At dinner time, Zach came to the table because Fitz arrived, delighted, and brought a bunch of flyers.
But this time, there was no need for Mo to prepare special vampire food. Zach just had to play the role of a sad boss, drinking one cup after another at the table. Even Fitz's cheerful description showed no interest.
Alice wasn't at the dinner table; she was in the office, writing letters of recommendation to resigning employees.
"Hug, I'm sorry..." Fitz apologized after feeling Zach's 'sadness', uh, don't mind, this kind of otaku who rarely makes normal friends has the habit of apologizing for anything, even if it has nothing to do with him.
Zach waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with you, it's me who should be sorry. Haha, I'm sorry, are you talking about, um, 'Game Carnival'?"
"Yes!" Fitz returned happily and looked at Alice and Maya, "Are you in Reiput? Can you help me put up these flyers? We have a video game competition, and we have prepared prizes!"
"Okay~" Alice agreed, looking at the flyers curiously with Maya. How should I put it, it’s so gaudy that it should be hard to ignore after seeing it.
"Friday to Sunday at eight o'clock in the evening, Pai Siying, no age limit? The organizer is, um, Youth Activity Center?" Maya was reading the words on the flyer.
"Yes!" He looked at Zach and Benjamin excitedly, "Tomorrow's game night is also cancelled, and there is still some preparation to do!"
So, that's why last week's game night was canceled. "Do you need help?" Zach just asked casually, okay
"Haha, no need. We have helpers, the Indians from Pace Mile."
"Indians?" It was Maya again. She tilted her head and gave Zach a wink, then said to Alice, "Maybe Laura and the others can ask their friends in the West District to help and post them in the schools in the West District."
"Ha! That would be great! We hope that the more people can participate, the better!"
Zach could certainly understand what Maya meant, but of course, the way Zach cut into the question would never be noticeable, "Like a comic convention in Newton?"
"Ha!" Fitz's joy increased, then dropped, and he said nervously, "I really hope that Barton can hold such cultural activities, but, haha, this is a beginning~"
"Oh, that's right." Zach smiled and nodded, "I heard from Benjamin (Benjamin and Matthew, went to the Comic Con in Newton with Fitz and the others), there are also game competitions at the Comic Con, and this is the beginning. ~" He raised an eyebrow, "Yi, it must be difficult, I mean, manpower? Pai Siying's activity center, I remember it was said to be demolished in the first half of the year, although now only half of it has been sold and half has been retained. , but it’s still very difficult to hold this kind of event.”
"Yes!" Fizdo was simple, his face looked a little depressed, but he was still mostly happy, "Fortunately, we have people to help, and there are also people in the activity center to sponsor!"
"Pai Siying's Indians?" He reasonably asked the target of the question.
"Well! Don't you know? Half of the youth activity center in Paising is still preserved because the Indians bought that place!"
have no idea? You know, Sibella bought it, and it was used as a gathering place for Novel below the ground.
Fitz seemed to suddenly think of something bad. He curled his lips and leaned in Zach's direction, "Some time ago, wasn't there that report in the newspaper about you? Hey! James' girlfriend wrote about you. , saying that you are arrogant, insidious and mean... "
Another good opportunity to act sad. Zach sighed, swung his glass and let the food in front of him cool.
Fitz pursed his lips and said, "I'm sorry." Here it comes again, and it has nothing to do with him... Wait a minute, maybe it does. If you think of it this way, 'sorry' is not sorry, but regret.
Remember, the little 'accident' when Zach discovered the relationship between James and reporter Kate~ Kate, who had just come to Grande in the afternoon to show off, left a message on the phone for James at the game night, and Zach heard it . At that time, who was asked by James to pick up Kate at the bar? It's Fitz. So, sorry.
Fitz didn't seem to want to mention this anymore, shaking his head, "Isn't it reported that a youth activity center accused Grande of deliberately sabotaging it in revenge for not getting a few collector's edition game consoles in the last increase auction?" Are you running an activity center and stealing game coins..."
"Cough cough cough..." The one with the itchy throat was Sam. Don't you forget, this was Sam's plan to steal Sibera's soul-inducing grass seeds and Sibera created the 'disgusting Grande'.
