[For a moment, Mara is back there, in darkly lit rooms, mist and the blackness of space through giant windows, holoprojectors all around as his calming, crackling voice-]
[The smile breaks her out of it. The Emperor never showed his teeth.]
[She regains her composure in seconds. She never really lost it, it just strayed as she stood there like a bantha's ass, lost in time. But now the vacant expression leaves a glare in its wake, and she speaks with the tone of someone accustomed to authority.]
I hope that wasn't an attempt at flattery. [She cocks her head to the side, considering him coldly.] Do I even want to know what you think my talents are?
i dont want to know whos squish.
[The smile breaks her out of it. The Emperor never showed his teeth.]
[She regains her composure in seconds. She never really lost it, it just strayed as she stood there like a bantha's ass, lost in time. But now the vacant expression leaves a glare in its wake, and she speaks with the tone of someone accustomed to authority.]
I hope that wasn't an attempt at flattery. [She cocks her head to the side, considering him coldly.] Do I even want to know what you think my talents are?