o1o ♠ if you wanna play dirty darling [ visual ] [ filtered against the doctor ]
"Good morning, Taxon." Crisp British diction and smooth French enunciation and it must be the Countess of Gatas, sober in dark, deep blue and holding a china teacup in both hands as she sits down at her husband's desk, dwarfed by the masculine surroundings designed for a man much, much larger than she is but soothed by the authority of it ( Read more... )
"Good evening, Countess. Thank you for the update, and for your kind words. The people of Taxon have shown themselves very well, in a dark hour. But now that the dark hour is past, we must continue, as you have pointed out."
"I must ask, as the future government of this city is something of interest to me, if it will be only those who brought this Doctor to you, who have a say in his future? If so, then so be it - my purpose here is not to influence this decision or give unasked-for advice. I have come to respect one of their number highly, and I trust Judith's judgment in this matter. I simply want to know."
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"I don't believe it's appropriate for me to dictate who does and does not have a voice in this matter. Rather, I think it's best that we begin proceedings with those who have already bled for the responsibility. A council of some kind must be formed - not a governing body but something suited to respond when the city must have a voice."
She taps her fingertips against the side of her teacup, restlessly; the Brucolac makes her uncomfortable on many levels and Bruce's visit earlier may have soothed her, but it doesn't make dealing with him any more pleasant. "I won't be a party to justice of the mob or the butcher, that's my point. I'm raising the notion of a council and I will advocate strongly for it- I won't turn him over until there's something to turn him over to."
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"The mob has come and gone with organized precision, though you are very right - there must be at least the appearance of continued action on this matter, even if it takes us a little while to truly get our feet under us. Otherwise the impatient will act for us. I do like this idea of a council, very much."
It's something he's only been lobbying for since he got here, but the goal is that a council exists, not people run through the streets, praising his name.
...Unless they want to, of course.
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#1 on the top ten list of people who will never do that: Lady Petrana.
"Good," she says, simply. "I hope we'll have the time needed to accomplish it before someone has the silly idea of sieging me."
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"I will keep my ear to the ground, so that we can have conversations with such people before they become a problem. In any case, you may add my support, should you need it, to ensuring that the Doctor sees justice and not vengeance."
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Despite her recently illuminated concerns with that, Petra nods once and marks the Brucolac's name down with the others. "It'll be best to have all the support we can garner," she says, diplomatically. "Thank you."
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