[There’s something very satisfying about seeing the surprise writ large on Gepard’s pretty face. Sampo’s still got it— he can still throw a few curveballs.]

Practicality, mostly.

[He props his chin on one hand and takes another sip of strong coffee.]

Let me tell you a little trade secret! Since we’re such good friends and all.

I had to forge all of my paperwork back when I was setting up a bunch of shell companies under different names, so that they couldn’t be traced back to me. More than one fraud charge you threw at me got tossed out because of how complicated all the shells got! But this is going under my name, and I plan on running it legitimately, so it’s worth the effort to get it started within the letter of the law. I didn’t care if one of the shells got found out and shut down, but it would be a hit if this one got taken down because of something as silly as paperwork.

[Part of making money is knowing where to put effort in and to what end. Right now, the benefits of doing this legally outweigh the detriments, so Sampo’s going to do it the way that benefits him the most.]

So I’ll sit in somebody’s stuffy office for a few hours and pay the fees to get a proper business license. A little trouble now to save myself a lot of trouble later.