He holds their stare. Yes, he now understands they can turn into a huge shadow creature and blow out windows. He's decided at this juncture that they probably will not.
"What? I told you, I prefer to work alone. I'm having to adjust my expectations." He pats the register, as if this has anything to do with mathematics instead of just being a moody Relic Seeker being stingy. "Besides that you're getting a job offer as part of the deal."
Lemm gestures behind him at a shelf with another Arcane Egg on it - this one looking a little bit cracked. He'd tried a little too hard with that one, and it looks like he regrets it now.
"As well as getting into these cleanly, I'll have questions. Hopefully some you can answer, likely many you can't. I know better than to expect you to start chit-chatting, though."
He pauses to fidget with the eyeglass.
"...I'm forced to admit without knowing more about you I can't say for definite what I'll be asking. I'd be a fool to believe today's tricks are the last you've been keeping from me. Very hard to put a contract like that in writing, so we won't have one - but you will be paid for your time, regardless of how it's spent."
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Date: 2022-11-04 01:38 pm (UTC)"What? I told you, I prefer to work alone. I'm having to adjust my expectations." He pats the register, as if this has anything to do with mathematics instead of just being a moody Relic Seeker being stingy. "Besides that you're getting a job offer as part of the deal."
Lemm gestures behind him at a shelf with another Arcane Egg on it - this one looking a little bit cracked. He'd tried a little too hard with that one, and it looks like he regrets it now.
"As well as getting into these cleanly, I'll have questions. Hopefully some you can answer, likely many you can't. I know better than to expect you to start chit-chatting, though."
He pauses to fidget with the eyeglass.
"...I'm forced to admit without knowing more about you I can't say for definite what I'll be asking. I'd be a fool to believe today's tricks are the last you've been keeping from me. Very hard to put a contract like that in writing, so we won't have one - but you will be paid for your time, regardless of how it's spent."