Canon is Mafia II (again)

[thingcalledjoe]

Hey, sweetheart. If I'm coming back I'm gonna stick the fuck around this time, alright? Capiche? Cuz I've been in and out of this place like a revolving fucking door.

Still good to get out, though, so I'm not complainin'. I need a smoke.

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[architecturally]

[She picked up some Italian in college. It was easy to travel between countries, living in France, and she was always good with languages.]

It's nice to be able to stretch your legs every once in a while, am I right?

[thingcalledjoe]

[Whoah hey this kid knows some of his home language. Might as well speak it:]

You got that right, darlin'. Even if it's once every couple of fuckin' months.

[Pretend that was all in Italian.]

[architecturally]

It's been longer for me. But hey, I can't complain. I've had plenty of time to think.

[She grins. That's all she needs, really, is to be able to think.]

[thingcalledjoe]

Yeah? How much longer?

[architecturally]

A year. Maybe more.

[She chuckles.]

Time kind of bleeds together after awhile.

[She sticks out her hand.]

Ariadne.

[thingcalledjoe]

[He raises his eyebrows in suprise.]

Shit.

[He huffs out a laugh and takes her hand to give it a firm shake.] Joe Barbaro.

[architecturally]

Joe. [She grins.]

Nice to meet ya.

[thingcalledjoe]

You too. [He smirks.] Interesting name.

[architecturally]

[She colors a little bit.]

I know, I know. I'm Greek.

[thingcalledjoe]

Hey, it ain't bad. I'm Italian.

[architecturally]

Kinda figured. I tried going by Ari as a kid, but somehow it never caught on.

[thingcalledjoe]

Your real name's stick. Stick with it. It's a lot more interestin' than... I don't fuckin' know, "Sarah".

[architecturally]

Oh! Thanks. I definitely don't get confused with other people very often, y'know?

[heresthenews]

Sometimes you just gotta get out some. Bein' stuck in there collecting dust ain't what it's cracked up to be, you know?

[thingcalledjoe]

It really fuckin' ain't. I don't plan on bein' here now and then going back to collect some more fuckin' dust.

[heresthenews]

Yeah? So what are you plannin' on doing?

[thingcalledjoe]

Besides stickin' around? No clue yet.

[heresthenews]

Pretty much in the same fuckin' boat. Got no idea what to do now that I'm here.

[thingcalledjoe]

Me neither. The little lady over here likes me a lot, apparently, but she doesn't got a clue what to do with me. [snort] Guess I'm that kinda guy.

Joe, by the way.

[heresthenews]

Name's Eddie. Maybe we'll end up some place good, y'know? Some place with booze and women.

Probably not, but we can fuckin' dream, right?

[thingcalledjoe]

Heh, heh. I do a lot fuckin' more than DREAM about booze and women, so I sure fuckin' hope so. Good to meet ya, Eddie.

[heresthenews]

Yeah, yeah, good to meet you too. What do you do to get these women and booze?

[thingcalledjoe]

By impressin' them? The broads, not the booze.

[dirtyword]

Second time's a charm.

[thingcalledjoe]

More like the fuckin' fourth.

[dirtyword]

Fourth? Tough break. Back for good?

[thingcalledjoe]

I sure fuckin' hope so.