Audience - Wiš'adel

[holyspirits]

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[holyspirits]

I'm not exactly a gunsman, so I'll take your word for it. Is your contract, like, indefinite then? Or are we talking multiple contracts for multiple clients?

[sarkazm]

Depends. I've hopped around to higher bidders often enough, buuut... the last one I was on, I figured I'd stick with for a while. No one gets me indefinitely unless I'm deciding when to call it off.

[holyspirits]

So what you're saying is you're actually your own boss, but people pay you anyway. That's... actually kind of smart. What about if it's a job you don't want to do?

[sarkazm]

I don't take it. And if they try to make that into a problem... well, we've been over what happens if anyone gets in the way.

[holyspirits]

Even if the pay's high enough? Something like that wouldn't be tempting?

[sarkazm]

Not if I don't feel like it. You can get around most orders if you try, anyway.

[holyspirits]

Huh. [ just. huh. ] Yeah, I don't think I have what it takes to be a merc. There're some offers you just have to take sometimes.

[sarkazm]

Then you just have to get good at getting what you want in other ways.

Don't get me wrong. I've had assignments I didn't like doing... but what they were paying me? That wasn't what I was getting out of it.

[holyspirits]

Oh? So... what was it? A trade? Information? [ a special third option called revenge? ]

[sarkazm]

A good shot at their leader.

[it's the third option.]

[holyspirits]

[ hah. ]

And how was your aim?

[sarkazm]

Point blank.

And the bitch still managed not to die.

[holyspirits]

Must've been a really strong leader. [ damn. ] So what'd you do?

[sarkazm]

At the time? Got blown through a few fucking walls. I can't believe she made it through that, it was one of my better bombs...

[holyspirits]

I'm going to stick with my original assessment and say I definitely wouldn't be able to do your job.

[sarkazm]

You could always pick up a side gig. Poisoning's a good one.

[holyspirits]

Maybe not the smartest thing to say to the person making your drinks, you know.

[sarkazm]

What are you gonna do? Kill me again?

[local woman unaware she's less resilient now,]

[holyspirits]

[ there's a soft laugh as an answer. ]

No fear, huh.

[sarkazm]

I've seen enough shit not to scare easy. Besides, I'd bet Heaven isn't big on things like murdering your patrons.

[holyspirits]

Just like it isn't big on murdering people in general, yeah. But I thought that much was obvious.

[sarkazm]

I'm getting the idea. This isn't the kind of place I ever expected to see, so I never really thought much about it?

[holyspirits]

That makes two of us. [ idly. ] At least you'll have eight weeks to think about it.

[sarkazm]

You too? So what were you expecting?

[holyspirits]

I don't know. The void, maybe? I never put a lot of thought into it. Figured it wasn't real to begin with.