philomena burke, bond villain. (avaricious) wrote in cultureic, @ 2016-05-12 22:34:00 |
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Ulysses,But Ulysses would never learn what he ought to do: Lo pressed the tip of her own wand to the scroll and set the whole thing aflame. It curled up into a tight comma of ash on Ulysses’ desk, and she settled back in her chair with a small, sympathetic smile.
Are you physically incapable of keeping yourself out of the DMLE’s clutches? Are you drawn to their holding cells the same way you’re drawn to your low-rate opium and flasks of embalming fluid? Again, you’ve brought shame to the family name. Again, I must deal with another one of your embarrassing mistakes. Again, I must do what I can to ensure our reputation doesn’t wind up in the gutter. We are Sacred Twenty-Eight. If we ever want the other families to stop acting as if they are our betters, you must do better than this.
You are embarrassing me. You are embarrassing my children. Frankly, Ulysses, you are embarrassing your children. You ought to