Application : Ambassador Londo Mollari

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((Londo has spoken to Delenn's mun and gotten the OK))

He stepped through the doorway and tugged at his coat, straightening the heavily embroidered sleeves. Ambassador Londo Mollari of the Great Centauri Republic surveyed his new surroundings. The walls and floor were wrought stone, but it did not have the same light and airy feel one would find in Centauri architecture. Was he back on Narn?

“Great Maker, I hope not,” he muttered to himself. “I could use a drink. Vir!” he bellowed.

Londo took a step forward and was startled to see a quill appear in front of him, just hovering over a piece of parchment.

 (("I have read the hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. Londo))
 ((I have read the hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. Londo))
  ((I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. Londo))
  ((One day, marmalade will rule the world. Londo"))
  

1.      What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite? 

Cheese, eh? Any kind that goes well with a good Centauri whiskey! But it should be fine and well aged, like good Spoo.

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?

Would you like for me to arrange for a quiet assassination? Something with poison to dispatch them? I’m sure it could be easily done, if you could manage to dispatch Lord Refa for me in return.

      3. What time is it where you are?

It is time for the Great Centauri Republic to retake it’s rightful place among the stars! And I see it is also time for another drink. Vir! Where is he?

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.

Are there any dancing girls in this order? Or is this an Order of some political importance? I have married for political gain, I am sure I could ‘harass’ someone if there was something to be gained from it.

5. If you are pushing to be in:

      A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.

There is an interesting bar in DownBelow I have heard of called the “Laughing Narn”. Although I have never seen a Narn laugh. Damnably sullen people.

I would prefer to work in a bar where there are many beautiful dancing girls, and being in the dark means that I could not appreciate their.. ample charms.

2. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.

Marriage? This Harry should take my advice. Never get married unless you stand to gain from it. Marrying for love only ends in heartbreak. Trust me, I have three wives from arranged marriages, Pestilince, Famine and Death, and the time when we are happiest is when we are furthest apart. 

3. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it. 

That simply means you need a more capable attache to handle your paperwork for you. Speaking of assistant, where is he? I need a new drink. Vir!

4. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.

Useless? I am Londo Mollari, Ambassador to Earth from the great Centauri Republic! I served in the Centauri military and was on the lead ship that conquered the Beta system in nine days! I have been called many things in my day, but useless has never been one of them!

5. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do. 

A bribe, eh? Now that is more like it! *rubs his hands together* I suppose it would all depend on what it is you were after. As Ambassador to Earth, I do have access to a great deal of.. useful information as well as some very powerful friends if you are after a political favor. It is always useful to have people in power who owe you something, yes?

Of course.. you could always take G’Kar. Him, I’d throw in for free.

 

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Londo frowned for a moment before waving his hand, "No, no. You misunderstand me, my dear. It was merely a joke. I have been attempting to perfect my understanding of human humor by watching some of Mr. Garibaldi's vids when he is willing to part with them. While G'kar is maddening, his actions against the Centauri Republic in our legal occupation of Narn will require him to be brought to justice one day."

His smile returned, a devilish glint in his eye as he gave her a sweeping bow. "I am Londo Mollari, head of House Mollari and duly appointed Ambassador to Earth."

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"Ah." She still didn't so much as crack a smile. Offering other sentient beings as a bribe was a very touchy subject with her. "And might I continue to ask, what actions?"

Right now, she was sympathizing more and more with this absent G'kar, her own planet having been under "legal occupation" more times than any self-respecting Twi'lek would care to count. The most recent Separatist occupation towards the beginning of the war was simply that, the most recent. Subject people tended to have quite a lot of empathy for others in similar situations, she'd noted.

Still, there was no call to be rude. "Aayla Secura, Jedi Knight," she said, inclining her head in a respectful bow.

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Londo began to wonder if this attractive, but somewhat unhappy looking woman might, in some small way, be related to a certain Commander Ivanova. Both were quite beautiful, and both seemed to lack an ability to take a joke.

His smile tightened a bit as she continued to press the issue of G’kar. “Now is hardly the time to bore you with matters of internal state security, my dear. G’kar was given sanctuary to remain on Babylon 5 and as long as he remains there, he will have nothing to worry about,” he said dismissively.

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It was all she could do not to roll her eyes or grind her teeth in irritation. Politicians. She couldn't prevent the involuntary inward curling of one lek tip at her back, though she took comfort in knowing that nobody else here knew how to read it. "In that case, might I ask how you come to be here? An involuntary trip, I take it?"

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Yes. If she was not related to the Commander by blood, she certainly was in spirit.
"I am still not quite sure just how I came to be here. I was on a transport heading home, and I find myself now catapulted back into the past. Very strange, indeed."

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"I wouldn't let that worry you too much," she said, finally cracking a small smile. "It's a much more common occurrence here than you'd think."

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Londo grinned, "So it would seem, my dear lady. So it would seem. I am to understand that you once found yourself in a similar situation then, yes?"

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She chuckled dryly. "Something similar, yes." She didn't add that she hoped that his circumstances were much more cheerful than hers had been, even if his answers to the application were objectionable to her on several levels. "So while I'm fairly sure I know where I'll be voting you, why don't you tell me a little more about yourself? You might have guessed, but a questionnaire about cheese and paperwork is hardly the best source for a glimpse into someone's true nature."

Not that people were impartial when describing themselves either, but the way in which they did so was what was really to be looked for.

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Londo straightened his jacket. "And what is it you would like to know, my dear? I am head of House Mollari, and Ambassador from the Great Centauri Republic to Earth. It was an auspicious posting, as we had not learned much about the humans before I was sent to Earth."
"While my circumstances arriving to this school are.. most strange.. I am gratified that it distances me from my wives. Marrying for the sake politics helps advance one's station, but it does not make for a happy home life," he added with a dry chuckle.

Vote: Slytherin

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"I would imagine not," she said dryly. "I believe I know which House would be the perfect fit for you here. Slytherin is supposed to be for the ambitious. And," she said, holding up a hand in case he tried to question her, "I don't mean 'supposed to' in any mocking sense. The Sorting Hat that gets the final word is... eccentric, and has its own sense of who goes where."