Markus and Peggy are both very interested in trying to land invites to one of these auctions; their reasoning is that it would beneficial to see who’s attending them in person, as it might present an opportunity to strike up conversation (or just overhear something juicy) as to why these individuals, some of them influential big names, are so interested in art which basically represents the displaced as a whole.
Markus will do his best to earn an invite the only way he knows how, at the moment: hobnobbing with the elite. As he works at a very high-end, very exclusive restaurant, he surrounds himself with these sorts of people fairly frequently (movers and shakers, executives at big companies, etc.); I’ve established that Markus is generally well-liked at this venue, and that he does spend time eavesdropping when given the chance. He would keep eyes and ears out for any talk of the shrines, or talk of private auctions in which this art would be sold. After that, it’s a matter of striking up conversation with them, getting friendly, cranking up the charisma to 11, and relaying interest as an artist and individual intrigued about the shrines’ subject matter to see if he can wrangle an invite or two out of them. He’d play the humble card, if need be, implying that they’d be doing him such a wonderful favor, showing him endless generosity, by humoring him with a pair of invites. He’s always wondered what it would be like to attend one, and view the kind of art that goes on sale! Et cetera.
If it helps, there was discussion of Markus sometimes playing for corporate execs in privately rented rooms (here, #4 specifically) if that would make this scenario more reasonable.
So I suppose my questions would be:
1. Would he be successful in landing two invites to one of these auctions?
2. And not related to the auctions themselves, but if Markus goes back to the shrine he created about a week later, will he find anything else waiting for him?
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Markus and Peggy are both very interested in trying to land invites to one of these auctions; their reasoning is that it would beneficial to see who’s attending them in person, as it might present an opportunity to strike up conversation (or just overhear something juicy) as to why these individuals, some of them influential big names, are so interested in art which basically represents the displaced as a whole.
Markus will do his best to earn an invite the only way he knows how, at the moment: hobnobbing with the elite. As he works at a very high-end, very exclusive restaurant, he surrounds himself with these sorts of people fairly frequently (movers and shakers, executives at big companies, etc.); I’ve established that Markus is generally well-liked at this venue, and that he does spend time eavesdropping when given the chance. He would keep eyes and ears out for any talk of the shrines, or talk of private auctions in which this art would be sold. After that, it’s a matter of striking up conversation with them, getting friendly, cranking up the charisma to 11, and relaying interest as an artist and individual intrigued about the shrines’ subject matter to see if he can wrangle an invite or two out of them. He’d play the humble card, if need be, implying that they’d be doing him such a wonderful favor, showing him endless generosity, by humoring him with a pair of invites. He’s always wondered what it would be like to attend one, and view the kind of art that goes on sale! Et cetera.
If it helps, there was discussion of Markus sometimes playing for corporate execs in privately rented rooms (here, #4 specifically) if that would make this scenario more reasonable.
So I suppose my questions would be:
1. Would he be successful in landing two invites to one of these auctions?
2. And not related to the auctions themselves, but if Markus goes back to the shrine he created about a week later, will he find anything else waiting for him?