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[sandhate]

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[diplomacme]

[ A quiet chuckle. ]

Be careful-- if your head gets too big, it will ruin your proportions.

[sandhate]

[ He smirks ] Oh, it's nothing a few hours looking at you can't fix.

[diplomacme]

The sight of me deflates your ego? I find that rather hard to believe.

[sandhate]

[ He leads her back to the ballroom, her hand in his ]

Your beauty is very humbling, my esteemed Senator.

[diplomacme]

Is that so? I'll have to be careful how I wield that power.

[sandhate]

You have [ He brings her hands up to his lips, pressing kiss to her knuckles ] one of the most powerful Jedi in the Order's history wrapped around your little finger. You should be careful.

[diplomacme]

Would it be an abuse of my power to ask for another dance?

[sandhate]

[ He looks away and grimaces but the faint smile returns when he looks at her again. ]

Oh, please. Abuse that power all you want.

[diplomacme]

I saw that, you know.

[sandhate]

[ He kisses her as a distraction. ]

I could think of other things we could be doing instead.

[diplomacme]

[ Innocently: ] Eating?

[sandhate]

[ not innocent at all: ] You can call it that.

[diplomacme]

[ Normally, she'd try to keep it up, but he totally got her. She laughs.

Padmé leans forward, her lips brushing his ear. ]

After the party, I'm all yours.

[sandhate]

[ That gets his attention ]

The party could go on for weeks. Can I negotiate something sooner? Say in two hours?

[diplomacme]

Two and a half.

[ She's just counter-offering because if he wants to negotiate, she's not going to go too easy on him. ]

[sandhate]

[ Well. At least it's not the whole night. ]

Fine, but I'm just saying - we can eat a lot in half an hour.

[diplomacme]

Oh. I know. [ She gives him a lingering kiss. ]

Two hours and fifteen minutes. Enough time for me to have people make good on their debts.

[sandhate]

Now that's abusing your powers.

[ He chuckles and chase her for another kiss. A more chaste one on her cheek. Then he lets her go. ]

I'll see you in two hours.

[diplomacme]

[ She winks over her shoulder as she walks away. ]

And fifteen minutes.