[a moment of silence. Edamura leans back on one of the shelves, perusing the puzzles until his gaze lands on on one featuring a Shiba Inu and a cat lying in a field of flowers. he plucks the box from its resting place and shuffles to the floor, gesturing for Odile to follow]
[yes they are gonna build a puzzle on the floor while they chat, they can pay for it afterwards]
You know. . . before my mom died, I worked for a company that sold herbal tea. They advertised it as something that had tremendous health benefits, even though it was just your boring, less-than-average blend. I was a salesperson, so it was my job to. . . well. Make sales.
[a pause]
. . . we'd do that by quoting an initial price that was way too high. Then we'd plant someone out in the audience to complain about the price, which would prompt us to lower it on the spot for a "special" deal. Propel ate it up. In hindsight. . . it was pretty shitty.
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[a moment of silence. Edamura leans back on one of the shelves, perusing the puzzles until his gaze lands on on one featuring a Shiba Inu and a cat lying in a field of flowers. he plucks the box from its resting place and shuffles to the floor, gesturing for Odile to follow]
[yes they are gonna build a puzzle on the floor while they chat, they can pay for it afterwards]
You know. . . before my mom died, I worked for a company that sold herbal tea. They advertised it as something that had tremendous health benefits, even though it was just your boring, less-than-average blend. I was a salesperson, so it was my job to. . . well. Make sales.
[a pause]
. . . we'd do that by quoting an initial price that was way too high. Then we'd plant someone out in the audience to complain about the price, which would prompt us to lower it on the spot for a "special" deal. Propel ate it up. In hindsight. . . it was pretty shitty.
But at the time, I didn't really know any better.