Zach glanced away, too lazy to care, but he had a smile on his face, and looked at Fitz with squinted eyes, "Fitz, you didn't go all the way to the activity center to help Grande clarify, right?"
Fitz giggled, "Haha, we're going." He waved his hand, "Anyway, the person in charge of the center knew that those game consoles were here. The misunderstanding was clarified, and we started chatting about, haha, stuff~" Feiz Zi's expression seemed to be very magical, "Talking to the person in charge of a certain place, stuff", it sounded so high-class, "The person in charge said that their original intention of bidding for the game console was to keep the activity center. They didn't think so. There will be people who will compete with them. After all, the fake activity center in the West District is a scandal. No one should want to buy these things from the city government. Unexpectedly, there are people who understand the value of these game consoles and compete with them. At that time, they felt like a funeral It’s weird for people at home to buy these.”
Benjamin, who was there to participate in the auction, shrugged his shoulders, not bothering to join the conversation.
"Then, you planned this event together?"
"Yeah! The person in charge said that those game consoles we have are just adults' hobbies and collections, but if they are in the activity center, they have real value and can be played by children." Fitz raised his eyebrows, " The adults in Paisying work, waste their lives in bars, and don’t care about anything else. The children in Paising go to school and paint graffiti on Ogier Street... "
Zach pursed his lips. If this was trying to describe the dilapidated scene in Pais Yingzhong, uh, playing video games in the activity center would be a better choice
Fitz continued, "This is the good part. The bad part is that some children will cross Route 27, and they are not going to Mary's Church, but to the southeast..." Fitz pursed his lips, "If sent There is something in Siying that makes children want to stop at Paising..." He shook his head and stopped talking.
"This is the truth." Alice started, "In Parker Elementary School, the teacher keeps educating the children, if you can't stay in school, then stay at home. If you can't stay at home, at least don't go out. Their parents are incapable of coping with anything other than Pai Siying..."
These are, really, really, sad words. Things other than Paisying. Do you understand? I won’t explain much about the southeastern part where the police ignore it. Back Bay is just north of Paisin, but Back Bay is where the upper middle class in Barton live, right? Paisin’s parents still Really can’t handle it…
Zach nodded and thought of something that might have nothing to do with it. I wonder if everyone still remembers that Liszt, with the support of the Sabbat, had a plan to swallow Pai Siying.
"It's still a bit rushed, don't you think? It's good to keep the children, but for an event like this..." Zach pointed at the flyer, "I can understand the role of publicity, but, haha, I'm afraid the scene will be very big. Be chaotic.”
"I was worried about this at first!" Fitz regained his joy, "But we have 'community support'! Indians!" The happiness turned into excitement, waving his hands, "Isn't Pai Siying a new man? The Indians, they sponsored us!…”
Community support? Zach thought about Sibera's Indian gathering, ugh.
Fitz continued excitedly, "We have an Indian specialty restaurant that provides event snacks..."
Well, Zack thought about Max.
"We have open houses for quizzes! We have old empty houses for secret room games! We..."
Is it a carnival? Zach really finds it interesting. Please see the vampire's heart. What he finds interesting is not the carnival, but Sibera. Sibella is declaring Pai Siying's sovereignty, can you tell? As for who to swear an oath to, it's simple, whoever has thoughts about Pai Siying is up to him.
"They are even willing to hire security personnel for this event!" Fitz trembled nervously and said excitedly, "Security, haha, security~" he kept repeating, probably because he felt superior.
Zach was quite speechless. For such an event, security is necessary. But I can understand Fitz's excitement, just think about the games Fitz usually plays. Not to mention the security personnel, even the venue, before I met Zach James, was a basement. Imagine a group of men role-playing in a basement... Everything, to Fitz, was big and exciting.
I just casually asked, "Which security company?"
"Oh! Saidir!" Fitz blinked, "We are trying to reduce the, haha, influence in the southeast." This is a good reason, who put Aix Security Company in the southeast.
Fitz began to rub his hands, "I still have something to ask for, um..." Excited and hesitant at the same time, he said coyly, "I'm designing a super..." One is not enough, "A super large Dungeons and Dragons script, here, here At that time, I would like to invite you all to participate..."
