genessia | Hype(?) Train [Video]

[Blue, webbed hands hold up the pretty date auction advertisement distributed through the paper.]

Look at this shit. Seriously?

[The flier gets tossed to the side, in favor of letting the camera focus on Namur's face. His teeth aren't fully bared, but there's certainly a bit more of a snap in the way he says his words.]

Come through time an' space an' differnt universes or dimensions or whatever the hell shit we gone through an' y'all still wanna auction each other off like random shit y' find in some ol' dead bloke's attic? Someone please 'splain it t' me cuz they couldn't back in Balamb. Y'all get some kinda thrill sellin' yer pals? Make y' feel powerful or some shit? Oh, 's okay cuz 's for charity, yer gonna say. Who gives a shit? Yer sellin' people!

[He pounds his fist on the table next to his communicator, making it jump. By the time the feed stops fuzzing and focuses again, he's running his fingers through his hair, trying to calm himself down because he's getting more fired up than he meant. He takes a deep breath and blows it out slowly.]

A'ight, look. Anyone still watchin'. If y' sign up for this damned thing thinkin' 's gonna be fun or whatever an' y' wind up gettin' stuck with some asshole y' ain't okay with, but yer still gonna go through with it cuz charity or whatever- call me. I'll back y' up. Don't care if I never metcha 'fore. Need a 'mergency phone call oops gotta go, I'll make that call. Need a friend happens t' be close by jus' in case, tell me where an' when, I'll be there, catch me? Seriously.

[Namur gives a sloppy but well practiced salute. Anyone familiar with SeeD will recognize it instantly.]

Peace out, peeps.

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Vampires and harpies? Is that what you guys hunt out here? Urgh.

*Yes, Faye looks pretty creeped out by that. Whatever happened to hunting rabbits, or humans?*

Sheheh! Not half as much as they go 'round huntin' humans! Or... whoever the hell else counts as close 'nuff.

[Namur waves his hand dismissively. It's messier than that, obviously, but details.]

Ain't y' heard a Everglade? 'S where all the supernatural shits gather up. Werewolves, ghosts, devils, all that shit. Like t' use humans as fodder, so that's where me an' my boys step in. Cuz sometimes y' jus' need a friend t' walk with y' from the bar t' yer house, t' make sure y' get home safe an' sound, y' know?

*Faye just stares at him with all that mention of the supernatural*

What? I mean, I know I'm talking to a fish and all but...this place gets crazier the more I hear about it. I think I'll stay perfectly clear of this Everglade. I'll stick to bars closer to home.

*Though that does catch her attention, brow raised*

That's your job? Escorting girls home from bars?

Naw, c'mon. Don't be sexist! Dudes is jus' as scared for their shitty lives an' willin' t' pay for a bit a comfort in the dark.

[He winks.]

Ah, so that's what you like? Lost handsome gentleman in the dark. I see...

*She sees that wink and gives one back, along with an amused smirk*

Hell yeah! Don't feel like half the bastard when I charge 'em double! SHEHEHEHEHEH!!!

[Namur laughs loud. Probably a little too much. He kind of needs it at the moment though, so bear with him.]

*Faye doesn't quite get the joke but she's happy enough to let him laugh it out*

Oh really? Who's the sexist now?

[He is shocked. Offended. His hand goes right over his heart because how dare you!]

[Yeah okay, he's totally faking it.]

Damn, caught me. But look. In the grand scheme a shit, much rather be walkin' 'round with a girl than a guy. So maybe chargin' her less's my way a payin' her back for the honor a walkin' her home. An' the dudes is payin' a I could be walkin' with a 'maid right now but I ain't fee. So there y' go. Evens out in the end.

*Faye just stares at him blankly for a moment or two, a slight pout on her lips*

So, there are women out there who actually pay for a guy to walk them home?

[Namur's grin might almost be rakish, if it weren't for the teeth.]

Sheheh yeah. Rangers'll do it for free but they started bitchin' 'bout havin' more important shit t' do, so that's where I stepped in, like some big damn hero a the people or whatever. Sheheheheh!

'S cool though. Get 'nuff work I can give a couple bounty hunters a couple grand a month so if they get hurt or there ain't 'nuff bounties for 'em they ain't gettin' tossed back int' the streets. Not bad, huh?

But can't a girl just walk up to a guy and ask him to walk her home? For free?

*Faye does seem genuinely a bit miffed at this because this has always worked for her. But it's that second bit he says that really makes her sit up and pay attention. Maybe lean slightly more into view*

You pay bounty hunters...?