Securing the nomination

A knock on your door reveals a stranger who hands you their business card, claiming they are The Lesser of Two Evils. Write a scene or story that reveals what happens next.

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Mandip opened the door. Outside was a man several incles taller than him, wearing a bowler hat and dark shades. He had dark suit and trousers on, and a bluetooth dongle attached to his left ear. He looked like a character straight out of Men In Black.

'Is your name Mandip...Thapa,' he asked, checking at a business card on his hand.

"Yes, yes it's me, I'm Mandip Thapa. Yes, what can I do for you," Mandip said. What was this about the strange man and his chewing gum he didn't have any package or suit and clearly couldn't conceal a weapon anywhere, if he had to he could definitely take on this man, all those years of taking Karate classes would finally pay off. A quick jab or a kick at the man's neck, he'd run back bolt the door run upstairs call the police and everyone else he knew. As long as the man didn't have a machine gun or a rifle, his neighbors could come help him without fearing for his life. He would go on the window and shout for help until the police arrived.

The man in dark suit handed Mandip the business card.

"Yee... yeahh, how can I help you?, " Mandip said without looking at the card.

The man forwarded his right hand at Mandip's reluctant hand. His shake was tight and confident, Mandip's felt as if he angling for the quickest disentanglement and escape.

"I'm the Lesser of Two Evils", he said in a monotone.

"Ohh yeahh...uhhh... that's...just how...can...I", Mandip said mumbling through the words. He looked at the business card, it said "Lesser of Two Evils".

Silence.

Mandip scrounged up the courage finally. "What can I do for you," he said.

"You have a choice to make, and I'm here to tell you that it's not as difficult as you're making it out to be. Make the choice that's less bad for you, the uhh lesser of the two evils. I am here to support you for it, " he said.

"Is this about the... nomination...or something...else?" Mandip said, his voice trailing off at the end.

"The nomination. One choice will have you make less than ideal compromise but you can negotiate later and improve your standing as you prove yourself. The other choice will give you a minor win in the short term but youre going to be compromising on all your ideals and values, disappointing the people who've backed you and trusted you. And all for what, for an uncertain seat that if you do somehow win, what will you do with all by yourself. It's fun to climb mountains, but remember you're going to be there all alone at the peak, in that thin air. You'll have trouble breathing up there Mandip ji, and your well-wishers won't be there with you to help you out", he said in a matter-of-fact way.