((side note 1: this isn't by any means the first time any of you have done work for the Council, so while Koh always, always asks about the pay, and Chay always, always seems to give him the run-around, it usually breaks down that Chay would get his normal Guardsman pay plus a hazardous duty bonus, Cersei would get the equivalent Guild commission (which is higher, but she tends to be worth it), and Koh will demand an exorbitant fee but will be handed what he secretly agrees is just about fair for his time and effort, but which he complains about incessantly until the charm wears off and he just gets back to daily life.  This is usually plus loot (and in this instance, ore will not count as loot; Chay was joking to tease greedy ol' Koh).  When the government asks you to help them out, you generally do it because it's for the good of the city.  Private individuals, however, there's definitely a pay negotiation at stake.))<br/><br/>((side note 2: love the random daily-life interplay you guys are throwing in.  That "actor's business" stuff is gold, keep it up.))<br/><br/>((side note 3: with such a constrained area being so heavily utilized, everything is carefully mapped within the city by the City Records Service; this includes the mines, as they have CRS stoneshapers shoring up the walls and waterproofing when they can and keeping track of what tunnels are being dug where.  This means that Chay's CRS map is accurate, but that doesn't always help; the mining tunnels are extensive, labyrinthine, and confusing unless you are sure where you are.  The technical entrance to the actual active mines is down at the bottom end of the Spiral; you've all been down there at least once (everybody explores all the way down the Spiral at some point in their lives) but not very often at all.  It's a good place to meet, but after that, you're on your maps.))<br/><br/>((side note 4: I think you are doing well, keep on keeping on.))