CHAPTER 2.4: Researcher's Convention
"Well, well, if it isn't Miss Solace, known as one of the youngest researchers in all the Five Lands." An unknown person came and stood in front of me. I looked at her and could tell that she had the same hostility towards me. Though, I do not remember ever having an encounter with her or even doing anything to her.
"May I help you?" I asked.
"There's nothing you can do to help me, though I would appreciate it if you do not cause a scene and steal the spotlight." Her saying that only brought confusion in me. What does she mean by that? She should know that I don't like being the center of attention if she knows me. I remember saying that at the last convention.
"I'm sorry, but I don't remember ever wanting in being the center of attention. Besides, this is the Researcher's Convention. The people here are all researchers, scientists, and people interested in our work, and they are here to listen and share ideas. I am sure they are not here to be the center of attention, except for you." I am questioning why I'm wasting my breath talking to this woman. It's not like she is someone important that I should not ignore, but if she is someone important, I would not care.
"Miss, if you want to be the center of attention, you should go attend parties that nobles ladies attend. This is not the place for your delusions anyways." As always, Marcus gives the best come back. Without him around, I would be bored for the two years of my life working in the facility.
"Ha! How dare you say that to me?! You are just a mere assistant. Do you even know who you are talking to?" I want to say that I do not care about her identity, but I'm already exhausted talking to her, so I will let Marcus do all the talking for now. I trusted him to make, whoever this lady, to shut up.
"I do not know who you are, nor should I care to know you. If Miss Solace says that I should be respectful towards you, I will be no matter how arrogant you talk to her. To me, her words are absolute." While observing how she reacts to everything that Marcus just said, I can tell right away that no one has ever talked to her like that.
"Miss Solace, are you seriously going to let your assistant talk to me like this? How your assistant treats me is going to reflect on you." Oh my, is she threatening me right now? Does she think I care about what others see in me? As long as I can show them something they find exciting, cause their curiosity, and do my job correctly, I have nothing else to prove to them.
"Miss, how my assistant acts and how I act is not your problem. In the first place, we don't know you, and you expect us to know who you are? You should have introduced yourself to us first, then maybe my assistant and I would have respected you like how you wanted." Sometimes, I wonder how people's mind works. If she is someone famous in this industry, I would recognize her. However, I am not someone who always follows the topic of who is celebrated or who is rising at the top. If most people know them, then good for them, but they should not expect everyone to know them, including me.
"This is unbelievable. I'll make you two regret this humiliation." In the end, she did not even introduce herself to us and angrily walked away. Whoever that lady is, she is sure someone I would not be able to forget for a while. After she scene caused, how can I ever forget?