Straightforward and strained, but not entirely without humor. Xoffi was the eldest apprentice of veteran artificer @Hesca before she left on yet another adventure, leaving Xoffi to run the shop. Only this time, she's been gone a little too long, and Xoffi's getting anxious over that [i]and[/i] all the orders piling up for works from the shop. Now he's leaning on @Calpurnia Songstone, the shop's newest hire, to keep the place afloat while holding out hope for the return of their mentor.