[Nexus] HALO 178: Mia clementia denor esto

[Mee]

MagOffice

"That sounds like it could take a while. I suppose I've got nothing but time, though. No apocalypses or evil invading armies coming here or whatever most of the time, from what I've heard. Oh, and speaking of time, you wouldn't happen to know anyone who could make a huge pile of gold coins or some other sort of money, and have it set to dissolve or vanish or whatever after an hour or two, would you? I have this nefarious evil scheme in mind, except it's not evil at all and involves saving a whole bunch of innocent people in one big dramatic hero stunt of goodness."

[Office with Magtok befooooore Ark]

Heroic counterfeiting, Magtok? Are you sure this is about saving people, and not just some genuinely evil scheme to get yourself a fancy new office chair for free?

"I- . . ." Civvy nods, and poofs a large pile of gold into existence. "So this is me trusting you." Civvy leaves the 'don't make me regret it' unspoken. As if she said it, then she wouldn't really be trusting him, would she? "Use it well, kay?"