'Yes, I can't disagree, I hope its positive though.' he said winking. Keeping up the persona of a good guy, the opportunistic Garrett couldn't care less if it was something bad, perhaps in a way that would tickle his fancy even more... To be able to make something off the tragedy would be icing on the cake, but he was getting ahead of himself. Like she said, so far nothing.
Victor heard the woman out, intrigued. 'You contradict yourself,' he said jovially, pointing out how she'd just mentioned expecting an something to happen at the gathering, while now adding that she lived by not expecting. Of course, he was just playing around, he understood the intent behind her words and the context of the word expectation. 'Nonetheless, that is quite a practical way of looking at things.' the man mused as she mentioned being not expecting things to prevent being disappointed. 'Is that how you always were, or did repeated disappointment cause you to feel that way?' he asked, casually seeking to unravel the mind of the woman in front of him, succumbing to his habit. He took another large chunk out of his fruit, now almost having finished the nature's gift of delicacy.
But while she didn't answer the question, she did steer the the conversation suddenly, so it took a turn for the philosophical. That was a little unexpected as Ciri fussed over what acquaintance really meant, he leaned against a tree and finished his fruit, as he heard the woman out. 'That's exactly it! It is a test, where you know a face and a name, but still haven't decided where you want to put this person.' he said, chucking the bit of fruit that had too many seeds embedded in it. 'With what label you want to cage them, what expectations you want to riddle them with, because now you've attached a tag of a relationship to their being...' he chuckled some more. It was true, how people made you their friend only to mean they now expected you to behave in a certain way around them... or worse, lover. He cringed internally.
'Oh, now you see, another expectation, that providing a name will aid in remembrance.' he shook his head, as though at the folly of man. 'But yes, much like you, I haven't had that happen yet, not really.' he mused. She had proved to be a valuable target, less in terms of the ends he wished to accomplish, but more as someone he could spend a little time getting to know, that is what such events were for after all. For him to practice his skills. However, for the time being, he did need to find a way to accomplish a little bit more than idle chatter. Perhaps, for that, she wasn't the best pick. 'Let us see, if either one of us forgets the other in the future... As a test. Pleasure meeting you, Ciri, I do hope fate helps us meet again.' he said as he nodded and slipped by her, swiftly disappearing into the crowd.
==Exit==