[Oh, indeed, he does know of Ranpo --- and the rest of the Agency. In the days prior, he paused from reading every now and then to take a peek at the office's general area with his Clairvoyance, matching names to faces to personalities. On the one hand, they're less, oh --- duel-oriented than the Round Table. On the other, the Agency's about as adventure-prone as the knights are: when trouble finds them, the ball sure gets rolling.]
Indeed. [He gestures at twelve years' worth of files --- or whatever's in here.] I sure hope your clients are paying you well enough; insurance isn't cheap!
[Amongst other things. Yes, he was curious enough to to check that side of running this business --- or at least, how modern ones are run --- after estimating how costly reparations and the like must be. This is also how he discovered the invention of hazard pay: good to know that such things have been made official!
Dealing with a moment of silence is easy enough, too, for he's quite accustomed to waiting on kings in and out of court while they gather their thoughts. Fukuzawa has that kind of dignified look, even if he's just taking a break from file sorting to make inquiries, and Merlin wonders how he'd look like on a throne.
No, not something super garish --- seems out of character. An austere hall, perhaps? Practical, without the need for grandiosity. Fukuzawa's sheer presence is enough to fill the room.]
Sounds complicated. [Said in a tone that implies, 'well, can't be helped.' Merlin leans back and rubs his chin.] And most of them just migrate to this area? I still don't see why they haven't occupied other parts of the country if they're so keen on using their abilities unhindered. It makes more sense for them to have other bases of operations away from your government's seat of power instead of close to it.
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Indeed. [He gestures at twelve years' worth of files --- or whatever's in here.] I sure hope your clients are paying you well enough; insurance isn't cheap!
[Amongst other things. Yes, he was curious enough to to check that side of running this business --- or at least, how modern ones are run --- after estimating how costly reparations and the like must be. This is also how he discovered the invention of hazard pay: good to know that such things have been made official!
Dealing with a moment of silence is easy enough, too, for he's quite accustomed to waiting on kings in and out of court while they gather their thoughts. Fukuzawa has that kind of dignified look, even if he's just taking a break from file sorting to make inquiries, and Merlin wonders how he'd look like on a throne.
No, not something super garish --- seems out of character. An austere hall, perhaps? Practical, without the need for grandiosity. Fukuzawa's sheer presence is enough to fill the room.]
Sounds complicated. [Said in a tone that implies, 'well, can't be helped.' Merlin leans back and rubs his chin.] And most of them just migrate to this area? I still don't see why they haven't occupied other parts of the country if they're so keen on using their abilities unhindered. It makes more sense for them to have other bases of operations away from your government's seat of power instead of close to it.