Seven Assoc. South Section 4 Faust/Identity Story

Identity Story

Speaker	Dialogue

Seven Section 4 Faust	I apologize for the long wait. Faust will take your orders now.
	The child calmly walks up to a table in a cramped, bustling cafeteria and begins to speak.
Seven Section 4 Faust	Milk tea, I see. Would Ceylon leaves be to your liking? The tea will be boiled to 94 degrees Celsius unless special requests are made.
	The child's quiet voice slowly begins to accelerate, her rather sizeable pair of glasses rattling with every word.
Seven Section 4 Faust	One teaspoon of sugar, noted. Would you like to receive your first cup already filled? Depending on your preference, we can also provide a cup without emptying the warming waters.
	Loud clickity—clack of typewriters gets dangerously close to drowning out her voice, but the Child raises her voice in response. The entire time, she does not slow down, not one bit.
	Instead, she stops dead in her tracks.
	Brought to complete, frozen stillness by a single sentence the guest uttered.
Seven Section 4 Faust	... May I inquire what your intentions for ordering a milk pitcher might be?
Seven Section 4 Faust	If you prefer your tea with a higher milk content than our standards, we can accommodate it to your liking. However, we do not recommend adding more milk after the tea is poured.
Seven Section 4 Faust	Adding it afterward causes milk to heat unevenly, which leads to its protein denaturing. This, in turn, results in a significant loss of aromatic and flavorous qualities of your tea. Allow me to expound on that point, in which...
	... Perhaps we can skip ahead. The child will likely go on for a good while.
	Some indeterminate amount of time later...
Seven Section 4 Faust	... Next order, please.
	Another guest stands before the visibly exhausted child.
??? The Client	Oh, I'm not here for an order...
Seven Section 4 Faust	Then I regret to inform you that I am currently on my café shift, and any inquiry regarding an Association contract must wait until...
??? The Client	Ah! No, no. People at the reception told me I'd find you here, Ms. Faust. It's about the case we last contracted with you, and uh... the... Let's see, where'd I put that business card—
Seven Section 4 Faust	... I presume this is about the post-contract management.
	Though the child is currently working as a tea brewer here, this café is an employee—run, volunteer—based establishment by a subsection of the Seven Association Fixers who are deeply invested in the art of tea brewing.
	Of course, once their volunteered hours are complete, the employees all return to their duties as Fixers of the Seven Association.
	This child's primary duty at the Association is to draw conclusions on contracted cases based on evidence gathered by other Fixers of the Seven Association.
	And...
Seven Section 4 Faust	I'm certain you are already aware, but we can provide you with a discount should you choose to leave the post—contract management to our Association as well. You may also consult our affiliated Fixer Offices, of course, if you are seeking more affordable options.
??? The Client	If I were to leave it to the Seven again... would you be assigned to the post—contract management?
Seven Section 4 Faust	Indeed.
??? The Client	Well, then... I'd like to contract the Seven Association with the post-contract management as well. Your name carries a lot of weight in this business, you know.
Seven Section 4 Faust	... A wise decision.
	'Post—contract management' is the child's other duty.
	And what does a post—contract management entail, you ask?

Seven Section 4 Faust	That was our last target on the list. Heathcliff, let us ascend to the second floor.
	It entails variations of no—holds—barred retribution or extermination of the perpetrators revealed in the investigation.
	Yes, the child's name carries a lot of weight in the business indeed.
	Whether that be the business of brewing tea leaves...
	... or hewing heads.

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