Brunette locks danced as she shook her head and sipped at her own tea. She was trying her best to be ladylike, it most definitely wasn't like her. "Well that's a problem! If I had any say in the situation I'd make sure that you'd be at the top of the list of best employees here!" Maybe she'd find a way to get him a bit more money in his pocket.
♋—; Opportunity. It was wet upon his parched lips, and prickling the tips of his flawless fingers as they clutched the warmed porcelain that much tighter. Haku had never been one to pass up opportunity, even amidst danger…but not this time. This time, he wouldn’t take advantage…especially not for money. “…You’re kind.” He murmured, sealing his lips against the cup so that the line between his pallid lips and the fragile china was indiscernible, taking a soothing sip with a quiet exhale before continuing. “…But I assure you, I’m treated at least a rung above the other workers.” Not a high-rung, one should mind…but at the very least, he had a private room, whether or not it was luxurious.