[video/holo/action | location: Theta's Shop]
There was a steady stream of extras for customers, and that would do at a pinch, Theta supposed. It would have to do for the moment. They bought the clocks and the watches that she had spent so long refurbishing, though it drove her just a little bit mad that she saw no boost in her earnings for selling a larger piece, and the beginning of the month saw her earnings wiped clean and replaced with her stipend. This...wasn't encouraging her to work any harder, but her sense of pride and dignity wouldn't allow her to do anything less.
She wasn't content with this at all, though, and if she couldn't measure her success in one way, she would measure it in another. She picked up her tablet and flipped it on, smirking proudly for the city at large and hoping to reel them in with her confidence and charisma. "Good afternoon, Taxon! This is Elizabeθ Buckley speaking, once again extending an invitation to all of you to come and visit my shop. I have expanded what I have available again, and now offer to you clockwork teapots in addition to clocks, watches, and jewellery."
She switches it to holo projection and picks up a teapot. She takes a small pitcher full of cold water and pours it into the teapot, then takes up a clockwork key and gives the teapot a few gentle winds. It starts pacing around her desk near to the camera, then after several minutes, it approaches her and bows to her, in so doing tipping its spout down to fill her teacup. It pops out a little spout, which it adds a bit of milk to her cup with, then a bit of sugar. The spout returns back whence it came, and a little spoon pops out to give her tea a bit of a stir. There's steam obviously escaping from her cup. Theta turns it back to just video, smiling smugly the whole time.
"I trust I will see you soon." She shut it off entirely, sipping at her tea and working in her notebook, waiting either for customers or for the tablet to chime at her about people with questions.
She wasn't content with this at all, though, and if she couldn't measure her success in one way, she would measure it in another. She picked up her tablet and flipped it on, smirking proudly for the city at large and hoping to reel them in with her confidence and charisma. "Good afternoon, Taxon! This is Elizabeθ Buckley speaking, once again extending an invitation to all of you to come and visit my shop. I have expanded what I have available again, and now offer to you clockwork teapots in addition to clocks, watches, and jewellery."
She switches it to holo projection and picks up a teapot. She takes a small pitcher full of cold water and pours it into the teapot, then takes up a clockwork key and gives the teapot a few gentle winds. It starts pacing around her desk near to the camera, then after several minutes, it approaches her and bows to her, in so doing tipping its spout down to fill her teacup. It pops out a little spout, which it adds a bit of milk to her cup with, then a bit of sugar. The spout returns back whence it came, and a little spoon pops out to give her tea a bit of a stir. There's steam obviously escaping from her cup. Theta turns it back to just video, smiling smugly the whole time.
"I trust I will see you soon." She shut it off entirely, sipping at her tea and working in her notebook, waiting either for customers or for the tablet to chime at her about people with questions.