fictae]

S-sure. Sorry. I don't mean to - you know, pry. It just seems a terribly prestigious position.

[eyediot]

[He looks down at the glass, then back over in Jonah's direction and how he's striking up conversation with his patrons and other guests.]

I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. I'll know in time.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ All those important, well-dressed guests ... and Jon's stuck with this nobody servant dressed in the lumpiest waistcoat imaginable. ]

I mean, probably. You'd have to to do the job well.

[eyediot]

If I don't, I'll be out on the street looking for the basest work.

[He's looking around again, thoughtful. Taking in all the other guests.]

[curriculum_fictae]

[ That's rude, Jon? Martin huffs a bit. ]

Nothing wrong with regular work.

[eyediot]

Well - no but. My expertise is in the academic field.

[curriculum_fictae]

Ah. One of the college types?