[And Lloyd, being Lloyd, has no idea if anatomy even works like that. He's willing to take Varrick's word for it, though! After all, why else would he be hanging upside down?]
[Lloyd squints and twists so he's looking down (up?) at the pole they're hanging from. Just a basic metal arm branching out from the pole with a lamp fixed onto the end. After another moment, he shrugs.]
You know that could happen even with something like this, too. If someone didn't build it right, or if it's rusted, or someone damaged it, it could break just like a branch.
[Not that Lloyd would even care that much, because 'intellectual property rights'? What's that even mean?]
Like, what if there were shoes that could warm our feet up? I mean, not just keep the heat inside, but like there was heat magic put inside? You'd never have to worry about cold toes again!
[Inspiration in the form of losing circulation in his feet!]
[Obviously. Lloyd's not even going to argue, because as far as he's concerned, Varrick's already proven his claim of genius in Lloyd's eyes.]
That's amazing! I can't wait to figure out how we're going to build it.
[The blood rushing to his head is starting to get to him, though, so he unhooks his legs from the pole so he can flip back down to the ground. Mana or no mana, that's a trick he can still manage easily enough.]
Hey, you never told me your name. I'm Lloyd Irving.
[Lloyd holds out his hand now that they're both on the grounds.]
But I haven't ever heard of Varrick Industries. I'm kind of new around here.
[And doesn't pay much attention to names that get mentioned in everyday normal chatter. Come on, give him a break. It's hard to remember so much new stuff.]
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Concentrate on what? Are you worried you're going to fall?
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[Like wow, obviously. And sighing dramatically cause he's not going to get anything done at this rate.]
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Then what are you trying to concentrate on?
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[Arms crossing at you wow.]
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Does hanging upside down really help with that?
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It's all about bloodflow! You hang upside down and all the blood will drop into your brain, obviously. It's the best way to brainstorm!
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[And Lloyd, being Lloyd, has no idea if anatomy even works like that. He's willing to take Varrick's word for it, though! After all, why else would he be hanging upside down?]
Wait, would that work for me, too?
[Varrick did just say "you."]
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[Judging you while hanging from a telephone pole, this is his life.]
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Cool! Let me try!
[Hang on, hopping up to grab the pole so he can swing himself upside down. Whoa, head rush.]
Hey, you're right! I feel smarter already!
[Aw yeah! No more worries about pop quizzes from Raine!]
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Usually I have special equipment for this back on my yacht, but it seems to have gone missing so I had to improvise.
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You just need something to hang from, right? Couldn't you just use a tree or a vine?
[Look at that, brainstorming ideas budding already!]
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You know that could happen even with something like this, too. If someone didn't build it right, or if it's rusted, or someone damaged it, it could break just like a branch.
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[Just saying.]
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[Does it look like he's making any moves to get down from this pole?]
Even if I fell, I'd be okay.
[Yeah, he's, uh, kind of forgetting that he might not be as impervious to falls from great heights as he's used to thinking he is.]
Besides, this is kind of fun! I'm getting all sorts of ideas!
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Not that Lloyd would even care that much, because 'intellectual property rights'? What's that even mean?]Like, what if there were shoes that could warm our feet up? I mean, not just keep the heat inside, but like there was heat magic put inside? You'd never have to worry about cold toes again!
[Inspiration in the form of losing circulation in his feet!]
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[WHY ISNT ZHU LI HERE TO TAKE NOTES?]
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Yeah, isn't it? It's too bad I can't do magic, or I'd see if I could do it myself.
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You think we can really do something like that?
[He doesn't think even Cruxis had that kind of magitechnology.]
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[Only geniuses hang upside down, obviously.]
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That's amazing! I can't wait to figure out how we're going to build it.
[The blood rushing to his head is starting to get to him, though, so he unhooks his legs from the pole so he can flip back down to the ground. Mana or no mana, that's a trick he can still manage easily enough.]
Hey, you never told me your name. I'm Lloyd Irving.
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[He'll swing down too and join him on solid ground.]
Of Varrick Industries, you've probably heard of us.
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[Lloyd holds out his hand now that they're both on the grounds.]
But I haven't ever heard of Varrick Industries. I'm kind of new around here.
[And doesn't pay much attention to names that get mentioned in everyday normal chatter. Come on, give him a break. It's hard to remember so much new stuff.]
What kind of things do you do?