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Name: Ozymandias
Date: 8/1
Format: Video
[Ozymandias not exactly serious with this message to the network, but compared to his usual energy, he seems almost distracted despite seemingly giving the whole of his attention. He is, after all, intentional in moving the camera from himself to the soon-to-be mentioned machine in the Purramid Cafe.]
If anyone has any experience with espresso machines, I am not sure if Giorno ever completed calibrating his machine and I would appreciate someone taking a look at it. [The challenge of asking someone as particular about his coffee and espresso as Giorno to do something like that when they are also a near-hopeless perfectionist. But Ozymandias himself is not as fickle or well-versed in the specifics of the machine himself to really make a sound judgment, so he is willing to defer to someone with a little more expertise.] I am not as well-versed myself and have other matters to attend to in any case.
[The camera moves back to himself.]
You may work on it here at the cafe, or if you find that environment distracting, I shall allow you to take it elsewhere provided that you return it before the cafe closes. [Purramid Cafe keeps some late business hours to cater to more nocturnal members of society though, so it'd be a bit of a challenge to miss closing.] Either way, I shall compensate you for your time once you've completed the task to my satisfaction.
Date: 8/1
Format: Video
[Ozymandias not exactly serious with this message to the network, but compared to his usual energy, he seems almost distracted despite seemingly giving the whole of his attention. He is, after all, intentional in moving the camera from himself to the soon-to-be mentioned machine in the Purramid Cafe.]
If anyone has any experience with espresso machines, I am not sure if Giorno ever completed calibrating his machine and I would appreciate someone taking a look at it. [The challenge of asking someone as particular about his coffee and espresso as Giorno to do something like that when they are also a near-hopeless perfectionist. But Ozymandias himself is not as fickle or well-versed in the specifics of the machine himself to really make a sound judgment, so he is willing to defer to someone with a little more expertise.] I am not as well-versed myself and have other matters to attend to in any case.
[The camera moves back to himself.]
You may work on it here at the cafe, or if you find that environment distracting, I shall allow you to take it elsewhere provided that you return it before the cafe closes. [Purramid Cafe keeps some late business hours to cater to more nocturnal members of society though, so it'd be a bit of a challenge to miss closing.] Either way, I shall compensate you for your time once you've completed the task to my satisfaction.
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[And so, Ozymandias still pays it some consideration when he declines the offered payment despite the implicit acceptance earlier when he agreed to look at the machine. There's no need to pay me in cunes. It seems oddly specific phrasing. He does not reach for the envelope of cunes immediately and leaves it there in the space between them for a moment or two longer.]
If you are certain, then so be it. [He picks it up finally, moving back over to the register to replace the money from where it came.] You may have the experience as your repayment if that is your desire.
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Oh, the experience was invaluable no doubt but I was thinking the payments being along the line of something more....beneficial to the both of us.
[ If his idea pays off that is. ]
That machine you see is something of a luxury item in my world, though some treat like as a necessity. I was thinking, if you were interested, if I could get the blue prints or make a copy of the components we could go into business selling these machines. What do you think?
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No, thank you. [He puts the last of the money away and closes the drawer.] These machines go beyond luxury here, they are a rarity. While my sphinxes are the main draw of this place, the distribution of the machines among others would only stand to hurt my business, not assist in its growth.
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Oh gosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize you were the owner, I thought you just worked here.
[ He extended hand, friendly and warm like the apologetic smile he's wearing. ]
I'm called Bishop. No hard feelings, I hope?
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I am the third king of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, the King of Kings and of Construction, God-King of the Sun, and the Great Ancestor that all who came after have aspired to become, Pharaoh Ozymandias. [Ozymandias introduces himself with a seriousness that indicates he's either telling the truth or is delusional. Either way, there is no sense in trying to tell him that he isn't or that it's impossible for him to be the fabled Ramesses the Great.] You may call me Ozymandias.
[He gives no direct indication of hard feelings, but that he has not opted to end the conversation then and there likely shows he's taken no offense.]
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While he's not completely familiar with the history, he does recognize the name and his eyes go wide with amazement. ]
Ozymandias? As in Ramesses the second???
