1. With a little legwork and brown nosing on his part, Markus shouldn't find it too difficult to land an invite. The person who extends it will be very clear: The conduct of Markus and Peggy will reflect back on them, the one who invited them, so it will be essential that they know what they're getting into.
The auctions are mostly thrown in the now evenings, and require some demands of high style and fashion. Markus will, however, be there at the behest of someone else, and will most likely be under additional judgmental scrutiny by those attending the auction. The people there live in a world quite different from that of the majority of New Amsterdam, and many have never stepped outside of their wealth bubble. They'll have no problem picking out both Peggy and Markus, as they will obviously Not Belong.
When Peggy and Markus converse with these people, most of them will turn the conversation into light, meaningless gossip of the "problems" of the upper echelon, and ask Markus and Peggy about their own investments and what they plan to purchase at this event. Peggy and Markus will want to be careful, as their answers could easily end with them being the butt of a joke, or someone looking to put them down so they could find a leg up politically. Those attending will know the ins and outs of social politics, and they will play themselves accordingly, deliberately focusing judgement on Markus and Peggy - who are easy targets - whenever they get a chance to find a dig.
There are no mentions of the displaced, or people with powers, or anything of the sort when it comes to the auctions. Maeda is there, playing the game and scoping the competition. The trend seemed to catch by someone seeing the art in someone else's residence, and wanting to reflect the same style. They see it as a matter of a status symbol, rather than anything artistically significant, though there will be conversations surrounding the "philosophical and existential meaning" of the art (that Markus will be able to tell is completely off base).
2. No, but the shrine itself has gotten some foot traffic! He'll find that a few people have tried to assign their signatures to it, trying to claim it as their own, but there aren't any more physical offerings.
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1. With a little legwork and brown nosing on his part, Markus shouldn't find it too difficult to land an invite. The person who extends it will be very clear: The conduct of Markus and Peggy will reflect back on them, the one who invited them, so it will be essential that they know what they're getting into.
The auctions are mostly thrown in the now evenings, and require some demands of high style and fashion. Markus will, however, be there at the behest of someone else, and will most likely be under additional judgmental scrutiny by those attending the auction. The people there live in a world quite different from that of the majority of New Amsterdam, and many have never stepped outside of their wealth bubble. They'll have no problem picking out both Peggy and Markus, as they will obviously Not Belong.
When Peggy and Markus converse with these people, most of them will turn the conversation into light, meaningless gossip of the "problems" of the upper echelon, and ask Markus and Peggy about their own investments and what they plan to purchase at this event. Peggy and Markus will want to be careful, as their answers could easily end with them being the butt of a joke, or someone looking to put them down so they could find a leg up politically. Those attending will know the ins and outs of social politics, and they will play themselves accordingly, deliberately focusing judgement on Markus and Peggy - who are easy targets - whenever they get a chance to find a dig.
There are no mentions of the displaced, or people with powers, or anything of the sort when it comes to the auctions. Maeda is there, playing the game and scoping the competition. The trend seemed to catch by someone seeing the art in someone else's residence, and wanting to reflect the same style. They see it as a matter of a status symbol, rather than anything artistically significant, though there will be conversations surrounding the "philosophical and existential meaning" of the art (that Markus will be able to tell is completely off base).
2. No, but the shrine itself has gotten some foot traffic! He'll find that a few people have tried to assign their signatures to it, trying to claim it as their own, but there aren't any more physical offerings.