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[buildingreality]

Who| Ariadne and Timaeus Nadir
What| Timaeus has offered Ariadne a tour of his yacht
Where| a restaurant and later, Tim's yacht
When| the day of his party, early afternoon
Warnings/Notes| nothing right now; will update as necessary

The only thing really going through her mind was that he was willing to show her the schematics of his yacht, rather than that he was a Sponsor, and probably wanted something from her. She could tell now what Sponsors looked like, having dealt with a number of them over the last few Arenas; she thought she had seen him before in passing, though they had never really interacted before now.

Still, he was infinitely better than some of those she'd dined with in the past, and if he was happy to show her around the yacht and indulge her need to surround herself with creativity, then Ariadne was more than happy to go with him for lunch and a private tour, regardless of what else might have entailed.

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[neclectus]

Timaeus seemed to consider that for a moment, though it wasn't obvious whether he agreed with her or not. Instead, he fixated on the much safer topic of the idiom and its possible origins.

"I'm not really very good with hats," he said thoughtfully. "Never found one that agreed with me. I suppose you have to have a certain kind of head..."

[buildingreality]

She tipped her head to one side a little, studying him curiously. It really wasn't that easy to read him, but she saw no reason not to give it a try.

"Neither have I. Every now and then, I guess, but they typically just look a little weird. I think it is partly about the kind of head you have, but hair might come into play as well," Ariadne mused in turn.

[neclectus]

He actually appeared to be mildly relieved, now that they'd moved onto a safer, if infinitely more inane topic, his smile easier, his shoulders relaxing.

"To tell you the truth, I've never been very good at fashion," he admitted. "I have a few styles of shape and colour and so on that I like to wear, but I'm not naturally very fashion-forward. Hats or not. You're always styled very well, though- it's lovely, seeing one of our guests adopting our culture so effectively."

[buildingreality]

Timaeus' newfound lack of tension didn't go unnoticed, and Ariadne joined him in smiling a bit easier now that things were back to their comfortable state. He was a Sponsor whose company she actually didn't mind.

She tipped her head to one side again, vaguely amused by the fresh topic they'd found, "I wouldn't say that I'm exactly the most fashion-forward either. You have my Stylists to thank for how I dress most of the time; I have a little bit of input, but that's usually just because I prefer more simple styles. I like being able to move in my clothing."

[neclectus]

"Oh, of course. It's always important to be able to move, as much as some of the Capitol's stylists seem to forget that particular detail. I suppose I'm much more interested in function than aesthetics..."

[buildingreality]

"I'm probably the same way. Especially compared to those here in the Capitol. They definitely know what they're doing-" She paused, frowning briefly before shrugging one shoulder in a gentle motion. "-I think. But there's something to be said for function, even so."