text to ivan

[forwardmomentum]

Ivan. Have you seen this?

[ look, ivan, miles is doing his job. why don't you do yours? ]

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[forwardmomentum]

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. ]

[whatdidisay]

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? )

[forwardmomentum]

And what makes you think I couldn't do it myself?

[whatdidisay]

You'd have done it by now.

[forwardmomentum]

Has it ever occurred to you I might be doing both at once?

[whatdidisay]

What? Telling people what to do and then doing it yourself? Miles, that's inefficient.

[forwardmomentum]

I'd hardly call doing your job and mine at once inefficient.

I just wanted to see if you could keep up.

[whatdidisay]

Oh for--

Look, fine, I'll do it.

[forwardmomentum]

I applaud your work ethic, Puerum Vorpatril. I'll be sure to make note of it in your file.

[whatdidisay]

Don't you have anything better to do than be this much of an asshole, Miles?

[forwardmomentum]

I'm a master of multitasking.

[whatdidisay]

Go multitask at Gregor. I don't think anyone's ever been an asshole to his face before, he might enjoy the experience.

( don't. )

[lets_see_what_happens]

Incorrect on both counts.

[whatdidisay]

What, really? Can't say I envy those suckers.

[lets_see_what_happens]

Good. [How can text be this smug?] You shouldn't.

[whatdidisay]

( ivan doesn't know. emperor powers? )

Please tell me they spent some time in ImpSec getting acquainted with the building.

[lets_see_what_happens]

Certainly not. I don't need Simon to solve all my problems.

[whatdidisay]

See, now I'm even more terrified than I would have been normally.

Remind me to never do something that'll piss you off, Greg.

[lets_see_what_happens]

Consider yourself reminded

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.

[whatdidisay]

I've never understood why anyone actually thinks you'd look different when you're angry. That would be less terrifying.

[lets_see_what_happens]

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.

[whatdidisay]

( oh gregor you always know what to say )

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.

[lets_see_what_happens]

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.

[whatdidisay]

Half the time I don't think he knows he's doing it, either.

[lets_see_what_happens]

Oh, he's aware. It's just been his default state of existence for forty years. Old habits, I suppose.

[whatdidisay]

It's hard to imagine him being anything but.