[redactable] catchall for rufus

[dawnblushed]

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[soulus]

What do you mean?

[dawnblushed]

...

[rufus,]

Um... I know there's that saying, "dead men tell no tales," but dead people actually did tell tales here.

[soulus]

. . . I didn't do it for the requirement.

[dawnblushed]

Maybe that wasn't the reason you did it, but it still helped. What if it had needed to be two different people for it to count?

[she shrugs]

It's not like you did it just because you wanted to, right? You did it because you had to.

[soulus]

That's correct. The requirement was for two people from each team to kill.

[dawnblushed]

See? So, I owe you a thank you.

[so there!]

Before I was even really afraid of it, I was already going to be safe if I died, thanks in part to what you did.

[soulus]

Then you should thank the person who was removed.

[dawnblushed]

I'll do that too. But, you still helped, so I'm also thanking you.

[soulus]

I didn't do it to be helped or thanked.

[dawnblushed]

Hard work should still be rewarded, regardless of what you did it for.

[soulus]

Yes. Work should be compensated by the requester, who you are not.

[dawnblushed]

I still benefited from it, though.

[soulus]

I'm saying that I don't want your gratitude.

[dawnblushed]

...just the requester's?

[soulus]

All I require is payment. Gratitude is unnecessary, as well as inappropriate.

[dawnblushed]

"Inappropriate"? I've never heard that it's inappropriate to thank someone...

[soulus]

It's expected that both parties fulfill their terms in a contract. This includes payment for services rendered. Expressions of thanks are therefore superfluous.

[dawnblushed]

[she can't help but smile a little at that]

...I guess when you think about it like that, it makes sense.

[he never changes, does he? but that's a good thing.]

[soulus]

Incidentally, I have not forgotten our original agreement. Provided that the virus is dealt with soon, I will make the referral you requested seven weeks ago.

[dawnblushed]

I haven't forgotten either.

...although, I'm not sure I have enough here for payment. So, maybe we should wait on that referral until I've gathered enough for it after my return to Kouka.

[soulus]

It may take a while to find someone suitable to refer.

[dawnblushed]

That's okay. I can be patient.

[soulus]

. . . Of course, the Realm must stabilize first.

[dawnblushed]

I think it's going to. Everything we've heard about the requirements... we met them, right? So, it should live up to its side of the deal and stabilize already.

[soulus]

Those requirements were primarily for the sake of retrieving the removed. But it's true that our memories have returned as well . . .