steler: (it took me fifteen years)
kaz brekker ([personal profile] steler) wrote in [community profile] futurology2017-02-01 09:57 am

video | un: kazbrekker

[ kaz has been here for awhile now, but hasn't managed to actually post to the network. until now. the video opens with kaz and nami, sitting next to each other. kaz looks the perfect picture of an adult businessman ready to offer a deal. ]

Good Afternoon, Audentes. Here in Woodhurst, there are opportunities available to us that weren't in Perdition's Rest. [he means it in a general way - business, taking advantage of resources - but jesper picks a pretty great time to walk past in HIDEOUS colors. so that too.] But those opportunities cost money, and the meager budget ALASTAIR gave us won't last for very long.

[ if kaz is the very image of a businessman, nami is his perfect opposite: the miniskirt she wears is certainly not appropriate for any legal job... she picks up the sales pitch with ease and enthusiasm, though.] You could always work long hours to support yourself and any supplies we might need for this mission to really succeed... or you could let us help you!

["""help"""]

As it just so happens, we're feeling generous about a recent acquisition, and are willing to lend out some extra money to help with your ventures. The money can be repaid in interest or via favors of equivalent value.

[ kaz nods towards nami, who they've agreed between them that she can take care of the interest aspect. he could do it himself, of course, but he'd rather let her feel like shes contributing something here. ]

[ she hmphs, clearly there's been some disagreement here... ] Yes, really generous! Too generous, in my opinion. Anyway, the longer you take to pay us back, the more you'll owe us, so keep that in mind! [ pausing, she points imperiously at their so-far imaginary audience. ] Ah, and if you die, then we get the right to confiscate anything we want from your belongings, to pay for your debt! It's just fair, don't you think?

[ even death won't save you from this particular debt collector... ]

Moreover [ and clearly, more importantly ] Ghezen frowns on deals made in bad faith. We'll hold up our end of the bargain if you hold up yours. Feel free to contact us here or either of us privately if you wish to discuss.
weatherscience: (☁ explanations)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-01 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ on today's inverted edition of hhhaaaave you met ted kaz: ]

Ah, I see you've met. [ and isn't it the wonder of the century, jin not seeming to like kaz... just proves his taste in people is just as poor as ever. ]
pummelling: (07)

[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-01 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh my god nami just let him live.]

Yes. Yes, we've met.
weatherscience: (☁ jiiiiiiiiiiiiii)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-01 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ okay but how about no ]

... That sounds like there's a story there. [ do u want to share jin, air your salt ]
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-01 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, that one doesn't come free.

[YOU AND KAZ, NAMI!!!!]
weatherscience: (☁ leave it to me)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-01 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm, and here I thought you weren't one for "the material wealth thing".

[ oooooh ]
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-01 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not. I'm just playing by what your rules are, apparently.

[ OOOOOH ]
weatherscience: (☁ explanations)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-01 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she.

actually laughs.
]

I was wondering what on earth Asher-kun sees in you [ as a friend, she means, but if Jin misunderstands then... that's on him... ] but I guess you're not completely hopeless!

Then — you'd expect a story in return. Money for money, story for a story.
pummelling: by <user name=buttadventure site=plurk.com>, dns (70)

[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-01 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[of course he misunderstands it who do you take him for]

Uh-- [sgflaklgsfjkla don't pay attention to his brief lapse in sass, because HE'S RECOVERING, IT'S BACK]

Fine. Same rules that you gave me that time: it has to be good. [a beat.] And I'm not telling you over the network.
weatherscience: (☁ no opportunist mindset)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-01 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ w e l l isn't that interesting, like she wouldn't pay attention to that, who do you take her for ]

Aw, you want to hang out with me that much?

[ good because now she has a whole new angle to go at him with ]
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-01 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[FLATLY, AND IN THE TONE OF SOMEONE'S BELEAGUERED 40+ YEAR OLD MOTHER:] You know what they say about people who assume things, right?

There's a coffee shop near the university library. I'll meet you there when you're done here, if you're that curious.
weatherscience: (☁ leave it to me)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-04 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm-hm, but since it's out of you and me, that's alright, because I know which one out of us has the better one! [ she. even winks at him and all. (and you gotta admit it, she's right, you can't win against this jin ]

Sure! I'll be there. [ and true to word, she'll show up about half an hour later, and before she even deigns to say hi to Jin, she saunters up to the counter, chats up the guy manning it, giggles and bats her lashes and compliments his hairstyle (which anyone can tell is atrocious, really)... and when she eventually makes a shocked face about having forgotten her wallet at home, the guy is all too happy to tell her that the caramel-flavoured coffee is on the house, and why doesn't she take one of their famous cinnamon buns to go with it?

which she's all too happy to do...
]
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-09 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Kung Jin sits with his books and school notes at a table in a corner, watching this entire exchange and experiencing every emotion on the spectrum from scorn to disbelief to straight up awe.

