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Vimes refuses to attend the Great Heist Plan so adamantly that Sybil goes “Welp, a Vimes has to show up, so I’m going”

“Sybil, love, no.”

“You had your chance, now I’m taking mine. Gentlemen, where is my burglar mask?”

(“We don’t wear those”

“Shut up Dog-Botherer, here you can have mine ma’am.”)

Vetinari is like, "You're not allowed to call me dog-botherer, even if we are doing a crazy heist a la the days of old."

Downey doesn't care. He's so chuffed that for once Vetinari listened to his crazy plan instead of just going "thank you for your feedback/input Downey" then ignoring him. (Vetinari's general life philosophy of: If Downey suggested it, do the opposite. Hasn't steered him wrong so far.)

Sybil and Downey are all about making this as epic as they possibly can. Vetinari tempers some of their wilder ideas. Vimes is just floored that this is actually going ahead.

"There's a perfectly good law enforcement in Quirm. Let them handle this."

"And do you trust cops?" Downey asks.

Vimes stares. "Fair."

Vetinari, "I would normally not be directly involved in this, but tell me Commander, how is this different from some of your shenanigans?"

Vimes:

Vimes: Distinctly not the point.

Downey is ready to Yippee-Ki-Yay-motherfucker through the night. Just yee-hawing himself through life.

#at some point someone has to defenestrate themselves to avoid being caught (they're all fine) and this prompts a dissertation length #monologue from Vetinari on the history of defenestration in Ankh-Morpork #Sybil is like: You know Downey I'm starting to see what you mean when you one time said that Vetinari was - and I quote:#a massive fucking nerd of a scag #Vetinari: please tell me that was when we were sixteen #Sybil: it was four years ago when you told him you weren't going to take his idea of doing Ankh Morpork Empire 2.0 #Downey: I maintain that it was a great idea and there is still plenty of time #Vimes: You are all aware that we're in the middle of a shoot-out right?#Downey: We're allowed to have conversation while brutally obliterating the opposition commander. This is a civilized heist after all.#Vetinari: You are doing a very good job Commander. I feel certain in our success.#Vimes: I. You know what? Never mind.#discworld #we only bring the finest of ideas to fandom #lord downey #vetinari #vimes #downlock

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