( open: january catch-all ) the warrant is all

[motivation]

Who: Dutch (motivation) & various
What: a month in the life of a killjoy
When: january
Where: wyver, maybe thesa station
Warning(s): violence and sex, possibly

[ starters in the comments ]

Comments

[motivation]

No shit.

[ obviously, dutch doesn't know sakaar. never even heard of the place - but that sounds like "classic slaver bullshit" all right. dutch is capable of turning off her empathy, khlyen's seen to that, but that doesn't mean she's a fan of slavery. especially lately, with the hullen turning people into puppets, into part of the hivemind, it strikes a nerve for her as well.

her lips twist. ] Next round's on me.

[beatupgrass]

Why 'cause I'm a bad gambler and I'm broke?

[a chortle.] Otherwise I'm gonna start to think I'm good company or something.

[motivation]

You're shit company.

[ which is somewhat of a lie. oh, he's rude and sarcastic and an odd companion for sure, but dutch happens to relate well to rude and sarcastic. rocket's edges are rough and that means dutch doesn't have to pretend her own are smooth. ]

[beatupgrass]

I appreciate your honesty. I'd hate to think I'm gettin' soft bein' stuck here.

[motivation]

Any time.

[ always happy to insult a friend. ]

Up to anything fun tonight?

[beatupgrass]

I just got stuck in yet another frickin' cave tryin' to make some silver. The "fun" I have planned is of a "do very little" variety.

[motivation]

And yet, you're here.

[ the implication being that sitting in a bar with her is not "doing very little". ] What were you doing in a cave?

[beatupgrass]

This is highly unproductive, don't you know? [He lifts the handle of his glass with a tiny hand, grinning toothily.] I was tryin' to find heirlooms from some old thief hidey-hole for Cree.

[motivation]

The shit we do for silver.

[ though really, dutch hasn't been doing much in terms of bounty hunting. she's been fighting her fights in the ring every other evening, winning and earning her keep that way. it's good enough for now.

after running from khlyen, what had kept her going was the next warrant, and the warrant after that. now, it's the next fight, and the fight after that. the principle's the same, even if fighting is a lot less varied than being a killjoy. ]

[beatupgrass]

The shit we do to keep from gettin' an actual job, more like it. Here's to bein' a free agent for life.

[He tips his drink in her direction and then works on downing it.]

[motivation]

I'll drink to that.

[ freedom is something dutch hasn't always had, which makes it all the more important to safeguard. free agents, indeed. she follows his example of downing her drink, already gesturing for another round before she's even set down her empty glass. ]