IC Contact - Snowblind

[phaseshifter]

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[powersouls]

Well... If he says he's okay, I'm sure he is.

[He's a doctor, after all.]

Um, you wanted me to cheer up Rhys, right? I don't know him very well. What usually works?

[phaseshifter]

Oh, Rhys is easy!

[ YES GOOD. MUCH BETTER SUBJECT. ]

Basically, um. Just pay attention to him? And don't needle him for whining too much. A little is acceptable, he can. Go pretty overboard. He likes being appreciated, you know? And mistaken for someone who's actually cool.

[ Angel pls ]

[powersouls]

[Tifa laughs quietly at that.]

You don't think he's cool?

[phaseshifter]

Of course not! He's the goofiest dork who ever dorked. He willingly wore a tie tucked into his pants.

I mean, um. Not that he isn't awesome. But so not cool.

[powersouls]

[OKAY that is... an interesting aesthetic choice...]

Why would he tuck it into his pants...?

[Please give her insight on this, Angel]

[phaseshifter]

Because he's a dork, of course. A dork with super-questionable fashion choices.

[ Don't get her started on the fucking elfy shoes or the asymmetrical pinstripes okay SHE WILL BE HERE ALL WEEK ]

[powersouls]

He doesn't seem... that dorky.

[This coming from the girl who was crushing on Cloud, though, so her sensor is skewed.]

[phaseshifter]

I didn't think so at first, either! I thought he was a shady corporate stooge who was probably only talking to me to suck up to my dad.

But then you spend like five minutes with him in-person and - hm. It's like a physical wave of dork? It kind of knocks you back for a second, it's really strong.

[ Dank dork, yo ]

[powersouls]

[OKAY ANGEL DIAL IT BACK A BIT. Tifa's laughing again, though, because wow what a description.]

Wait... A corporate stooge? And why would he suck up to your dad?

[phaseshifter]

Oh, sorry, I keep forgetting people here don't know. Dad owns a company! Hyperion. Pretty much the hugest arms and robotics company in the galaxy. Rhys worked for us. Uh - worked for him. Most people who work for Hyperion, they're... not very nice. It's an incredibly cutthroat environment.

[ To put it mildly. ]

[powersouls]

[Tifa immediately makes a connection between Hyperion and Shinra, accurate or not, because Shinra is pretty much always on her mind. Awful. She hums thoughtfully.]

In the galaxy, huh? He must be really powerful, then.