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After having figured a few things out with Alexandre, René started piecing together a plan. He’d figure out what he could to help his partner apologize and honestly, he was a bit curious about the DMS that was apparently Chalcanthite’s partner. To be honest he hadn’t figured they had time for a partner with how often they apparently worked and their partner had never been at any of the teaching sessions either.

So driving over to the manor, bringing along the notebooks that he had on loan from Chalcanthite, he figured he’d poke around and find some things out under the guise of returning notes. It was a lot to carry once he got out of the car, having him stacking the things up and holding the tall stack with his chin as he knocked on the door firmly.

“Hello, Aloysius?” Calling out just a bit as he leaned and peeked through the pane of glass on either side of the door.

Looking down just a bit, he was a bit surprised at the person who answered the door and wondered for a moment if this wasn’t in fact the Sharp manor. Setting the stack of notebooks down he wiped the dust from them off on his pants before speaking. “I guess I missed him, I’m René, Alexandre’s partner. I was returning these notebooks that Aloysius lent me, may I come in? I can bring these all in and there are some more in my car over there.” Pointing back towards his car for a moment, he still took a second look at the small mailbox and saw it did say Sharp on it.

“I forgot that he’s pretty busy but I had to close my shop today anyway to get some things done for taxes.” Groaning a bit, he kept on with the easygoing chatting, something that bothered Alexandre at times. He was buddy-buddy with most people when it mattered, especially when it came to Alexandre’s family but Aloysius had been pretty helpful so he’d play nice here and try to help fix things that his partner had messed up.

“I’m not sure we’ve met before though, I’m still fairly new to things in this country but Aloysius helped me a few times when Alexandre couldn’t.” Offering his hand to shake in greeting he figured they were a bit more casual than Aloysius, they at least looked it as well as they looked like they worked out. It wasn’t something he expected either to be honest but it was interesting either way and they had some height to them though nobody was as tall as he or Aloysius, at least not that he had met so far.

“Perfect, that’ll make things go faster. He really did give me a lot to read through and it took a while.” It had been nearly impossible before Katya started to help him sift through things. It all worked out in the end at least.

Shaking their hand, they had a firm grip and seemed a lot less stiff than the general he knew. “Nice to meet you, Liam. Ah yes, mon ange is quite a character and I am sorry if he caused you both any trouble. Sometimes he jumps into things a bit quickly and at that time we were going through a rough patch. I’ve been working with him about being a bit better with things like that so don’t worry about a repeat of that incident.” Smiling and joking as he set the stack of books down on the nearest table, he took a look around at things and noticed more than a few music-themed items and notions.

“I’ve not heard about you to be honest, although I work with Chal a bit he never speaks of anything other than work. I did see him once at one of those teaching lessons he does for my partner’s family but again he keeps busy and doesn’t really seem to talk much about things.” Someone who kept things close to the chest without being rude. Diverting the conversation to who he was talking to instead of himself and it was something René was used to seeing. He’d done it a lot himself when wooing people at the bar before meeting Alexandre.

“Are you also an agent or senshi? Since you mentioned general I guess that means you know both sides of things. It’s a lot easier that way I think, it’s helped Alexandre and I work things out.” Without hiding things or injuries and being able to rely on each other, it had helped ease both of their worries in their own ways. That and actually having conversations with the blond.

“Is it okay if I sit for a moment? I’ve been running around all day.” Looking towards the couches over to the side for a moment he motioned towards them.

That did surprise him in a way, that even this man who was apparently with the general didn’t know everything. Taking the offered seat in the kitchen he blurted out his knee-jerk reaction before catching himself. “Red wine if you have it or espresso just plain.”

Waving his hand after a second he apologized and then thought of other options. “If neither of those just a bottle of water or something, thank you.” Looking around the kitchen, he noticed that some of the appliances looked like they had been tampered with and there were little switches or things lower down on some of them almost as if they were Katya’s height. Maybe there was a mauvian here too but he hadn’t heard anything about that and Alexandre hadn’t brought it up.

