I'll deduct a percentage of your take every time you do. How's that for incentive?
[It's a particularly funny thing to say when he never actually confirmed what percentage he'd be offering to begin with, but hey, you don't negotiate against yourself. If she's content with the terms as-offered, then so be it.
Regardless, he takes her hand in one of his black-gloved ones and leads her easily onto the floor. Learning to dance had been a regrettably necessary part of his upbringing, and one he'd never had a lot of patience for, but there was really no disputing what a pivotal part of running a business it could be. No different than learning to drink whiskey without choking from the burn or learning to pull a trigger with the intention of killing whatever you aimed at. All just necessary skills for the world he'd been brought up in.
At least he's not overly out of practice. It comes back quickly enough, and he starts moving them easily through a turn.]
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[It's a particularly funny thing to say when he never actually confirmed what percentage he'd be offering to begin with, but hey, you don't negotiate against yourself. If she's content with the terms as-offered, then so be it.
Regardless, he takes her hand in one of his black-gloved ones and leads her easily onto the floor. Learning to dance had been a regrettably necessary part of his upbringing, and one he'd never had a lot of patience for, but there was really no disputing what a pivotal part of running a business it could be. No different than learning to drink whiskey without choking from the burn or learning to pull a trigger with the intention of killing whatever you aimed at. All just necessary skills for the world he'd been brought up in.
At least he's not overly out of practice. It comes back quickly enough, and he starts moving them easily through a turn.]
What's your name?