He hadn’t been to Sumeru before.
Correction, he hasn’t been Sumeru since – how long had it been? Albedo couldn’t remember, though he shouldn’t be entirely surprised by this. The years bled into each other as ink on parchment, and often times new memories filtered out the old ones; replacing them entirely. He didn’t know which was more terrifying; forgetting, or being forgotten.
… Too much dwelling on it! Albedo shook his head to scatter the thoughts, instead deciding to take a look at the gallery he’d found off the beaten path, staring at the designs. These looked more to be like… blueprints? Albedo wasn’t certain if he were honest. “Pardon me,” he asked – the artist? Designer?
( Why did they ever put him on leave from the Knights of Favonius. Albedo didn’t people enough for something like this. )
“May I ask what these are?” Albedo was an artist himself, but he was more… portraits and landscapes. Not necessarily architecture – and he was, curious about them.
( Sorry, Kaveh. He sucks at the socialising bit. )
"Hmm, no, no that one is still a bit crooked. And I'd rather like this sketch to display next to that blueprint... Ah, Mehrak, could you move that one a little to the left?" The autonomous toolbox beeped a few times, doing just as Kaveh asked of them and moved the blueprint in their grip a little to the left. Though due to the architect's distracted nature, Mehrak was the first to notice the lingering eyes upon their gallery and let out a few more small beeps. Somehow the robotic noises almost sounded curious.
However, Kaveh did turn to look once he heard the stranger speak. "Oh-! Sorry, I didn't see you there. Still a little in the process of setting up actually. Oh, but you can still look if you'd like, by all means." He held a hand up to the variety of his works he's set up--ranging from various blueprints, sketches of buildings and photos of his own finished products. "This is my gallery of sorts. My name is Kaveh, and I'm an architect. I can't say I do this sort of thing too often but.. since the opportunity presented itself, I decided to give it a try. I figured if I can show off my work, perhaps it might help folks understand my process--and maybe curb some future clients from slapping me with any outlandish changes to their designs." Based on his tone on the last bit, he clearly harbored a bit of contempt for some customers he's had difficulties with before.
He quickly cleared his throat as he pivoted the subject from there. "Anyways, you look like a man who appreciates beauty and art. The same artistic principles that apply to drawing, painting or sculpting also apply to designing a building. Though in some ways it can be a bit more complicated, particularly when you need to consider the actual construction process itself. But if you're curious about anything specific, even if you're not planning on commissioning me I don't mind providing some enlightenment."
