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<span class="mu-i">If Adam is part of the violent Mistral branch, why does the leader of the pacifist one appear to have such a close relationship with him? Just last year Adam was planting bombs. The branches must be much more closely connected than what they might like you to believe.</span> You eye Kastak. <span class="mu-i">I’m sure he’d like to separate himself from the bad reputation the Mistrali branch brings, but it’s gonna take more than boasting about non-violent subversion to convince me the guns on that table are there for self-defense. At the end of the day, they ride under the same banner.</span>
Kastak must’ve sensed your suspicion, he smiles. “What’s with that stare? We’re all friends here, fighting for equality.” He urges you to take the card, perhaps as a symbol of camaraderie.
You look into his reptilian eyes, looking for deceit, but the only thing which meets your gaze is his own, piercing glare. It reminds you of Jacques, that cold look necessary for a successful, shrewd businessman.
The battle of wills is forfeit and you take the card. <span class="mu-i">Kastak Rasen</span>; right underneath <span class="mu-i">Chief Financial Officer</span>; contact information can be seen in the corners.
<span class="mu-i">I must get Fiona and Isaac away from these people before they show their true colors.</span>
Kastak’s demeanor does a 180. “I heard you have my friend Jacques’ card too. All that’s left is the COO’s card and you get a free smoothie.”
You neglect to say Jacques’ card got destroyed and you don’t intend to keep Kastak’s for very long.
“Who even is the COO?” Isaac asks. “I’ve never heard anything about them.”
“She doesn’t do anything,” Kastak answers. “Just a high position given to the daughter of the founder so she’ll have a job to go with that 75% share of the company.” Kastak doesn’t sound very fond of this woman.
“Wait, you’re talking about Willow Schnee, right? AKA, Jacques’ wife, AKA, the woman you’re sleeping with.”
“Yes, why?”
Isaac shrugs. “Nothing, just seems kinda weird. You talk about the man you’re cucking with some respect and not the woman with whom you’re cucking.”
Kastak hums. “Despite everything that man has done, I respect him as a businessman and a worker. The Schnee Dust Company was on its last legs when old Nick was in charge, odds were, it wouldn’t survive another two years. But Jaqcues came from Brothers know where and offered a hand. Took him three years, but in the end, he had secured deals, bought out seemingly unusable mines while investing in better mining technology, getting astronomical returns on his paltry investment.” He chuckles. “He and - then sergeant - Ironwood got along swimmingly, he charmed his way through Remnant's high society. He bankrolled new refining procedures. Dust had never been so affordable.”
“But he didn’t stop there,” Fiona says with more venom you thought possible for the usually gentle girl.
