consultation 006 // [audio]

[12second_orz]

[The audio feed is mostly clear, though anyone listening closely would likely hear the faint sound of traffic- Tonegawa’s probably in his office.]

Are you gambling men, Siren’s Port? Poker, dice, roulette… or even the stocks, if you want to stretch it. There’s very little one can do that doesn’t invoke the basic equation of risk and profit, yes,

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[video]

[whoisjohnsmith]

Where's the totally drunk man fit in?

[voice] [1/2]

[12second_orz]

Ah-

[aaand video] [1/2]

[12second_orz]

[THIS FACE FOREVER]

He's at home, nursing an unexpected hangover.

[video]

[whoisjohnsmith]

Oh, is he now? How long has he been drinking? Twenty years?

[video]

[12second_orz]

Forty years, actually. Around thirty nine years and eleven months longer than his bartender.

[video]

[whoisjohnsmith]

Making it pretty surprising that he went under the table after just one drink!

[video]

[12second_orz]

It's more surprising that said bartender still has a job.

[video]

[whoisjohnsmith]

It's even more surprising that said drinker doesn't have an excuse for going down like a sacked American football player!

What happened, the yakuza steal your liver?

[12second_orz]

[He gives her a faintly pained look.]

Is this because I didn't have the presence of mind to tip you?

[whoisjohnsmith]

That probably would've helped, yeah!

[12second_orz]

Then I'll tip you five dollars for the drink and charge you four-ninety-nine for the splitting migraine.

[whoisjohnsmith]

No, if you think that's something I gave you, I should charge you for that, too. That'll be nine ninety-nine!

[12second_orz]

Ah-

[CAUGHT THERE. Tonegawa stops, blinks, then quickly tries to change the subject before this rolls so far into the absurd that he can't claw it back.]

Very clever. Do you harrass all of your clients like this?

[whoisjohnsmith]

No, just the ones who say weird things about how smart dopey-looking people are when they topple over after one drink.

[12second_orz]

"Dopey-looking"...? [He frowns, confused. Who on earth could he have been talking about-

Oh, god.]

What did I say about him?!

[whoisjohnsmith]

A lot of things... A lot of weird things.