IC Contact post for Mask or Menace

[dun_moch]

"You have reached Count Dooku. I regret that I am unavailable to answer your hail. Kindly leave a message, and I shall respond at the earliest opportunity."

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[sleight_of_hand]

Man, you missed this guy that got his entire left side cut off!
At least he’s all right now.

[sleight_of_hand]

You know, the aliens here are really down to Earth...

[sleight_of_hand]

After all these puns, I’m going to need to stop by a fabric store and get some new material.

[sleight_of_hand]

Why is American beer like having sex in a canoe? It’s fucking close to water.

[sleight_of_hand]

I’ve got a safe that was invented by a cop and a robber. It’s quite the combination~!

[sleight_of_hand]

I went to a masseuse the other day, but I wouldn’t recommend them. They rubbed me the wrong way.

[sleight_of_hand]

Even numbers think other numbers are odd.

[sleight_of_hand]

My curtains are usually drawn, but the rest of my furniture is real.

[sleight_of_hand]

A reporter fell through a crack in the ground. It was groundbreaking news~

[sleight_of_hand]

.................

Nevermind that last one. That’s too close to home.

[sleight_of_hand]

Hey there’s a restaurant on the moon now!
The food’s great, but there’s no atmosphere.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ It just... keeps going. On and on. It finally stops all together once Adachi got out of the hospital, but Dooku’s inbox was left well and thoroughly punned. ]

[dun_moch]

How noble of them, to continue following your desires. Even after you gave up on creating the better world you had promised for them.

[h2no]

they have their own lives
they made their own choice

[...he really let them down.]

[dun_moch]

Choices made under your guidance, yes?

[He says nothing more. This isn't the moment for a big speech, this is a moment to stand back and let Archie's own emotions work on him from the inside.]

[h2no]

[the reply takes a long, long time to come and when it finally does, it's just a pathetic:] yes

[dun_moch]

[Excellent.]

Think about what I have said, Archie. Don't make the mistake of throwing away your strength for the sake of correcting your errors.

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[baetiful]

My condolences, my friend. It seems as though our efforts were no match for the sheer numbers you have from your world.

voice;

[dun_moch]

[Dooku sighs.]

Thank you, Mayor Baelish. You see now why Senator Amidala is not to be underestimated. She has already swayed many in her brief time here.

I advise you to be on your guard as you work with the new Ambassador. She can be rather inflexible in her ideals... And is far more perceptive than most with that weakness.

[Meaning she has actual morals and a brain to go with them.]

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[baetiful]

I appreciate your warning.

[ And it is because of Dooku's warning that Baelish will be certain to tread carefully. ]

Likely her ideals will keep her busy with the superficial aspects of Maurtia Falls. I anticipate she will be consumed with a desire to make a difference and torn between managing her duties and the people she knows from home. It should keep her preoccupied enough to stay out of my affairs. And I do not intend on inviting her into my efforts.

That said, so long as she is within my city, she is under my jurisdiction. Should she become a problem for you, do not hesitate to let me know.

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[dun_moch]

I may take you up on that kind offer, Lord Baelish. She and I were enemies in our own Galaxy. She has a strong hatred for me, and suspects me of all manner of activities.

But her family and allies from home are most... [Dramatic.] Distracting. They may divert her from being too great of a nuisance, as you say.

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[baetiful]

It is not very ambassadorial of her to use her perceived knowledge of what you were like back home to compare it to how you are here.

[ Even if it's true... ]

The longer we are away from our worlds, the more we change in ways that cannot be anticipated. Technically the man you were years ago is not the man she knows now.

voice; backdated to a little after dooku returns

[heisenbitch]

Welcome back, I guess.

[ Politely said with a subtle undercurrent of sarcasm. ]

voice

[dun_moch]

[There's a note of tiredness and distraction to the Count's voice, though he is concealing it beneath layers of practiced poise and composure.]

Thank you, Mister Pinkman. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated.

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[dun_moch]

That is a most reasonable stance to take. A pity that she will not see it that way.

If her conduct becomes sufficiently unambassadorial, perhaps an opportunity will arise to remove her from the position. The next round of elections could produce a candidate who is easier for both of use to work with.

[The Count is simply spitballing at this point, but it is an attractive option. Dooku enjoys turning the strengths of others into their weaknesses, and Amidala's perfectly sound hostility toward him could also be made into a political liability to her.]