XI.II Midnight Auction

"I'm quite surprised, you clean up nicely, Mr. Patillo."

"I'm surprised myself, Miss Mendel." Eremes hooked the tight of his collar as his contractee companion for the night admired his current appearance. "And thank you for the suit."

"It's the least I could do for someone that's caught my eye~." A teasing tone escaped from the older woman's lips, a tone that sent foreboding shivers through the unwilling companion's spine. "It wouldn't do for a companion of mine to not be at their best."

*Ding*

The elevator chimed as it opened its doors to an unlikely pairing of humble repairman and honorable vice-mayor.

"Shall we?"

Nodding to her pseudo command, the red-suited Eremes let his equally red hanfu clad benefactor onto the waiting elevator first, the older lady's gait as regal and commanding as it could be before boarding the elevator himself. The steel metal doors closed as their vertical carriage awaited input.

"Whe-"

"Rooftop, please." Lady Mendel chirped, but from his perspective, it