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While you feel a bit nervous being around a strange man, especially so far away from anyone else, he seems friendly enough. And your Nut Thief is cuddled right into his arm. If Rascal can trust him, you can too.
“I hope I didn't startle you.”
<span class="mu-b">”Oh no- you didn't. Did you make <span class="mu-i">this</span>?”</span>
“Yes, I did. I didn't expect anyone to find it yet.”
It was just about then you realize who you were talking to. You give him a little bow.
<span class="mu-b">”Oh! You're the son of the Unspeakable. My deepest apologies, your grace.”</span>
“Please, you can just call me Yino.”
He gives you Rascal back. Still, you're a bit starstruck. This is the designer of the entire city you live in- and apparently including this strange mural. Though you should be happy he caught your little employee for you, you still have a burning desire to know more.
<span class="mu-b">”Thank you for grabbing him.... This mural is quite impressive.”</span>
“You like it? Thank you. How's the city treating you? I made a few concessions to Mann over some of the amenities. He wanted more of a fractal pattern, but I told him symmetry would be more aesthetic...”
<span class="mu-b">”I'm sorry- Yino, was it? I don't understand. Why is this here? I'm not an artist so maybe I don't have the sense to understand it but...”</span>
He smiles.
“...It's a silly little thing, really. It's just something I've always wanted to do. Ever since I was a boy, I had fantasies like this. Hiding away pieces of art in hidden places; or a secret gallery in the walls of my family home where I could paint my pieces before they were finished- so nobody could come snoop until it was done. I would tell my VR glasses to project secret rooms like that in my closet or behind a sliding panel against the wall. That kind of thing. So I made one here- this room isn't on any of the maps. No AI uplink or vital systems. It's a useful way to cull excess space from the city plans... I just thought it would be cool.”
