[So there I was, middle of the fuc-- middle of the day, running my goods right under the fuzz's noses. If it was a snake it would've bit the pigs right in their porker faces, but that's how Vongola does it. That's how old Vongola does it, but this new blood's been coming in thinking they got better ideas. Trying to fix what ain't broken. But it's
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Afternoon, Officer.
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Have the shopkeepers here, gotten any strange letters recently?
[ Of course, he knows I mean a specific shopkeeper, and a specific letter about a child that no one is supposed to know about.]
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[ She just had to bring it up out here, while I'm trying to run my goods, trying to keep my image up. I try to keep my cool about it, look nonchalant. Nothing to see here, folks. ]
But yeah. I might've heard something. Been told it's being taken care of.
Out of sight, out of mind.
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He's got his glad rags on 'cause there's nothin' that makes a guy feel a little classier than some nice duds, and though he'd normally get a little hooch in with the free time, it's too much fun to drop by the Vongola front and poke his nose around. Dean grins and flicks his cigarette to the ground, grinding it out and tipping his hat up before leaning on the lemonade table with one elbow.]
Y'know, I read somewhere that Vongola means clam in greaser-speak. [The smirk widens.] Who knew you'd be the capo of shellfish?
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It's a nuance. Modern times makes it more 'jack with us and we'll bust your kneecaps.'
[ But who's to say I can't be civil? I pour him out a glass and offer it. ]
Lemonade?
[ No guarantee on what's in it being healthy, in the strictest sense. ]
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You got any giggle-juice I can pour in this?
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You don't get to be as high up on the pecking order as Xanxus without making some enemies. And well Markus here, he takes care of those enemies.
For a price.*
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But services rendered in the past called for some sort of show of appreciation.]
Lemonade? Or looking for something else today?
[AKA, knives, guns, brass knuckles, etc. Don't ever let anyone tell you Xanxus doesn't take care of his men.]
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And he's got quite a lot of cash to spend on something nice.*
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Are you a fan of machetes, Markus? If you're more the lumberjack type there's hatchets back here too. ]
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It's not 'til I get close that I spot the proprietor, and am even gladder for it: surely a fella so sharp and done-up will know just everything there is to know about the mansion city.]
Say, mister! You must be awfully busy with customers, but do you have a moment?
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I take my time lighting up a cigar, looking like I got all day. ]
Suppose I got a single one.
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