Lycoris bursting in with something dramatic to say was nothing new, but the content was new. Oz was immediately stung that anyone was talking about him as a poor inventor, but did his best not to show it. Cool and collected. This was hardly the worst thing anyone would say about him during the course of his campaign, but it was the most personal so far. Prior to the beginning of August, he had never tried to convince anyone that he was a good Minister. He did fancy himself a decent inventor, though.
"How many inventors do you know?" he asked, tone dry (anything to not seem affected). He turned the page of the book he'd been reading (not that he was paying any attention to it now, but one could keep up appearances). "Most people don't understand what it means to be an inventor, anyway, so it's not as if their opinion is worth much."
"How many inventors do you know?" he asked, tone dry (anything to not seem affected). He turned the page of the book he'd been reading (not that he was paying any attention to it now, but one could keep up appearances). "Most people don't understand what it means to be an inventor, anyway, so it's not as if their opinion is worth much."

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