The red-haired receptionist, an attractive woman in her mid-twenties, looked up at Augustus and subconsciously fixed her hair as she grinned.

"Oh, Mr. Caesar! Yes, Miss Renford is doing some paperwork, but you can head right down."

Thanking the receptionist, Caesar heads to Kathryn's room, and notices that she is bent over her desk, sorting through heaps of papers. Pausing at the door, he knocks politely to attract her attention. "Good evening Kathryn, I hope I am not intruding?" he asks her with a small smile. It was the first time he had addressed her by her first name. 

Distracted for a few moments, Kathryn finally finds the paper she was looking for.

"Caesar. No intrusion at all. What's up?"

She indicates the chair across from her desk.

Shutting the door behind him, Caesar walks over to the chair and takes a seat. "You look stressed." he tells Kathryn, as he runs his eyes sympathetically over her face. 

She smirks, settling into her own chair.

"Things have been busy lately. Fighting off some kind of sickness as well. But nothing I can't handle."

He smiles at Kathryn. "Good to hear that. I have come for two main reasons. First of all, I have taken the liberty of recording this venture's financial activities so far, and I thought you would like to take a look at it." he says, taking out A Ledger from his briefcase and passing it to Kathryn. 

Kathryn skims over the records.

"This is impressive work, Augustus. Very impressive. Could I ask you to continue to do this?"

She smiles.

"And what's the second thing?"

Kathryn nodded slowly. 

"Sure I'm interested; eight figures is a pretty big pie. Can you give me anymore details? Is anyone else involved?"

Caesar ticks off on his fingers as he calls out the names. "Let's see. There's me and Joe, that guy we met at the Arizona, and I plan to ask Merci too, and, now you." He rummages in his pockets for a note he had written earlier, and passes it to her. "We will be hosting a meeting soon to discuss the details. It would be great if you could drop by." 

Kathryn grinned.

"I'll be there. Consider me impressed, Augustus. You're doing fantastic work so far, really stepping up. Are you having any issues? Or is it all smoother sailing for you?"

She paused for a moment, then decided to ask, although making it clear from her tone that she wasn't prying.

"Everything okay, after the whole Merci thing?"

He gives her a weak smile before replying. "It has been difficult, but we are both thankful to you for helping us to get out of a situation that was mutually detrimental for us. We are actually having a healthier relationship now, without any worries lurking at the backs of our heads." He leans back in his chair and sighs. "As for if everything is going right, financially, yes, emotionally, no. I just got news yesterday that my father has passed away. I will be flying to Italy tomorrow to take up my inheritance of the County of Syracuse, as well as the seat on the Parliament that comes with it. It seems that when life decides to kick you in the dick, it doesn't stop."

He looked back at the woman before him. "What about you?"

Kathryn leaned forward in her chair with a mixture of sympathy and surprise.

"Augustus... I'm so sorry. I lost my father recently as well, so I know what you're going through. But- this doesn't mean we're going to lose you, does it? I don't want to be insensitive. It's just that you're such a big part of this organization... what do all those titles mean, precisely?"

Caesar chuckles darkly before replying. "It means that I am entitled to receive a stipend from the Italian government, as well as theoretically get a say in how they run the country, although Mussolini isn't about to listen. I will have to appoint a steward to oversee the landed estate, as well as a representative who will put forth my views and motions in Parliament."

He grimaces at the thought of the tasks ahead. "Overall, I guess I'll inherit money, property, some clout with the government, and the right to be addressed as Your Lordship. I will capitalize on all of them for our gain naturally." 

Kathryn, smiling again, leans back in her chair.

"Sounds like it shouldn't disrupt your business here too much. I'm glad to hear it. Oh- Fire and Ice should be launching any day now. Hopefully we'll make a splash in the business district."

He nods happily at the news. "Yes, I will definitely attend opening night." he tells her. Turning to the clock on the wall, he grimaces. "I have taken up enough of your time already. I'll leave you to your work then." he says, getting up. 

Kathryn calls out and stops him as he begins to exit.

"Caesar- I just want to thank for your all your work. I know things are... difficult at the moment. Merci is my friend. You're my friend as well, but it's obviously hard at the moment, with everything going on. I know that you and Merci are going to come through this stronger, and I hope that you'll reach a point of friendship between the two of you, where you can work smoothly together. I believe you'll get there."

Kathryn smiled politely.

"You will. Goodnight, Augustus."