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"What do you want, dearie? And if you don't mind me saying, that's a lovely red dress."
"i am so sorry to bother you, ms. Julia, but i want to talk to you about a proposal i have."
"Any matters should be taken up with Felix, the Belgian who is my right-hand man."
"most of us, your believers, know that. it's sort of the point. you need more people at the top."
"I assume you are offering up yourself as a new administrator."
"yes, Julia i will be your servant. watch as I set my book down and show my devotion."
"This is kind of weird, but your kneeling is making an impression. What's your name?"
"nafisa."
"Nafisa. What is it that you're offering me - exactly?"
"i have a useful skill, Julia. of course, compared to you, i am nothing. a worm. a gnat."
"I thought I'd never get tired of people sucking up to me, but this is getting tiresome."
"i've offended you with my presence. i'll slink back to my tent, eat my lunch, lick my wounds..."
"Wait, Nafisa. Tell me your proposal."
"i am willing to carry out any orders you wish, Julia - anything."
"Okay, this has gone from weird, to tiresome, to sounding big-time gross. Tell me what-"
"i want to be able to rule over others. i am sorry for interrupting you, and simply blurting it out."
"I thought you said that you wanted to be a servant."
"yes, and as part of my position, i want to boss anyone else around, you and felix excluded."
"Well, maybe my other right-hand man - F.B. - should be exempt from 'Your Majesty' too."
"yes, 'Your Majesty,' does seem a wonderful title. Julia, the Werewolf Goddess, and Queen Na-"
"That's a no-go on 'Queen Nafisa'. If we do this you'll go by Nafisa, or your last name."
"my last name is masterson."
"Masterson? That's a bit on the nose. Regardless, you can go by Ms. Masterson."
"look, giving some orders, supervising some issues, are more enjoyable than others, correct?"
"Right."
"i can supervise the boring aspects of getting things done around here."
"Okay, your proposal has been considered, and granted."
"well, i have a few matters to start off while I've got you here. first, i'll need three servants-"
"What are you talking about?"
"there are two young men and a woman who have rubbed me the wrong way since i got here."
"So?"
"i want them to be designated my personal servants, er, my personal assistants."
"Granted, I suppose. What else?"
"i think me, Felix, and that other guy who is always around - you called him F.B. - i think we..."
"Yes?"
"we three should take the form of co-equal branches of government."
"As F.B. might say: 'I'm sure this will all work out great.' Anything more?"
"y' know, my parents say no matter where i go i always leave a meteor-like impact behind."
"And y' know what else? I need a drink."
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