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[sesa]

I will make this pretty later

(Spoilers I won't, I always say I will but I won't-)

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INVENTORY:

-Grenade Launcher with 3 ammo stacks (refreshes monthly)

-Nondescript gaming console (it's an offbrand Nintendo Switch)

-Some glowing star rocks from an investigation with Elsword in the Deep Woods

-A little knitted dragon from Elsword that I forgot to link and am too lazy to find now

-1 Kotatsu that he keeps in his room at the lab. It's red with light beige birds on it

-His toolbox from Rhodes

-A workshop that connects to Gnosis' lab via a breezeway. He lives there with Passenger now

-3 erythrites, used to make Passenger a pair of earrings

Comments

[sesa]

[It is hilarious that Joshua is asking SESA for fashion advice. Like oh no, honey no.

Granted, Sesa also does not have his ears pierced...though he would like them done someday. Looking in Flamebringer's direction.]

Honestly, I don't think it would look that bad. Having a bit of asymmetry in one's look is more interesting than if everything matched perfectly, in my opinion. Though he also may opt to wear just the one earring...I'm not sure.

[He's already doodling some sketch concepts as well as they talk, both a version that's just the aforementioned stud, as well as one that hangs a little bit.

Though...his pencil slows when the subject circles back to his brother.]

There is not much to be said, admittedly. You saw most of what it was. There was...an accident. A fire, at his place of employment that took his life.

[The way Sesa says that is...more bitter than resigned. There's something off about it.]

[kingincognito]

[ Look he don't know, he's grasping for straws-- ]

Hmm... The stud may be fine, then. Though, if you wanted to use more than one ornament and make an asymmetrical pair, I would not be opposed. I would, of course, pay extra for a second.

[ That way, Dion could have a choice. One, or both. Ah, though if he means to enchant them, he might need to wear both...? He will make a decision on that once he receives the final product. He can't do anything until then anyway.

Though, Sesa's answer makes him hesitate. It isn't the words so much as it is the tone. Joshua doesn't want to press the issue, so he remains silent for a brief moment, drawing in a soft breath. ]

... of course. My apologies. I do not mean to pry.

[sesa]

I'm not particularly bothered by the payment. It is as I told Dion: I get more enjoyment from seeing the finished product received than I do the shells.

[He pauses, his brows furrowing just slightly.]

Mm...no need to apologize. It isn't your fault.

[His tail curls around the leg of his chair idly as he sketches, glancing up at Joshua to eye the cuff he's already made. Perhaps he can make them similar, in some way. Matching...]

It's just frustrating, in that it was preventable.

[kingincognito]

Ah. Well. If you're sure... Then, please know that your finished product was very well received, with Dion's commission.

[ Even if Sesa doesn't accept payment from him, he will find a way to repay the debt one way or another. This is too important a task to go unpaid.

But he nods, even if Sesa doesn't immediately see it, busy sketching as he is. When he does look up, Joshua offers him a small smile. ]

I am truly sorry to hear it, all the same.

[ Especially if it was a preventable accident. How much of his own tragedy could have been prevented, he wonders? If his mother's scheming had been caught before all had gone wrong, where would his life be now?

Best not to think about it, probably. Not right now, at any rate. ]

I will not press the issue, particularly if it is detrimental to your creative process. But my offer still stands, whenever you like.

[sesa]

Thank you, Joshua. You're a good man. I certainly wouldn't mind getting to know you more sometime, perhaps under more favorable circumstances.

[Too good. Sesa still very much wishes they had not been the two linked, so that he didn't have to put the man through so much...but even so.

He'll turn his sketchbook around as he says this, to show him the asymmetrical design he's come up with so far. It evokes a similar design to Joshua's ear cuff, though slightly different and made with differing materials.]

Now. How does this look?

[kingincognito]

[ That makes Joshua smile. He would reach out to place a hand on Sesa's shoulder, but he doesn't want to disturb his sketching. ]

I would like that. Perhaps when these snakes have tired of us.

[ Because Founder knows he's been incredibly busy helping at the clinic.

But oh, that design. Joshua's eyes light up when he sees it. He can tell the similarity to the cuff on his ear, that they are meant to be a matching pair. And the design is perfect. He can only hope that Dion will think so, too. ]

I love it. It looks perfect. You have my seal of approval.

[sesa]

Alright then. I'll get to work right away.

[He closes the notebook and sets it aside for now, making sure to place it with the materials Joshua gave him so he doesn't misplace them or get them mixed up with something else.]

And if there's anything else I can do for you, don't hesitate to ask. I won't be going anywhere much for a while...considering the circumstances.