Well Measured Vice

[Numenius Pax]

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Numenius was a Senator and that hadn't quite lost it's allure just yet.

Something about being a powerful man, someone that was looked up to and respected? Well it sat well with him and he had done rather well to make sure that he carried it well in his posture and in how he carried himself. It was a joy to be where he was right now, in a rather exclusive restaurant, but despite his surroundings, Numenius made sure that he didn't look like he was enjoying himself too much.

Tucked out of the way of the main restaurant floor, the table was on an upper balcony level in front of a large window. Only the waiting staff had access to the balcony area aside from Numenius and his soon to be arriving guest.

It would be nice to meet Dwight - he had heard 'good' things about him. Specifically he had heard good things about the young man's connections with people that Numenius could find himself supporting should the balance of favours continue to be addressed.

So it was a working lunch and had very little to do with the fact that the young senator was attractive.

He smiled widely, a practiced motion, upon spotting Dwight. He waited for Dwight to come to the table before standing and shaking the other senator's hand briskly, only using a little bit of pressure before releasing and gesturing to the seat across from him as he sat down,

"Sit, please." he offered with another bright smile, "It's lovely to finally meet you after hearing so much about you... Numenius Pax, pleased to meet you."

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[Dwight Antilles]

Alright, so Dwight Antilles was contacted by a a fellow by the name of Numenius Pax, Senator of Corulag. Dwight is still pretty new to Senate politics and the likes so he doesn't know much about who the guy other than his name and what planet he represents. Still, the guy reached out to him to have lunch at a fancy Coruscant restaurant, and it would be kind of rude to not attend, plus it's a nice opportunity to get to know another one of the Senators (plus it's not like he has anything better to do anyway). The spot where Numenious picked was pretty high up and you could get a good view from the outside via the large window. Mr. Pax, when the Alderaanian noble saw him, thought the guy was easy on the eyes, he is youthful, has a nice head of hair .etc. As Dwight closed in, he was drawn into a energetic handshake with his Corulag counterpart.

Once they were finished, He would sit Pax requests. Dwight is a pretty chill and casual person, normally he would sit his seat backwards, but seat's rear went too high for him to do that, so he sit in it like a normal person. Truth be told, Dwight would have preferred a place that's less-upscale. These fancier places tend to feel artificial to him. Even a meager restaurant in the lower levels would have sufficed. Oh well, guess it can't be helped. With his trademark smile on, he would reply back to Pax as he sat down. "Thank you, thank you. Pleasure is all mine" He chuckled. He's popular already? It makes him feel slightly uneasy, although he hid that from his new acquaintance. "Dwight Antilles. But you can just call me Dwiight! It's nice to meet you too Mr. Pax!" he would be seated firmly now. He wasn't sure if Mr. Pax would work as to address him. His first name sounds like a bit of a mouthful to him. Maybe he can arrange something different.

 

[Numenius Pax]

This Alderaanian was a lovely piece of meat but Numenius was here on business and mixing that with pleasure was just asking for trouble now wasn’t it? The handshake was strong but not crushing and he liked that.

Maybe this young man wasn’t going to be as boring and insecure as some of the other senators he had spent some time with?

Hopefully not.

Hmm… seemed that Dwight was a young man who liked to act as a young man and not as a senator when he wasn’t in the senate chambers. He could understand that – having downtime away from your work was often just as important as working hard at your work after all. Numenius himself was more into hobbies than he was in acting informal but he supposed it couldn’t hurt, right? He smiled a little bit as the waiter came over to take their orders,

“Numenius, please, Dwight. If we’re going to be friends I think we should be free to use out given names.” He told the other man before nodding to the waiter, “I shall have a martini, please. And once you have delivered the drinks we would like to be left alone until called for, thank you.”

The waiter would take Dwight’s order before disappearing and reappearing very quickly with the requested drinks. Placing them gently, the waiter bowed before departing as quickly as he had re-appeared in the first place. Taking a sip of his martini, Numenius sighed a little bit before looking back to Dwight,

“Tell me then Dwight… what do you think of the senate so far?” he asked with a small smile, “As one junior senator to another… is it what you expected?”

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