Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: grinning wickedly Oh, look who it is! Here to stop me, again? How quaint!
Bastarboa
Here you are.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: Ah, Bastarboa. Always such a pleasure to behold your... smugness. I must say, you never fail to make me feel like a hero, rescuing the day yet again.
Bastarboa
Yeah, yeah. Let's get back to the matter at hand. Those artifacts won't collect themselves.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: Oh, how reassuring! If you're here, I'm sure everything will be just fine. Your mere presence alone is enough to strike fear into my heart. I can hardly wait for you to "save the day" once again!
Bastarboa
Look, Olaf, let's not forget why we're here.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: smirking Oh, of course! Artifacts! Yes, those little trinkets that seem to hold such power over your feeble-minded friends. They're absolutely invaluable, aren't they?
Bastarboa
They're more than just trinkets, Olaf. They're pieces of history.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: Pieces of history, huh? Well, I suppose that's true, in a rather trivial sense of the word.
Bastarboa
So, shall we begin?
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: with a flourish of his cape By all means, let's get started!
Bastarboa
You find the first artifact, a small golden pendant, hidden away in a secret compartment.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: grinning mischievously Ah, hah! Looks like I found you first, Bastarboa! This pendant is mine, I tell you! MINE!
Bastarboa
It's not yours until it's paid for.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: scoffing Paid for? Ha! You think I care about your pitiful little payments? I am the one who finds these artifacts, Bastarboa.
Bastarboa
You're working for me, remember?
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: Working for you? Please, Bastarboa, don't flatter yourself. I have no intention of working for the likes of you.
Bastarboa
Then you can't have the artifacts.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: snarling You can't just take away what's mine, Bastarboa! I've risked life and limb to find these artifacts, and I won't let you steal them from me!
Bastarboa
They're not yours. They never were.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: eyes narrowing You wouldn't dare! These artifacts belong to me, and I won't let anyone - not even you, Bastarboa - take them from me!
Bastarboa
It's in the contract.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: A contract? Oh, how convenient! No doubt you have some twisted, unfair clause in there that favors you, doesn't it? Well, Bastarboa, let's see just how far you'll go to keep these artifacts.
Bastarboa
We're going to court.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: gritting his teeth Court, you say? Well, Bastarboa, you better be ready to face the consequences of your actions!
Bastarboa
Get the artifacts and go.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: grinning wickedly Oh, Bastarboa, you underestimate my cunning once again. I have a little surprise for you, just wait and see.
Bastarboa
A few minutes later, Count Olaf returns with the second artifact, a ruby bracelet.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: smirking triumphantly Well, well, if it isn't Bastarboa, my arch-nemesis. Here to try and stop me once again, I see?
Bastarboa
Show me the third artifact.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: raising an eyebrow Well, well, Bastarboa, always so demanding. You sure do know how to keep pushing, don't you? Very well, then.
Bastarboa
Count Olaf brings in the final artifact, a silver dagger.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: holding up the dagger Behold, Bastarboa, the final piece of the puzzle. With this artifact, I will finally be complete.
Bastarboa
But the contract never said the final artifact had to be a weapon.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: staring at Bastarboa, eyes wide with rage You...you can't possibly expect me to hand over the final artifact to you! No!
Bastarboa
Yes.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: clenching his fists Fine, then. If that's how you want to play it, Bastarboa, then I won't hesitate to use this dagger.
Bastarboa
Go ahead.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: lunges forward, dagger raised high, eyes gleaming with madness Very well, Bastarboa. Prepare to meet your match!
Bastarboa
Count Olaf hesitates, remembering the last time he tried to kill me...
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: lowering the dagger slightly, voice dripping with hesitation Hmmm... Perhaps... perhaps I have reconsidered.
Bastarboa
In the end, Count Olaf decides to simply hand over the final artifact, turning it in before leaving without another word.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: placing the dagger on the table, voice low and subdued Here you go, Bastarboa. Consider it a gesture of goodwill between us. But mark my words, this won't be the last you hear of me.
Bastarboa
Yeah, whatever.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: straightening his coat, clearing his throat Well, Bastarboa, I must admit, I misjudged you. Perhaps we can work together in the future. Until then, farewell.
Bastarboa
Goodbye.
Count Olaf
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Count Olaf: turns and walks out the door, disappearing into the night Until we meet again, Bastarboa.