You Win or You Die

[Aneya Maev]

ELROOD
Elrodeen
Restaurant

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NPC Used: Xander Brand

During its existence, the media company Sullust Central News Network had only grown and grown, gaining more and more popularity. It had started out a lot smaller than it was now, in a Galactic Alliance that was still trying to fight against the Sith, with only two newspapers and very limited knowledge of how journalism works. Now they were not too much larger, but a lot had changed. From the liberation of Coruscant to a potential own HoloTV Channel, a lot had happened.

The corporation was no longer struggling to find the funds to do anything. They still had to plan their funding very cautiously, but they would no longer have to hold all their meetings with business partners in the conference centers of their own headquarters. They could finally go and have proper meals with those whom they wanted to work with.

And since Elrood was seen as the secondary cultural capital of the Alliance by the News Network, second only to Naboo, Xander had decided she would travel to the planet and have the meeting over there. He could sense this meeting would be a complete game-changer to their popularity and influence in the galaxy. Because to his knowledge, there was nobody else as powerful in the corporal world as the two people he was going to meet that day.

Alric Kuhn and Danger Arceneau, both having held control over numeral companies during their lives and successfully maintaining one monopolistic company each, were definitely amongst the richest people in the galaxy. They had both worked for their success, but there was definitely a certain talent that these two had.

Now he would either team up with the two as business partners or have to let go of his dreams of SCNN ever becoming anything major in the galaxy. He had contacted the two's joint company Arkuhn Medical with a possibility of starting a campaign that could likely influence a lot of people at least in the Galactic Alliance's space. Even though the News Network didn't do a lot of commercial work yet, they did think it was about time they partnered up with another corporation to do something more influential than just broadcasting news.

So he had picked a good restaurant in the capital of Elrood and was now waiting for the two, or at least their representatives, to arrive.

[ [member="Alric Kuhn"] | [member="Danger Arceneau"] ]​

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Aneya Maev"] | [member="Danger Arceneau"]

It was indeed the two Corporate Titan's who stepped through the door, along with a third much smaller figure..

Both of them were dressed in ordinary clothing, nothing too fancy though their clothing clearly defined them for who they were. The third, almost tiny figure, wore a pleasantly colored dress. Myra Arceneau-Kuhn stood directly in front of her parents, one hand clinging to Alric's pants leg as she slowly surveyed the room. There was quite a lot of people within the restaurant, but all of them were quiet, calm, and seated. It was a nice place, not too fancy but not too well traveled.

The perfect place for Myra.

The little girl tended not to like crowds, but both Alric and Danger had discussed this enough to think that Myra would be okay within a quiet atmosphere like this, and indeed the little girl seemed to be adjusting well enough, simply taking a deep breath and standing a bit closer to her parents.

Alric gently nudged her forward, Danger taking her hand as the three of them walked towards the table.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

[member="Alric Kuhn"] [member="Aneya Maev"]

"Well, will you look at that?" Danger cooed, a charmed tone gracing her lips as a finger came up to direct the younglings attention. Myra's big gray eyes followed along, tracing the air until they fell upon a massive aquarium at the far end of the restaurant. Tropical fish of a dozen different hues swam in and out of their colorful coral homes. Some darted in and out, only coming out to get a bite to eat and then slink back into their crevice to hide. Others lazily swam from one end of the aquarium to the next.

The distraction served its purpose. The little girl took an extra step forward, curious to get a better look.

"Welcome to Eldonai Restaurant, Mrs Arceneau. Mr. Kuhn." it didn't take much to recognize the pair. Danger and Alric were two conglomerate titans, their presence quickly picked up by the Hostess.

Danger slipped the large black sunglasses from her face, tucking in the arms to have them hang in between the vee of her blouse.

"Mighty grateful," Danger would reply, shining a smile that was followed by Alric's own.

"We are here to meet Mistah Brand."

 

[Aneya Maev]

"Please follow me," the waitress continued after hearing they were there to meet the CEO of Sullust Central News Network.

