awashrpg | #CC3300

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Hello, this is Reim. I have a proposal to make, as requested of me by someone clearly too busy to do it herself. In short, the proposal is that we pool our efforts as a group and establish a public bathhouse, for both hygienic and social purposes, as this town is severely lacking in creature comforts.

And it would be something to do...

That said, I've discovered an additional function of these "laptop" devices, so please consider the following!

[The mods said there's Powerpoint on this thing so click here to see the .pptx file Reim has prepared for you all, I apologize, but really I don't. It has the precise quality level of someone who loves his crisp & clean aesthetic but also is a messy idiot the second new and exciting things like Clip Art and Drop Shadow come along.

just look at it]

Isn't that something?

In any case, if you're interested in helping establish some kind of baths, please give your name and what skills you're able to bring, along with a rough schedule of availability. Given the weather getting colder, we'll need to finish this quickly before the possibility of more snow and temperatures too low for comfortable working conditions come along.

Thank you for your time.

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[ oh no, she can sense how pleased he is. ]

Yes, but what is it?

A presentation I can send directly to everyone else in town in an instant.

[this is not a power he should have.]

Also what you asked me to do, of course.

You have certainly made your point in an accessible, and dare I say, fun way.

Is this what you mentioned wanting to learn?

Yes. It's innovative, isn't it? It almost makes sitting around at home feel more like proper work.

[which for him is sitting in an office, so like, same difference? but it's nuanced.]

[ sierra has never seen anything like it before, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. is it kitschy, or is it some work of genius? ]

”Productivity,” indeed.

…by the way, what’s that last point on the benefits list?

Efficiency is key to success!

The last point is only to make sure you read it all.

[this is pettier than the truth, but she should expect that from him by now.]

If you want more work, you just need to ask.

I can't abide busy work, Lady Sierra. Now if you had something important in mind, I would consider it...

Not yet, not now.

I am not “too busy” to do anything, by the way. I just prefer to let other people save my energy for me.

Well, please keep in mind that I am not your servant when deciding what work should be done.

[he's a servant, sure. but like, a fancy one, and somebody else's.]

That is no concern. I found a butler.

You are my assistant, and that’s a far greater honor. I will allow you to have first use of the baths when they’re finished.

[ because like, she owns them ]

[what a sad existence he leads, being oddly satisfied by being The Assistant. it's what he does best...]

You did? Who?

[she doesn't own the baths but they can argue about that later!!]

Are you jealous?

[ granted, sebastian never agreed to a damn thing, but he’s a butler and they’ve had conversations and that means he’s as good as hired.

she avoids saying his name, though, simply because she doesn’t want the humiliation of him coming in and saying he’s not her butler. ]

I just told you I'm not your servant! I don't want to be!

[sierra!!!!!]

It was a simple question. There’s no need to get defensive.

If you ever decide that you’d like a change in career, however, I’ve turned men into my undead attendants for less.

[ a joke, probably, but it’s sierra ]

You weren't listening.

And no, thank you. I believe the terms of our other arrangement require me to be alive.

[at least, this is how he assumes the whole blood tap thing works.]

I listen to you more than half the time. That’s plenty. I do need to stay on your good side, after all.

If you say things like that so casually, I'll start thinking I'm being taken advantage of.

I’m surprised you didn’t already feel that way.

[ sierra also says this casually, but in reality, she would find it just a bit upsetting if reim decided to bow out because she’s too demanding.

ugh! balancing social contracts is such a pain. ]

Well, you've never given me a hard time for saying no to something...

[his standards are on the floor, sierra.]

I can start if you need the extra motivation.

No, thank you. I'm already doing this much for you, after all.

Yes, you are.

[ this is where the guilt starts to sink in just a little, but sierra luckily has the power of the forums to hide it. ]

Well, keep me updated on how things go. If you allow a vote on mixed bathing to even occur, I will strangle you myself. The baths are separate.

Of course they're separate. Let the children argue until it's out of their systems.

Violence is a quicker solution, but all right.

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