A [ the choice was screamingly obvious. he'd gotten sick of playing nice fast. the mercenary life was made for him—never getting chided for killing in excess or for not bothering to take a razor to his face—he'd be a fool to bypass it. there's no talk of much that's familiar but he dares to stay optimistic. you could find opportunity in the strangest of places if you looked hard enough.
what he has bypassed is a few moments of relaxation. instead, he heads back out to the city to take a gander around. occasionally, he stops someone with a friendly smile. ]
'Scuse me, are you new around here?
B [ look, there were only so many things he was willing to do for the sake of a client. he could usually avoid working with riffraff by demonstration of his skill alone, thus avoiding a stupid job like guarding a field of cucumbers, but the sad truth is that he doesn't have the precedent of reputation here. so sad. except even if you looked closely, this guy just looks rightly pissed off. the only thing that would turn the tables was if he'd get a chance to see some action. he paces in agitation, rattling the sword sheathed at his side, and squints at the other person on this job with him. ]
Fall asleep in unfamiliar company and you might not get the chance to wake up. Catch my drift?
[ it's not an explicit threat, okay? just a reminder to stay focused. ]
ali al-saachez ● gundam 00
[ the choice was screamingly obvious. he'd gotten sick of playing nice fast. the mercenary life was made for him—never getting chided for killing in excess or for not bothering to take a razor to his face—he'd be a fool to bypass it. there's no talk of much that's familiar but he dares to stay optimistic. you could find opportunity in the strangest of places if you looked hard enough.
what he has bypassed is a few moments of relaxation. instead, he heads back out to the city to take a gander around. occasionally, he stops someone with a friendly smile. ]
'Scuse me, are you new around here?
B
[ look, there were only so many things he was willing to do for the sake of a client. he could usually avoid working with riffraff by demonstration of his skill alone, thus avoiding a stupid job like guarding a field of cucumbers, but the sad truth is that he doesn't have the precedent of reputation here. so sad. except even if you looked closely, this guy just looks rightly pissed off. the only thing that would turn the tables was if he'd get a chance to see some action. he paces in agitation, rattling the sword sheathed at his side, and squints at the other person on this job with him. ]
Fall asleep in unfamiliar company and you might not get the chance to wake up. Catch my drift?
[ it's not an explicit threat, okay? just a reminder to stay focused. ]