08-04-2015, 10:46 AM
The Director certainly seemed to be flustered by the woman's rapid-fire reasoning. He wasn't used to people trying this hard to undermine him. Of course, he was trying to get a word in edgewise, but Athena simply kept talking over him.
"Well-"
"Yes, but the thing is-"
"I can hardly say that-"
"Now listen here, miss! I don't know who you are or where you came from, but the gentleman and I had an agreement-"
"Apparently not." Kopaka quipped, crossing his arms again.
"...I just don't see why you're deciding to get involved with this, miss." the Director said, throwing his hands up in the air. His meaty forehead was starting to collect beads of sweat, despite the chill that Kopaka carried with him wherever he went.
"Don't change the subject." Athena said, glowering at the Director from behind her blindfold. Sure, she didn't exactly have eyes to glower with, but the body language was all in the head. "Who is your superior?" she asked, tilting her head. The Director looked flustered. This intrigued Kopaka. It had been his impression that this man was the topmost authority within this Library. The thought that there may be someone with authority over him had not occurred to the Toa. On Mata Nui, there usually weren't hierarchies of authority. There was one Turaga, and there were their followers.
"That'd be Rex Libris, but-"
"We will go speak with this Rex Libris. Perhaps he will be willing to shed light on your treachery." Kopaka said, seamlessly falling in line with Athena's direction of thought. The Director looked honestly afraid. Evidently, this Rex Libris individual was someone to be feared. In addition, it was more than likely that he would not approve of the Director's actions, otherwise the shriveled biological would not be blanching the way he was.
"No...no...that won't be necessary." the Director said, heaving a deep sigh. Kopaka would have to keep in mind that chains of authority were very important in Coruscant. The idea was still alien to him, but Kopaka was intuitive enough to recognize what was going on here. The pudgy Director picked up an odd looking device on his desk and spoke in to it. Kopaka wasn't sure what was going on, but from the sounds of it, they were making progress.
"Hello, yes, Glen? Yes, I'm about to send two primes down to see you. A Mr. Kopaka and..." he drifted off, glancing at Athena.
"Athena." she said flatly.
"...and a Ms. Athena. I need you to head the language exhibit in the museum wing and give them the translation mask."
...
"I understand you're very busy, but I'm afraid..."
...
"What do you mean, a biker gang?"
...
"That doesn't..."
...
"Just...just...don't worry about it. I'll have security keep an eye on them. This takes precedence."
...
"Fine, yes. Take your lunch afterwards."
...
With that, the Director clicked the device back on to its holding apparatus and massaged his temples for a moment. This was really turning out to be quite a stressful day, and here his doctor had informed him to try and relax more. He could feel his ulcer acting up already. After a moment to gather himself, the old librarian looked back up at Kopaka, who still held a steely, frigid gaze.
"The librarian down at the front desk will get you your mask. Now, please...I have a lot of work to do." he said, his voice projecting the very soul of defeat. Kopaka nodded once and turned on his heel, sweeping out of the office with Athena in tow. As they rode the elevator down to the ground floor, there was another period of silence before Kopaka spoke up.
"...thank you." he said, keeping his gaze fixed straight ahead.
"Mhm." Athena said quietly, also keeping her face looking straight. There was a bit of stress lingering in her voice, and though Kopaka did feel a tad responsible for leading her into such a stressful environment, he could not claim to be able to fix anyone else's emotions. Besides, Athena was a competent female; she would be fine...
Quote:Justice without reward' is hardly relevant to the basic agreement. You gave your word, I presume.
"Well-"
Quote: 'Justice' would dictate that the agreement is honored regardless of any other factors, wouldn't it? And, as a matter of fact, you knew the nature of the "pest" problem, unless you're very poorly informed of the matters of your own library.
"Yes, but the thing is-"
Quote:Wasn't it a reasonable assumption that there would be some collateral damage? Those bug creatures were huge and deadly, and obviously strong enough to knock over whole shelves of data. It would have been a very lucky break if we had expelled all of them without any complications.
"I can hardly say that-"
Quote:You couldn't have expected it from us, especially if I hadn't been there. Kopaka nearly got killed!
"Now listen here, miss! I don't know who you are or where you came from, but the gentleman and I had an agreement-"
"Apparently not." Kopaka quipped, crossing his arms again.
"...I just don't see why you're deciding to get involved with this, miss." the Director said, throwing his hands up in the air. His meaty forehead was starting to collect beads of sweat, despite the chill that Kopaka carried with him wherever he went.
"Don't change the subject." Athena said, glowering at the Director from behind her blindfold. Sure, she didn't exactly have eyes to glower with, but the body language was all in the head. "Who is your superior?" she asked, tilting her head. The Director looked flustered. This intrigued Kopaka. It had been his impression that this man was the topmost authority within this Library. The thought that there may be someone with authority over him had not occurred to the Toa. On Mata Nui, there usually weren't hierarchies of authority. There was one Turaga, and there were their followers.
"That'd be Rex Libris, but-"
"We will go speak with this Rex Libris. Perhaps he will be willing to shed light on your treachery." Kopaka said, seamlessly falling in line with Athena's direction of thought. The Director looked honestly afraid. Evidently, this Rex Libris individual was someone to be feared. In addition, it was more than likely that he would not approve of the Director's actions, otherwise the shriveled biological would not be blanching the way he was.
"No...no...that won't be necessary." the Director said, heaving a deep sigh. Kopaka would have to keep in mind that chains of authority were very important in Coruscant. The idea was still alien to him, but Kopaka was intuitive enough to recognize what was going on here. The pudgy Director picked up an odd looking device on his desk and spoke in to it. Kopaka wasn't sure what was going on, but from the sounds of it, they were making progress.
"Hello, yes, Glen? Yes, I'm about to send two primes down to see you. A Mr. Kopaka and..." he drifted off, glancing at Athena.
"Athena." she said flatly.
"...and a Ms. Athena. I need you to head the language exhibit in the museum wing and give them the translation mask."
...
"I understand you're very busy, but I'm afraid..."
...
"What do you mean, a biker gang?"
...
"That doesn't..."
...
"Just...just...don't worry about it. I'll have security keep an eye on them. This takes precedence."
...
"Fine, yes. Take your lunch afterwards."
...
With that, the Director clicked the device back on to its holding apparatus and massaged his temples for a moment. This was really turning out to be quite a stressful day, and here his doctor had informed him to try and relax more. He could feel his ulcer acting up already. After a moment to gather himself, the old librarian looked back up at Kopaka, who still held a steely, frigid gaze.
"The librarian down at the front desk will get you your mask. Now, please...I have a lot of work to do." he said, his voice projecting the very soul of defeat. Kopaka nodded once and turned on his heel, sweeping out of the office with Athena in tow. As they rode the elevator down to the ground floor, there was another period of silence before Kopaka spoke up.
"...thank you." he said, keeping his gaze fixed straight ahead.
"Mhm." Athena said quietly, also keeping her face looking straight. There was a bit of stress lingering in her voice, and though Kopaka did feel a tad responsible for leading her into such a stressful environment, he could not claim to be able to fix anyone else's emotions. Besides, Athena was a competent female; she would be fine...
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