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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 11, 2019 21:46:26 GMT -5
Adrien shrugged. "You might not be interested, but other men are."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 13, 2019 17:20:03 GMT -5
Veidt closed his eyes heavily and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"If you need more money, that can be negotiated. I don't want you getting yourself into trouble again."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 13, 2019 17:33:46 GMT -5
"Why do you do this?" asked Adrien crabbily. He had switched over to French, which he spoke more fluidly and with a sudden flash of brightness - not intellect, precisely, but a far more street-smart intelligence than he otherwise seemed to possess. He still used the 'vous' pronoun with Veidt. "You don't want to tumble me into bed, but you want to give me money real bad. Are you shy? You don't seem shy - you aren't married, no one to hide from - I'm sure you've buried secrets before, so there's nothing to fear there. But I suppose that makes a better answer than anything else."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 13, 2019 17:36:57 GMT -5
"Adrien," Veidt said firmly, and continuing into French to match, "if this continues I will not hesitate to transfer your department."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 13, 2019 17:38:15 GMT -5
"Okay, then do it," he said in irritation.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 13, 2019 17:39:55 GMT -5
"Is this- did you genuinely believe this is all I hired you for?" he asked, lowering his voice in concern. "I feel like I ought to be apologizing to you now."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 13, 2019 17:45:41 GMT -5
"For what, for wasting my time-"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 13, 2019 17:50:16 GMT -5
"I hired you as close to my vicinity as I did to help you with your English," he said, more gently now.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 13, 2019 17:51:40 GMT -5
"My English is excellent," he said in English now, affronted.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 14, 2019 13:34:36 GMT -5
"Your written English," Veidt amended. "I'm sorry- I didn't realize your ideas of how this might go were so..."
He weighed the words in his mind before settling on "Fixed."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 14, 2019 13:45:41 GMT -5
Adrien resumed speaking in French, now that his honor as an ESL speaker had been restored.
"Mm. I can't say I'm not a little relieved. But don't take it personally. I'm sure you'd be a great screw."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 14, 2019 14:09:20 GMT -5
"I haven't heard any complaints," Veidt said warily, with no change of expression.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 14, 2019 14:19:40 GMT -5
Adrien swallowed a big grin.
"Well, they wouldn't say it to your face."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Dec 14, 2019 14:21:44 GMT -5
"Mm, and it has been a while. I'm probably rusty as is."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Dec 14, 2019 14:30:04 GMT -5
"Oh, was this your plan?" laughed Adrien. "Convince me you do not mean to pick me up, so I'll pick you up of my own volition? Make me think it is my idea?"
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