[color=a187be][center][h1]A R S E N I O[/h1][/center][/color]
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[quote=@MorningStar1399]
“Perhaps something of a different nature would be more interesting to you? Someone with a vocabulary such as yours [i]must[/i] be interested in a more advanced reading. Have you intentions of joining the Scholar Guild when you come of age? Or have you another gift? How about this one instead? It was one of my favorites when I was younger, and I still hold a piece of it dearly in my heart. Will this be a better fit for you, or would you prefer the ah, shall I say, [i]younger[/i] reading? For appearance’s sake. My name is Amidale. Alexander Damien Amidale. Should you need assistance again, with anything at all, for the remainder of this evening, I shall likely be with the blond, mustached gentleman for a bit, though I shall remain in this library should I leave his side, seeing as it is the…least…drab, out of the rest of the decorated estate.[/quote]

[color=a187be]"I'm aiming to be a craftsman,"[/color] Arsenio replied with a well-practiced child-like innocence, though he did come to the realization that he had difficulty masking his intelligence and that this Alexander had seen through it. This was likely due to the Institute's training for all evil geniuses to flout their intellect as much as possible, and since Arsenio had only crashed a few subterfuge courses at Madame Geraldine's, his skill at pretending to be humble and unassuming were in need of polishing. [color=a187be]"I will try the book you suggested, sir. Father is often telling me how quickly I learn."[/color] Taking the book that Alexander offered rather than the one he had originally requested, Arsenio flipped it open just to take a quick glance at the first few pages and the literary style, earnestly interested in the book that the older man had proposed. Arsenio took this moment to rate Alexander. Alexander had seemed honest enough, and genuine in his desire to help. Arsenio could tell that Alexander knew that everything was not as it seemed with Arsenio, picking up on the child's intelligence fairly quickly. Alexander could have just shooed Arsenio away, but he didn't.

In the meantime, several more people entered, none of which Arsenio knew, save Professor Grey. Given what he knew about her area of expertise, Arsenio could only surmise that the objective of this mission hit uncomfortably close to home, given Arsenio's true nature. As Alexander went off with the man named Finnegan, leaving Professor Grey to deal with the vapid-looking Evelyn woman, Arsenio took this as an ideal opportunity t o'switch dance partners' and to engage with his professor. Normally, Arsenio would not reveal that he and Professor Grey knew each other, given the nature of this meeting, it only made sense to keep one's cards close to one's chest, but the prospect that this mission might have something to do with automatons made Arsenio uncomfortable, and he subconsciously sought the alleviate that discomfort with the help of his former teacher. Closing up the book and keeping it under his arm, Arsenio strolled right up to Alyssana, Evelyn, and Lottie. [color=a187be]"Professor Grey!"[/color] Arsenio called out, [color=a187be]"What a pleasant surprise to see you at this gathering."[/color] Turning to Evelyn and Charlotte, Arsenio added, [color=a187be]"Miladies,"[/color] before turning back to Alyssana. Though Arsenio smiled, there was some unease visible in his eyes.