Palamedes Sextus

Job hunting is easy. Shion hardly understands why people complain about it so much. For that matter, he doesn't know why he put it off so long. He's known for a few months now that he really should have, but he's been too busy enjoying Sophie's presence to do it. It's for her sake, though, that he needs one. Her monthly stipend from the city goes directly into savings to ensure she's taken care of if something happens and he vanishes from this place, or for when she's older and wants to fend for herself (some. As long as he's around, she's always going to have him behind her). With that being the case, they're operating off his own stipend, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if he had any impulse control whatsoever.

Oh, for his own sake, it's not that bad. He did perfectly fine on his own, particularly since he didn't buy nearly as much in the way of groceries back then. But he has his heart set on ensuring Sophie gets every little thing she ever wants, as well as a lot of things she's never asked for. It's not that he can't say no to her. If and when the situation calls for it, he can and will. Most of the time, though, he just wants to indulge her every whim, as much for his own sake as for hers. And sometimes that requires money.

He'll have that in spades now. His interview with the advertising firm ended in an instant job offer settled entirely on his own terms, including a very generous salary and flexible work hours, mostly remote. Sure, he used his abilities to get him there, but, well, the job is all about being persuasive, and he certainly is that. Besides, he knows he's good at the work. Vesselsoft wasn't such a massive success only because Jakah's a genius, after all. When it comes to marketing, it's not much of a stretch to say that Shion's one, too. This agency may not have offered anyone else such a high starting salary, but they'll get the quality they've paid for. He doesn't need his powers for that.

This calls for a celebration, of course. He's on his way home to the Bramford to get Sophie, the best girl in the world who can be trusted to mind herself for an hour, though he tries not to let that happen unless it's necessary. They'll go out for ice cream and to play somewhere and have a nice dinner. On the way there, though, he catches sight of a window full of toys and comes to a stop. His smile turns wistful as he looks inside the store, looking over the variety of plush toys visible. So much changes over the years, but the things kids like tend to come back to the same types of things over and over again; looking at these now reminds him of his time in Bashkmosha and Noa's toy store there. Granted, this one probably doesn't have rows of guns hidden on the wall behind secret panels, but he can't rule it out, really.

That smile widens into a grin when he lowers his gaze and spies a medium-sized stuffed wolf, just the right size for cuddling. None of his favorite wolves have been grey, of course, but it is recognizably a wolf and that's what matters. He has to have it. Or, more accurately, he needs to be able to give it to Sophie.

"How much is that doggy in the window?" he singsongs to himself. "The one with the waggly tail..."

[ Come find Shion walking around downtown Darrow looking at toys, inside or outside the shop! Or find him on his way to/at the Bramford with plushies in tow. He's in a good mood, great time to meet him. :D Open until this says otherwise. ]