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Syllex Redoran waits quietly for the Reichstag meeting to start. He has observed the appointment of a preschooler to the head of the House of Stone, and noted the political tensions in the other houses, and gravely turns the information he has acquired over in his head. He was the first house leader to arrive - he even beat most of the Deimosite workers to the Reichstag - eager to begin his leadership in earnest. His brother, Gielo Redoran, silently sits next to him.

Syllex: *in a low, hushed voice* Did you send the bribes?
Gielo: *equally quiet and gravelly* I did. The political institutions, influential companies, and black markets of each House have received an...introduction to the virtue of aligning themselves to our interests.
Syllex: *emotionless, unexpressive* Good. If even half of them think well of our gift, the money we gave them will have been well spent.
Gielo: You say that as though our reputation is weak.
Syllex: It is weak. They threaten to call us the House of Strangers, not the House of Duty, or House of Gravity, or even House of Discipline as I requested. We must use whatever means we can to improve our status.
Gielo: A fair point, Six. It doesn't help that the other families in our House are not even related to Demiosan natives. Only the Redoran bloodline is pure.
Syllex: It matters not; what we lack in positive public preconceptions, we shall make up for in our first impression. Discipline is the order of the day; through professionalism and maturity will we impress the other Houses. Now, return to Blacklight (OOC: the northwesternmost city in Demiosa) and ensure my steward gets here on time.
Gielo: Provol will be here, brother.

Gielo Redoran crosses his arms over his chest, then returns them to his sides. Syllex performs the same gesture in turn as Gielo turns away and exits the building. (OOC: What a strange way to say goodbye. Maybe it means something?)

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04-14-2014 08:58 AM