Good, I think. [ The statement is plain, practiced. She rests her second and third finger against her sternum as she considers the statement. At times, it can be challenging to know how she is feeling. "Good" isn't so inaccurate. ]
I wish I could say that the bathhouse was proceeding apace, but the contractor which was hired for the property is... difficult, to say it simply. We rarely see eye to eye. But, I would not call it the first time which things have taken longer than I might have liked. So it is.
Besides that... I think I have settled into my place here rather well, for what it is. I painted this city far worse than it has treated me since my arrival.
[Good, she thinks? Which means that there is wiggle-room for her to be less-than-good, Holmes muses, though he needn't nudge her for more information. She offers it willingly enough.]
"Difficult." [He echoes.] Difficult how? I am not in the business of dealing with contractors, but might I assume that they prioritize affordability over your own vision for the bathhouse?
[Or is there some other issue...? He cannot help but wonder. (And be nosy about it.)]
[ Eventually she might touch on her, uh, emotional problems. Given how mild she is about most things, they may become more evident over time. ]
The deal I brokered put me into contact with a patron and allows me to afford a nice establishment. While the business is largely mine to operate, my patron saw fit to assign me with a contractor who manages the upkeep of the facility, including the initial restoration of the plumbing.
I've been more of a babysitter in my own business, since he won't do maintenance without me present, and I can't easily afford to get by without continuing my own work outside the venue.
[ She exhales. ] It's trifling things. Petty even.
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I wish I could say that the bathhouse was proceeding apace, but the contractor which was hired for the property is... difficult, to say it simply. We rarely see eye to eye. But, I would not call it the first time which things have taken longer than I might have liked. So it is.
Besides that... I think I have settled into my place here rather well, for what it is. I painted this city far worse than it has treated me since my arrival.
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"Difficult." [He echoes.] Difficult how? I am not in the business of dealing with contractors, but might I assume that they prioritize affordability over your own vision for the bathhouse?
[Or is there some other issue...? He cannot help but wonder. (And be nosy about it.)]
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The deal I brokered put me into contact with a patron and allows me to afford a nice establishment. While the business is largely mine to operate, my patron saw fit to assign me with a contractor who manages the upkeep of the facility, including the initial restoration of the plumbing.
I've been more of a babysitter in my own business, since he won't do maintenance without me present, and I can't easily afford to get by without continuing my own work outside the venue.
[ She exhales. ] It's trifling things. Petty even.