The man himself had noticed the pair entering as well. Just in case, he gently brushed his black suit with his hand not to have any dust on it. He couldn't remember the last time he wore a proper suit -- he never did unless the situation really demanded it. This was one of these cases when he just couldn't show up with anything less than such a formal attire. The two conglomerate titans couldn't be greeted in simple black trousers and a T-shirts, after all.

The woman would approach the table with the Arkuhns whilst the man took his last few deep breaths and prepared for what was coming next. It was a meeting he couldn't ruin.

"Greetings! Pleased to meet you, Mrs Arceneau, Mr Kuhn, and..." He hadn't known they would take a kid with them. Neither had he actually known they had a child. But he would have to get through this situation some way. "... Your young companion."

The man had never had a meeting of such sorts with more than one person.

"Please, take a seat," he said, gesturing at the free seats. He himself would sit down right after the two. The whole atmosphere of the room actually helped a lot -- he didn't feel as nervous as he typically did in the meetings he had in the conference centre. The free environment and busy hustle and bustle of the restaurant made it feel much more like a simple dinner than an important business meeting.

[ [member="Alric Kuhn"] | [member="Danger Arceneau"] ]​

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Aneya Maev"] | [member="Danger Arceneau"]

Alric did so with little to no hesitation, Myra quickly following suit and taking the larger seat at the table. She scrambled in place, helped up by Danger. The corporate Titan watched her for a moment, smiling slightly as she settled herself.

There was still a touch of nerves in the way she moved, but clearly she was growing a tad more confident.

That was something at least, considering how they had found the girl. Myra was growing fast, she was still unable, or unwilling to speak, but mostly they had found that wasn't a problem. They could communicate with her, and more often then not she was able to express her needs and wants just fine. Truthfully Alric didn't think it so bad, his only worry being what would happen when the girl grew older. Would she keep her silence? Unwilling to speak even into her teens?

That concerned him, though not enough to address it just yet.

No need to panic.

"So, What can we help you with?" Alric said as Danger slid into place beside him.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

[member="Aneya Maev"] [member="Alric Kuhn"]

"Thank you," Danger would smile at the man, doing as much as she could to be cordial but also pay attention to Myra. Not the sort of situation Mister Brand had been expecting. It mattered not. Alric and Danger spent the majority of their time with the little girl, either together or separately.

It was a slow process, but Myra was slowly getting used to large crowds. The focus was showing the youngling that there was nothing to be afraid of. For the most part, they made certain areas that they visited contained wide open spaces, ensuring that the little girl didn't feel claustrophobic.

"Would you like water or juice?" Danger quietly inquired, dipping her head low to ask the youngling. Large gray eyes grew wide at the question, and she immediately signaled for the latter.

That prompted a slow grin, "Okay." she said. Returning to Mr. Brand, Danger widened her smile. Alric led the conversation with his initial query. What came next solely depended on what representative of the Sullust Central News Network had to say.

 

[Aneya Maev]

"I believe it's no secret that both of your corporate talents have produced companies for the people of the galaxy, helping so many of us one way or another, take Arkuhn Medical as an example," Xander tried to find the words to start the discussion off with. "And with no doubt, such efforts and achievements are admirable."

The man didn't personally know the two corporate titans. He had no idea what their personalities were like or how they would react to anything. However, he was pretty sure that nobody at such a high rank would want to work with a person who made poor mistakes. It was for the best that he was cautious about what he spoke of.

"Of course, I myself have started my own company with my business partner, also for the people of the galaxy." He thought he was doing pretty great with the talks. By great, he meant 'not too terrible'. "But nobody in this galaxy can succeed without helping our kin."

"That has made me think of a possibility of teaming up to enhance both of our companies and helping spread the good influence throughout the people. With our media tools and your medical works, we could do something greater for the galaxy. Start a campaign, maybe. Or support each other financially or through our operations, perhaps. There are many possibilities."

[ [member="Alric Kuhn"] | [member="Danger Arceneau"] ]​