[ He withdrew his hand from surprise and he gave him a solid look up and down. ]
Wow. You, King Gilgamesh, and Enkidu makes three famous figures from history and mythology that I've met while here.
[ And that is the only reason he can believe him. Any other time, Bishop would have just thought him to be a coo coo. ]
Wow...Ah...I guess I owe you even more apologies. I've seen your statues but...[ He's awestruck, but also doesn't want to say that the stone carvings look nothing like him. Not to mention his body on display at the Egyptian Museum. He'll just hope he takes the lack of words and the wide eyed grin on his face as awe. ]
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[He thinks nothing of the way Bishop trails off. Whether it is because of his own sense of self-importance or simply because of his earlier distraction, Ozymandias doesn't make any assumptions that he should not look as whatever the Ramesses of Bishop's world appears.]
I understand. You are not the first to find themselves rendered speechless. Why should any from the modern era have any hope to find themselves in my great presence? It is a privilege that not many even among those of my own lifetime ever experienced.
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[ Just another figure a certain someone he knows will go absolutely ga-ga over. ]
I have to say though, the last place I'd expect to meet the great Ozymandias is in a cafe. What made you decide to start? [ A beat. ] Not that Egyptian coffee isn't great, just...curious.
[ More like bizarre. ]
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[Ozymandias huffs a laugh, loud and boisterous and more like his usual self. He folds his arms, leaning against the back counter in a manner that exudes his casual confidence; Ozymandias needn't put in any effort into the intensity of his presence. He simply is. It seems that moving the conversation further away from his recent loss has reinvigorated something within him, and the title of a Sun King seems especially appropriate with the light and warmth in his smile.]
You know of my name, of my legacy, then surely you must know of my investment in my people. What I did was always for their benefit, and this is much the same.
Every culture and era in humanity's history has their place to gather, and it requires very little study to know that cafes are the preference of the modern era. So many among the Mirrorbound find such locations to be staples of their daily lives within their own worlds. To these people, they do not acknowledge me as their king, but I still hold my responsibilities as Pharaoh. So, it only makes sense that I should take it upon myself to create such a place. This is a place for those who wish to to gather, but also to share with one another.
[Hence why there are nights for studying magic or for Monsters only. And there is still the bulletin board near the entrance where (with permission) there are postings for local information and businesses.]
[He nods in the direction of a small gathering of the sphinx cubs, a pair of them currently wrestling for one of the higher ledges on the tree at the center of the cafe.]
I have also observed the ways in which my sphinxes have raised the spirits of those in need of it in the past. It seemed only reasonable then that a place that should serve as a place of community should also provide its patrons with comfort. They also serve as a testament to the strength of Egypt and of my divinity. As much as this world has changed my form, it cannot rob me of that.
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I see. It's very similar then to the modern day Egypt that I know. Coffee shops and cafes they're not just a place to get a caffeine fix, it's a lifestyle from what I understand. In Cairo, people went to cafes to meet people regardless of social status, race, and all that. It was, I guess, a place to be human.
[ And that was a necessity back in his world. ]
To think a Pharaoh from a time long long before cafes were even a thing, to think of such a concept...- [ He dipped his to the side and smiled. ] - Well, it's amazing but I suppose that's just a testament to your greatness, your highness.
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Of course! It is easy to perhaps assume someone such as myself may be out of touch whether it is because of the era I lived in or the luxuries I enjoyed throughout my life. But had I been so self-centered, surely my name would have faded from history rather than receive the continued celebration and reverence that it does among Egypt's populace.
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[ Ozymandias. A surprising amount of modern day Eqypt's defenses are inspired by him, Bishop's modern day Egypt at least. He doubts that he would have thought of the end of the world during his time, but he's starting to get the idea that maybe all of the lectures and briefings about him and his foresight wasn't exaggerated. At the very least, he thinks that being acquainted with him and getting on his good sight might turn out in his favor some time down the road. ]
Well, I'm am well and truly grateful to have had the pleasure of assisting you with this. Please, if there's anything else I can help you with in the future, don't hesitate to call.
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I shall keep you in mind. Please, feel free to order something should you so desire. [As he steps away, he adds,] On the house for your service today.
[It seems Pharaoh is in a giving mood in the end.]