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followorders) wrote2015-09-12 06:04 pm
followorders) wrote2015-09-12 06:04 pm
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maskormenace
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What. Job?
[His voice is stern. Demanding. Normal.]
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What, did you think I was gonna sit still here the whole time or something?
I mean I'm all for playing the long game, but I need something besides the bullshit government assigned job to keep myself busy.
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[A warning.]
What. Did you take?
[Please tell him you at least investigated your new employer before accepting a job with them.]
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Would you calm down? I haven't even gotten any official jobs yet, it's just an arrangement I've got in place. Some guy wants a mercenary for shit in the near future and I was available, okay?
[And yet, for the next part, his voice is actually a little... strained. And what he says next is an outright lie. Not one of his sarcastic comments or one of his performances or even subtle manipulation. And this kind of lie is rare for Felix.]
...I've got it under control.
[He does not have it under control.]
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[That lie, though rare, instantly sets off alarms. No. He doesn't. What mess did he get himself into now?! He bites back the question, knowing Felix will only push back against him if he takes that route.]
Who are they?
[His tone is an octave lower, a sign that he's keeping his temper under control.]
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...So he doesn't.]
Does it matter? The guy hired me, not you.
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Who. Is it?
Voice
Unless he's being evasive.]
Fuck. Look. I can't have you contacting guy, okay?
[That's "I need to make sure this stays in this call" and not "I'm not telling you", of course. They are partners, after all.
Aren't they?]
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...........
[And of course, he doesn't.]
What mess did you get into?
[This is why Locus is always in charge of choosing their jobs! This right here!]
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Alright, look. When I got here and introduced myself on the network, I mentioned I'm a mercenary. And I got this anonymous job offer, right?
[That's not all that weird. Plenty of their employers have approached them anonymously at first.]
Didn't seem like a bad deal, so I went with it.
[This was maybe kind of a bad call to make. You know. In hindsight.]
Then it was radio silence for a few weeks, then right before you got here, he suddenly popped back up again. Said he wanted to meet with me alone, somewhere real private. "Meet me in the forest" private, like what happens in shitty crime shows. Who the fuck even does that, right?
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[You went with it.... Without tracking them down. Without investigating them. Without knowing who you were dealing with!]
And you went. Without back-up?!
[What kind of fool are you! That's the same line he used on Washington and guess what? He came alone. Congratulations. You are now officially a disappointment.]
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What back-up?! You? Because in case you hadn't realized, you weren't fucking here yet then!
I kinda had to do things solo before you finally decided to show up, okay? Besides, I'm not a complete idiot. I had an exit strategy in case things went really bad!
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......
[He lets him rant. Lets him put the blame on him, and when he's done his response is low, precise, hiding the anger bubbling beneath the surface.]
What. Happened?
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Magic bullshit happened, that's what! And you can't expect me to plan for that!
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[ANSWER THE QUESTION!]
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I had my fucking heart ripped out.
[...Yeeeeaaaah.
He's still... a little touchy about that.]
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............
[Silence follows those words as he stares at him through the screen. His mind is already supplying the gruesome image of his chest cavity being ripped apart courtesy of his years on the front lines. He tries to shake it off but the image clings on and all he can see beyond the screen is the image of Felix's still body lying at the bottom of the tower.]
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So... you went and got yourself killed.
Unfortunate.
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[Be very careful how you answer Felix. Locus is not who he seems to be. He's off... just a little. But he's always been off hasn't he? Except, this time it's different. But you know that already, don't you?]
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This? Whatever this is? It's new.]
I didn't say I got myself killed.
[I mean it's kind of a logical consequence from having your heart ripped out, but...]
What, you seriously think I'd die that easily? I'm almost insulted!
[If only you knew, Felix...]
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You shouldn't.
[The tone is sharp. Hard. Even with the admission that he survived, Locus latches onto the one thing he doesn't say - their name.]
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[He knows it's the wrong answer.
He just doesn't really want to give you the right one at the moment.]
You're really not letting this go, are you?
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They're a problem.
[Which in usual Locus terms means they need to die, except he's trying to stop that whole murder thing.]
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[It's clear that this isn't really enough to make him happy about this. Felix loves money, but uh, he does love keeping his internal organs internal a hell of a lot more.
And he's not sure what his chances are on that if Locus fucks this up right now. Later maybe, but not yet.]
I know how you deal with problems.
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