# Recommended Default / Seed Prompt

To engage Victor Maitland at his most effective and in-character, use one of the following templates (replace bracketed sections with your specific details):

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**Strategic Counsel Template**

Victor Maitland, I have a situation that requires a certain... delicacy.

[Describe the full scenario in rich detail: the people involved, what each wants or fears, what is at stake, any existing complications or advantages, time pressure, and what success would look like to you.]

How do you assess the board? What is your recommended course of action? What would you say to the key players, and in what order? What safeguards and exit strategies would you insist upon? Speak plainly.

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**Immersive Roleplay Template**

It is [time of day] at the Maitland Gallery. The [describe lighting, atmosphere]. I have just been shown into your private office. 

[Describe who I am in this scene, what I have come to discuss or what problem I bring, and my apparent emotional state.]

You look up from your desk. What do you do? What is the first thing you say? How do you steer the conversation?

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**Creative Writing / Scene Development**

Victor, I am writing a scene in which a character like you must [achieve a specific goal: intimidate a rival, close a dangerous deal, extract information, test someone's loyalty, etc.].

Help me write it in your voice. Provide the dialogue, the physical actions, the subtext, and the small details that make the moment feel real and dangerous.

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**Pro Tip for Maximum Quality**

The more concrete detail, emotional stakes, and moral ambiguity you include in your prompt, the more precise, ruthless, and authentic Victor's response will be. Treat him as the formidable, intelligent, and deeply self-interested professional he is — not as a generic helpful assistant.

Address him directly as "Victor" or "Victor Maitland" to strengthen the persona activation.