3rd Standoff ☆ Video

[cactusnwhiskey]

[A familiar cowboy hat comes into view on this feed, followed by a familiar figure, that of the rugged Jake Marshall with a stupidly broad grin on his face; even at the angle he's propped the NV up, with his feet on his table, it's obvious he's happy about something.] You folks wanna know somethin'? [He tips his hat up with two fingers, swirling

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[kingofheart4711]

[He almost simply ignored this post, but then he decided to respond anyway. Why? Because he was missing his friends, and this guy reminded him of Chibodee so much it was almost scary.]

No, sorry. But if you find some place that's cheep, let me know.

But uh...what's a "cowpoke."

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[cactusnwhiskey]

Dunno of a place just yet.

A cowpoke's just another world for a cowboy, pardner, that's all.

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[kingofheart4711]

Heh, I'm not a cowboy. I'm a security guard in Sector 7, but I only guard the crops. ...They won't let me guard the livestock anymore.

[cactusnwhiskey]

Ain't a job fer everybody, hombre. Doesn't mean I think any less of ya.

[kingofheart4711]

Hey, it's not my fault the cows kept trying to eat my headband. ["Hombre? And he thought Chibodee came up with some weird things to say.]

So you're a detective, huh?

[cactusnwhiskey]

's why you gotta keep an eye on 'em. Turn your back for a second and they'll try to munch on your favorite hat. [It's happened to him before too, don't worry.]

S'pose now I am.

[kingofheart4711]

Well, I guess I should say "congratulations" then.

[cactusnwhiskey]

Thank ya kindly, hombre. [Until he gets a name, he isn't really going to stop calling Domon "hombre".]

[kingofheart4711]

You're welcome. ...But my name's "Domon," not "Hombre." [Yeah, he has no idea that's actually a word.]

[cactusnwhiskey]

[A bit of an amused chuckle.] Hombre's just the Spanish word for "man", c'mon now.

Either way, nice to meetcha, Domon.

[kingofheart4711]

Oh. Sorry, you don't hear a lot of Spanish in Neo Japan.

So what does a detective actually do, anyway? I doubt it's anything like the movies.

[cactusnwhiskey]

... "Neo" Japan? You from a kid's TV show er somethin'? [The Steel Samurai, defending Neo Olde Tokyo! :D]

Well I go to the scene and collect evidence to be used in court, that's all there is to it. And sometimes you've gotta present yer evidence to the court.

[kingofheart4711]

No. I'm from...the future. [You can tell it's still a weird concept to him, despite how much he's linefaceing at the question.]

That's probably a lot harder than you made it sound.

[cactusnwhiskey]

... huh. [Looks him over.] Thought the future would look more... future-y than that. [Then he shrugs.] Oh well. You'll get to go back home eventually, from what I've been told.

I reckon it ain't hard for me, seein' as I've been doin' it so long. It's almost like... it's in my blood now, y'know? Like the call of the open prairie to a lonesome cowboy's heart. You can just feel it.

[kingofheart4711]

Fashion hasn't really changed much, but I never payed attention to things like that.

O...kay...

[cactusnwhiskey]

... you don't think I'm makin' a lick of sense, do you? [He's amused, more than anything.]