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(Setting) Cain's Gallery
| "If you're attempting to compete with The Neo Louvre...I'd say considering hiring a few artists. I'm sure you can come up with something interesting with the theme of weapons of mass destruction."
> A tall woman with an incredibly long high ponytail and silky raven black hair wandered in. She wore a black blazer and turtleneck combo with a pencil skirt. A silver suitcase was at her side. Her heels clicked against the marble floor as she adjusted her glasses.
| "You are Miss Cain, correct?"
| >Cain looks up from the holotable for a second, taps a single button, and turns full attention to the woman.
"Ah, Yes. You must be here for the job?"
| "Yes, Ma'am! Aleid Ryans at your service."
>The dark haired woman replied before leaning over to offer her hand for a shake. As she did this she spoke under her breath just where Cain could hear.
"Do you have somewhere more private in the building where we can speak?"
| >Cain returns the shake, and presses a few buttons on the holo desk, and speaks in to it.
"Matt, can you watch the front? I have to go for a second."
>As she speaks, the behind her wall recesses, and moves to the side, showing a room.
| > Aleid walks in with a small smile and gracefully makes her way down.
"Thank you. It'll all make sense in just a moment."
| >Cain follows Aleid in to the room, closing the door behind her.
"So you had some things you wanted to discuss in person?"
| >Aleid turned around and as she did this the hologram surrounding her person faded. It became immediately apparent that she was 'wearing' a hologram of NanoCamo level function with the detail of a normal human's skin. She was a Lilim.
"Let that be a part of my client's porfolio. You know them as 'Neon' I believe. The rest is in here."
> She'd say while looking around and moving to a clear surface to place her suitcase down on.
| >She finds a clear surface on a nearby table. Cain nods in understanding.
"Ah. Neon was a previous client of ours."
| "Yes...I am standing in as a proxy for his work. Basically we'd like to make this contract an under-the-table request based contract. I act as your employee, while in actuality you are sending requests for items to be developed to him through me."
>She'd explain while opening the case to reveal various types of tools and documents for things that could be developed and a few familiar matters. Like the disguisedCamo the Lilim herself wore.
| "I myself am not completely unskilled either in modding and development. So in truth you've a 'buy one get one free' sort of situation. We just require that as far as your concerned I developed and did the work. Neon himself is only interested in the money."
| "That's reasonable. I will send in a contract after this, and an idea I've had. As for you, do you have any skills?"
>Cain takes a closer look at the documents and tools.
| "Well aside from generally being good at cracking ciphers and modifying, I'm not bad at negotiating and 3D print based engineering."
>She offered with a soft shrug.
"Neon and I often bounce back and forth ideas on new designs for armor and other wearable as well. I've a thing for nano-kevlar"
| >Cain thinks about Aleid, and considers the options.
"I guess you can work part-time. should I send you a contract?"
| >Aleid nods once.
"Yes but encrypt it. It wouldn't make sense for me to have two contracts."
| "Will do."
>Cain pulls out her phone, taps a few things.
"Sent, one encrypted, one not."
| "You, have a project waiting for you, You know the tailor next to us?"
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| "Yes, Ma'am~. What about it? Wants military grade NanoCamo options software-modded into their wares?"
> Aleid asked with excitement showing in her eyes. She was ready to work and it was obvious. After speaking her hologram restored over her features. She looked perfectly human once again.
| "The tailor is also owned by us. So is the VR parlor. You said you where interested in nano Kevlar? Then to make a suit out of nano Kevlar, we need to expand our covert line of clothing at the tailors.
>Cain then pulls up various holograms, showing her notes, on the same project.
"I've tried to, but I just don't have the skill for it."
| > Aleid carefully glanced over the holograms and took off her glasses. She folded them and hung them from her blazer before crossing her arms over her bosom.
"Give me...A week. I'll have the concept of a prototype designed on the third day and see to having a semi-functional prototype buy the end of that week."
| "With Neon we might have a fully functional one."
| "I hate to say it, but Neon will be on a different project. We need his data analysis skills to develop a new material for suppressor baffles. This will lead to a bigger project, that that is what I will assign to him, once he signs the contract. I can assume you just signed yours?"
>Cain stands back up, moving back to the gallery.
" Oh and, if you have suggestions, feel free to say them."
| "Naaaah. That just means I get to nerd out without him being all *practical* on me~. Have you worked with that guy before? He's super serious! ALL THE TIME!"
> Aleid huffed.
"Granted...I do understand why. He also does good work. Anyway I'll let him know and ensure you get the means to contact him...actually...Here. Use this."
> Aleid pulls out a perfectly transparent card and aims it at Cain.
"Just hold it near your phone when you get the chance."
| "It'll only work once, so make sure it's the one you want."
| "huh? Right, thanks."
> Cain walks over to the wall, and pushes in a part of it. It pops out a drawer full of phones. She picks one up and uses the transparent card.
" Oh yeah, no need for the sharp dressing. Smart casual is good enough, since you won't be at store front."
| "...Eh? Sharp dressing? Oh no worries, I'm always casual like this. No problem!"
> Aleid replied brightly. She then immediately went back to scanning her notes.
| "Call me if you need me."
>With that, Cain returns to her holiday table at the front of the store.
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| >Located in the Uptown district, sits a gallery, located next to a tailor, and a VR parlour. Inside, the Gallery has painting hanging on all of its walls, floor lined with marble. but the main piece, the glass containers, contain handguns from the 20th century, available for sale. Near the front of the gallery stands a holotable, with one person sitting at it, Cain, waiting for clients.