[ if the both of them were back home on gaea, august would respond with: money isn't an issue. it never will be when he's the billionaire who has nearly everything, but in this world it's different. he had to save and invest in various businesses while doing a little more work on his own until he's finally in the comfortable present, but that doesn't mean he can blindly give whatever amount he feels like.

august would, however, like mia to suffer less; he nods. ]

I'd like for it to match the other paintings sizes, [ he says as he waves towards the others as an example. ] but I wouldn't mind, say, three smaller paintings that can fit together so to speak. Like a set that enhances each other — like a family, so to speak.

[ god he misses them. ]