Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 10, 2011 22:27:12 GMT -5
Having been both a criminal and, more lately, a soldier, Swindle thinks freedom is well worth fighting for no matter what you do for a living. One's own freedom, that is. Not other people's.
"Oh, I can think of prizes, easily enough. I was just curious what you'd done in the past. Sounds like you ran prison fights?"
"Missing?" the merchant says slowly, eyes narrowing. "Why do you ask?"
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Overlord
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Post by Overlord on Jul 12, 2011 19:27:35 GMT -5
"I said I was a criminal psychologist, didn't I?" Overlord replies, smiling slightly. The inference Swindle should make ought to be clear. Granted, it's kind of a jerk of a criminal psychologist who pits the prisoners against each other in gladiatorial fights, but they're Decepticons! They're only in these careers for the benefits, like looting corpses and watching vicious pit fights...
Did that method of inquiry strike a wire? "Just wondering if there's any tool of foul play you felt your inventory could particularly use."
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 13, 2011 19:50:12 GMT -5
Looting corpses is a means to an end. Swindle is in his job for the money, not the tangential perks, like getting to smile at people while they sign over all their worldly possessions. Though the smiling is pretty great.
Swindle shoots for broke. "I'm a bit short on fissionables, now that you mention it." And yes, asking about Swindle's inventory struck a wire. It's like asking Lugnut about his Punch, or Botanica about her garden. Coming from Gigatron, it manages to sound a bit like 'That's a beautiful horse . . .'
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Overlord
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Post by Overlord on Jul 16, 2011 21:09:32 GMT -5
"Fissionables," Overlord muses, raising a finger to his lips. "Hmm. Those are a bit tricky, yes. I think I could manage them, however. Amuse me. I'll find you your fissionables."
Well, he's a spacer, right? That's the sane and logical thing he's meaning, right? That he'll just pop off to a nearby planet and grab Swindle some fissionables?
Of course, maybe Overlord'll find Swindle his fissionables by shooting them at Swindle. Depends on his mood that time of day.
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 18, 2011 12:30:16 GMT -5
"Sure. I can do amusing. I'll ask around, see who'd be interested in fighting," Swindle says with a nonchalance he doesn't feel.
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Post by Overlord on Jul 20, 2011 21:12:44 GMT -5
Squirm, Swindle, squirm, and Overlord gets his amusement. Overlord shrugs one shoulder and says, "I think that is all."
He turns to leave, unless Swindle has anything else to say.
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Jul 21, 2011 14:44:53 GMT -5
"I'll get back to you with the details then," Swindle says as the larger Decepticon heads for the door. For once he's glad to see a customer leaving.
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