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The lobby of the A~E building is the expected fare for such a room: desperately tying to make an impression. The light is always kept up by a combination of the large windows and the mildly reflective white tiling - some architects would call it cozy while most people would call it moderately blinding. The perpetual daylight and sterile white tile apparently doesn't make people feel "comfortable". Fancy that. In fact, if it wasn't for the conveniently placed tables, couches and potted plants, the room would look more like a pillared parking garage. Cozy sitting areas aside, there are also interactive display panels lining the non-windowed walls. These panels give you information on the company, products, history... and generally keep tourists busy until we can hide the dangerous stuff. Did I mention the lobby has about thirty hidden cameras? If a visitor scratches his a**, we know. That is, if they aren't so enthralled by a digital lecture on A~E by a display panel that they neglect their needy behind.

Another nifty feature of the lobby is that it provides you with a desk full of secretaries to bug. In turn, they will make you wait needlessly so you can use the comfy couches and display panels (and we run you against our databases). They'll kindly tell you about the latest products from A~E as well as schedule appointments with me or the other corporate type. They'll usually tell you that I'm either In a meeting (secret research), On vacation (kicking a**) or Experiencing a family emergency (drinking).

There are, of course, exits; you may even remember the rotating doors from their previous role as an entrance. There's also a cheesy nostalgic wooden entranceway to The Boiler Room bar and lounge. Let me tell you, this is the kind of classy (okay, still cheesy) wood and glass door setup that those pathetic potted plants want to grow up to be.

And finally there are a few elevators, as well as the special elevator, and the stairwell. So, in other words, ways up the building for visitors, employees, VIPs and health nuts.

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A quick glance, and things were quite as Daniel expected them to be. Secretaries, couches, plants, all they were missing was the massive fountain of impressiveness, other than that, it was like dozens of other buildings that he had seen in his day. He seriously wondered if there was some company supplying prefab corporate headquarters somewhere. They all seemed to have so much in common.

He walked slowly, slouching, a pleasant gait, and a big friendly smile as he approached the desk.

"Weapon's and Gear shop, please Miss," he leaned forward a bit, reading the obligatory nametag, "Rachel."

"Yessir, please take a seat and wait. Feel free to use our displays to see the latest A~E Corporation has to offer you. Remember, if it ain't A~E, it's crap."

Daniel nodded slowly, smiling, and taking a seat near one of the monitors. He navigated through it somewhat easily, looking for what exactly they carried in weapons, and maintenence gear. He flipped through items, marking them in his mind as unsuitable, too expensive, or possible purchases.

Ryoko walked through here on her way to the mountains, yadda yadda yadda.

((I think I'll forgo leaving through the gardens, as there's nobody else here, anyway. sweatdrop ))

Handing the Taxi driver his pay and watching him speed off, Sey readjusted her hood over her face and walked inside the Main Lobby, not phased at all by the blinding whiteness of the room. She was a White Mage of a God of Light afterall.

The panels didn't really interest her much, and Sey went directly up to the desk with all the pretty secretaries sitting behind it, who's productivity spectrum spanned from extremely busy, to extremely bored.

"Um... Excuse me." Sey said politely, her quiet, gentle voice arresting and calming.

"I was wondering if I could speak to a certain Sir Joseph Brown? I have a proposition he may be interested in." Sey smiled sweetly, though the secretaries could only see her glossy lips underneath the hood. She didn't really want any security cameras seeing her just yet.

Sey shook her head and sighed, taking off her hood and staring the woman in the eye.

"I have no contact number. That's what I want to see him about." Putting her hands on the desk and leaning closer towards the Secretary, Sey bit back a sigh and tried to look slighty imposing, though it was always hard to do so wearing all white and light blue.

"I am Sey Kaikou, White Mage of Falis and I want to speak to him, or someone, about outfitting my Temple with various necessities that I know your coproration can provide." She leaned back and stared at the secretary with luminous grey eyes.

"And I'm willing to wait."

"Please do. I'll stay here all day if I must." Pushing off the desk and standing straight, Sey stood wtih her hands folded over her staff which she held at her abdomen.

"Thank you."

... She had it with his unneccesary arrogance, his idiotic assumptions and his stupid antics.

Without a word, Sey cast a barrier around herself and shoved as much energy as she could into it when she heard Cail's voice and his arm wrap around her waist, knocking him backwards several feet.

"I am NOT YOUR CHARGE." She said forcefully, grey eyes dancing with fire.

"So get the hell away from me, Paladin, before you realize the hard way that I can take care of myself."