"Ah, but 'the arts' are so much more than just painting and sculpture. The play of brush on canvas, or chisel on stone, tells as much of a story as does a bow across strings, or the steps of an actor across a stage, or quill on parchment..." He sighs, softly.

"Even in something like this, there is artistry. It takes skill and dedication and passion to hone a blade to a razor edge, to tune clockwork to the finest calibration. It would be simpler and more expedient by far to simply have a runic array that casts Firaga on anyone who enters the room without a key, but this takes something a bit more inventive."

Kuja chuckles slightly, though. "I wouldn't worry too much about appearing to be 'high-class'. Those who deliberately attempt to look more 'cultured' than they are, are usually not to be trusted."