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[dendarii]

"This is - Emperor Vorkosigan. Leave a message and We will return it at Our earliest convenience."

Comments

[dendarii]

God. Don't talk like that.

[ And then, a moment later, because he doesn't want that to be an Imperial Command -- ]

Please.

[vorrutyer]

What - don't tell me it upsets you. Your older self always seemed to treat me like I was three-quarters mad and one-quarter a drooling imbecile.

[dendarii]

Three-quarters, sure. But not completely mad. I'd have no sane subjects left.

[vorrutyer]

I'm flattered by your faith that you have one now.

[dendarii]

I'd say I do. However narrowly.

... What do you need to be sober from?

[vorrutyer]

Take a guess.

[dendarii]

Some sort of drug, I'm assuming, but I've no idea what.

[vorrutyer]

And does it really matter precisely what it was?

[dendarii]

Of course it does. I can't tell if you're obeying me if I don't know what you're using.

[vorrutyer]

It's nothing you'd be familiar with, sire. It's nothing I was familiar with, and I believe I'm rather more worldly than yourself.

[dendarii]

Then if you want me to command you to sobriety, you have to show me what it is.

[vorrutyer]

Why? Are you going to take it?

[dendarii]

Hell no.

[vorrutyer]

Then why do you need to see it?

[dendarii]

You've been using it, haven't you? That's why you need this order.

As it is, I had no idea you were doing any such thing.

[vorrutyer]

Of course you didn't. I didn't intend for you to know.

[dendarii]

Precisely. You'll still be able to do that, but I'll have no chance at all if I don't even know what it looks like. Or what it's called.

[vorrutyer]

I'm not asking for you to enforce it, sire. I'm just asking you to give the order.

[dendarii]

Only if you tell me what it is.

[vorrutyer]

I don't know what it is.

[dendarii]

Then show me and I'll figure it out.

[vorrutyer]

This isn't about detective work, sire. I don't need to know the name of it. I just have this one simple request for you.

[dendarii]

I can't give it in good conscience unless I know what I'm forbidding.

[vorrutyer]

I don't give a shit about your conscience.

[dendarii]

You really should.