“That sounds a lot better than being a corrupt, I’m not one for fighting really either. Staying neutral like the Swiss in a way I guess. If only things had happened differently but I can’t complain much about how it ended up for me. The teleporting thing is quite nice for getting around.” Crossing a leg over and resting his ankle on his other knee as he sat, he watched the blond for a moment before continuing his visual exploration of the kitchen. Pausing at the mention that Aloysius had been the one and only for this blond. It was a bit shocking to him, hearing someone settled and happy with their first-ever experience. He wouldn’t push it or pry though because he wasn’t here to make anything worse.

“That’s a good thing then, how did you both meet anyway? Feel free to tell me to shut up if I ask too much but I’m always terribly curious about things. It’s so different here in America and I’m still figuring out some things. I think… it will be a year that I’ve been here come winter. The weather is especially wild here and of course… all the magic.” Groaning a bit at the thought of the upcoming summer and fall magic that Alexandre had warned him of, he shook his head for a moment.

“I guess I get to figure all that out firsthand here soon since I only dealt with a bit last year.”

“I guess that’s true though I really don’t know much about the dark mirror, I’m still working through the endless information about things in the Negaverse, and Aloysius’s notes were more than what you would expect from someone’s thesis.” Shaking his head, he wondered how they found that much time and still had such neat writing.

“Espresso would be good then, as long as you don’t burn it too much I don’t really mind since I just take it plain. It’s surprising that he gets the jitters from it, I figured he drank something like that to keep up with all the work he does.” He’d have to mark that off the list of things that Alexandre could get the other general.

Looking a bit closer at the blond he could tell they were younger but he was curious about just how young they were if they were in high school while the other was teaching college. The rest sounded like a bleeding heart situation that reminded him of how Alexandre had helped him though things and taken him to their home after he’d been hurt.

“I see, I guess things have worked out. I have my own place and a shop that I own as well so I only stay with Alexandre on weekends. I like having the option of going home to my place but everyone is different.” Part of him wondered why they’d been on a park bench but it wasn’t terribly important and he had a few ideas of why.

Watching the espresso machine go, it wasn’t too different from the one at Alexandre’s so it would be fine to do it’s own thing as the other drank. “Oh that sounds terrible, I already hate the youma. Such nasty things… But to hear that mirrors are haunted too… I’m going to have to make sure my petit ange stays close. But if things do get hectic, you can feel free to reach out to me or Alexandre if you need anything. I know you may not have had the best first impression with him but I can tell you really care about Aloysius and I figure it might stress him less if there are more people looking out for you?”

Pulling one of his business cards from inside his jacket pocket, he set it on the table closer to them and watched as the machine finished making his espresso. Hopefully, they’d accept his offer because it would do well to help his partner and maybe net him a few more allies to pull him out of trouble as well.

It sounded precarious but it wasn’t like he was going anyway or poking into other factions, he was as fine as he could be with things and Alexandre didn’t push him really which helped. “Oh, free place, sounds nice. I need to figure out my next place for when the lease runs out but I have some other things to manage before I can do that.” Things that had him up to his eyeballs in paperwork and red tape all thanks to how things worked.

To be honest he had been a bit looser on the weekend bit with Alexandre it was more like Thursday through Monday since he’d made it to super. “I don’t like to sit for too long in one place personally but Alexandre seems to have a similar opinion to you I think.” It was a bit awkward sharing the home with their cousin but he figured that if left to their own devices Alexandre would probably find something else they could furnish without having to worry about family.

Taking the cup of espresso as he watched them pocket the card, he took a cautious sip just in case and found that it wasn’t half bad. It was only a little burnt but otherwise, it was fine. So he finished it rather quickly. Grimacing at the mention of the other Sharp he waved that off. “Please for the love of god don’t tell her I was here. Also if you ever need any furniture restoration or things for this place I do run an antique shop here in the city.” Looking at his watch for a moment, he thought about the things he needed to do before getting over to Alexandre’s home.

“Thank you for the espresso and don’t be shy~ I need to get back to work and let Aloysius know I said hi. Tell Melody nothing.” Teasing at first and then wagging a finger as he mentioned the short Italian woman he hated. It was the only thing he really wished he could change Alexandre’s mind on because the fact she could show up while he was there bothered him. But Melody was apparently working for Alexandre’s family so it was unavoidable sometimes.