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[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.]

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.

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.

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.

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.]

Perhaps. But unlikely. No ambassador, no matter how poor of a job they've done, has ever been removed from office.

[ A beat. ]

However -- the fact that an ambassador's term is unlimited and given the popularity of these elections and the many who run for the position, do you not believe it might be a wise idea for a limit to be imposed upon the term?

[ More success would probably be had to champion for that cause rather than slandering Padme. Slander would make the devoted masses push back even harder, to make them even more loyal. But this would create more opportunities in the community. Even Padme herself might agree with it because it was the very crux of democracy. And Baelish has moved beyond the position, so what does he care if being an ambassador is no longer indefinite? ]

Perhaps. But it would be a shame to lose actually desirable leadership to some arbitrary restriction, don't you agree? Imagine if your own career had been cut short by such an imposition.

[The Sith believe in unlimited power, and unlimited terms to go with it.]

Should actually desirable leadership be locked into a position that ultimately will not matter? If you look at the track record of all of us as ambassadors, including myself, is there anything we accomplished you would say is a 'great feat and to be remembered for all of history?' It is a position given to us out of pity where we can accomplish some things, but not much that matter in the grand scheme.

But if someone wished to remain an ambassador indefinitely, they could always run for the term again.

Come now, my friend, you are far too modest. Of course our hosts intended the Ambassador to be a ceremonial position, a distraction from our problems, but strong leaders like you and Revan have proven it can be a platform for accomplishment in the hands of someone with vision. You certainly left Maurtia Falls a more prosperous and cultured place, just as he heightened its defences in crucial areas.

[This isn't just flattery- the Count genuinely is a fan of Baelish's library, and acknowledges the role Helix Station has played in saving imPorts during times of crisis.]

We built structures.

[ With a laugh. ]

Vital and helpful structures, mind you. But in essence, it was all we were able to do within the city. I would say the greatest accomplishment we made as ambassadors was aiding Kaneki in getting his bill passed. But even that took all three ambassadors to accomplish.

I would agree with you on that point. It would be a tragedy if imPorts like Kaneki still were forced to Register simply to feed themselves within the law.

It would, of course, be preferable if a single Ambassador was able to achieve more. But consider if one of those three had been more in thrall to the government. That bill would never have passed. Clearly, who fills the position has some manner of impact.

There is a certain truth to the matter. And we are getting to the point where the government is starting to share things with us to tell the imPort community. Hopefully a trend that continues.

[ It's a slow game to build the trust, but the reward at the end will be monumental. ]

Hopefully, yes. Yet I would not count sharing information that leads to us fighting their battles for them yet again as any significant victory. Only when they begin sharing information that leads to real change for our community will I allow myself optimism.

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