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savetheearth2013-07-30 12:05 am
doomedtheworld) wrote in savetheearth2013-07-30 12:05 am
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[Text to Action. Backdated for July 26th]
[A few days after their conversation Vanessa finds a quiet spot to take out her notepad and send a quick message to Alex.]
I talked to that guy and he's asking for 300 bucks for the gun. I can get it to you today if your roommate still wants it and can get me the cash.
[Because only payment upfront is an option here.And he better pay up or she'll totally set his car on fire. Gots ta get paid.]
I talked to that guy and he's asking for 300 bucks for the gun. I can get it to you today if your roommate still wants it and can get me the cash.
[Because only payment upfront is an option here.
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Why would there be papers?
[And then she catches the look on Ravi's face and freezes up as well.]
[Wait. There was no way-- did they not know what this was?
Oh, shit. They didn't.]
[She doesn't say anything though, just keeps a close eye on how things were playing out and starts mentally calculating how fast she could get to the door from here.]
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Holy shit...
[ he brings his hand to his forehead and leans back, staring at vanessa with that same smile of disbelief. after a moment, he shakes his head. ]
Seriously?
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Alex... [that tone is tense and warning while still trying to be polite in front of a stranger]
[you are in so much trouble once she leaves, buddy]
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Yes, seriously. [He had to be kidding! How the hell did he not get it?] I told you I knew "a guy" who could get you a gun cheap for cash and two days later I text you saying I can get it right now. What did you think I meant?
[This is bad for her too, okay? It's not like she can just take the gun back and explain that the whole thing had been a misunderstanding.]
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That you knew a guy who wanted to sell a gun?
[ without any reason to suspect vanessa of dirty dealings, he sure isn't going to jump to, well, dirty dealings. ]
Is this normal for you?
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[he doesn't know what to do. he wants to just snatch his money back and run to lock himself in his room, but that is probably not the wisest solution to this problem.]
[he gingerly sets the gun on the counter, keeping his hand over it, and flashes Alex a look that subtly but clearly communicates, 'I am about to panic, help.' that meaning is probably difficult to pick up on if you aren't already familiar with Ravi's expressions, though.]
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This? Not really.
[She looks between them again, especially when Ravi puts the gun down like it suddenly turned into spiders.]
Look, it's not that big a deal. It'll work fine to kill whatever those guys try to throw at you next. Just... don't use it too openly.
[Cause that makes everything okay! She's helping.]
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he does catch ravi's look and turns his attention to vanessa instead. ]
Sooo... Can we talk about this? Let's talk about this. [ he waves towards the couch again, obviously inviting vanessa to have a seat, and stands, intending to follow her. sadly(?), his new position is blocking vanessa from a straight dash to the door.
the couch is far enough from the island to give ravi some 'space'. ]
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[Alex how do you get into these messes?!]
[he relaxes (not much) when Alex takes charge of the situation. now he does not feel expected to fix it himself, which takes some of the pressure off, which helps with that emerging panic. he moves around to the kitchen side of the island and takes a seat, folding his arms over the counter. he wants to be able to pay attention to what's going on, but he also wants some distance between himself and the situation so he can calm himself down. having the island in between himself and them creates a sort of invisible barrier that allows him to feel like he has that distance.]
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That's what's going through her head, but instead she just sighs.]
Yeah, sure. Let's talk about the gun. Why not?
[Yeah, she's specifying about the gun because she's had enough talks with "concerned" people to know how they went. Whether intentional or not, Alex is blocking a direct run to the door, so she heads toward the couch and sits down on the furthest end available, not looking too pleased herself.
She's still holding on to the money though. She wasn't going to steal it, they both knew her name and face so that would just be stupid, but she also wasn't handing it over unless she was damn well asked to.]
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He takes a seat on the opposite end of the couch, giving Vanessa her own bubble of safe space. ]
Okay. [ he drags his hand over his clavicle. ] Ohhh-kay.
Will your 'guy' take it back?
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He might. I can tell him you guys backed out at the last minute, but he won't be happy about it. I'll have to convince him he doesn't have to worry about you guys going to the cops.
[She fixes Alex with a serious look.]
Which you're not planning to. Right?
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Ohhhh no. I'd prefer we all stay alive here.
What happens if he doesn't? Take it back.
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[Alex's answer gets a subtly concerned/incredulous look. please do not bring up the potential consequences of this going wrong, that is exactly what he is trying not to think about.]
No. Definitely not. No cops. [that comes out quickly, eyes fixed on Vanessa. he just wants to make sure she knows where he stands on this. ie the not-dying side.]
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He doesn't know who you guys are, and you don't know who he is. [She turns more toward Ravi for this part as he seems to be taking the whole thing a little worse than Alex is.] He knows I don't deal with people who I think are trouble, so just don't prove me wrong and you guys are fine.
And if he doesn't want it back, [she shrugs] well, these things don't just come out of a warehouse somewhere and somebody's going to want to get paid for it. So I guess I just got myself a gun.
[Or maybe she could find a new buyer but that would take some risky work. No need to make Alex and Ravi's day any worse with than bit of info though.]
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With his three hundred dollars.
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[he's watching Vanessa, waiting to hear how she answers that]
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No. [She sighs, handing the folded up bills over to Alex.] I'll take care of it.
[It was going to hurt to do so, but she could.]
[OOC: Sorry. Brain flatlined for a minute there and I jumped the tag order. Fortunately, the comment doesn't change much anyway but, yeah.]
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You said what would happen with us, but what about you?
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[except now he is stuck awkwardly waiting through Alex's concern for the half of the situation he doesn't care about. no offense, Vanessa, he just has no emotional attachment to you]
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You guys are out now. The rest of it is my problem.
[She nods toward the island where the gun is still sitting.]
I'm going to need the gun back.
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Alex presses this lips together, then looks in Ravi's direction. ]
Your call. No number, no file.
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[but then Alex speaks and he hesitates, looking at him in confusion] What?
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[She goes to take the gun back but then pauses when Alex speaks up, glancing in his direction. She glances to the side then speaks up, adding her own two cents.]
He is right. Nobody's going to come looking for it, and unless you plan on waving it around everywhere you go or getting into a lot of public gunfights you're probably not going to get caught with it.
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he isn't heavily invested in ravi's decision one way or the other. if ravi takes it, then alex expects some anxiousness turned to anger thrown his way. if ravi doesn't take it, then he'll try to work out the return with vanessa. he doesn't want her getting flack for this, either. ]
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