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1st Lie [Video]

[People of Genessia. You wake up to this dashing face on your phone this morning. He's just kind of sitting on the edge of his little pod in the Bay.]

Jeez. Go figure you get a fancy pod like that and the first thing they cheap out on is the bed. Anyone else have a weird pain in their shoulder when they woke up?

Anyways, read the pamphlet, nice touch by the way, and figures I should get right down to business.

The names Alvin, Back where I'm from I'm a mercenary. I figure i'll just keep doing that here, so if you have any jobs that need to be done, just give me a call and they'll be done. For the right price of course.

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He's dangerous. I don't know what your skills are like, but this guy is a monster, and he's smart. He knows how to hurt people.

[He should know the risks before he agrees. But just the same, there's a little smile from Yang that's evidence of her relief.]

But if you're still up for it...thanks. I'll owe you one.

Let's just say that I've danced with dangerous people before, I know what I'm in for.

[It was pretty obvious whoever this guy was, he'd managed to leave a lasting impact on this girl and her sister.]

Hey, I already said I'm in, I'm not just going to back down because there might be a little danger involved. I have a reputation to uphold.

...Well I have a reputation to establish is a bit more accurate given the circumstances.

If we get this guy, I'm pretty sure your reputation will soar. There's no shortage of enemies he's made.

True, and that would be great and all.

But it clearly isn't the only reason I should be doing this, right?

Sounds like he's put a family through some turmoil and needs to be put in his place.

That sounds a little bit better than "doing it for the fame," don't you think?

Well, it's personal for me. But I don't expect you to get that involved...

[The fact that he is looking at it from her angle is actually a little impressive. She regards him from a different angle, considering.]

...But yeah. It's important to me. Thanks.

Listen, I know I'm pretty new to the area and you probably don't know me well enough to talk about what ever happened to you and this guy.

But if you want to get together for a little bit, I've got nothing but time at the moment.

[It's pretty obvious this hit the girl pretty hard, the least he can do is hear her out. It might give him a better lay of the land anyways.]

[Yang hesitates. This M guy has eyes in unexpected places. There's no telling how many cameras he's got set up, or even if he's monitoring her now. If he is, she's screwed, so hopefully he's sleeping while they're exchanging information.]

Maybe in one of the sub-cities. I don't know if I trust that guy not to listen in.

That bad, huh?

[Well whoever this guy was, he had her on edge, that was for sure.]

Alright, name the place and I'll be there.

How about the Drunken Monkey?

[She doesn't care for ale, but sometimes that place breaks out into a massively fun bar fight!]

Great, sounds quaint. I'll meet you there soon?

[She might not care for ale, but he could certainly use a drink, this was turning into a rather eventful day.]

See you~

[She winks, and closes the connection.]

[It doesn't take Alvin way too long to get there. He's pretty good when it comes to reading a map and well it's not like he had much to do at the moment anyways.

He'd have to find a house and check up on Milla, but both of those could wait for the moment.

He'll step into the bar and casually take a look around to see if Yang's there yet. If not he'll find a seat for himself and wait.]

[They hadn't agreed on a time, so it's about an hour later before Yang pushes through the swinging doors of the medieval tavern. That mass of unruly blonde hair, her creamy skin, and full-bodied curves manage to turn more than one head, but she pays the tavernfolk little mind. She came here with a singular purpose, so there will be no flirting tonight.]

[She slides onto a stool beside Alvin at the counter, flashing him a little smile before flagging the bartender for an iced punch. It's the best she can get in lieu of a fruity girl drink.]

Seems unfair, just dropping you into the deep end like this when you haven't even been here half a day.

[And yet, she's not exactly apologizing either.]

What do you want to know?

[He wasn't expecting her to arrive right away anyways. She probably had other things to do and a sister to look out for. He could sit back and be patient until she arrived.]

Hey, I'm the one who said I wanted to get right to work.

[He's not fishing for one either.]

