MASK OR MENACE IC CONTACT

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"Hey, it's Kate. Leave a message."

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[brushoff]

Well of course. Would I be so cruel to make a joke about your failings without any instigation?

[ the answer is yes ]

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I'm not going to answer that.

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Smart move.

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I AM rather clever.

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I'd even say that you're one of the more clever people I know here.

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Quite true, but now we're flattering me.

Why are we (you, but let's do an inverse royal we for a second) flattering me?

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Can't I flatter you seemingly just to flatter you?

[ no. the answer is no. ]

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You COULD, but then you wouldn't be Dorian Gray.

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[brushoff]

Point taken.

Really, this is simply me buttering you up to butter you up. After all, who knows when I'll need a purple-clad detective slash vigilante slash person in good standing with just about everybody?

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Well, I did nearly win you an election you didn't want. Are you sure you want me on your side?

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[brushoff]

There's a difference between 'nearly won' and 'actually won.' So yes, I do.

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Well, I am pretty relentless. I could probably do better next time.

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You say that like there's a next time.

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Will Dorian Gray run for office that he doesn't want again?

All signs point to yes.

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[brushoff]

This may surprise you, but I can learn from my mistakes

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But what if you learned that you could actually do some GOOD for the office?

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I tried doing good once. It didn't stick.

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Should I expect your next robbery to be an 8-12, then?

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Why would I rob something again when there's a whole host of other crimes I can check off my roster?

I've already been convicted of robbery and technically committed public intoxication and illicit drug use...what's next, tax evasion?

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Sounds a little boring for you.

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[brushoff]

If I jumped straight to murder, people might get mad.

[ plus, y'know, he already murdered someone here..... ]

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Here's a novel idea: be good for more than five minutes.

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Ew. No.

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Then no matter how much good favor you work up with me, eventually I won't be on the same side as you. Do you want that?

[Wow, this suddenly got serious.]

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[brushoff]

[ Wow indeed. ]

I don't know what you want me to say here. I'm not a good person. You know that. And I thought you knew that.