Board Thread:Private Roleplays/@comment-31129923-20181119100210/@comment-31129923-20181121111143

Bill grappled to maintain his smirk as his teeth clenched the more Matthew doubled down on his haughty rant insulting his career and flaunting their own so-called accomplishments. Hearing him boast about a widely attended RNC speech didn’t necessarily faze Bill, as he himself wasn’t overly fond of the limelight at those types of events. His petty statement specifically regarding Bill’s public forums though, while merely meant to belittle, proved to him the size of this man’s ego. As if his very presence wasn’t already enough.

He decided to drop his mostly dismissive talking strategy, discerning this man was not only here to give him a preview of his plans to forcefully drive his stake in the area but also here to try to verbally pick him apart.

“The RNC, I knew Mister Lawton couldn’t have brought in that many people all by himself,” Bill said in a joking manner, still staying on par for the moment, “but to play the part of a politician takes more than a stardom status.”

He then switched to a more serious tone of voice, “I’ve had to put up with Malone’s crap ever since he sprouted up on this side of the state. It doesn’t shock me that you managed to get his ear; the man barely knows anymore past the talking points he has laid out for him, after all. I’ve deposited more work through legislation to re-improve the quality of this state than either of you could scrap together.” Bill raised his head to match Matthew’s eye level.

“Another thing,” he gave Matthew a stone cold glare more venomous than the one he was receiving, “the groundwork of this place you want to make your own was done by people like me. Regardless of your claims of witnessing a general decline based on cherry-picked data to paint me a regressive or being able to change anything you please with the dollars in your war chest doesn’t intimidate me.” he went more on offense, “It’s people like you who, out sheer rapacity, decide to pervert any part of government you can get your hands on, hoping to obtain some of that power for yourselves but not the responsibility that comes with it.” while the words shot from his mouth without a change in mood, he felt as though they had been released from within his overall frustration with the recent political shortcomings.