[redactable] catchall for rufus

[dawnblushed]

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[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 . . .