#cadei

The door to the Agoran Tech Repair squeaks when you open it, and an electronic ding dong rings out from a speaker above it. At the front desk, a yellow Robloxian is working on soldering wires together for a stereo. He doesn't glance up at you until it's complete, turning off the heat and leaning on the counter.

"Oh, hey. Welcome in. Can I help you?"

"What would you wear if you had to gussy up?"

"Gussy up?" Cadei raises his eyebrows at you and smirks like you said something silly. "You must not be from Thadime... We don't say stuff like that around here."

Still, he ponders your question, and proceeds to describe the worst outfit known to man;

"So I've got this, like, fedora, alright? And this vest and shorts combo I guess. It looks good with sandals-" He stops, looking annoyed. "Why are you making that face at me?"

"Do you have any habits that you learned from anyone else?"

"Nah, not really..."

...He rolls his eyes.

"Oh, wait, there is one."

Cadei turns away from you and reaches under his desk. When he stands back up, he has a long metal stick clutched in both of his hands. The end, which he has facing towards the ceiling, is a blunt square. He walks to the center of the lobby and slams it against the ceiling multiple times.

"JUST NOT PAYING FOR THE ROOM I RENTED AND NEVER USE!"

From upstairs, a loud groan and a stomp was made as a response, a woman's voice following soon after.

"Oh Telamon above in the HEAVENS, do you ever shut up!"

"Are you more indoorsy or outdoorsy?"

He was putting the metal rod back under his desk when you spoke up for the next question, and he peeked up from underneath to blink at you.

"Uh..." He gazed around the store, laying eyes on all the boxes of repair parts and tech for sale with reverence. "Indoorsy."

"How do you relax?"

Cadei tipped his head to the side in thought.

"Let's see.. roll up, play some games..." His fingers tapped on the counter. "That's usually it."

....

"Oh, but there's been this person on Payday 2 that keeps threatening to get me IP banned cause I'm better at the game than him. Said something about his... modded Pragma?"

He chuckled.

You caught the Robloxian when he was returning from grocery shopping. He had the paper bags over his forearms, kicking open the door to his shop after his walk to the store… As he saw you standing in the lobby of the tech repair shop, he cussed and jumped in surprise.

“Iason, fuck! You scared me! We’re closed, you know!”

Cadei dropped the groceries by the door and stormed past you to be sure the upstairs door was locked, then heaved a sigh of relief when it was.

“You can’t just come in whenever you want, I have, like, a schedule… What are you here for anyways?”

…

“… You wanna ask me more questions. Alright, alright. Let me put my shit away while we talk at least.”