"Mm, you know I take these things very seriously."
Said, like a man who does not actually take anything seriously. But it's a role he's very good at playing, and it certainly fools men like the brutes currently surrounding them. The parchment is slipped inside his sleeve easily, the handkerchief he takes his time to fold, fussily, putting on a show.
"I'll be in touch, mm?" The list is Jacob's after all, he's just helping. And then, louder, "And you too, Livius! If he doesn't pass muster I'll be sure to make it up to you. They'll be a new shipment in by next week!"
There's a general noise of ascent and Wen Kexing allows the man in charge a shallow bow before he's straightening himself out.
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Said, like a man who does not actually take anything seriously. But it's a role he's very good at playing, and it certainly fools men like the brutes currently surrounding them. The parchment is slipped inside his sleeve easily, the handkerchief he takes his time to fold, fussily, putting on a show.
"I'll be in touch, mm?" The list is Jacob's after all, he's just helping. And then, louder, "And you too, Livius! If he doesn't pass muster I'll be sure to make it up to you. They'll be a new shipment in by next week!"
There's a general noise of ascent and Wen Kexing allows the man in charge a shallow bow before he's straightening himself out.
"Have fun!"