[Other than to sate the boredom. He repeats those words. Because the one thing that bores him more than anything is meaningless work.]

Which in itself evokes an insipid kind of boredom. One might almost go insane.

[His hands clasp at his front, an incorrect reflection of the other man's posture. Those odd angles and sharp lines becoming fluid and vague. But like that man, something about his posture is awkward.]

In any case, my work required funding of course. But I found the right investor.

[Someone who respects his work who would not interfere. Because the right partner would recognise his expertise and refuse to alter his vision.]