[Internally, he is laughing. It's rare to meet somebody this young who could keep up with his pace at a social gathering. Maybe tonight is going to be even more fun than expected.
After registering at the front desk, the two of them are ushered to a table full of people that Hikaru knows by face, name and reputation. The Philippine corporate world has always been a tiny one, and these days? Most of it operated hand-in-hand with the Vigil.
There were looks, questions, veiled comments. Deflections, though, were simple. Leading them around was also one of his favorite games.
And thank god they can smoke in here, because that is exactly what he is doing after their table mates had gone off to do the rounds and the networking (two things that he didn't need to do).]
You'd think that they'd put us with younger people. That might be my fault, though.
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After registering at the front desk, the two of them are ushered to a table full of people that Hikaru knows by face, name and reputation. The Philippine corporate world has always been a tiny one, and these days? Most of it operated hand-in-hand with the Vigil.
There were looks, questions, veiled comments. Deflections, though, were simple. Leading them around was also one of his favorite games.
And thank god they can smoke in here, because that is exactly what he is doing after their table mates had gone off to do the rounds and the networking (two things that he didn't need to do).]
You'd think that they'd put us with younger people. That might be my fault, though.