Three Bottles

[Reeves]

He stifled a laugh, and given the formality of things and the subject in play it was quite the rude thing to do. Almost uncharacteristic, as if a veil parted. "Spoken like a true hypocrite." His amusement made way for a calculating coldness.

"You don't just want to delay Liberty's efforts. You want us to delay it long enough until you are in a position to act." This time he smiled but it was devoid of any warmth or friendliness. "I assume all the risk and liability given that it's my people maintaining the blockade over Sudbury. You on the other hand want to only assume a material expense before no doubt recouping on investment. By which point, and if your little plan succeeds, everyone else in Ontario will be too diminished to really prevent." That smile of his extended upwards and out further, revealing genuine amusement that peaked with the reveal of flawless teeth.

But then his eyes narrowed and that brief spell of pleasantness went with it, not that it was intended to be such a thing at all. "Talk terms and give me concrete incentives to work with. You'd be a fool to believe that I would entertain any other scenario other than certainty that our sacrifices today will ensure victory in the longterm."

And just like that it was the Director's turn again.