Folks-
I am going to bow out of the game. Thanks so much for letting me in, I had a good time when I was able to post, and I hope you'll let me continue to follow the story by reading along.
At the end of the day, there's two things: first and for…
[OK, she's just glaring. Any attempt at further violence is Acting Under Fire, so...]
"Well, if you ever wanna find out who blew away Pokeman, he's the only one who knows how to find him, so I'd take this one pro bono if I were you."
He reaches ou…
Dice grins wide.
"Baby, you had me at 'crazy bitch with the axe.' I honestly have no fucking idea how you think this world works, but I do love that you've got spunk."
He waves a hand around the cramped little room.
"You may be crazy, but you're …
[When Rossi grabs the axe away from Dice, he grabs Jester and puts him between himself and her. No retaliation. The rules for 'impress, dismay, or frighten' are pretty specific on this, he can't retaliate, he has to change course.]
"Kid, you need t…
Dice nods, solemnly, all business now.
"Good man, good man. Hey, is that Elvis?"
Dice points and when Jester inevitably looks in that direction, whips the ice axe down hard on Jester's left foot, cutting off his toes.
Cue the inevitable screaming…
"Sorry, bro, she's just not that into you, looks like."
Dice makes a "get her out of here" gesture to the gang and turns his attention back to Jester.
"So where was I? Fuuuuck crashing off this OHYEAH, you like to go around telling anyone who wil…
Dice narrows his eyes and smirks.
"Didn't think so. If you know who fucked up Pokeman you tell me who he is right now or gtfo. Your goodguy hasn't said anything even remotely fucking useful yet, so if you don't have anything, we leave him for FemPo…
Dice smiles and shakes his head incredulously when Jester mentions pills for his mother.
"Hidden fucking depths with you, J. The momma's boy act explains a few things, though."
Dice turns to Rossi.
"YOU. Fan girl. Do you LOVE him? Like no shit, g…
[Are you telling the truth?]
Dice sighs and looks up at the ceiling.
"Look, kid, I know you're sweet on him and all, but he set all this in motion, see? He staked his rep on a stranger and it blew up on him. If it helps, think of this as a slow-mo…
Dice throws his head back and laughs, hard.
"HAhahahaha! Oh man, that's fucking awesome. You say that like it actually means something! Holy shit, hats off, Jester, because this some serious fan service you are getting here right now, son."
Dice t…
Dice cocks his head and grins at Jester.
"We're just cuddling, isn't that right, J?"
[Ah, one of Jester's groupies. She must be pretty dedicated to be walking into this mess. Wonder what her deal is and how far she'll go to try and get him out, an…
We have moved our project to the walk-in freezer left behind by the old ice cream parlor and shut the door behind us. The shelves that used to hold confections are now piled with a mix of various medical supplies and foodstuffs.
Jester is just sit…
Dice has been thinking about it, and realized that instead of trying to figure out how people think, he should just trust his instincts about whether they're gonna fly or fight.
ADVANCE: Take a move from another playbook: TOUCHSTONE: Clear-eyed: Wh…
Far be it from me to stop her doing what she thinks she needs to do, unless, of course, she thinks she's going to keep taking blood out of me to do it. Once the whacknuts have cleared out, Dice just pops the IV out of his arm and shakes his head at …
I stick out my arm and grin, flash the gang the horns, because this is fucking METAL, right here.
Dice doesn't watch the needle (not that it bothers him, he's had plenty of injections, professionally-administered and... not), he's watching her.
"…
Dice turns to Dubstep and guffaws, "What the fuck, I did not see THAT one coming, holy shit!"
He turns and unceremoniously shoves everything off the front counter.
"Ivan, your fucking habit can wait, if we don't let her patch him up now, none of u…