Meyer Lansky thinks I have too many BE journals

[recognize_an_opportunity]

As much as I appreciate your interest in my ventures, mun, I think you're missing the point. The way I see it, you'd be better off expressing your interest in someone else. You've got enough other "characters" for that, anyway.

[A shrug.]

I don't want any problems, here, so if you insist, I guess I have no choice but to try and work with you. It might make an uneasy partnership, though.

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[horseish]

What's a partnership?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

What's a partnership? It's where you work with someone else to achieve something you both want.

[horseish]

Oh. I think I have one of those with my father.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Yeah? How's that?

[horseish]

He performs magic. I'm his assistant. I know how to throw fire.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's a useful talent, kid. Sounds kind of dangerous, though.

[horseish]

One time I lit a whole pack of fire paper and I burned myself a lot.

Oh. I wasn't supposed to tell you about the paper.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's okay, I won't tell anybody. I'm good at keeping secrets.

[horseish]

My father told me the most important thing about magic is no one finding out about it. Then he wouldn't work anymore. He looses his temper when that happens.

[strategic_guile]

I'm sure your mun will make the partnership far more 'uneasy' for you rather than the other way around.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Do you speak from experience, Mr...?

[strategic_guile]

Blaine, no mister required.

More or less. The only problem area I have with my mun is her desire to get me punched in the face.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Pleased to meet you, Blaine. You can call me Meyer.

[A laugh.]

Punched in the face? Mine hasn't done that. Yet.

[strategic_guile]

Well, Meyer. I'm guessing your personality isn't quite so... shamelessly blunt as mine. It makes finding people to punch me quite easy, and she goes out of her way to find them.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Shamelessly blunt? No, I wouldn't say so. I try to keep things on an even keel. I have a friend, though, sounds a little like you. He gets in trouble a lot.

[strategic_guile]

I manage to stay out of all trouble except the sexy kind. In which case you're welcome to join me.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I appreciate the offer, Blaine, and I'm flattered, but I'm not sure we'd be compatible.

[element_wizard]

Some people just tend to collect characters from certain series. Yours seems to be one.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Good. I'm part of a 'collection'.

[element_wizard]

There are worse things to belong to. At least you have friends.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

The other ones in her head aren't my friends. That's part of the problem.

[element_wizard]

You can hang out with the bioshock folks. Jack's nice.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Nice by her definition, or nice by normal peoples' definitions?

[element_wizard]

Normal people's.

[Not that he can talk for "normal people's"]

He's really kind of sweet, in a puppy way.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Sounds like someone who needs looking after.