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"How fortunate that I find myself acquainted with you then, Mr. Silph."[break][break]

She preferred this: the dancing between words, solving the riddle of what was said in what was unsaid. It built a tension over the course of the meal, though neither of their masks seemed to betray it.[break][break]

Yet in many ways, her mask was not so well-crafted as his own. Instead, it simply revealed the parts of herself she felt comfortable revealing.[break][break]

An eyebrow lifted at his final statement, seeming entertained by the notion.[break][break]

"Are you concerned I may be dissatisfied, then?"

FERNANDO SILPH[break][break]

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- Pre-DotDD.[break]
- Sleepless in Slateport (November). [break]
- Outfit.

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HIS FACE FLATLINES. it’s almost an outright grimace. how can he not when his reputations is put on the line. fernando silph, is more than just a namesake. likewise, his namesake is more than just inherited notoriety.

to be a silph means to hold your head up high, built on a foundation well earned.

“not in the slightest.”

it helps that they’ve done this tango before. back when she had no clue on how well he could cultivate her garden with just a single green thumb. when loamy soil had yet to meet the steely resolve of an unyielding till.

he’s confident because he’s seen the way her harvest bloomed. how far and wide her crops expanded so long as he gave her the room to grow. you could even say she became exasperated with how much work had to be put into settling down from such success.

a tiring endeavor but an honest night’s work by all measures of the word.

“but it is important, as partners, to be open to each other’s satisfaction.”

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"Indeed," was her noncommittal answer as she resumed eating. "Trust is essential to any partnership."[break][break]

Arrogance was to be expected, from men who had everything.[break][break]

They staked their reputations on the most predictable things, in her experience. Wealth, naturally. Prestige. Popularity, with both constituents and with women. When it came to the latter, it was both a matter of quantity and the satisfaction of them thereof.[break][break]

A napkin dabbed at her mouth.[break][break]

"Complacency would bode ill for your namesake's reputation, after all."

FERNANDO SILPH[break][break]

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- Sleepless in Slateport (November). [break]
- Outfit.

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“IT HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH MY NAMESAKE,” is his way of deweeding the conversation away from silph co. his goal is to curate a garden of them. shanty and cozy. not unlike their current environment.

“but the principle of being partners.”

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"'Partnership' is a term that suggests a sense of equality," she observed idly.[break][break]

A hand moved towards the bottle of sake only to pause, questioning him for approval before continuing. She'd follow his lead in that regard; this was, so to speak, a night set on his terms.[break][break]

"Are you used to that? Thinking of partners as equals, I mean."

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“NOT ALWAYS,” he denotes with a widening gap between them. “every relationship is different. they cannot always be the same.”

his hands give her the final push. put the sake into her hands. allows her the initiative to lead by example.

“sometimes we give more than we take.”

he watches her attentively.

“you would be surprised how much more rewarding that can be, at times.”

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"Maybe so. It's nonetheless been my experience most people take the greatest pleasure in the taking."[break][break]

With his permission, she let herself pour another round -- a gesture she'd offer to him as well, if he seemed interested. Unlike before, this was an amount meant to be properly enjoyed, rather than a modest palate cleanser.[break][break]

Nothing excessive. Reasonable, to her estimation. All in moderation.[break][break]

"But I suppose it must be boring, to always have everything handed to you."

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“PERHAPS,” is a half-hearted countenance that gives way to a mutual drink. he sips with one eye keeping pace with her own dip, intentional in finishing at the same time.

“does that mean you wish to take?”

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"It depends on if something is worth taking, I suppose."[break][break]

The years of growing up in her father's vineyard were long behind her; her tolerance was not the fabled thing it once was, and part of her was beginning to realize this change in herself.[break][break]

She drank slowly, and not too much. But she didn't keep track of how much he drank in kind.[break][break]

"I find most people are selfish. Giving freely rarely begets receiving. One must be content with the satisfaction of the giving in and of itself."[break][break]

The cup lowered to the table.[break][break]

"That isn't to say I don't acknowledge the virtue of generosity. Only that I am disinclined to expect it in others."

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- Outfit.

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“THEN WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THIS PROPOSITION?”

eventually, it all comes full circle. the origin point. the seed she planted but never attended to.

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"It's as I said before, Mr. Silph. You keep surprising me."[break][break]

With all this said, with all this understood, the fact that she was here regardless communicated a statement on its own.[break][break]

"It is a pleasant and rare thing, to experience novelty," she continued, her gaze sweeping over the Johtoian food around them before returning to meet his.[break][break]

Her stare held his with intent.[break][break]

"To expand one's horizons, with the right company."

FERNANDO SILPH[break][break]

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- Sleepless in Slateport (November). [break]
- Outfit.

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“I WORRY THEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I RUN OUT OF SURPRISES.”

the quirk of his smile betrays his words. like the empire he represents, fernando has no doubt in his vast and varied life. repetition is his comfort but not his restriction. bravado is built on experience. how many times had he found himself here?

not enough times.

“but perhaps that’s where partnership comes in.”

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Not all silences were unpleasant.[break][break]

Comfort could be found in the hushed seconds that passed between two people, afforded by the understanding that there was no reason to fill the void with meaningless noise. It made speaking more precious. Intimate.[break][break]

So she let the moment breathe between them, allowing his answer the space to be heard.[break][break]

This part of him, too, was unexpected. Yet it was not unfamiliar to her, either. This side of him had been revealed in other brief, fleeting pockets of time -- stolen from him in the late hours of night through countless, thoughtless phone conversations.[break][break]

"That may be so," Elisabeth admitted, "but there is value, too, in reevaluating one's own expectations and assumptions."[break][break]

A hand self-consciously strayed to a strand of hair, tucking it back into her bun as she smiled. It was easier to be brave, she thought suddenly, when there wasn't a face looking back at you.[break][break]

"There is comfort in consistency."

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SOMETHING INSIDE OF HIM TICKS. it kills the smile and replaces it with a somberness that belies the businessman underneath. as if he means it with every inch of his chest. a request that has pressing ramifications.

“are you looking for comfort then?”

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