❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜

𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

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[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Pleasures all mine, Omi.

Ready to head out?

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

V, huh?

[ Just like David… ]

You can call me Omi. It’s nice to meet you.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Absolutely.

( his hand meets hers, offering a firm handshake. Though he wouldn’t mind coffee afterwards. )

Name’s V by the way.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Then we’ve got a deal?

[ Jokes on him she’s gonna wanna head out there anyway after this.

Holds out her hand with a grin. ]

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Sounds like a deal.

Lucky for you, I agree. Caliente does have the best coffee in the city.

Better than Buck-A-Slice’s oil in a cup.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Listen the only place I know around here is this really crappy little diner… Captain Caliente. Has the best coffee. We can go there if this doesn’t work out.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

. . . Tell y’what.

If y’ don’t like Tom’s? You choose. Don’t wanna force ya’ into a fancy ‘fit.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

… I don’t own any fancy outfits for a place like Embers.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Hey, you’re the one wanting a different dinner if Tom’s don’t pan out.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Hey whoa! Don’t jump the gun there! Offering Ember’s is pretty insane.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Tell y’what.

You genuinely don’t like it?

I’ll take ya’ to Embers.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Fine, fine, I’ll take your word for it but if it’s bad… you uh. Owe me a different dinner!

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Staple of any gonk who strolls into Watson.

Cross my heart, I’m a merc’ of my word.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

[ Squinting. ]

Tom’s can’t be * ( that ) good…!

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Not a one.

Just hate to see a choom who’s never had Tom’s before.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Oh uh— sure, choom!

…. There’s no weird strings attached to this, right?

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

— works. . . Still manage to catch some Z’s every so often. . . Just don’t feel right.”

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

“Read me like a book, eh?”

He let out a dry chuckle; hand fishing for his lighter before sparking up his second cigarette, eyes hesitating before ultimately locking with hers.

“Ever since Konpeki, I don’t sleep well anymore. Nightmares, restlessness. Y’know, the —

[▇▇▇：∕∕ 𝐈𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙲 𝐀۰ᴵ̳ᴿ̳. @TELLTHATNOVA]

[…] nodded. Tellanova gave a closer look to the merc, looking again directly into his eyes.

❝ Have you gotten any sleep lately? ❞ It sounded almost like a bit of a scold intertwined with her question.

[殺人鬼 。 @onisvendetta]

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𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐇.𝐀.𝐍.𝐘.𝐀.

𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐄, 𝐎𝐍𝐈 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐘𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒

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[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Meetcha there?

Be a shame not to at least buy ya’ one.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Theeeeen that’s definitely where I’m going! Good plan, good plan.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

Down in Watson.

Tom’s Diner can set you up.

[omi — 🐍 @SNAKENATlON]

Uuuugh I need a burger! Stat!

… can I get a burger this late?

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

— continues speaking.

“Still ‘preciate you comin’ to chill.”

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

— turn out fine.”

V saved being blunt for business or situations that called for it; spending time with someone he’d dare call friend, certainly didn’t warrant it.

Yet he’s finally reaching for another smoke, letting the filter rest between his teeth as he —

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

“Eh, corny or not. Still hits true.”

For a moment, he’s looking past her. Brows furrowing, a flicker of annoyance in his gaze yet it vanishes as he refocuses on her.

“Still—, bein’ two people’s better than none. Believe it or not, gives me hope everything’s gonna —

[▇▇▇：∕∕ 𝐈𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙲 𝐀۰ᴵ̳ᴿ̳. @TELLTHATNOVA]

[…] out. The sound was just as weak.

❝ Corny, right? ❞ Tellanova smiled, but it never reached her eyes.

[🐍 ☼ᨒ @SNAKEN0MAD]

( pinned )

[ѕαѕнα @NetrunningCat]

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𝘚𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢 | 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

@Sn4ke_Smoker “That matter choom—?”

A soft exhale from the merc turned spectator.

“Saw that fight first hand. Did good, can ya tell if anything’s broken?”

A cloth is gently dabbed along her nose to mop up the dribble of blood.

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

— stand in the dark with this gonkbrain in downtown NC. so I’m thinkin’ you’re pretty nova as things go.”

[❛ ＳＡＭＵＲＡＩ ❜ @SplitSamurai]

A brow arches.

Lips curling into a bemused grin, elbow twisting to nudge her.

“Gonna play all humble?”

Optics roll; opting to feign sarcasm and annoyance, yet there isn’t an ounce of malice in any of his actions.

“Coulda fooled me. Came all this way to —

[▇▇▇：∕∕ 𝐈𝚂𝙾𝙼𝙴𝚃𝚁𝙸𝙲 𝐀۰ᴵ̳ᴿ̳. @TELLTHATNOVA]

[…] might as well try to say something worthwhile. But, obviously… you could’ve paid for a therapist with the eddies you’ve got if you really needed that. ❞

Then, she made a half-lidded eye contact.

❝ You ‘wanted to see me again’? I can’t be that great of company. ❞