Flowers do seem to be a personal favourite for many, yes.
[Now, now, could he actually trust this one after a single meeting and then stalking him on the open network to learn more about him? It couldn't hurt anyone but Levi himself.]
My daughter needs a bodyguard, but a discreet one. Keep their distance but nip trouble before she finds it.
[His daughter. Jinx. She doesn't seem the type to need a bodyguard, but he guesses parents might be like that. (Maybe??? They were in books sometimes.) And it might be just as much to keep Jinx from causing trouble as it is from trouble coming to her. No way even her parents could predict how that girl would act.
It would definitely be within his skill set; maybe keep him from getting rusty here. Monsters were only one type of enemy and he's certain something that needs fighting will pop up here sooner or later. And even though it's fallen to the wayside for a time, he was still thinking of going to explore outside of town. She'd offered to come, so it'd be good to get a better idea of how she acted.
It was basically what he was doing for some of the other contestants during Termina, after all.]
i can do it. what trouble do you want kept away from her?
[Like were there people who had it out for her or some known threat. He should probably ask if Silco wants Levi to kill any sources of trouble or just scare them away, but it doesn't occur to him.]
[He waited. Anyone with this one's history would have to consider the value of the offer. After all, when he had helped the boy, he had clearly not wanted to use such skills overly much. A potential toe dipping back into the pool was all he was asking.
For now.]
The usual. People wanting to take advantage of a young lady too drunk to defend herself properly. How you deal with them I leave up to you.
Keep it discreet. She doesn't need to I don't trust her to not take care of herself, but she is taking extra risks these days and I want her to be free to do as she likes while being safe.
[He realizes he'd never imagined Jinx drunk and is now unsure what she'd be like. She was a handful when sober, hopefully she'd mellow out but it seemed more likely she'd go more crazy. ...he's a little scared of that, actually. He'll have to take extra care to avoid being seen by her.]
okay.
what are the hours?
[That's a thing you asked right??? Should he ask about pay? He'd never had a job before okay.]
[There were new opportunities since the explosion. He knew his daughter well enough to know she'd chase the thrill and also that she would be drowning her sorrows about the stupid boy.]
Evenings mostly. Six hours of keeping track of her.
If you wish to play the friend, do so. If you prefer to remain to the shadows, do so.
[Friend would probably be easier...but he wasn't good with people and Jinx was A LOT. With how erratic she was she might be hard to keep track of, but if he just came up to her wanting to be friends (how did people even do that???) it'd seem weird given the note they'd ended their only in-person meeting on. Maybe he could...ease into the friend thing sometimes. But there's no way he's going to be able to deal with talking to her every night.]
i'm better at shadowing people than making friends, but i can try to do both based on what seems to be needed.
[It'd be weird if he went to a club or something with his rifle, wouldn't it? Maybe somewhere in this new city he could find a handgun or something easier to conceal. He preferred rifles but he'd been trained in all kinds of guns.]
would i have to find her each night or do you know where she's likely to be when you want me to start a [What was the word?] shift?
do you provide equipment or would i need to get my own?
[Ammo, mostly. His only frame of reference for security detail is during a war and a hell festival, after all.]
[He wagered Levi wasn't socialized enough to be the friend type. He could ply the kid with freedom through Shimmer, but he was holding that in his back pocket for now. He wanted to see how the pair of them reacted first, then he would alter his plan.]
Excellent, I like a man who is adaptable.
[Flattery.]
It may be a bit of both. She doesn't always tell me where she is going, but she always calls me when she's in trouble. If I know, I'll tell you. If I don't, I expect you have the skills to find her based on the noise she makes.
Tell me what equipment you need, and I will find a way to get it to you.
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Date: 2024-04-05 01:57 pm (UTC)the flower shop would be better.
[The other one...well, he can't say he's not curious.]
what's the other one?
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Date: 2024-04-06 02:26 am (UTC)[Now, now, could he actually trust this one after a single meeting and then stalking him on the open network to learn more about him? It couldn't hurt anyone but Levi himself.]
My daughter needs a bodyguard, but a discreet one. Keep their distance but nip trouble before she finds it.
walls of text and then one line of transmission lol sorry
Date: 2024-04-06 03:19 pm (UTC)It would definitely be within his skill set; maybe keep him from getting rusty here. Monsters were only one type of enemy and he's certain something that needs fighting will pop up here sooner or later. And even though it's fallen to the wayside for a time, he was still thinking of going to explore outside of town. She'd offered to come, so it'd be good to get a better idea of how she acted.
It was basically what he was doing for some of the other contestants during Termina, after all.]
i can do it. what trouble do you want kept away from her?
[Like were there people who had it out for her or some known threat. He should probably ask if Silco wants Levi to kill any sources of trouble or just scare them away, but it doesn't occur to him.]
np np
Date: 2024-04-06 03:30 pm (UTC)For now.]
The usual. People wanting to take advantage of a young lady too drunk to defend herself properly. How you deal with them I leave up to you.
Keep it discreet. She doesn't need to I don't trust her to not take care of herself, but she is taking extra risks these days and I want her to be free to do as she likes while being safe.
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:41 pm (UTC)okay.
what are the hours?
[That's a thing you asked right??? Should he ask about pay? He'd never had a job before okay.]
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:49 pm (UTC)Evenings mostly. Six hours of keeping track of her.
If you wish to play the friend, do so. If you prefer to remain to the shadows, do so.
[Good luck. She was a slippery one.]
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Date: 2024-04-06 03:57 pm (UTC)i'm better at shadowing people than making friends, but i can try to do both based on what seems to be needed.
[It'd be weird if he went to a club or something with his rifle, wouldn't it? Maybe somewhere in this new city he could find a handgun or something easier to conceal. He preferred rifles but he'd been trained in all kinds of guns.]
would i have to find her each night or do you know where she's likely to be when you want me to start a [What was the word?] shift?
do you provide equipment or would i need to get my own?
[Ammo, mostly. His only frame of reference for security detail is during a war and a hell festival, after all.]
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:16 pm (UTC)Excellent, I like a man who is adaptable.
[Flattery.]
It may be a bit of both. She doesn't always tell me where she is going, but she always calls me when she's in trouble. If I know, I'll tell you. If I don't, I expect you have the skills to find her based on the noise she makes.
Tell me what equipment you need, and I will find a way to get it to you.
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:22 pm (UTC)He'll just have to look forward to that Shimmer later.]the only weapons i have a hard to conceal, i'd need something easier to hide.
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Date: 2024-04-06 04:27 pm (UTC)a small handgun would be perfect. and some ammunition, of course.
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