felines were the only valid option out of the two in the hypothetical question because it currently stands that oleksa was allergic to chocolate. brows furrow as he watched the other access the issue. so he wanted a kitten? (or perhaps it was majority vote that decided the idea). the young child quietly clears his throat to capture his attention from his musing to speak –
’… you could work here at the library, if you want? the pay is actually pretty big, to be honest …’ actually it was the allowance the mage council sent him every few weeks or so since he was too young to actually receive a paycheck, apparently. still, the money sent was pretty handsome in amount.’ and i need the help so … it’d be fine.’
↳ ❂ ↰ Kittens were nice. Even if Easton didn’t accept it as a bribe, surely someone as well-behaved as Cai would be able to keep it as pet. It wouldn’t be allowed to stay with Kaeto for sure, but that didn’t particularly matter since he could have all the kittens he wanted in his food; he’d already created dozens. As he debated, he almost missed the kid’s comment.
“Really?” If the kid managed the library himself, no wonder he could use a hand with it–the place was rather large. “I mean, between school, tutoring, and,” curfew, power testing, “other obligations, my free time might be a bit sparse. I’d probably have to get permission too, but I can get back to you on the offer as soon as possible? I’m Kaeto, by the way, no qualifications at all.”