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Fiona might have been hesitant about contacting some random person from Craig's List, but she would find that Pasi - through the internet, at least- was quite professional and well spoken. He'd found her request to be plausible and had agreed to meeting in person to discuss the project more fully, allowing her to chose a location and time not only because she was his prospective employer, but also because she was a woman and he didn't want to make her uncomfortable or wary.

Pasi arrived precisely one minute before the agreed-upon time (so that he would be there right when he should be), dressed in dark jeans, a t-shirt and a dark blazer that hung open.

The woman - Fiona - had given him a description, so he was able to locate her fairly quickly, walking up with slow, measured strides. "Fiona? Hello, I am Pasi, it's very nice to meet you." He would have offered his hand but both of hers were occupied with items, so instead he nodded to her. "Would you like to find a quieter space, perhaps a booth, to speak?" And coffee, I will have to get some. I wonder if this place is good or if she chose it for other reasons.

It was reassuring to see that the woman was not some wilting thing, that she was both professional in dress and in manner. That - at least - she had going for her, and the Finn made an unconscious note to temper his acerbic tone while he spoke with the redhead. A perfunctory hand-shake later, and with introductions completed they could move on to the more important parts of their interaction.

Looming wasn't his intent, but being naturally taller he couldn't really help it; when Fiona mentioned taking a booth, he nodded amiably - it would be easier to earn her trust and make a good impression (as she was a potential employer) when they were sitting more or less eye-to-eye. "Thank you. Black coffee, light roast preferably."

Many were under the impression that a dark roast held more caffeine, but it was not so. Pasi did not make useless small-talk while they waited for his coffee, he only thanked the barista and then Fiona for it's acquisition before heading over to the booth she had indicated, folding himself neatly into it and watching as she did the same.

"Let us talk business, shall we? You were wanting modifications to a home, yes? More...eclectic than was offered by another firm?" They had already discussed the general nature of his fees: supplies, his time, and as long as there was no rush, he did not tack on extra costs. But those were generalities, not specifics..thus their meeting.

Once they settled down to business, Pasi dispensed with all but the barest niceties as he much preferred substance to his conversations. "A big project is not a problem so much, but I have classes and will have to work around that." Fiona knew he was a student, he'd said as much, but the scope of her project prompted him to reiterate this fact so that she'd understand he would not be completing anything within a tight timeframe without reasonable compensation. She wasn't stupid, but he knew that sometimes Americans forgot about considerations in their...exuberance.

"Hm." Pasi drank his coffee, enjoying the tang and bite, as he perused Fiona's sketch. There were a few concerning things with the way certain sections were set up - it would make adding adequate ventilation tricky. Not impossible, but depending on how the support beams had been set up... "You'll want a forced HVAC system, for a medical wing. With each section capable of shutting down separately or no?" He had no idea why she'd want or need a medical wing but that wasn't his business - he was there to assist in making her requests take shape in reality. "It is a problem of supporting the unit you will need for the system, ja? You use a rooftop unit, more support struts go in, making laying out the vents effectively difficult. You use a ground unit and maybe the system doesn't work so well or it gets clotted with debris or sucks in animals." Even with shielding and mesh, it could be a problem.

Seeing her wishes, it wasn't difficult for Pasi to understand why she'd had difficulty with other contractors - most weren't willing to work that far outside the box. But he found it an engineering puzzle and had no problems working these sorts of things out. The brunet pulled out his phone and opened an app to make notes in; cryptic squiggles in Finnish along side notations about size.

"I recommend using a separate unit to the existing structure, reinforcing the new build and going with a rooftop unit for a closed system. Tonnage can be determined later, but it will not be small for what you want. Also, medical units have regulations we will have to follow if you are to pass an inspection." He looked up from his notes, arching one brow at her in a questioning manner, "Unless this is of no concern to your project." Pasi's tone held no judgement, he simply needed to know - was her project going to be put through rigorous inspections?

There was so much technical information that went into this sort of thing - and granted, it was not his speciality so he had no idea about the restrictions behind such things, only that they must exist. As the engineer - prospective engineer, as she'd not hired him just yet - he would look into it so that she did not have to.

"I can be more creative if no, otherwise it will be much more rigid. Either way, this is not a problem. I'd like to take this papers back with me if you hire me - there will need layout changes, I think, for maximum space effectiveness with your systems." Plus, at home he had her e-mail and all the information and ideas she'd sent him therein...and he could set things out in a manner such that even the most ridiculously meat-headed contractor could manage to build in such a manner as to allow Pasi to come in and work his magic.

As much as the Finn would have preferred that working on other people's projects was not necessary, he definitely appreciated that Fiona was paying attention and seemed to get what he was saying. Some didn't, even when he was speaking in mostly layman's terms - those were the people he walked out on. Pasi did not need that sort of stupidity nor aggravation in his life, it was already chock full of it thanks to Aue.

If he were surprised when she mentioned her project wasn't for business use, the brunet didn't look it; he simply accepted the things Fiona told him and added the information to his mental project folder. "Okay, this is not a problem." He wondered if she understood that she could be penalized for building something on her property if she did not go through getting proper permits - or, if she had (which he felt was likely as she seemed no idiot) whether or not she'd thought through labeling the space as medical. Not my worry or problem, all I have to do is engineer the damn thing to work how she wants.

"Ja, I would like to see the property before I bother drafting anything concrete, even with your blueprints. You will be able to bring in a construction crew one I have the framework, I will be there to help and supervise where necessary on the finer points though any contractor worth the cash should be able to move without me on that much" Three days likely, a week at the outset, between him handing over his plans and her having a team execute - he was not a carpenter, she knew this and likely planned accordingly. Once the walls were up, he would handle electricity and some of the plumbing. From there it could be finished without his input.

Probably.

Not that he'd leave it alone unless he had to - Pasi did not trust contractors to leave his work alone: they had meddled before, thinking they knew better. It had caused problems until he'd bodily thrown the offending man off the work-site. That had not gone over well until he'd calmed enough to explain why the man was an idiot sandwich.

He really hoped this would not be a 'thing' on Fiona's project.