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[murasamia]

Sooo...

[ It's just Maria again, panning the NV towards her face with slightly less amateurish skill than before. At least she's not plugging at all the buttons this time. By the looks of it, she's sitting in some slightly-run-down cafe somewhere, and the other patrons visible in the background are shooting her dirty looks for her loud public call; naturally, she seems absolutely unaware of them, sighing a little theatrically and running a hand through her wavy brown hair. ]

I've been here for more than a month now! Stuck in Canada for a whole month, yep... And my best friend ain't here, and my boss ain't either, and it's a huuuge drag, you know? 'Cause I don't have anybody smart to ask about this stuff! Well, if they were here, I wouldn't even have this question, but that's not the point, amigos! I'm asking you all because I can't ask Tick or Mr. Luck!

[ a pout. Her usual sunny self might not be immediately visible, but it is immediately visible that she's more frustrated and bored than actually upset. ]

So... So say you used to just be a sort of freelancing girl, right, amigos? You were used to taking jobs wherever you could! But then, all of a sudden, you found this reeeally cool amigo, so you pledged your loyalty to him instead! And it was like that for a year, where you only worked for the one cool guy! But all of a sudden you get teleported to Canada and your super cool boss is gone and you need a job!! That's awful, right? I mean, I need money, but is it really okay to take jobs when I'm supposed to just be working for this one guy? [ her hands clap onto the table, shaking the video feed a little bit. ]

It's not like I want to quit working with Mr. Keith!! No way! It's just that everything's expensive in 2012, amigos! And I don't wanna wash dishes! It's driving me and Murasamia crazy, totally crazy!! What should I do?

Comments

[the_dead_pool2]

Meh, leave the consequences for another day.

[murasamia]

[ a curious hum. ] ... Come to think of it, that's usually the way we do things around here. Besides, a girl's gotta eat!

[the_dead_pool2]

Thats the spirit. You can register at the bar mugshots. The leader is a guy who looks a little like me, with a bit of armour, and only one eye.

[murasamia]

Wait, I gotta sign up? I thought bounty hunting was just kinda like... I go out and kill some goon and bring back his head for a reward! Right?

[the_dead_pool2]

You know I've tried that but a lot of them want their head attached, even if the body is dead. Sides which, you got to make sure its the right goon, people tend to get a might... lets say... riled up when you make a mistake.

[He speaks from personal experience]

[murasamia]

[ one that she's had, too! Maria nods excitedly in understanding. ]

They really do!! It can't be that big of a deal. Do they get mad about, uh... accidents, amigo?

[the_dead_pool2]

Depends how accidental it looks and the extent.

[murasamia]

Mmm... [ a bit of a groan. She can still hear Luck's voice yelling at her from two months ago... ] Those boss guys just need to relax and have more fun!!

[the_dead_pool2]

They do, but since I'd rather not cut into pay, you gotta at least mostly listen to them.

[murasamia]

Yeah, yeah, I know. I've heard it lots of times, amigo. I can't help what my swords wanna do!

Derp, sorry!

[the_dead_pool2]

Well thats fair.

Anyway, if you want to be a bounty hunter, you got to register yourself over at Mugshots.

No worries!

[murasamia]

What's the registration for? They gonna send me ads in the mail?

[the_dead_pool2]

It basically lets everyone know you are a bounty hunter, and you can bring in people. Its a place where they post the jobs and shit.

[murasamia]

Ohhh! Alright, that doesn't sound too bad, amigo! Where's this place at?

[the_dead_pool2]

A bar called Mugshots. Pretty easy to find.

[murasamia]

You said that twice, amigo! Do you really think I'm that dumb? Where's Mugshots at?!

[the_dead_pool2]

Three times for those keeping score at home.

Well if you can't find the bar, how well do you think you can find people?

[murasamia]

Seriously? It doesn't matter how long it takes to find 'em as long as I can cut them, right?

[the_dead_pool2]

Unless someone finds them first, Chicka. Then you don't get paid.