It also helps that he couldn't come up with a comeback to the butt comment??? Why, Nami. why are you like this
]

Well, you made out like a bandit there. Almost literally. Did you lie about his hair?
weatherscience: (☁ u r g h)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-11 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she completely ignores his comment about being a bandit, because, technically, she kind of is... so what he does respond to is the actual question here, tossing her hair over her shoulder as she slides into the chair across from him. ]

Of course I did!! Anyone with eyes is able to see it's horrendous. How does he look in the mirror without the mirror breaking?
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-11 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You know what, I'll give that whole thing an 8/10.

[liar. it's a 10, with a -2 because you don't like her.]

You could've got a bigger coffee, a cinnamon roll that wasn't lopsided, and his number for a free dinner.
weatherscience: (☁ explaining on demand)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-15 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Too much caffeine is bad for your skin, this cinnamon roll is lopsided but it was also the biggest one... [ and, with a wink, she lifts up the napkin she got with the cinnamon roll — sure enough, it's got a set of numbers written on it. ]

Maybe I should give this to you, you could enjoy the free dinner... if you didn't lose your appetite, after having to look at his haircut for more than two minutes.
pummelling: by <user name=buttadventure site=plurk.com>, dns (89)

[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-15 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even he can't deny it anymore, that was a good hustle. No, not even: a great hustle. Jin's eyebrows go right up, because he can't even hate her for this anymore. Respect, Nami, respect.

Jin leans back in his chair. Finally, he lets a show of being impressed slide.
]

10 out of 10. Congrats.

I think that earned your story. Chuck the number, by the way, I couldn't eat while staring at that mess across a table.
weatherscience: (☁ because we are similar)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-21 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[ she smiles brightly, a smile that then gives way to a laugh — good, that gives Jin some more points in her eyes, at least he has some sense!! she crumbles the napkin into a ball and throws it over her shoulder with a flourish, somehow managing to throw it straight into the trash can that sits behind them. ]

Come on, then, spill! It has to be an interesting one if you don't want to talk about it where others could hear. But don't worry — I won't tell anyone else. I'm just curious!
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-21 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[The barista sees it. He looks hurt. How could you, Nami. :( ]

In a nutshell: we hashed out a deal over a bounty, and he got the better cut, because he played off my emotions for it.

[That's definitely not all there is to it, though, if... Jin's still being mildly evasive...]

He's smart. And it pissed me off, that he got one over me and I knew he was doing it.
Edited 2017-02-21 22:21 (UTC)
weatherscience: (☁ explanations)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-02-24 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ boo hoo!!

she leans back in her chair, hums lightly.
]

Yes, he's like that. I think a world could be on the brink of destruction, and Kaz would still think how to best make money out of it. [ as much as she gets along with him, and likes him well enough — she has no illusions about the way Kaz views the world. it's just luck that their morals haven't clashed on an issue yet... though she does have plans in place for that, whenever it happens. being on Kaz's team helps.

(but at least it's rather clear from this she doesn't exactly fully agree with him on things, either.)
]

You asked him for help and he charged you for it, did he?
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-02-26 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[they told him it looked good at the salon! :'''''(]

What a shocker. [hmph.] I understand being somewhere where you need to, but from his own teammates? That's more than I can put up with. [He'd been poor and in need once before, too. Things are different now, the need not so dire. And ALASTAIR, at least, has not let them starve yet.

also because he's petty the fact that Nami doesn't support him 100% makes him like her a bit more HAHA GOD
]

...In Perdition's Rest, one of the sheriff's deputies asked for us to help find her brother, in exchange for a favor she did us. He'd fallen in with some of the bandit camps. We put out a small reward-- just a round of drinks-- for any kind of information. Kaz found the guy and brought him to us, but not unscathed.
weatherscience: (☁ not again)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-03-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it doesn't matter to him, team or no team, Nami nearly says, but... it isn't quite true, is it? Kaz is loyal to those who are loyal to him. perhaps that is the difference — for him, the team who fight for ALASTAIR isn't the one that matters, but the one that fight for him.

she listens to the story as Jin explains the circumstances... and promptly groans as he gets to the end, burying her face in her hands.

(hey at least she's sympathetic??)
] Oh, no... that went horribly for you, didn't it!
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[personal profile] pummelling 2017-03-12 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Tch. You can say that again.

[The sympathy's doing a lot to get Jin to actually tell her about it, at least, rather than skim over the details. He'll even elaborate on that 'we'.]

Asher and I were expecting a touching reunion. Not what looked like a corpse on a cart at first.
weatherscience: (☁ what is that)

[personal profile] weatherscience 2017-03-26 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A corpse...? Ah, but he wasn't dead, right??

[ despite Jin having alluded to the fact the guy was alive in the end, she's still actually rather concerned, hoping she hadn't gotten the wrong idea... though her concern quickly changes into surprise as she blinks. ]

Asher? He was with you? [ wait no never mind that isn't surprising... ] Never mind, of course he was.
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I'M SOR RLAKSJDF Y NOT HERE

[personal profile] moneyballer 2017-02-01 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[girl u kno that's true

look at who he's dating
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