@Revenant_Outlaw Gozen, meanwhile, is patting the dust out of her clothes before stretching like a cat.
"When am I not in trouble?", she asked with a grin. "It's nothin' major. Think they are trying to scare me.
"Got tangled up in some corporate tug-o-war, bad job, you know how it is."
The strategy seemed to work, if there was one constant in NC it was the pig's incompetence.
They didn't care to look for Gozen, why would they? Slammer was so full, they'd probably just let her walk anyway.
His flattery and the breakfast were far more enticing. (+)
Ah, it was going to be that kind of day.
"What? Hell naw, just thought I'd donate my breakfast to NC's Finest, y'know? Say, ain't you a feller from Texas? Could recognize that accent anywhere-"
Cue the cowboy slowly luring the cops outside with said coffee and donuts.
She's in a bad mood. Her favorite white hoodie is ruined because some gonk had the audacity to bleed on it after she zero'd him.
Sometimes she envies gun users.
"... else would. You have honour, integrity. It is something I'll never forget."
A pause, Gozen stopping. From the depths of her pockets she procured a joint and a lighter, a cloud of sweet smelling smoke exhaled into the night.
"Also, fuck Arasaka. They've got it comin'."
A tale as old as time, corporats reaching for the stars with no care in the world for who got trampled in the process. It was a story that made Gozen fall quiet. Her support did not falter, Burns allowed to grab and squeeze her.
Several heartbeats passed before she responded.+
"...your personal attack dog, but my services are yours. Usually make it a habit to stay out of a Fixer' s personal mess... but I'll make an exception for you, Katagi."
He received a smirk, her eyes turning to the distance again.
"You've given me a chance, when no one..." (+)
@CHlPPEDIN ( ) Hella late to the party, but I've got compliments to give.
Your Johnny is amazing, and you've made me laugh more than once in the gc. We aren't directly talking, in part because I'm spooked, cuz your portrayal's is one of best I've seen out here.
... get into your bad books."
For a moment there was silence, Gozen letting her eyes drift across the lights on the other side of the water. "Why become a fixer? Guy with your talent, coulda done anything, gone anywhere. Why stay in this shithole?"
Gozen gave him a questioning look, quite the career under his belt... just how old was he? A question she left unasked, as instead she took the chance to distract him from the fights and the drinks.
"NC's personal jack-of-all-trades, huh?"
"Still think about what you did to (+)
... those goons during our raid.", she shook her head as the memories came flooding back. A momentary tension in her posture.
"Shit, Runners scare the living fuck outta me, doesn't sit right that they can just, press a button and fry my brain, y'know?"
"Remind me to never (+)