Why don't you start with what happened between you and this guy? You said the guy hurt you, right?

It might not be a bad idea to get it off your chest.

[It'll tell him a bit more about what this guy is like and how he works anyways.]

I'm not looking for a couch to lie on, or a shoulder to cry on either, if that's what you're thinking.

[She smiles; there's no bite in her response, and no sadness.]

It's just that this guy, M, knows exactly how to push people's buttons. It's almost scary. You'd have to know Ruby to understand the damage he did to my little sister. She's doing a lot better, but he shook her up really bad. Being drowned in cold water is a nasty thing to do to a girl.

[Her drink arrives and she sips from it.]

She's only fifteen.

No, you probably aren't, but it could still do you some good. That's all I'm saying.

[He's out for whatever information he can get, but he wont force it.

He'll hold on taking another drink when she does start to talk. Instead, he'll focus his attention on what she has to say.]

Hmph. So he's got a few screws loose and picks on kids, sounds like a winner right there.

M is scum.

[She tosses back the rest of her punch and holds up her glass to the bartender for more.]

All the while we were searching, he sent text messages to let us know he saw us and heard us perfectly, describing the horrible way Ruby was going to die.

And you know what it was? Just a lousy front so he could get his hands on Dust from our home city. Who does that?

[Yang glowers at Alvin, a flash of color sparking in her purple eyes.]

He's made it pretty clear that he's going to target my teammate Blake or Ruby's friend Jaune next. I'm on the list too. I don't plan on letting him plan that far ahead.

[Alvin will take another swig of his drink but wont quite finish it just yet. He's on the job now.]

Text messages? Hm.

[That rang a bell, looks like he may have already gotten a hold of this guy.]

So it was just a front, he's going to target you all anyways? Why the interest in you kids? And what's so special about this Dust stuff anyways?

Who knows? Boredom? He might even be someone we knew from Vale. He could be a 'she' for all we know.

[But from the way this person talked, Yang would guess that M is male. She digs out her radio, thumbing through the archives until she finds the one between M and herself. She passes the device to Alvin.]

Dust is energy. It's used to power most everything where I come from, even our weapons. Each color embodies a certain element. It's versatile, and very valuable.

I suppose that's possible. You have a lot of enemies back where your from I take it?

[He'll glance over the conversation once or twice. His expression manages to stay surprisingly neutral throughout it.

His eyes might perk up a little as she describes what Dust is. As someone from a world that's suffering from an energy crisis. He could certainly see how Dust might be valuable. It's possible that whoever this is could be from Elympios as well. But then again any world with an energy crisis could be a possibility.]

There are criminals, to be sure. Can't think of any who'd hold a personal grudge against all of us, except that Roman guy. And I don't think this is his work. He's a little too flashy. We would have noticed him waking up.

[Him and his stupid eyelashes. She glances at him, noting the subtle change of expression.]

You interested in Dust too?

Alright, well that kind of rules out the personal grudge idea. Unless you can think of anyone else.

[He'll shrug softly at her next question.]

Eh. More curious than anything else. Where I'm from we draw power from elemental spirits. It's similar, but a little different.

It caught me by surprise, that's all.

[Luckily Milla was here to back him up with that story and seeing as Milla didn't know he was from Elympios. The cover was perfect.]

I'm sure all of us have a personal enemy...just no one who'd want all of us.

[Especially Jaune, but she figures he's a target if only because he's someone dear to Ruby.]

I can pay you in Dust if you'd prefer that, but money will probably be more versatile.

Could be a person with a grudge against one of you who's willing to use all the pieces on the board.

[He'll shake his head at that.]

Nah, cash will do just fine. I wouldn't know the first thing about using dust anyways. I'm the kind of guy who swings a sword or a shoots a gun real good. I'm no scientist.

Heh!

[Yang grins, putting down her empty cup.]

Something tells me you'd fit into our world just fine. We must come from similar places.

[But obviously not the same, if he's never heard of Dust.]

So it's a deal, then?

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