Mark Pierre Vorkosigan / "Peter Kane" (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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maskormenace2016-04-09 03:53 pm
jacksonian) wrote in maskormenace2016-04-09 03:53 pm
Entry tags:
- † april ludgate | janet snakehole,
- † cadel greeniaus | stormer,
- † count dooku | darth tyranus,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † duv galeni | n/a,
- † flynn lambert | walter white junior,
- † joaquin mondragon | n/a,
- † ken kaneki | one eyed king,
- † marian hawke | andraste's mabari,
- † mark vorkosigan | peter michael kane,
- † miles vorkosigan | admiral naismith,
- † newton geiszler | n/a,
- † rincewind | n/a,
- † sabriel | abhorsen,
- † sam merlotte | n/a
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[ The young man on the screen looks a hell of a lot like Admiral Miles Naismith, or (a bit less) Dr. Hermann Gottlieb - he's clearly small like Miles, just from the angle of the camera and the proportions of the chair in comparison to him. But he's also fairly recognizably different. He doesn't have Miles' Cool Facial Scar (tm), for one. He's a little fatter, too - just a little. And he's dressed much differently: black, expensive clothes, black tie over a black shirt under a black suit jacket, not exactly tasteful but pricy. Hair slicked back. The kid is trying hard to look cool, and he's poured almost enough money into his wardrobe to accomplish it. ]
Hello.
[ This is a Businessman Smile that he flashes at the camera. ]
My name is Peter Kane. I'm very grateful to the imPort community for being very helpful when I arrived last month - [ And he pronounces that very smugly, because he wants everyone to be impressed by his conspicuous wealth having been accumulated in only a month. ] And so I'm going to offer you all an opportunity. And I wouldn't recommend that you pass it up.
PKE - that stands for Peter Kane Enterprises - a full-service investment firm - is offering you a golden opportunity. I'm willing to take all of you on as clients, to manage your money and make you all rich.
What am I offering? I'm guaranteeing you at least an eighteen percent return on investment. [ Which is really good, though he mysteriously looks a little disgruntled when he makes that promise. He could do much more, but...he'd sooner that it not be really obvious that he's cheating using his Porter-given power. Sooner not deal with the SEC... ] All I ask for is a five hundred dollar initial minimum and a year guaranteed commitment. Which is low and generous. I'm going to be asking for much more from non-imPorts. [ When he's built up enough of a reputation to actually be able to pitch things to non-imPorts. This is less charity, more desperate nosing around for clients to build capital. ]
Contact me if you're interested in getting in on the ground floor of this incredible opportunity. Or you'll need to come to terms with the fact that you turned down the opportunity to make enormous amounts of money. So if you love poverty, feel free to ignore this message.
Kane out.
Hello.
[ This is a Businessman Smile that he flashes at the camera. ]
My name is Peter Kane. I'm very grateful to the imPort community for being very helpful when I arrived last month - [ And he pronounces that very smugly, because he wants everyone to be impressed by his conspicuous wealth having been accumulated in only a month. ] And so I'm going to offer you all an opportunity. And I wouldn't recommend that you pass it up.
PKE - that stands for Peter Kane Enterprises - a full-service investment firm - is offering you a golden opportunity. I'm willing to take all of you on as clients, to manage your money and make you all rich.
What am I offering? I'm guaranteeing you at least an eighteen percent return on investment. [ Which is really good, though he mysteriously looks a little disgruntled when he makes that promise. He could do much more, but...he'd sooner that it not be really obvious that he's cheating using his Porter-given power. Sooner not deal with the SEC... ] All I ask for is a five hundred dollar initial minimum and a year guaranteed commitment. Which is low and generous. I'm going to be asking for much more from non-imPorts. [ When he's built up enough of a reputation to actually be able to pitch things to non-imPorts. This is less charity, more desperate nosing around for clients to build capital. ]
Contact me if you're interested in getting in on the ground floor of this incredible opportunity. Or you'll need to come to terms with the fact that you turned down the opportunity to make enormous amounts of money. So if you love poverty, feel free to ignore this message.
Kane out.
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I think he's trying to manipulate me into being his friend. Pretending that we have some special connection.
[ Which actually seems to be true. Miles hadn't used that information - about his name, about the handwriting - to deduce anything close to the truth. Instead, he'd turned it into something about how they must be the same people from different worlds. And to think that they say that he's a genius. ]
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[ He sits back, his mouth twisted sourly. ]
He sees I don't like him, and he just has a meltdown. It's compulsive with him. This need to be loved. That's pathetic, as far as I'm concerned.
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What are you thinking?
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I wonder. I actually did the same thing with him, tried to ask for someone besides him - he went crazy. I'd like to know if he'd do the same for you.
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video; private I am straight-up delighted that you made that mistake
video; private WE HAVE THREE FUCKING BURN GORMANS, OKAY?
video; private yes and this B.Gorman was created to Single White Female one of the other B.Gormans
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Right, we're texting and he's already done the 'but why not me' bit. I went for short and untrustworthy. [ and Dorian is just GRINNING UP A STORM, he's having too much fun with this ]
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Can you copy the conversation so I can see it?
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....ugh this isn't as fun as he thought it would be to see. He looks over the thread again and tries to look very amused, but for some reason...For some reason, it's way better when he gets to be shitty to Miles. Seeing others being shitty to Miles is way less great. ]
Good job. You don't actually need to protection, right?
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Thankfully, I don't. I am testifying at a trial, but I honestly doubt anyone will try to take the law into their hands. It's simply me putting some of that hard-earned investment you've helped me make to good use.
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Yeah. And it wouldn't matter to you if someone did try to do that, right?
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Well, not really. That just seems like good practice.
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