[she did call back a bit faster than he'd expected. she may hear him shuffle things around as they talk - he's working on something... because he's always working on something]
I noticed that your contract partner seems to have been sent wherever people go when they're not here anymore.
[the same thing fairly recently happened with his contracted sub]
Oh, yeah. I'm hoping Clark was sent back to his world.
[ because she can see him being a lot happier there, and that's what he deserves. he'd been great to her, though. she really hadn't known what she was getting into when she arrived in the city, and now...well, at least she mostly has it figured out.]
I honestly hadn't thought about having to sign again. I was lucky to find someone like him, but being contracted to someone is always going to feel weird.
I do, yeah. I want to create something that's mine and feel like I've added something to place.
[ it's part of why she has so much respect for what Tony does. because she was an idea that came to life, and she desperately wants to be one of the people who gets to create things themselves. and Tony - Tony's always been that kind of person.]
That's honestly the part of it I'm the most worried about.
Running the business itself? That's the part you hire smart people to handle for you. I just haven't always had that. But I've been around this sort of thing since I was a kid and CEO of a company since I was 21.
[granted, that was because his parents died and he was next in line, but still]
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Date: 2025-03-16 08:36 am (UTC)hey - i have a question to ask you. call me
[or text, or swing by, it doesn't matter to him]
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Date: 2025-03-16 03:23 pm (UTC)Hey, Tony.
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Date: 2025-03-16 09:06 pm (UTC)[she did call back a bit faster than he'd expected. she may hear him shuffle things around as they talk - he's working on something... because he's always working on something]
I noticed that your contract partner seems to have been sent wherever people go when they're not here anymore.
[the same thing fairly recently happened with his contracted sub]
Have any new prospects yet?
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Date: 2025-03-17 01:46 am (UTC)[ because she can see him being a lot happier there, and that's what he deserves. he'd been great to her, though. she really hadn't known what she was getting into when she arrived in the city, and now...well, at least she mostly has it figured out.]
I honestly hadn't thought about having to sign again. I was lucky to find someone like him, but being contracted to someone is always going to feel weird.
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:06 am (UTC)[having to keep signing contracts]
I have room on my contract dancecard if you're interested.
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:12 am (UTC)[ it surprises her a little, but she pushes past that. everything has been surprising to her lately.]
What are you looking for?
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:35 am (UTC)[so, yes, he is in need of a new contract]
Bottom line? Not getting thrown in jail. And I won't add anything beyond the basic requirements implemented by the city unless you want them.
[he finds the whole thing more annoying than anything else, so only does the contracts to avoid jail, otherwise he wouldn't have one at all]
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:38 am (UTC)[ what she's asking is, could she still do that if they were contracted to each other?]
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:48 am (UTC)[he hadn't heard her mention that before]
I think we can arrange something. I can even help with the business side if you need it. I've started several of my own.
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Date: 2025-03-17 03:52 am (UTC)[ it's part of why she has so much respect for what Tony does. because she was an idea that came to life, and she desperately wants to be one of the people who gets to create things themselves. and Tony - Tony's always been that kind of person.]
That's honestly the part of it I'm the most worried about.
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Date: 2025-03-17 04:05 am (UTC)[granted, that was because his parents died and he was next in line, but still]
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Date: 2025-03-17 04:25 am (UTC)[twenty-one is really young to own a business, at least in Barbie's version of the real world.]
I'm hoping to learn as much as I can about it, even if I do hire smart people to help me.
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Date: 2025-03-17 04:44 am (UTC)[lost it a couple times, but just started over and built it all again]
I can teach you some of what I know.