(Voice Post) 1

[hat_and_dagger]

[Sounds of somebody tapping at a microphone and randomly sliding their hand across a keyboard.]
 Dammit!

Oh? Dis actually works?

Wait! What's it doin'?!

[More tapping noises and some throat clearing.]

Huh...

Anybody hear me?

Comments

[marukyudistrict]

Aaah, not so loud. I think everyone using this thing can hear you loud and clear. Haha.

[hat_and_dagger]

Haha, sorry. I've just neva' seen somethin' like dis.
Um, who are you?

[marukyudistrict]

Haha--I haven't really either so I cant exactly blame you.

Me...? Oh man, another person who doesn't recognize me, huh? My name is Rise Kujikawa. What's your name?

[hat_and_dagger]

It's wierd dat I don' recognize you? Do I know you, or somethin'? [moment of thought] Do you work in one a' da speakeasies?
Name's Firo Prochainezo. Pleased to meet'cha.

[marukyudistrict]

... Speakeasies...? I'm sorry, I'm not sure what that is. I'm an actress--and a model...

[pause]

... And a vocalist--but that's besides the point. No one here really recognizes me. It's as though everyone's from a different world than I am!

[hat_and_dagger]

Ya really don' know? It's where you go to buy alcohol since dey got Prohibition an' all now. I would tell ya where a few are [Since you seem like you need a good stiff drink.], but it doesn' seem like it would matta' since we can't really go home... An' dey were talkin' about gettin' rid a' Prohibition anyway.

Yeah, well I talked to some girl who said she's from a different world and dere are a lotta wierd people here... Dere was even somebody who talked about bein' from da past- or somebody was from his future... It's all ova' my head.

Where are ya from?

[marukyudistrict]

Oh--I don't really drink alcohol... I mean, sometimes but it can be kinda bad for my career. Lot's of younger kids look up to me so uhmm--my agent tries to keep me away from it.

[nervous laugh]

I'm from all over really--I never stay put for long. I've been living in Yasoinaba, Japan most recently. It's a pretty big time country town--not really a party area but I was living with my grandmother...

I was actually just about to go back to Tokyo before I got picked up... Are um... you from Japan?

[hat_and_dagger]

Geez! I dunno if I could stand dat. Does it really matta'? If get drunk dat easily dey'll just learn deir limit early. [Doesn't realize there a health issues.]

[A little waryily]
Agent? Like... Da Bureau of Investigation?

Dat sounds interestin,' I got a friend who does dat. A while back he ran off to join da circus... He's here too, actually. Have you met Claire Stanfield?

Ah, no, I'm from da U.S., N'Yawk City.

[marukyudistrict]

N'Yaw--New York..? Aah, I've done a show there before! It's really nice!

[a tilt of her head]

Um... Agent as in... the man who sets up my shows and stuff? Not like ... Bureau of Investigation, no!

[Now she looks a little curious--]

... You looked a little nervous there for a moment.

[hat_and_dagger]

Haha... I just don' really get along wid dose guys. Dey're always causin' trouble for my Family. I mean, it is deir job but I don' hafta like it. Most of 'em are jerks too.

[marukyudistrict]

I see... I've never had any problems with people like that--I mean, you wouldn't if you're ... not causing legal issues, right?

[pause]

[hat_and_dagger]

[Is quiet for a bit before he decides to just go ahead and tell. People would probably find out anyway.]
Ah, well, I'm a parta da Martillo Camorra family so I can't really do my job wid out causin' legal issues.

[A tiny bit defensively] But, hey, a lotta 'em are in on it too... Takin' bribes an' all. Da ones dat don' are still just as unpleasant. One of 'em tried to let me get killed so dey could arrest some guy!

An' who would actually want Prohibition? Dey practically handed da whole enterprise to us.