--Venti-- [audio]

[royal_ripper]

I haven't used this thing in awhile, ne?

[A slight pause.]

Mm, Princeeeess~  You owe me a favor.  I took care of Evans for you.

[Another thoughtful pause, though this one is slightly more contemplative- he's counting days.]  Come to think of it, shouldn't he be back by now?
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Hey hey hey, I gotta talk to you about

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[audio]

[cajuncardtrick]

You're right, little Prince. Monsieur Evans should be back alive by now. It's two weeks, no? An' what's that you say about Princess Azula? She wanted Eury dead? That's news to me.

[audio]

[royal_ripper]

Oops!

[He laughs, this wasn't intentional at all, hahha (okay, maybe a little (okay, maybe a lot))]

Did I forget to screeeeen that?

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[cajuncardtrick]

You're a nasty one, Prince th' Ripper. I've made my peace with what you did to Eury. But did you do it for Azula? This is something of...great interest to me.

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[royal_ripper]

Oh, damn. She told me not to tell you.

[Once again, not entirely true.]

Can we keep it our little se-cret?

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[cajuncardtrick]

I don' think so, Bel. I'm gonna have to talk with her about this. One thing, though. We're screened. Why you insist on lyin'? S' pretty clear there's quite a bit more t' the story. An' Gambit won't tell no one.

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[royal_ripper]

You want the truth? Evans broke into her house, she asked me to kill him- so she wouldn't get her hands dirty, I believe. And...

[A sigh. This is too good.]

She didn't want me to tell you because you were friends with him, yeah? And she wanted to keep you close- you wouldn't be a very cool enemy.

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[cajuncardtrick]

[His laugh is low, but still detectable.]

I must admit, I knew Azula was some kinda twisted, but this is certainly more than I expected. She's wise to've not wanted to make enemies with me. That much is true. An' I reckon this makes you an assassin of pretty fair potential, ney? Her flaw here was trustin' you to keep quiet, huh?

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[royal_ripper]

She's not my boss, she can't order me to be silent.

[He hums a moment.]

She didn't pay me either- I ask you, how fair is that? Tch. But... yes, I'd be wary when dealing with her. Or would you rather me show you the burn?

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[cajuncardtrick]

Hell. I'd be a little upset if I wasn't paid for a job. An' so you asked for payment an' she shot flames at you? Huh. I'm not sure how far I can trust her now. See, I was considerin' makin' somethin' like a family down here, you know? She was gonna be a prime player, but I dunno anymore.

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[royal_ripper]

A family?

[Oh, this is gold. Thanks, Gambit.]

Well... it wasn't payment, per se. She attacked me- out of nowhere awhile ago. We were pretty close, and she stabbed me in the back, simply because she considered me a threat. I thought that maybe killing Evans would get me back on her good side, you know?

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[cajuncardtrick]

Aha. Now it comes out. I can...unnerstan' your motives, to say th' very least. I'd probably have done something similar to that, were I in your situation. She didn't actually ask you to kill him, though? It was just like a way to make nice, huh?

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[royal_ripper]

Hm? Oh, no, she wanted him dead. She asked me, and I agreed to get back to speaking terms with her.

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[cajuncardtrick]

Hn. Quite the situation. I may have to rethink my idea of a family down there. I do need to make some cash somehow. I'm bored sittin' around all day. Need to get out more, you know? And I ain't just gonna work for fun. There's gotta be somethin' more to it.

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[royal_ripper]

Weeeeell.

[He giggles.]

You know Mello? At least- the one I hang out with? We're wrangling up a family of sorts ourselves. Looking for capos.

...I- I don't know how well you could handle it, though... I mean, we're talking big jobs, here...

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[cajuncardtrick]

I know both Mellos, and I'm not realy familiar with yours, but I like him okay.

[A short sigh.]

You don' think I'm good enough, eh? I bet I could have you takin' that back if you was to give me a job involving...hell...anything.

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[royal_ripper]

You think? Well- give me a few days to think of a little entryway exam, just to be on the safe side, ne? And- of course, I have to talk to Mello~