Tell

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## Storyline

Cypher interrupts his master on a rainy day with unusual news. A stranger has come to the house asking for work, and though his rival tried to turn them away the butler decided to inform the Listener of their presence to spite him. The Listener agrees to meet the newcomer and Cypher lets them into the room to be interviewed.

The stranger introduces himself as Tell, an experienced gardener, and says that he's heard about the Listener's search for new servants since they recently cleaned house. When they ask how he knows such a thing he explains that he heard it in town where it's common knowledge that the "Fancy Person" has started hiring new servants. He bumbles through an apology for calling the Listener fancy; he confesses that, as a gardener, he's never had to talk to people much. He defends his skills as a gardener however, claiming that he used to work for a much larger estate and managed their garden for years. The Listener asks for his references and Tell says that they won't be able to talk to his former employer since they had an incident with the peasantry - the estate has since been burned down. He's somewhat indifferent to the loss of the house (and possibly the death of his employer) and is more upset about the villagers also burning down his carefully cultivated garden. This seems to alarm the Listener because he quickly says that it's not that he didn't are about the mansion burning down, it's just that he really, really likes flowers.

The Listener says they're not looking for a gardener right now. Tell starts to apologize for wasting their time but he won't take no for an answer. He stands up to them and insists that the sad state of their garden is unacceptable, a crime against humanity. In a more subdued tone, he admits that he misses caring for a garden and feeling like there's something that needs him. There's no one better to do the job than him and he calls the Listener stupid if they dare to hire someone else. To his surprise, they agree to take him on and he thanks his new master, promising that they will be the envy of the continent with him to work on the garden.

Cypher comes back into the room at his master's summons and he gloats at hearing that Tell has been hired against Ayanami's instincts. As he's being led to his new quarters, the new gardener thanks the Listener once more for the chance to do something good again.

## Personality

Tell is a shy, stuttering neko that seems to have gone through hard times since he was last employed. Though he's not comfortable at talking to people he becomes passionate when talking about flowers and his skills as a gardener. He seems to view flowers as a symbol of joy and perseverance and the sight of sad flowers is an affront to him. Caring for them seems to be his sole purpose in life. and He might find it difficult to speak up but he is completely confident in his ability, claiming that there is no equal within a hundred leagues of the Listener.

He's deeply grateful to the Listener for giving him a chance to do something good with his life.

## Trivia

### Fan Theories

* Tell's last employer may have been a Highwinter since he talks about the local villagers revolting burning the mansion and landscape to the ground. If this is the case it confirms that the series does take place in the world of Sarrus.

## Main Audio

See the**You just can't get the staff!** playlist here.

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