[ lumine shakes her head at his question, gesturing at the sofa instead with the one free hand she has while the other continues to hold her phone against her ear. he doesn't need to sit right across her desk; he's not one of her employees, after all. ]

No, stay. Give me a sec.

[ she turns back to the phone, her expression turning annoyed. ]

He's already here. I am not doing this for you again, Ae. You said—

[ there's a long pause on her end, the look on her face shifting from irritation to disbelief to helplessness. a moment later, she's sighing heavily once more. really, if she were given a single mora for every sigh she's exhaled over her brother, she'd be richer than the biggest business moguls in fontaine or liyue.

there's a quiet mutter of fine before she gets up from her seat and walks over to the sofa, her short black skirt swishing from the movement, offering her phone to ajax. ]

Aether apologises for not being around again today, but he'd like to speak to you anyway regarding your request. He's decided to accept it, but as a personal project rather than a formal contract with the company. So, if you're okay with waiting for him to come back ...