The document was three pages. It had a header.
Giselleese looked at it.
“You put a header on it.”
“Presentation matters.” Hiyorieese poured tea. Unhurried. Entirely too graceful for this.
GDCO Member Services — Internal Rate Card
“‘Bust sculpting and contouring.’” Flatly. The way she read everything. “‘Beauty advisory. Femme fatale foundations—’”
“Posture. Eye contact. How to enter a room so people remember it.”
“‘Fragrance consultation.’” She hit the footnote. Sample: Enchantress Perfume. “The document has footnotes.”
“The scent does half the work.”
“‘Tailoring.’” She reached the specimen entry. There was a photograph. Of the Gold Chainkini. “‘Specialty pieces,’” she said, at a different volume entirely.
“Couture.” A small smile. “We use that word.”
She turned the page.
GDCO External Client Services — Pricing on Application
“‘Velvet Evening Experience—’”
“A curated presence. Dinner, theatre, negotiations. We don’t ask what the client needed from the evening.”
“‘Rare companion acquisition—’”
“We source.”
“‘Specialised Experience.’” She found the footnote. See: Steamy Romance Novel Kit. “‘Pricing on application.’”
Hiyorieese tilted her head. The pink locs shifted. Her expression was the patient one.
“It covers a range.”
Giselleese smoothed the document flat. Set it down.
“No follow-up questions.”
“Noted.”
“Page three—”
“Fragrance catalogue.”
“I know.”
Outside, Shadowlily’s newest arrival was asking Kiyareese what a velvet evening was. Kiyareese, who had absolutely no idea, was explaining it with full conviction.
“Bill them double,” Giselleese said. “Both.”
Author’s Note: “Annotated” because the bold headers are the real document — Giselleese’s reactions are the commentary. The Gold Chainkini, Enchantress Perfume, and Steamy Romance Novel Kit are actual in-game items. Blizzard made them on purpose. Kiyareese’s explanation of the Velvet Evening was wrong in every detail and probably booked two new clients. Giselleese calls that a referral and a liability. The guild charges for both.
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We have a rate card now. It has footnotes.
I read most of it.
The Gilded Décolletage Co. is open — members, select external clients, and anyone Kiyareese has already accidentally booked.
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