maskormenace | 10th Oration // Voice

I have a task available for any imPorts looking for work. A simple retrieval, quite legitimate.

[An image of the item in question is attached.]

Something was taken from me earlier this year. A weapon I crafted with my own hands, long ago: my lightsaber. A curved hilt, which emits a red blade of energy when activated. Powerful and elegant, if wielded by the proper hands. It is past time that it returned to my care, and I am prepared to offer a most handsome reward to anyone who assists me in this task. Should we be unable to agree on a fitting financial compensation, I am quite prepared to trade in favours or information instead.

[Dooku is kinda broke right now.]

Rest assured that I desire this item for no sinister purpose. It is my own creation and rightful possession, and I have keenly regretted its absence during recent perils.

I encourage all of you who don't have some manner of weapon or suitable powers to think carefully of how you, too, can defend yourselves. We live in dangerous times, and our enemies are many. Tell me, are you prepared to protect your own life and the lives of those around you when danger threatens? The time may come for you, if it hasn't already, when you will have to answer this question in ways beyond the hypothetical.

[OOC note: Characters tagging the Count for the first time are encouraged to check out his permissions post!]

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[A pause.]

How terrible your circumstances must be, if avoiding cannibalism is a regular concern.

I'm a journalist. I can handle it. [Briefly, dismissively.] And I'm used to it.

Be that as it may, there are no shortage of threats here which may be far beyond what you believe you can manage.

Have the threats been beyond what you can manage?

[An uncomfortable pause.]

I have... experienced things here that I wish had never happened. Even my power has its limits.

That's the difference between us, then. I know exactly what my limits are. And I know how to handle it when threats exceed them.

Really, now. And may I know how you handle things in those situations?

I improvise. Depends a lot on the situation. Mostly? I record everything. They can kill me, but I'll be damned if I let them kill my story.

The universe would be a very different place if someone's stories never died with them. But in my experience, that is rarely the case. Recordings can be eliminated, as can those who create them.

[He has silenced more than a few inconvenient voices in his own time.]

[Her voice, not particularly warm to begin with, grows even icier.]

You can try.

Please do not misunderstand me. I do not intend to be the cause of such a fate for you, young lady. I merely predict that your faith in the truth will be your undoing if you are not careful.

Good thing I'm careful, then. And the name is Georgia Mason, not young lady.

[More amused than ominous:]

We will see how careful you really are then, Georgia Mason.