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[restingstitchface]

[Crane sends the address out at 3pm sharp. He stands hunched against a wall with a bundle of files in his arms. Those with an eye for detail might notice math problems on a public whiteboard on the right; peppered with numerous red corrections that range from simple corrections to veiled insults.]

What affect have our ambassadors had on our lives?

[He turns his attention to the camera, eyes hooded. His tone is calm and polite but with a measure of boredom to it.]

Do we possess the same rights as native people? Does the government provide adequate care? Is it safe where we live? [In Maurtia Falls especially.] Who enacts the laws that rule our lives? Who legislates for education and social security? Ambassadors are our representatives - yet they are intimately acquainted with the culture of our hosts. Does this cozy arrangement mean they are politically trusted because they don't ask questions and challenge official stories? In simple terms, what do our ambassadors do for us?

[His fingertips grasp his chin.]

Also, one last question: who amongst us might earn your future nomination? Count Dooku, perhaps? Now there's a man with a political mind...

[Koma-san June 2016. Never forget.]

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[restingstitchface]

[Batman. Bane. Two individuals who understood how to weaponize fear. Two individuals worth watching. Primarily, Bane had understood in turn his own knowledge of making fear a weapon, and had requested he applied his unique insight.

He was so bored and so utterly disinterested in this person right here that he sounded separated from his own voice. This person, this one right here? They're underwhelming.]

Your manners - such as they are - are truly horrendous. [And she must correct them.] Humility is necessary.

[It might even get her her answer.]

[stretchy_girl]

[His lack of response to her threat only makes Gemini angrier, her blue eys glinting coldly.]

There's nothing wrong with my manners and I won't take lessons in them from the likes of you. [She responds with gritted teeth, seething.]

[restingstitchface]

[The charming nature of a fly. It wasn't threatening enough to swat, just... there. He catches her gaze with a look that's pinned many a patient to a board.]

That's fine. If you do not wish to continue, I won't waste our time.

[Suddenly the feed closes down. He hasn't done it to escape the situation, nothing like that. But the idea of pulling on a mental leg - a pigtail, of sorts - and seeing what happens is quite nice.]

[stretchy_girl]

[The look doesn't faze Gemini, although it does catch her off guard, her jaw dropping at his words.]

I...you...

[She's spluttering but it doesn't matter because he's disconnected, leaving Gemini to fume. Perhaps she'll go and break something or someone, it's what she usually does when something angers her.]