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[impure_tale]

Iago.

(ooc: The Marquis brought Iago back to the Barge -- and as soon as they were off the main deck he promptly started wailing on him and had to be bodily removed by Spock. This is hours later, after he's had time to calm down.)

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Spare me the apple polishing, Iago. You use things like that, perhaps because you wish to show you don't really care, but I know better.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

I told you the truth, didn't I?

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Yes, but you did it in a mendacious way. You're tiptoeing around something.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Why would I do that? I am not hiding anything. Not from you, at least.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

But you are hiding. Hence why you started using the privacy settings.

Shall I remove them?

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

I did not want to upset Judas with this. He would not understand that it had to be done.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Why did it have to be done, Iago?

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Because he was a traitor, as I said before. I do not have to justify it to you.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

Actually, you do. Because the manner by which you justify it to me determines how long I'm going to give you to tell Judas and Angelica the truth.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

He was a traitor. I had reason to even suspect that he had done worse. And I will not tolerate men working for me if I cannot trust them completely.

He knew the risks when he took the job. He knew the risks would increase if he began working against me. Against Harry.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

So you're saying that you hold other people to standards you would not expect them to hold you to.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

What do you mean? I was not a traitor. I did what he asked. EVERYTHING he asked. I trusted him completely. I was loyal. Always loyal to him and to the people.

And I trusted my men if they deserved it. What did I ask of them that is so difficult?

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

No lies, Iago.

And you knew the man that you were following to be immoral, and the laws he imposed upon the people there as immoral. Therefore what did you ask of them that was not difficult?

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

It was not immoral.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You're disgusting. Now you're lying just for the sake of argument.

I'm going to bed. You have two days to post public apologies to Judas, Angelica Sexby, and Edward Sexby. After that we'll see what else I have for you.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

No!

Marquis...I won't do it.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

You will, or I revoke visitation, your bed, and your right to bathe unsupervised.

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[impure-tale.livejournal.com]

And then I'll tell them MYSELF.

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[inhumandog.livejournal.com]

Fine. I'll do it.