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To Matthias
Centuries-long habits have to be hard to break. Are there a few pre-Accords quirks that get a pass?
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As Matthias
"Well, whether you happen to be a Guildmate or otherwise, if one thing is certain, it's that we undead are consummate hobbyists. Unless we happen to be holding down double or triple shifts, there are always occasions that see us with time to kill where a mortal would be sleeping, eating or putting in more time at work.
I tend to do well enough on my own, but I do know that Paris' Société Lumière - which happens to be its rather informal superteam - is led by a fellow Guildmate with a penchant for music and technology. Bastien de Troyes is an old friend of mine, as well as someone who still finances procurers for his growing collection of string instruments, computers and video game consoles. Legalizing his purchases was as simple as asking of his gophers that they issue receipts and apply taxes where appropriate. There is an entire industry centered around the legal procurement of goods for passionate immortals with money to burn, a wide cabal that keeps antiquarians, historians, music researchers and other specialists across a hundred different fields fed and dutifully employed.
To be honest, I do miss the olden days in this aspect: buying an object of our research was as simple as using our ill-gotten wealth and having it change hands. The additional hassles are more than tolerable, however. If paying taxes on my purchases allows me to surprise a fellow researcher who's been dying to peer at an original Shakespeare manuscript, then you'll find me more than willing to pay them."
I tend to do well enough on my own, but I do know that Paris' Société Lumière - which happens to be its rather informal superteam - is led by a fellow Guildmate with a penchant for music and technology. Bastien de Troyes is an old friend of mine, as well as someone who still finances procurers for his growing collection of string instruments, computers and video game consoles. Legalizing his purchases was as simple as asking of his gophers that they issue receipts and apply taxes where appropriate. There is an entire industry centered around the legal procurement of goods for passionate immortals with money to burn, a wide cabal that keeps antiquarians, historians, music researchers and other specialists across a hundred different fields fed and dutifully employed.
To be honest, I do miss the olden days in this aspect: buying an object of our research was as simple as using our ill-gotten wealth and having it change hands. The additional hassles are more than tolerable, however. If paying taxes on my purchases allows me to surprise a fellow researcher who's been dying to peer at an original Shakespeare manuscript, then you'll find me more than willing to pay them."