didn't come for a fight | Glowfic Constellation

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He doesn't think Sindri has a watch. He loads up a version of his computer with what he's got and attaches it to his belt; an ungagged summon should allow that and might not allow him to remake it there.

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Meanwhile in Eianvar: random demon number two!

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A demon appears! She's totally naked! "Hello, summoner!" she says.

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...he blinks, but doesn't otherwise comment.

"Hello! I'm interviewing for suitability to a potential long-term project."

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"Gosh. What's in it for me?"

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"Not anything you seem to be looking for, unfortunately."

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"Well, recommend me to your hot friends."

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"I'll keep it in mind - what's your name?"

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"Kelanevah - in Latin characters thats K-E-L-A-N-E-V-A-H. The H is important, leave it off and you summon a battery engineer and she won't even answer."

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"I'll make a note of it. Bye." (He does actually make a note of it while dismissing her.)

And next?

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Boy demon! Wearing clothes! Adjusts his hat. "Summoner."

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"Hello! I'm interviewing for suitability for a potential long-term project."

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"What's the project?"

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"It involves spying on politicians, so if you find that off-putting this gig is not for you."

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"Oh, not particularly, if they have anything really secret it'd be chiplocked. Unless you mean conjuring models till you catch them with their mistresses or something? That would be sort of undignified."

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"I'm keeping the details under wraps until I move past the interview stage, but catching people with their mistresses is not the idea, no."

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"Uh-huh. What do you pay?"

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"Variable - I think I can manage some interesting media recommendations, but I'll be really in luck if you happen to be interested in obscure textiles."

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"They won't be obscure that long if you go waving them at demons. Anyway, I'm not a textile person."

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He laughs. "Fair enough."

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"Media recommendations aren't going to keep you in demons long term either, so you know. It's not like demons can't recommend each other things."

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"Do you have an alternate suggestion?"

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"Some places do money, lets us commission art. You know how the Martians do the power grid letting fairies adopt kids, there's demons who'd go in for that."

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"Good to know, thanks."

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