#estoma
I know I posted some specific Shuriki era hcs here https://cartoonfangirl1218.tumblr.com/post/625745298299469824/shuriki-years-estoma-hcs
But reading @blueflyingturtleontheway story reminded me of these negotiation hcs that I’m pretty sure I haven’t posted, so here they are.
I imagine in the Shuriki days when Paraíso vs Avalor rivalry was still intact, Esteban and Dona would go into trade deals like.
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Though dealing with Paraíso was infinitely easier than negotiating with a younger King Hector when he first got the full power of being king.
Esteban: Ugh what could be worse than trade deals with Paraiso?
(Several large golden boats come to the dock with Hector yelling out of a bullhorn).
Doña: I thought it’d be good to get the nightmares done in one day.
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They may or may not have had a few drinks before going into negotiations with Hector. It was the only thing that made the talks bearable and even a little funny.
And the while, there was Shuriki looming over head like a classic telenovela villain with ridiculous requests and demands for Esteban like getting a surplus of diamonds from this country, more benefits from a treaty than the other person etc. Of course, she’d never lifted a finger to do it herself because
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