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[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton's getting ready to interview somebody.

In his case, this means wearing menacing looking sunglasses as he fiddles about with mechanical parts on the table. The sunglasses are interview-related, the parts not so much.

Botherable.

[The post is for a bartending interview, but it's not plotlocked.]

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[antishinra]

She'd gotten a note from the bar about her interview, and after a quick look around the bar she's guessing the guy with the sunglasses is probably the one she needs to talk to.

With those glasses on in here, he almost reminds her of a Turk.

With a polite smile, she wanders over. "Excuse me, but are you Atton?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton considers going for something like 'there are some who call me that.'

Eventually, he just responds with: "Yes."

[antishinra]

Well, that was simple enough.

Amused, she smiles more genuinely. "Then I'm Tifa. I hear you're my interviewer."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton steeples his fingers.
"Please sit, then."

[antishinra]

"Thanks."

She pulls out the chair across from him and takes a seat in it, leaning her arms on the table.

"All right." She can't help wondering how well he can see in this lighting through the sunglasses. "Where do we start?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Well, I think the most important thing to ascertain at the start of these interviews is just how much cake - and other confectionary products - you would give me as a bribe." Atton says, gravely.

[antishinra]

"Well," she starts, glancing oh-so-casually from side to side before looking back at him, "how much do you need?"

She grins.

"I'm a pretty good cook. I don't think you'd be disappointed."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Lots. You have a lot of competitors - Mister Scarlett has offered me seven metric tonnes." Atton replies. "They don't call him the Cakemeister for nothing, after all."

[antishinra]

It's not how she imagined her interview going, but she's happy to play along.

She raises her eyebrows skeptically.

"But is it good cake he's offering? If this Mister Scarlett of yours can deliver that much quality cake, I'll just have to one-up him."

She shrugs like she could easily bake that much. "Do you like cookies? I could throw some of them in, too."

[ostro_goth]

Teja would never apply for a bartending job!

However, he would speak to Atton Rand about something else.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Teja." Atton says, pulling off the sunglasses. "What would you know about speeder-bikes?"

[ostro_goth]

"I have seen motor bikes," Teja says, "but had no chance to ride one. I would, if I could."

Pause.

"Why?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I'm bored and I need a project - In this case, building a multipurpose speeder-bike designed for both fast travel - faster than the majority of speeders - and battle. 'S the sort of thing that a few people've tried, but never really get mass-produced 'cause of cost."

[ostro_goth]

"That sounds interesting and useful," Teja says. "As one would have used a horse in my time, in battle. I might make the metal parts for that if you give me that sort of detailed drawings again that you made for the throwing blades!"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I might take you up on that. It'd reduce my workload, at least - What would you want in return?"

[ostro_goth]

"For you to teach me to ride it?" Teja says.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton considers.
"Okay. Still a lot of parts, though, not sure that really covers payment."

[will_scarlett]

Will has been practicing all day and is rather sore and sits down next to Atton,

"Why are ye 'idin' yer eyes?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton considers this.

Instead of replying, he removes the glasses and puts them on Will.

[will_scarlett]

The view of the world is strange and Will takes them off to look at them,

"Do ye know anyone by the name o'Brandon Corey?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"No, why?"

[will_scarlett]

"'e's been fillin' Kate's 'ead with doubts an offerin' to 'elp 'er by teachin' 'er stuff. 'ate to see 'ow its gotten to 'er."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"That doesn't sound so good. He could just be genuinely trying to help, though."

[will_scarlett]

"If 'e was tryin' to 'elp dinna think 'e'd start by makin' 'er feel less."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Maybe not. 'S a pretty high possibility that he means harm, but you're not looking at this objectively - The fact that he made her feel less doesn't necessarily mean that he meant to, for a start."