Thinking about talking to Gray. I dunno, though. I'm not willing to work for an agency if they don't let me do whatever the fuck I want. So they gotta agree to that.
[lol]
Other than that, I'm still helping Brocade with the cat cafe. I've got some complicated feelings on that, though, too.
Can't play all my own instruments at once. Though fuck, if my blessing was just a little stronger, I bet I could.
Anyway, I'll at least talk with Gray. Jewel keeps assuring me that he's pretty good to work with. He's gotten me some gigs in the past, too. So I can give talking to him a chance.
[Or something like that. He's only ever committed real petty crimes, and mostly as a kid.]
Still... you'd think after being on that shitty boat, you would have been given some leeway. If anyone deserves to be locked up it's the Showmaster. And some of her lackeys. I still think she ought to find a way to give you a pardon.
Anyway, if I'm pardoned I'll probably just kill someone else and end right back up here. [SHRUGS] More importantly, you don't think she can use that power to help you?
Anyway, do you mean asking for some gigs or something? Maybe if it was to straight up just ask for money and finances, but I won't take any gigs or professional favors from her. Whatever prestige I earn, I want it to be because I'm the best. Not because some freak who can warp everyone's minds and pay everyone off with money says so.
So what? I can see myself locked up and beaten over and over again?
[His hands move to the bandages on his neck, brushing along them.]
And wind up branded with more prizes from 'home'? I'm not in a rush.
[He leans back in his chair and sighs.]
I'm not against taking more. But... that last really fucked me up. Hell, after that night, I'm probably dead anyway. It was the night before the competition; the two of us were scheduled to sing against each other.
[he still isn't sure on the whole alien business but also: fuck 'em.
he snorts at the bit of dark comedy.]
Heeh. Well, guess it don't actually matter. Yer alive here and now, so whatever it shows you has to be wrong. Sounds like it's got no bearings on your will right now. But some are still pretty worked up over 'em. S'why I've heard some folks are definitely goin' back to that ship.
It is what it is. Kinda like your shitty situation right now. You don't think they're gonna try and keep ya from reboarding when the Showmaster comes calling, do ya?
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brother_nature) wrote2024-06-14 02:23 pm
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[He pops the 'P'.]
I can't really blame them. Most my work requires people be there and present, when you work in hospitality and retail.
[Sighs. They said they'd hire him back when they have some openings again, but he's just gonna disappear all over again.]
And the guys in the band weren't prepared to wait around another month.
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[HUFFS]
So what're ya doin' now?
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[lol]
Other than that, I'm still helping Brocade with the cat cafe. I've got some complicated feelings on that, though, too.
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[then sneers at the mention of Brocade. That guy!!]
Aah, so that musclehead's still livin' it up with his strays? At least he takes care of his workers. But what do you actually wanna do?
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[He figures that if they've crossed paths, he'll remember someone with that description. It's not real common, after all.]
Anyway, I wanna rise to the top as a rockstar. I just don't want to compromise by being restrained or pretending to be something I'm not.
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Huh. Then why not go solo? Do some street performances and shit.
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Anyway, I'll at least talk with Gray. Jewel keeps assuring me that he's pretty good to work with. He's gotten me some gigs in the past, too. So I can give talking to him a chance.
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You fucker. I wanted to help you back at the shore, you know? What did they drag you in for, anyway? The original crime, I mean.
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Sounds like a little of everything. Murder, assault, arson, I dunno, I stopped listening a while ago.
That's why I don't want you throwin' yer life away for me. I'm fine with this set up--you don't need my rep dragging you down.
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I just look out for my own, nothin' more to it. You don't seem like you'd wanna turn to a life of crime, so gotta make sure ya don't fall too hard.
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[Or something like that. He's only ever committed real petty crimes, and mostly as a kid.]
Still... you'd think after being on that shitty boat, you would have been given some leeway. If anyone deserves to be locked up it's the Showmaster. And some of her lackeys. I still think she ought to find a way to give you a pardon.
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Anyway, if I'm pardoned I'll probably just kill someone else and end right back up here. [SHRUGS] More importantly, you don't think she can use that power to help you?
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[This guy.]
Anyway, do you mean asking for some gigs or something? Maybe if it was to straight up just ask for money and finances, but I won't take any gigs or professional favors from her. Whatever prestige I earn, I want it to be because I'm the best. Not because some freak who can warp everyone's minds and pay everyone off with money says so.
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But nah, not just funding or whatever. Don't you wanna know more about that world you and your fuckbuddy keep seeing?
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[His hands move to the bandages on his neck, brushing along them.]
And wind up branded with more prizes from 'home'? I'm not in a rush.
[He leans back in his chair and sighs.]
I'm not against taking more. But... that last really fucked me up. Hell, after that night, I'm probably dead anyway. It was the night before the competition; the two of us were scheduled to sing against each other.
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. . .? Hah? You think you'd lose and be killed? Or he would?
. . .
Guess that's a sucky ending either way.
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It's more about popularity. He's the golden boy. I'm the terror who killed an alien in my last round.
[It is a lot more than that, and he makes sure to remain silent on that fact.]
But you're right, there's no real happy ending when losing means you die and winning means you lose your friend. I'm not dying to know that answer.
[...pftt.]
Literally.
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[he still isn't sure on the whole alien business but also: fuck 'em.
he snorts at the bit of dark comedy.]
Heeh. Well, guess it don't actually matter. Yer alive here and now, so whatever it shows you has to be wrong. Sounds like it's got no bearings on your will right now. But some are still pretty worked up over 'em. S'why I've heard some folks are definitely goin' back to that ship.
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They're all a bunch of fucking weirdos though. If my sis weren't there, I wouldn't set foot in that shithole.
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She didn't wake up? I heard some folks woke up and left when they got to port.
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[He runs a hand through his hair.]
But maybe she will before the end. That would be the best thing all around. I ought to play some annoyingly loud music for her.
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I think she'd like that, at the very least.
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It is what it is. Kinda like your shitty situation right now. You don't think they're gonna try and keep ya from reboarding when the Showmaster comes calling, do ya?
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