"Sorry." Zach shook his head. The reason for shaking his head? It is impossible for Zach to participate in this carnival, because if the plan against Sabbat Toledo succeeds, Zach will either be close to 'death' at that time, or should already be 'dead'.
"W-what..." Fitz seemed completely unprepared for Zach's interruptive rejection.
The reason must be explained clearly. The heart of an otaku is very fragile. Zach solemnly put down his wine glass, "I'm looking forward to a very large dungeon adventure. You should know that my assassin is about to be upgraded. It's a pity." He shook his head sadly, "I think I will do it for a while in the future. Very busy, very busy." The timing was very good, Louise approached the restaurant, "The adaptation of new employees. And, hey, James' girlfriend's report is at least one thing right. The funeral industry is in crisis. But Rand is benefiting. Haha." He smiled self-deprecatingly, "I hope that at this time, Grande will be the funeral home closed for repairs."
Following Zack's gaze, Fitz looked at Louise, who was wagging her fingers.
Louise forced a smile and said, "My hands hurt and my heart is tired. Who knew writing a letter of recommendation would be so torturous..." and entered the kitchen.
Louise had no intention of going back to the restaurant. She was sitting in front of the counter in a daze with a clean plate in her hands.
All of them are acting masters.
Fitz withdrew his gaze and said again, "I'm sorry." This was regret. As for what he regretted, he should have guessed it.
When Zach also forced a smile and picked up the wine glass, he said like "Huh!" ' appeared, "Put away your stinky face! This is a good thing! We at Grande are contributing to society!!" Of course, it was Old Hank.
Zach glanced at Old Hank. It wasn't pure acting. He really wanted to discuss, "There are many ways to contribute, and sheltering ex-criminals is the worst way. Do you really think our clients will Are you happy to know that the staff who bury their relatives and loved ones are people who have served their sentences?”
"Tsk!" Old Hank smacked his lips, "Did those people ever care that the burial staff were farmers we recruited for a short period of time!"
Zach frowned, and that was true. Before Grande actually had employees, funerals were all temporary hires from nearby farmers. As long as those people didn't drop the coffin when it was lowered, no one would care about the staff at all.
Zach looked at Old Hank and had a new idea, "And you're thinking that these ex-convicts who just came out of prison and can't adapt to society are more likely to be tied to Grande forever, right?" He didn't avoid Fitz. It means it doesn't matter. Fitz's character is destined to prevent him from talking nonsense. Look at him, he is already lowering his head and cutting the food on the plate hard.
"Yes!" Old Hank didn't shy away from it, "Do you think building a new living area will make people think that working in a funeral home is a good job?!" What he said was realistic, "Even people in Newton know that Barton There will be plenty of job opportunities soon! What do we have? An empty living quarters! A few employees who quit as soon as the limelight doesn’t look right!!”
Assist? Louise sighed in the kitchen...
"This! This is the only chance we have!! I don't care if I'm someone who just got out of prison! I don't care if it's some kind of 'community correction' (I forgot to mark it in the last chapter... It's a way for people to readjust to social life) Project. Usually a government-supported project, in addition to released prisoners, it also includes some disabled people. This Grande one is only for people who have come out of prison)! What I want is the Grande Funeral Home! What I want is a place where people with disabilities will stay Loyal employees at Grande! What I want is..."
"I'll stay in Grande!" Passive interrupted... inserted. The Bain family stood at the door of the restaurant.
After realizing that all eyes were on him, Bain's body stiffened, "I, I have changed my shift. I, I think I should come over and tell my husband that I will not leave Grande..."
Perhaps, stopping here will be a heart-warming moment. but
"Se, Seme, I went to your room to look for you." Seme is also an employee living in the new living area, isn't he? "I think you, you won't leave Grande, after all, you , you work with Mr. Grande, not like us who look at the cemetery. Haha, so, I want to ask you to come with Mr...." The family member took his family and turned around, "Haha, you are already here. Yeah…”
Being an observant employee is sometimes not a good thing.
keen? Remember, not long ago, Bain said to Louise, "Grand, it's not simple." (..)