[ i truly did not expect you to write an architecture thesis so this is fine and jonas is just nodding along. like. he doesn't know shit, he would not even know if kaveh was making it up but he sounds very professional and passionate about it so that like. helps.
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Okay, you weren't kidding. [ very funny. ] But it's nice. Like...nice to see someone who's really dedicated to their craft. It's not something I get to see a lot of.
But he doesn't look self-conscious, actually. He looks pleased!! He's very at home here, rambling about his work.]
I think it's important to take pride in your craft. I have my doubts sometimes, just like anyone, but if I didn't have confidence in my knowledge and my work, I couldn't reliably present myself to my clients. It's fairly common in Sumeru, though--in fact, I'd say there's an even mix between people who need to have more faith in their own abilities, and people who need to get better at what they do to match the confidence they have.
Sort of just sounds like a people thing in general. [ he can at least figure out that much. some people are overconfident and shouldn't be and some people have no self-worth. ]
I think it might also be a little different for you when you have to really sell yourself more than anything.
[Yeah! Who knew that humans are stupid and bad at self-perception.]
Yes, that's true as well. Nowadays, most people who contact me know what they're getting into, but it was a nightmare in the early days. Even a Kshahrewar graduate has to work hard to build their portfolio.
How long have you even been doing this anyway? [ to be so confident. why are all of kaveh's icons cute actually i hate it. ] I'm guessing...Kshahrewar--[ he kind of butchers it a little, but he tries. ]-- is prestigious.
Kshahrewar. [He'll repeat it, for Jonas's sake.] And if you mean working professionally as an architect, I'd say, oh... maybe ten years now? Give or take. [I'm making this up I don't know.] But my mother was an architect, so I've wanted to be one since I was a child.
Yeah, that's what I meant. [ which is kind of interesting since kaveh's not really that much older than he is, theoretically. it would mean he would've started working professionally when he was close to the age jonas is now.
which is also kind of hard for him to imagine, as i make you create headcanon. ]
...that makes a little more sense than just developing a love for bricks and wood. [ something about that softens him just a little though. ] Having someone inspire you, I mean. She was good at it, too?
Yes. I mean, don't get me wrong--I was always interested in the craft itself, too. You couldn't take my blocks away from me when I was little. But mostly, I admired her work.
[He has no idea if she ever went back to it, actually. He suspects she didn't--not when she wanted a clean break from her old life.]
Oh, yes, she's extremely talented. Sometimes I still get mail for her, even though I sold our old house a while ago. She wrote a book about architectural drawing basics, and she gave me her copy when I got old enough. I still have it somewhere.
[ he doesn't, like, think that's too weird? kaveh is obviously old enough to be living on his own so to not be in the same house makes sense. ]
It sounds nice. Even if it wasn't a direct influence, having someone you looked up to in the craft that you could learn from must have helped a lot. [ but he does tilt his head. ] How are you still getting her mail though?
Yes. [That's. Totally the reason.] I assume that if she didn't tell certain people her new address, she doesn't want them to find her, so I don't mind playing the middleman for her.
Sounds a little bit annoying though to have to deal with people looking for her when she doesn't want to see them. I think I'd probably just tell people to back off entirely after a while.
Maybe where you're from, but in Sumeru? Hah. I get angry just thinking about it. [Huffs!!!] Granted, it's better now that Nahida's in charge, but mainstream opinion is very slow to change. Not to mention dealing with investors and the like.
I'll be the first to tell you that I don't know much about art or politics. So I couldn't even tell you if it's really like that where I'm from. [ ... ] Sounds like a lot of good changes happened when Nahida stepped in though, at least.
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eventually, he says: ]
Okay, you weren't kidding. [ very funny. ] But it's nice. Like...nice to see someone who's really dedicated to their craft. It's not something I get to see a lot of.
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But he doesn't look self-conscious, actually. He looks pleased!! He's very at home here, rambling about his work.]
I think it's important to take pride in your craft. I have my doubts sometimes, just like anyone, but if I didn't have confidence in my knowledge and my work, I couldn't reliably present myself to my clients. It's fairly common in Sumeru, though--in fact, I'd say there's an even mix between people who need to have more faith in their own abilities, and people who need to get better at what they do to match the confidence they have.
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I think it might also be a little different for you when you have to really sell yourself more than anything.
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Yes, that's true as well. Nowadays, most people who contact me know what they're getting into, but it was a nightmare in the early days. Even a Kshahrewar graduate has to work hard to build their portfolio.
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Kshahrewar. [He'll repeat it, for Jonas's sake.] And if you mean working professionally as an architect, I'd say, oh... maybe ten years now? Give or take. [I'm making this up I don't know.] But my mother was an architect, so I've wanted to be one since I was a child.
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Yeah, that's what I meant. [ which is kind of interesting since kaveh's not really that much older than he is, theoretically. it would mean he would've started working professionally when he was close to the age jonas is now.
which is also kind of hard for him to imagine, as i make you create headcanon. ]
...that makes a little more sense than just developing a love for bricks and wood. [ something about that softens him just a little though. ] Having someone inspire you, I mean. She was good at it, too?
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[He has no idea if she ever went back to it, actually. He suspects she didn't--not when she wanted a clean break from her old life.]
Oh, yes, she's extremely talented. Sometimes I still get mail for her, even though I sold our old house a while ago. She wrote a book about architectural drawing basics, and she gave me her copy when I got old enough. I still have it somewhere.
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It sounds nice. Even if it wasn't a direct influence, having someone you looked up to in the craft that you could learn from must have helped a lot. [ but he does tilt his head. ] How are you still getting her mail though?
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She doesn't live in Sumeru anymore. She left the house to me, but I sold it a little while ago.
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[ since that is...the impression. ]
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It's not a big deal, really. I get all kinds of garbage invitations myself, so I just throw it all out together.
[This sounds like a humble brag but it's really not]
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You're really more fixated on the craft than anything that actually comes with it, aren't you.
[ this is his takeaway. ]
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If only I could be. Unfortunately, architecture is more political than you'd think.
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I thought that was a whole thing. Art and politics being separate.
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Kaveh's expression softens, then, and he nods.]
Yes. She's been working hard for that very purpose.
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More attentive than some other gods I've heard about, so she has that going for her.