[Lowell is Town Manager. Normally that would make him too important to play secretary and receptionist, but in this town... He's often obliged to be in Town Hall, and they only have one dedicated receptionist, so whenever she's not in (which is often), he has to greet any visitors, a bland barely pleasant demeanor covering his disdain for the whole ordeal. Under normal circumstances it's a rare occurrence, but in the wake of the mine accident, many townspeople have decided that if MineCorp won't listen to them, they'll take it to the town. He hasn't had a single hour without someone coming in demanding to speak to someone, and while he directs them to writing a formal(-ish) complaint to the town council, he's increasingly annoyed and thus shorter with the visitors. Eagle-eyed visitors might note a loose disorganized pile of handwritten papers in his office, and if they stick around after writing down their complaint, they'll probably see him throwing it onto the pile.]
The Ball
[Lowell is invited, as a member of an old family of importance and an important elected official. As someone in disgrace and his office obviously bought and openly ceremonial, he's expected to be as invisible as possible, lest he draw the hostess's ire. For the most part, he's abiding by that, barely engaging in small talk in the ballroom and taking the most non-descript seat at the table during the dinner, eating and drinking almost nothing. He's impeccably dressed in a black suit, and that's about all that stands out about him.
[When the woman starts crying and gets hustled away by her friend, he discreetly leaves his seat a short time later to follow them. Ostensibly he's just using the bathroom as well, but he's hoping to talk to her and maybe learn something negative about the grand and perfect Ms. Cygne.]
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[Lowell is Town Manager. Normally that would make him too important to play secretary and receptionist, but in this town... He's often obliged to be in Town Hall, and they only have one dedicated receptionist, so whenever she's not in (which is often), he has to greet any visitors, a bland barely pleasant demeanor covering his disdain for the whole ordeal. Under normal circumstances it's a rare occurrence, but in the wake of the mine accident, many townspeople have decided that if MineCorp won't listen to them, they'll take it to the town. He hasn't had a single hour without someone coming in demanding to speak to someone, and while he directs them to writing a formal(-ish) complaint to the town council, he's increasingly annoyed and thus shorter with the visitors. Eagle-eyed visitors might note a loose disorganized pile of handwritten papers in his office, and if they stick around after writing down their complaint, they'll probably see him throwing it onto the pile.]
The Ball
[Lowell is invited, as a member of an old family of importance and an important elected official. As someone in disgrace and his office obviously bought and openly ceremonial, he's expected to be as invisible as possible, lest he draw the hostess's ire. For the most part, he's abiding by that, barely engaging in small talk in the ballroom and taking the most non-descript seat at the table during the dinner, eating and drinking almost nothing. He's impeccably dressed in a black suit, and that's about all that stands out about him.
[When the woman starts crying and gets hustled away by her friend, he discreetly leaves his seat a short time later to follow them. Ostensibly he's just using the bathroom as well, but he's hoping to talk to her and maybe learn something negative about the grand and perfect Ms. Cygne.]