On his (hopefully) upcoming intro at Last Voyages... (canon is The Wire)

[omar]

Ayo, "port" this, "port" that. What you keep talking about the port for? Ain't nothin' 'round there but the convention center and a bunch of boats. Ain't no place for me.

...You want me to wake up where?

...Oh, the afterlife sound like it's gonna be good.

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[omar]

I robs drug dealers.

[surfaceshine]

Uh. Yeah, I'd agree that's not exactly on the census for Top 500 Safest Jobs.

[omar]

Oh, indeed.

[surfaceshine]

Which makes me curious about the other thing, of course.

[omar]

Other thing?

[surfaceshine]

The clearing your name thing.

[omar]

Yeah, well, on that point I got a bone or two to pick with the po-lice and a couple others, that I guess is gonna have to stay unpicked for now. They pick me up on a murder charge yesterday and they tell me I went and shot a delivery girl? Nah, man -- that ain't Omar. I don't put my gun on no citizens.

[surfaceshine]

...well, it's not like you're hangin' out with the best crowd and all. Cops aren't the most imaginative group around as a rule, and benefit of the doubt ain't their strong suit.

[DEAN SHOULD KNOW.]

[omar]

No lie, no lie. But I was waitin' to hear back from my lawyer when I done got got, so now I got no chance to fix it. That don't sit right.

[surfaceshine]

And what, you don't have anyone back home that would fight the good fight for you over a funeral?

[omar]

I got people, but nothing they say gonna be enough to push back a charge that ain't been dropped, you feel me?

[surfaceshine]

I... what? Yeah. Dude, that sucks, but there's probably not a lot you can do about it now.

[omar]

Maybe that's what my second chance is for.

[surfaceshine]

Maybe. And if it is, then awesome: more power to you.

[omar]

You don't entirely get how this work, do you? No offense meant and all, but.

[surfaceshine]

How what works?

[omar]

What happen when I gets back and gets out the joint.

[surfaceshine]

Ah, that'll be a negative, Ghostrider. I've never known any dealer-robbers.

[omar]

[Ha ha, you clueless white boys are cute.] Uh, we call ourselfs "stick-up boys" down the way.

And this stick-up boy know that if he got popped for a murder, it's because someone had him popped. I get out... that's a thing that's gonna have to be answered for.

[surfaceshine]

Stick-up... oh. Right.

Yeah, so, I keep getting told about how war isn't the answer? But I was also raised to discourage people from dicking me around if necessary.

[omar]

Oh, I do intend to discourage that very thing.