[The room itself is definitely reminiscent of a den, what with how several desks and chairs have been crammed in without much regard for optimal space usage. This is in part because of all the bookshelves to be found lining the walls and making the room feel even smaller. There are a couple chairs free for the taking, thankfully, though the largest desk and chair are currently occupied with papers and small bags of gold. Ali has been quite busy in the last few hours.
Ali stands there dumbly for a moment, blinking in confusion a few times as he stares down at the bottle in his hands. A gift, is it? He can't help but wonder just what Concord is thinking. The bottle does end up on Ali's desk eventually though, if only because Ali is anticipating having to work before. Maybe he'll consider sharing afterward, depending on how their information-sharing goes. And while the small bags of coins get set wherever in the room- on countertops, he also listens to what Concord says.]
That should be enough, provided there are plenty of volunteers.
[More data to analyze, but Ali can do it. He's been doing it for years, he will handle this quickly.
The other bags on the table are already filled and tied up, but Concord can get an estimation of how much has been set aside for each department. Those bags get slid aside though, so that Ali can sit at his desk and run the calculations. He doesn't begrudge Concord for not knowing the math to calculate all of this, it is a rather specialized skill after all. Instead, while he uses a slate to run some quick numbers, he asks another question.]
How did you convince them to take such a deal in the first place? At the meeting you made it sound like they would be reluctant.
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Date: 2022-12-21 04:44 am (UTC)Ali stands there dumbly for a moment, blinking in confusion a few times as he stares down at the bottle in his hands. A gift, is it? He can't help but wonder just what Concord is thinking. The bottle does end up on Ali's desk eventually though, if only because Ali is anticipating having to work before. Maybe he'll consider sharing afterward, depending on how their information-sharing goes. And while the small bags of coins get set wherever in the room- on countertops, he also listens to what Concord says.]
That should be enough, provided there are plenty of volunteers.
[More data to analyze, but Ali can do it. He's been doing it for years, he will handle this quickly.
The other bags on the table are already filled and tied up, but Concord can get an estimation of how much has been set aside for each department. Those bags get slid aside though, so that Ali can sit at his desk and run the calculations. He doesn't begrudge Concord for not knowing the math to calculate all of this, it is a rather specialized skill after all. Instead, while he uses a slate to run some quick numbers, he asks another question.]
How did you convince them to take such a deal in the first place? At the meeting you made it sound like they would be reluctant.