contact part deux

[bouchonne]

if this were modern times byerly would probably make you listen to total eclipse of the heart before you were able to leave a message

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[bouchonne]

[ He laughs, but - it's warm. ]

I do not deserve your sorrow, good Seeker, flattered as I am to receive it. I'm a weak and spiteful man. The Maker doesn't lead wicked hearts to faith.

[fairforce]

You're very self-aware for someone so weak and spiteful.

[bouchonne]

Another curse. It causes me to be tormented with guilt, on top of everything else.

[fairforce]

With so many strikes against you, someone else might be tempted to say that you're past all hope.

Not me. But someone else.

[bouchonne]

What a cruel thing to say, dear Seeker.

[fairforce]

I said I didn't agree!

[bouchonne]

So what gives you hope for my salvation?

[fairforce]

To begin with, I believe there are very few truly wicked people.

[bouchonne]

Clearly you've never spent much time with actors.

[fairforce]

I haven't. But I still believe what I believe.

[bouchonne]

All right. What else?

[fairforce]

Genuinely?

If the topic is close to mind, that makes me think there's hope.

[bouchonne]

Ah, I shall be tormented with guilt over my misdeeds?

[fairforce]

You wouldn't have guilt if you were truly wicked.

[bouchonne]

Hmm. Well, then I'm one of those insufferable types that you see in operas. Lamenting their wicked deeds, but unable to stop themselves. Don't you hate them? They have those long recitatives...

[fairforce]

I'll have to take you at your word. I'm not familiar enough with operas to know the type.

[bouchonne]

Really? How many operas have you seen?

[fairforce]

One?

[bouchonne]

Lady Seeker.

[fairforce]

It's better than none!

[bouchonne]

Lady Seeker, I demand four - no, six - evenings over the next two months.

[fairforce]

Oh, I don't know...

[bouchonne]

[ A Leaderly Voice: ]

That is an order, Seeker Hart.

[fairforce]

[She laughs.]

Oh, don't! Six is so many!

[bouchonne]

Six nights of having the Ambassador's ear to bend as you will. There are some who would kill for the opportunity.