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Ah, your tea is getting cold.

[This is Baldr, not intimidated in the slightest.]

You should hurry and drink it while it's still warm.

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Baldr, you know I don't take things from people without first knowing what they want from me.

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I'm hurt. Is it so hard to believe that I could be concerned about my boss' wellbeing?

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You're too smart to be that altruistic.

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While I'm flattered, I do mean what I say-- you haven't quite been yourself lately. Surely even you can admit to that much.

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It's just been some personal business, that's all.

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Mmm.

[Another slight, subtle push of the tea towards him.]

It would be a shame if you were to continue to fret over that personal business to the detriment of your work, of course. But I know someone as dedicated as yourself would never dream of allowing that to happen.

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[A beat. Two.

Azul reaches for the tea.]

Passive aggression is not a good look on you.

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I've been told that before.

[By whom? That's a secret. Or perhaps it's by more than one person... hmmm.]

But I truly am concerned about your welfare. It wouldn't hurt for you to take some time for yourself every now and then.

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I'm fine.

[He is eighteen and works more than some fifty-somethings.

But he'll drink the damn tea.]

I take it you use that to your advantage?

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Only when it seems necessary.

[That's... actually mostly honest, to his credit. It is his trump card and he wields it with great skill if he does say so himself.]

Of course, that means the easiest way to ensure it doesn't happen is to avoid making it necessary in the first place.

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I feel as if what we consider overworking to be very different.