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[-- Um!!!]

I... That's not really helping me choose, Miss Liz. You can pick out what you think are my best shots and then we'll debate from there.

Very well.

[ She gave into that fairly easily, isn't that nice... ]

Are bedroom eyes usually part of the package, or was the shot your current one came from special?

[... Suspicious.]

The first, unfortunately. I always try to sell whatever it is I'm posing for -- that one was for fashionable gloves, so there was a focus on showing their sleekness -- and... it ends up like that, most of the time. Though the instructions were specifically to look as if I was in the middle of something.

[And apparently, that something was stripping down. Oh, god, he should change it, shouldn't he.]

[ If he changes it, she's just going to post it on Retrospec anyway. ]

I see... They're abusing your raw sex appeal for their own gain. [ ...isn't that just modeling. ] I don't see how having them in your mouth says anything about the gloves themselves though, though perhaps that's because I've never modeled before...

It's because you've never modeled before. [Sorry.] It's simply to make them seem attractive, not for any functional reason. Women tend to like shots like this as well.

[He has. Quite a few older women fans. Fashion magazines don't really have a following themselves, nor the models since they're not usually the focus, but it helps that he post things to social media.]

Do you want to see some of my other features? I promise, they're not all, ah... alluring in this way.

[ he posts his sexy pictures to social media. when is he going to accidentally post it to retrospec and then cry. ]

A shame. I think it's one of your better sides. [ ...She's joking. ] Yes, I'd like to.

[ She'll scoot over, her little shih tzu coming with her. She's not adopting it probably but she's decided its name is Potato. ]

[He posts all his pictures to social media. And when I'm not preparing for murdergame I guess.

He'll show her some!! They are, in fact, quite normal... except for his gaze which is incidentally just as he said. Naturally like that. "Selling it." There's others where he's trying not to look that way, more bright and happy, or contemplative and cool, but-- if it's neutral in some way, it's that.

He can't help it, he's slumping a little on his spaniel, who wiggles to escape and runs off.]

[ jdkhn peace don't ruin his life like this.

Ooh... She scrolls through them gingerly, studying each of them. Goro really is suited to the model life; he's pretty both on and off camera, and he has a way of making one feel like the only person in the world in some of these shots. Look like me, and you'll get to have me, too. Riveting. ]

I like the ones where you smile best. [ Once she's through. ] It feels like I'm looking at the real Akechi.

Thank you. It's hard to smile when asked for it, so I keep a list of things that make me genuinely happy the moment I think of them to help. As you can see, it does.

[Very well. A lot of them are simple, some of them more personal and others general, but... all things that make him smile at the drop of a hat. One of them's sitting beside him.]

[ Never say that aloud, Goro, she would have literally no idea what to do with it. ]

I find myself doing something similar when I'm acting, for whatever emotion suits the scene.

[None of his friends do. Well, except Haru now. She can handle it.]

It's more or less the same, then. We're both actors of a kind. Mine's just... to convey a sense of "you could be like this, too," while yours is more focused on moving the heart of someone, whether to tears or laughter. It's more admirable than my acting gig.

Admirable... [ Hmmm. ] They're two different things, Akechi. I don't believe it's fair to compare them like that, nor to decide that one is more "admirable" than the others.

Oh. Yes, of course. My apologies, Miss Velveteen, you're quite right.

[But theater is, in his opinion. They move crowds, and what does he do? Help people to sin. Greedy and gluttony. Lust, unfortunately, for some.]

I think you could do it yourself, by the way. You're certainly beautiful enough... though under the height limit for most things, unfortunately.

[ And acting doesn't move people to feel those very same things? How mean. ]

Beautiful? [ ... ] No wonder your sole interest is in men. Your judge of a woman's beauty is rather poor.

I'm gay, not blind, Miss Velveteen. I know someone stunning when I see them, and you are certainly that in spades.

...Thank you. [ how are you supposed to handle this being said directly to your face when it is about you and not some role... ] I'd return the compliment, but you wouldn't be modeling if you didn't have the looks for it, I assume.

Of course, but I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless.

[Hot people like being told they're hot, even if they are aware.]

Are you going to adopt them? [The pup in her arms.] They seem to have grown quite attached to you, after all.

[ Oh... Hmm. ]

I might. I've never had a pet of my own before though, so I'm not certain I'm suited to caring for it. [ She lifts her little shih tzu... Potato. ] My family tends to either be allergic to animals or dislike them, though I've been with a few relatives who kept those incredibly fluffy cats and breeds like Saint Bernards...

Taking care of a pet is a lot of responsibility, but they still tend to be easier than you'd think. I would probably suggest an older dog for a first timer though... Puppies need all kinds of training.

[ Oh... She sets the puppy back in her lap and scratches its chest gently. ]

I won't be adopting Potato, in that case. [ ... ] Which is what I named it. Isn't it cute?

Very. [...] Perhaps you can sponsor it, at least? They usually allow those who do so to visit the animal when it's been adopted, I think. Potato would enjoy that.

Potato likely won't even remember me once I leave today. [ ... ] But I'll consider it.

You'd be surprised what animals remember...

[Quite a bit. Though she's probably right that Potato won't remember her, being as young as it is.]

Though if you're keen on Potato anyway, it's not... as difficult as it sounds to train a puppy. I'm sure the shelter would help you too, if you asked. It's really a lot of positive reinforcement and discipline, which I don't think you'd have too much of an issue with.

[ which part won't she have an issue with, the positive reinforcement or the discipline. ]

Can I count on you to assist as well?

[yes.]

Of course! I'd be delighted, Miss Velveteen, dogs are one of my favorite animals.

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