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The District of Columbia
Aiden:
Serra Drosa
Serra looked up with the appearance of someone caught off guard, quite suddenly, but the keen and experienced eyes of those far older than she were sufficient to note the calculation with which she faced them. Her eyes lingered on Eruraviel for a moment, but then she turned her attention back to the one who was making a scene of herself and... and wow, she was quite pretty. She waved a gloved hand in front of herself. "Ahaha. Well, I wouldn't worry about it too much." Serra glanced back to the dangerously uncouth elf. "Just don't say it so loudly, alright?"
She crossed her legs beneath the table, and waved for them to take a seat at the chairs present.
"Now then, how can I help the Chancellor of Pine Garden and her friend?"
SINIB:
Eruraviel Lavinia
Eruraviel's ears twanged as if she were in a saturday morning cartoon with the chop coming fiercely down upon her head. They vibrated rapidly, twitching up and down spastically before slowly settling down in their standard, ourward facing position. She barely seemed to take note of the reprimand, settling down confidently at the table across from the congresswoman. Behind her confident bluster and her serene smile laid a vast well of experience and knowledge far outstripping that of any human.
The elf rested her chin upon her fist and grinned. This woman smelled of gunpower and power, and had a subtle guardedness to her which far outstripped that which one might expect from a typical career polititian. They were the eyes of a hunter, a killer, she could tell.
Eruraviel licked her lips, but restrained herself from digging deeper. She doubted the woman across the table would appriciate such an intrusion.
"On the contrary, that's my question, congresswoman." Her ears twitched, listening carefully for even the tiniest of microtells, listening to the whispers of the grasses and the bugs around them. "Columbia seems to be in crisis, and you're right in the thick of it all."
Bern:
Amanda
The Elf settling down opposite the congresswoman presented the perfect opportunity for her and she was quick to take it by taking the sear right next to Serra and even inching herself closer so that she could whisper to her. The setup was just so perfect and she could naturally continue on from what Eru had said.
"It's not about what you can do for me, but what we can do for you." It turned out that her melodic voice was just as charming as her appearance. Amanda rested her her chin on her hand much like Eru did and her gaze was entirely locked onto Serra, she was not even glancing on the papers that the Congresswoman had been working on.
She stealthily scratched the table with her nail, or at least did in such a way that any third party looking on would notice the movement, of course the gesture was noticeable to the people at the table. Once she finished a multi layered invisible dome surrounded the three of them that would distort anything they said to sound more mundane. Or at least that was the second layer, the first layer was privacy shield that muted their conversation and the second layer was hidden function in case someone broke the first. People usually didn't look for multiple levels of deception, so they probably wouldn't think to look further. Any onlooker penetrating the first layer would believe she was casually flirting with the Congresswoman, a bit of a scandalous and rumors of that would surely circulate, but in truth that would only obfuscate the truth all the better.
"I could perhaps convince the Noble Council to formally support your next endeavor in exchange for you opening up those ports." Pine Garden had since the Independence War, been heavily restricted in the way it could trade and open up branch offices in Columbia, a situation that had annoyed a lot of the Nobility for centuries.
Aiden:
Serra Drosa
A sharp look of vigilance pierced back into Eruraviel's eyes, and a surge of defiant will enshrouded the depths of the senator's spirit. She turned her papers over, calmly, and lowered a hand beneath the table to her bag. But her face, her lips turned upward in a welcomingly polite smile. "Such a convenient thing you can do there, Chancellor."
She only turned her eyes from Eruraviel to glance at the table, and then finally to Amanda. "Tell me, what do you already know of my next proposal? I'm quite curious what makes you feel I'm the right woman to approach for this."
SINIB:
--- Quote from: Aiden on May 31, 2021, 06:57:23 PM ---Serra Drosa
A sharp look of vigilance pierced back into Eruraviel's eyes, and a surge of defiant will enshrouded the depths of the senator's spirit. She turned her papers over, calmly, and lowered a hand beneath the table to her bag. But her face, her lips turned upward in a welcomingly polite smile. "Such a convenient thing you can do there, Chancellor."
She only turned her eyes from Eruraviel to glance at the table, and then finally to Amanda. "Tell me, what do you already know of my next proposal? I'm quite curious what makes you feel I'm the right woman to approach for this."
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Eruraviel
The elf smirked, and then snapped her fingers. What I know is that the unfortunate actions of a few months ago have well, they've certainly benefitted your caucus. And I also know that you'll be pushing a bill to pass a formal declaration of war. I also know that you're in bed with the goddess's eldest, and that you very likely will get your way." Of course, she knew more than she let on, however, it never did to reveal one's hand so readily, especially when the other party was keeping it so close to their chest. Her ears twitched and she leaned forwards, staring at Serra intently with her vibrant purple eyes.
"Now, it's your turn. What do you know of me?"
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