Roulette laughs. "I'm sure I'd feel the same, if I were trapped without mirrors for so long, and unable to control my appearance." His hair shifts, suddenly falling longer around his shoulders, or at least appearing to. "Illusion is convenient for many things."
"Mm. Yes, they are, some of them. Some of them are answers I already knew, however. Paths I intentionally avoided." He's not looking at the one in chains.
Aventurine leaning against the mirror draws Roulette's eyes to it, and his heart skips seeing Ashena's face looking out. This man really is another Kakavasha, he has to be. "We do certainly seem to, don't we, Mr. Aventurine? It just makes me all the more curious what would lead a man like you to such a high position in the IPC."
"Garnet isn't a recent addition to the Stonehearts, he's held the position for nearly twenty years," Roulette says. "Garnet of Penalties. For when repossessions require a... heavier hand. The threat of him alone is usually enough to achieve compliance." He laughs, as if at a fond memory. "They sent him after me, for conning the Intelligentsia Guild into looking for Tayzzyronth in the deserts of Sigonia-IV. I paid him off--with Marketing Development's stolen money--which is why I'm still breathing."
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"Mm. Yes, they are, some of them. Some of them are answers I already knew, however. Paths I intentionally avoided." He's not looking at the one in chains.
Aventurine leaning against the mirror draws Roulette's eyes to it, and his heart skips seeing Ashena's face looking out. This man really is another Kakavasha, he has to be. "We do certainly seem to, don't we, Mr. Aventurine? It just makes me all the more curious what would lead a man like you to such a high position in the IPC."
"Garnet isn't a recent addition to the Stonehearts, he's held the position for nearly twenty years," Roulette says. "Garnet of Penalties. For when repossessions require a... heavier hand. The threat of him alone is usually enough to achieve compliance." He laughs, as if at a fond memory. "They sent him after me, for conning the Intelligentsia Guild into looking for Tayzzyronth in the deserts of Sigonia-IV. I paid him off--with Marketing Development's stolen money--which is why I'm still breathing."