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[saviorexe]

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[mercurio]

well one of my fave dishes is peppery daggerquill rice and green soup curry with chickatrice leg...
so i guess not just chicken but like bird-y food

[that's not the question]

[saviorexe]

Bird-y food.

I can try to prepare other chicken dishes for you, but it isn’t easy to come by. Still, I’ll invite you over the moment I do.

So barring chicken conversations, how have you been, otherwise?

[mercurio]

not to be confused with bird food
and dude no sweat! i'll count my blessings when it's available

i'm doing okay! working...learning...... my only complaint is that this heat is a killer one

[saviorexe]

The water rationing doesn't make that much easier. Be careful, Prompto, because this kind of heat can be dangerous if you're not used to it.

[Advice from the android who is also definitely not used to it.]

Did you already find work?

[mercurio]

i'm not unfamiliar with this kinda heat! just not for such a prolonged period of time
i do my best to keep outta the sun
my skin burns super easy and i get a hundred more freckles for my troubles lol

helps that work does actually keep me inside! i'm shadowing this one electrical engineer who works the train stations
i love wiring stuff so it's pretty fun

except when i'm the only one small enough to fit through small spaces
totally gets my claustrophobia going

[if markus didn't get that he's a chatty guy by now, then he hasn't been paying attention.]

[saviorexe]

[Very chatty, which is... definitely the opposite of Markus on a normal day.]

I hope you don't have to fit through small spaces very often if that's the case. You should let your employers know instead of trying to grin and bear it.

So you're mechanically minded in general?

[mercurio]

aahhhh it's no big deal! it's pretty cutthroat so i just gotta prove my worth otherwise i'm outta there
i want mr wharton to like me

[he sings songs to himself to feel better and that helps, also it's helpful that he can google stuff in his head to distract himself.]

? i guess so! i never like studied it or anything it's just something i've always liked doing and i'm pretty good at it

so
i mean
seems legit

[saviorexe]

As long as you keep in mind that there's a difference between wanting to impress your superiors, and making yourself miserable for a paycheck.

Especially since it comes so naturally to you; I imagine in a city like this, there are plenty of job opportunities that you use someone of your skill. Not all of us are so lucky.

[That sad, sad artist life.]

[mercurio]

miserable's the name of the game
that's some self deprecating humor for you [that EosMillennial vibe]
i'll make sure to keep myself checked tho cuz you're absolutely right

what kind of job have you got m?

[saviorexe]

There’s an upscale restaurant called Armand’s that opens in the evening hours. I play piano there.

[mercurio]

doesn't noct work there too?? i gotta go visit more often ig lol

[saviorexe]

He does. He’s a waiter there, though you might have to make an advance reservation if you want to stop by for a night.

Or maybe I can pull a few strings instead.

[mercurio]

you'd do that for silly old me?
wouldn't want you to get in trouble

[saviorexe]

The manager likes me well enough. If I put on my best smile, I’m sure it’ll be no trouble at all.

[He’s joking, but let’s be real… it’s probably true.]

[mercurio]

i don't think you gotta smile at all
you can charm the pants off anyone with a tilt of your head and tightening your jaw

[gay alert]

got a real handsome look going for ya

[saviorexe]

[wait what

He chalks this all up to unexpected flattery.]

That’s a nice thought, and I’ll pretend you’re not exaggerating.

[mercurio]

hey, i'm a photographer! i know what i'm talking about

[saviorexe]

So you're trying to trick me into modeling for you?

[he's kidding.]

[mercurio]

sorry i don't do model photography
i pick my targets spontaneously when they least expect it

so you know
whenever i blink at you, maybe i'm taking a pic maybe i'm not

[saviorexe]

Or maybe you have something in your eye.

[mercurio]

that's when i start winking all weird

[saviorexe]

[Pfft. Okay, he actually huffs out a small laugh at that, unseen as it is.]

Then I guess I’ll really never know whether it’s your allergies or your photographer’s eye at work. You’re very sneaky, Prompto.

[mercurio]

i try my best! it's a skill needed for photographers i'm pretty sure of it

[saviorexe]

Do I get to at least look at these candid shots after you've taken them?

[mercurio]

you would really want to?