Excitement, that's good, Whisper thought when she saw that Tilly appeared exactly that. An excited assistant was one who usually did their job the best, they could sometimes even do better than ones who had better qualifications. She had learned that information the hard way back in the early 20s. And then again just recently. No, that was different, that had just been a problem.
"I won't be asking you to do much sketching," Whisper admitted, "at least not at first, that will be coming later once I've seen that your designs are up to my par. Until that time you'll be going off of my designs." No one started out doing their own designs, that was just how it was, no matter who they were. "I need an assistant first and an understudy second, but if you show promise... well, then we'll talk about me taking on a second assistant to do more menial work so that you can get a better feel."
Whisper tapped a finger against her desk and leaned forward. "Do you have any of your designs with you, so that I can get a feel for what you like to do? Oh, and one more thing," she added as almost an afterthought. "What's your bloodtype?"