[Maya gave the passing man a look of disdain. Roaming about, arm in arm with a stranger and looking disheveled was the furthest thing from her idea of a good time.]
We have little in common then. [The only liquor she'd ever particularly enjoyed was a world away, and she wasn't about to taste around trying to find an alternative. It sounded like an easy way to end up having a bad day.]
That's the problem though -- I don't have any coin.
[Thus far, she hadn't found very many ways of making money. Not that she'd spent that much time looking -- the runes had kept her distracted enough.]
[Takasugi clicks his tongue, faux disappointment that the woman isn't interested in the warmth of alcohol. He'll just have to find another way to connect.
And it seems like money is the best route.]
I do. [He lets the implicit offer linger between a brag and an extended hand - because in small part it is both - before continuing.] I'll lend you some.
[Her laugh came out in a short puff, held back by incredulity. Certainly, she'd heard some illicit come-ons from the various bandits on Pandora, but those were the ramblings of mad men ready to be put out of her misery.
Not a rational man like this.
Not that she was sure that was what he was getting at. Perhaps he was like any other person on Pandora -- just interested in self-gain, maybe even a bit of revenge. That she could work with.
[Perhaps, had the woman offered a favor of such a quality, Takasugi might have considered it.
But he's closer to the breed of ruffian she's familiar with - interested in nothing beyond what benefits him.
And more than a bit of revenge.
Takasugi regards her caution stoically,] Ah.
I'm not in the market for firepower like that. [He answers her misunderstanding with his own - deliberate.] What I'm interested in is quite a bit bigger.
[Idly, his hand delves into his yukata to procure a small coin purse.]
[The bag of coins caught her attention, but she didn't let it deter her. Her eyes remained locked on the man, brows knitted together as she tried to figure out what he was getting at. Surely he wasn't so stupid as to think she was willing to give up what little firepower she had.
So what kind of game was he playing?]
You going to tell me what it is, or keep me guessing? [Whatever advantage his money might have given her, she was starting to think it wasn't worth the effort.]
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Takasugi - Gintama
Date: 2017-12-14 02:35 am (UTC)We have little in common then. [The only liquor she'd ever particularly enjoyed was a world away, and she wasn't about to taste around trying to find an alternative. It sounded like an easy way to end up having a bad day.]
That's the problem though -- I don't have any coin.
[Thus far, she hadn't found very many ways of making money. Not that she'd spent that much time looking -- the runes had kept her distracted enough.]
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Date: 2017-12-20 03:39 am (UTC)And it seems like money is the best route.]
I do. [He lets the implicit offer linger between a brag and an extended hand - because in small part it is both - before continuing.] I'll lend you some.
You can pay me back with a favor.
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Date: 2017-12-24 05:36 am (UTC)Not a rational man like this.
Not that she was sure that was what he was getting at. Perhaps he was like any other person on Pandora -- just interested in self-gain, maybe even a bit of revenge. That she could work with.
Even so, she slid back a step, eyes narrowing.]
I do have a gun, you know.
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Date: 2017-12-28 01:38 am (UTC)But he's closer to the breed of ruffian she's familiar with - interested in nothing beyond what benefits him.
And more than a bit of revenge.
Takasugi regards her caution stoically,] Ah.
I'm not in the market for firepower like that. [He answers her misunderstanding with his own - deliberate.] What I'm interested in is quite a bit bigger.
[Idly, his hand delves into his yukata to procure a small coin purse.]
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Date: 2017-12-29 05:56 am (UTC)So what kind of game was he playing?]
You going to tell me what it is, or keep me guessing? [Whatever advantage his money might have given her, she was starting to think it wasn't worth the effort.]