Again, it was quite the fair offer.  Hell,<em>more</em>than fair in some ways even.  Still, it's what she had to offer, nothing more.  She nodded at the affirmation of months - and indeed she had<em>aced</em>all of her classes at the Graduate level before for good reason - and it would take so long to write and rewrite and defend a dissertation against her peers.  Hell, she'd be able to do more<em>now</em>than she had before, having first-hand experience to back up her academia and theory (as well as practice in the speechcrafting arts).<br/><br/>And as he slid the chip across, she knew they had a deal.  She smirked as she took it up and immediately slotted it into her com, so she didn't lose it and could access it easily later.<br/><br/>"Good.  Mind you until that point I'm still 'freelance' as it were." she clarified, though it was blatantly obvious based on the nature of the deal "I'll be quick about it; something tells me that in this town, he'll be looking for places where a number of low-level magical women.  If only we had an Awakened lesbian bar around here dealing in S&M and groupsex; would call him out in a<em>heartbeat</em>."<br/><br/>She laughed a bit at that; if only they had that, and for more reasons than one.<br/><br/>"Yes, do keep me updated if you track him down again; I'll be getting right on it after I leave here, promise." she stated, moving toward the door slowly "Do let me know how the dealings with Ares right and proper tend to go; you know me, and I'm good for getting this job done, so you can get to contacting sooner than later.  Unless you had something else, I have a friend I have to meet back up with..."