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packhounds

He grins. "According to the back, it's a game where we pursue world domination. Only one world, but I always enjoy strategy games that understand there's always a little luck."

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knowmyplace

"Only one world?" he laughs. "That's a little shortsighted, but I suppose we can try it."

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packhounds

"Next step: the universe. I suppose one world is a place to start."

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knowmyplace

Iago follows a half step behind and to the side, his hands behind his back. "And what would you do if you controlled a universe?"

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packhounds

"Oh, I would never try to control a universe. It would involve far too much work of the type I don't like. The trick is to split things up so someone else handles making laws and so on."

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knowmyplace

"Mm, and what would you do? Control the people who make the laws? Seems like the same work, only filtered through someone stupid."

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packhounds

"See? You've put a pin in why I would have no interest in controlling a universe, and I don't find fighting very entertaining so I wouldn't accidentally find myself with one." If he did he would have to take responsibility, so it's to the best that he'll leave that for soldiers.

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knowmyplace

"We can call it my youthful ambition," Iago says with a chuckle. "That makes it so I would enjoy the challenge."

Not that Mikodez looks any older than Iago, but he has a wisdom to him that makes Iago wary of making assumptions.

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packhounds

"That gives you a far more reasonable excuse then some people I've dealt with."

The normal modifications of the Hexarchate have given him a youthful appearance, but he has the weight of experience to his side. Not that he isn't still called young by some of his colleagues. It's one of the less creative insults, and most of the insults aren't what he'd call creative.

"What would you do with a universe, or would you simply wish to win it?"

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knowmyplace

"Delegate people to run it the way I want, as you said. Ensure they dont betray me. And when they inevitably do, well, it's a good way to set a precedent."

He smiles. "It is a bit like running the Barge, but on a larger scale, I would imagine."

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packhounds

"I wouldn't say the Barge is anywhere near as organized. Not to say the universe is easily organized, but you have to higher standards when you don't have the 'advantages' of this ship."

The sudden and yet inevitable betrayal is just a basic understanding of how these things work, and another reason Mikodez is fine just running one sixth of a giant space empire. He can keep a handy list of likely betrayals.

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knowmyplace

"True, but my thoughts on the universe are sadly limited," he says. "I should be content being in charge of myself, I suppose."

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packhounds

He laughs. "You'll have to ask another warden that. I've never been satisfied with contentment. Nor could I stand for anyone else to be in charge of me. Following someone else's orders when I think I could do better isn't my strong suit, and I usually think I could do better."

He grins. "One of the reasons I'm not a military man."

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knowmyplace

Iago smiles. "That is something I understand," he says softly. "But unfortunately, I am a military man."

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packhounds

"Would you like to go back to that?"

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knowmyplace

"No." Emphatically.

"I was not meant for that life. Unfortunately, it was the only one I could have."

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packhounds

He nods. The picture of Earth that he's been putting together is... very strange, but there are some parts that are merely incredibly backwards.

"You come from Earth, don't you?" It's not unreasonable as a guess. If he's done a little review of the network then it's because he takes his job seriously.

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knowmyplace

"I do, but far earlier than most."

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packhounds

"Really?" Being interested in other people is important, so he's good at finding interesting things. He wonders if there are markers that Earth people use to tell the difference. There are some telling details back home, but some of his reading makes it feel as if the hexarch is sometimes more united than a single planet managed.

They have multiple calendars! Even if they don't mean anything.

"It's all new to me."

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knowmyplace

He opens the door to the library.

"What is your world like?"

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packhounds

"It depends on whether you mean the planet I come from original or the empire it's part of."

He heads directly towards the board game section. He taken this specific path with some frequency.

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knowmyplace

"I mean whatever you consider to be home."

He follows, scanning the shelves.

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packhounds

'What Mikodez considers home' is the sort of deep, personal questions that he comes up with fun answers for for his therapists. It's also just the hexarchate.

"Hm. It's a space empire that covers multiple planets. Redundant, perhaps, but there are some that just have space stations." And different languages, so it's also a matter of convenience. "On the whole, the technology is more 'advanced' than what I've seen here." He looks at the back of the 'Sorry!' box, but he thinks the name probably means it's not for him. "We have a basic living income."

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knowmyplace

'Trouble' gets discarded for the same reason. He hesitates a little on Monopoly, but the cartoon man on the front freaks him out.

"So you really do have someone who leads the universe?" he asks lightly.

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packhounds

He laughs. "Even though it's not that large, the answer is still absolutely not. We wouldn't get anything done. The functions of our government are split between six factions, and even with that it can be difficult to get an agreement on who should be in charge of the faction."

Some factions more than others, admittedly.