You know, I somehow get the feeling that maybe if you told them how you got your wealth of experience they'd think twice about putting you anywhere with real authority.
( things ivan would not put past miles: the eventual co-option of all the captains and the entire crew of the moria into something that serves to feed miles'... whatever it is. he's missing his entire fleet, no doubt.
come to think of it, this just makes ivan slightly more concerned. )
By that logic they could have bugged all of our rooms. Anyway, why are you bothering me about this? I do fine with the internal PR.
( seriously, miles. you're going to make him represent the entire ship to some man who's pissed at them? you know damn well that's asking for trouble. )
[ all right, fine, that's a good point on that first. a really good point, actually. miles is annoyed that it's ivan making it and not him.
ivan has a good point on the second, too, but miles has already considered that. ]
Internal, yes, of course, but someone has to bridge that gap to the outside world. Have you considered, perhaps, doing some preemptive public relations? Establishing a good rapport with the locals before something goes horribly wrong? I'm sure your private liaisons are absolutely thrilling, but unless the entire local population is primarily concerned with what you can do with your fingers, it doesn't really get the rest of us off. The hook, that is.
[ no he's really not going to let that go ]
Barring the fact that this is actually your job -- do you really think the captains would let you completely botch things?
[ miles' intent wasn't really to use ivan to bait the captains into taking some more decisive or at least informative action, but it would be a handy side effect. ]
If you just wanted me to do something for you because you're not in a position to do it yourself, all you had to do was ask. You didn't need a promotion for that.
( because that sounds like something miles would want to do, or would delegate to someone. which is what he's doing, ivan knows, but now he's doing it with the illusion of authority behind him and ivan does really like the chain of command in theory. just not when his cousin is on the commanding end of it. figures.
fine, miles, he'll be your groundman. )
Yes?
( seriously, miles, just because you've been off running your own mercenary outfit outside most of the chain of command doesn't mean you didn't go through the imperial military academy, same as ivan. )
Given the severity of the accusations, I really don't think so. These natives aren't playing around. They are well and truly pissed.
What makes you think my promotion has anything to do with you?
[ he really didn't do it just to boss you around, ivan, that's just an added perk, and he totally knows he doesn't need the weight of command to do it.
he does like to hold it over ivan's head, though. ]
No, I think you got a promotion and decided to tell me what you think I should do because you still can't actually go and do it yourself. Only this time you get to do it to everyone instead of just limiting yourself to your poor, unthanked cousin.
( and to think that miles considers ivan an ass. have you looked in the mirror lately, cousin? )
And yet, you can always identify when it's happening, despite my carefully cultivated lack of direct indicators. I don't think anybody's better at it besides Aunt Cordelia.
That, and not commanding every iota of attention in every room you step into. Miles does it on purpose, but I don't think Aral knows how to turn it off. It's a useful skill.
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Captain Thán, naturally.
[ somehow there is an entire WORLD of smugness radiating from those three words. ]
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You know, I somehow get the feeling that maybe if you told them how you got your wealth of experience they'd think twice about putting you anywhere with real authority.
( things ivan would not put past miles: the eventual co-option of all the captains and the entire crew of the moria into something that serves to feed miles'... whatever it is. he's missing his entire fleet, no doubt.
come to think of it, this just makes ivan slightly more concerned. )
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Ivan, you idiot. We don't even know if these things are secure.
[ ivan's right, though, he is missing the fleet -- and admiral naismith, something fierce. he's starting to feel a little...trapped, lately. ]
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( seriously, miles. you're going to make him represent the entire ship to some man who's pissed at them? you know damn well that's asking for trouble. )
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ivan has a good point on the second, too, but miles has already considered that. ]
Internal, yes, of course, but someone has to bridge that gap to the outside world. Have you considered, perhaps, doing some preemptive public relations? Establishing a good rapport with the locals before something goes horribly wrong? I'm sure your private liaisons are absolutely thrilling, but unless the entire local population is primarily concerned with what you can do with your fingers, it doesn't really get the rest of us off. The hook, that is.
[ no he's really not going to let that go ]
Barring the fact that this is actually your job -- do you really think the captains would let you completely botch things?
[ miles' intent wasn't really to use ivan to bait the captains into taking some more decisive or at least informative action, but it would be a handy side effect. ]
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If you just wanted me to do something for you because you're not in a position to do it yourself, all you had to do was ask. You didn't need a promotion for that.
( because that sounds like something miles would want to do, or would delegate to someone. which is what he's doing, ivan knows, but now he's doing it with the illusion of authority behind him and ivan does really like the chain of command in theory. just not when his cousin is on the commanding end of it. figures.
fine, miles, he'll be your groundman. )
Yes?
( seriously, miles, just because you've been off running your own mercenary outfit outside most of the chain of command doesn't mean you didn't go through the imperial military academy, same as ivan. )
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What makes you think my promotion has anything to do with you?
[ he really didn't do it just to boss you around, ivan, that's just an added perk, and he totally knows he doesn't need the weight of command to do it.
he does like to hold it over ivan's head, though. ]
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( and to think that miles considers ivan an ass. have you looked in the mirror lately, cousin? )
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I just wanted to see if you could keep up.
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Look, fine, I'll do it.
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( don't. )
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Please tell me they spent some time in ImpSec getting acquainted with the building.
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Remind me to never do something that'll piss you off, Greg.
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It's more warning than most people get.
You know me better than that anyway, Ivan, I wouldn't worry. You're one of the few people who can actually tell if I'm upset.
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I think this is the first time in my life someone's implied that I'm better than both Miles and Uncle Aral at something.
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