Oh shit, no, kid, it's okay, it didn't upset me.
[If he notices that he calls her by the probably altogether too comfortable moniker of 'kid,' he doesn't let on. It's just something that comes out of his mouth sometimes, intended to be affectionate and reassuring all at once. He smiles at her, and it's a genuine smile, not something dredged up just for the sake of preserving the atmosphere.
Though it's true, the last thing he wants to do is sadden her. The party should be enjoyable, just as sparkly and delightful as she is, not some kind of depressing affair -- though no matter what he does, he keeps making things somber, entirely by accident.]
Just a thought, that's all. Nothin' to worry about.
[He wonders, then, if that sounds dismissive, if he sounds like he's ordering her not to worry. Why is all of this so very fraught, so very hard to talk about? Emotions are always that way, he supposes -- just a big goddamned mess.]
[If he notices that he calls her by the probably altogether too comfortable moniker of 'kid,' he doesn't let on. It's just something that comes out of his mouth sometimes, intended to be affectionate and reassuring all at once. He smiles at her, and it's a genuine smile, not something dredged up just for the sake of preserving the atmosphere.
Though it's true, the last thing he wants to do is sadden her. The party should be enjoyable, just as sparkly and delightful as she is, not some kind of depressing affair -- though no matter what he does, he keeps making things somber, entirely by accident.]
Just a thought, that's all. Nothin' to worry about.
[He wonders, then, if that sounds dismissive, if he sounds like he's ordering her not to worry. Why is all of this so very fraught, so very hard to talk about? Emotions are always that way, he supposes -- just a big goddamned mess.]
[He hadn't exactly been expecting to run into trouble when he'd come over to this side of town. A drink or two at the saloon, that's all he'd been looking for. Sure, maybe he'd been hoping to meet a pretty girl, too -- he's usually hoping for that. Problem is, Jimmy has a way of seeking out trouble, and he'd kind of forgotten that the last time he'd been at this saloon, he'd been robbing it. To be fair, it's hard to keep track of all the places he's robbed in the last few months.
Which means that the proprietors of the place might not be all that thrilled to see him. The bounty hunters, on the other hand, might just be delighted.]
Which means that the proprietors of the place might not be all that thrilled to see him. The bounty hunters, on the other hand, might just be delighted.]
I wanted to be gender neutral ... what sort of dirty mind do you have?
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water_wine_wizard
2014-03-19 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp here's a very pretty girl sauntering up next to him, she leans up on the bar, hat covering up most of her face. She gives him a nod and a pretty smile though.]
Re: I was just imagining a lot of guys with cow heads and human bodies!
trenchknives
2014-03-19 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Well well, that makes two of them trying to cover their faces with their hats, although she's succeeding more admirably -- and far more prettily -- than he is. He nods right back at her, grinning.]
Evening.
Evening.
Evenin' I don't think I've seen you around here before.
[She'll do everything prettier than him.]
[She'll do everything prettier than him.]
Well, I've been around. Guess you just ain't been lookin' hard enough.
[Can he really resist flirtation when there's someone this pretty right in front of him? No, it's pretty much impossible.]
[Can he really resist flirtation when there's someone this pretty right in front of him? No, it's pretty much impossible.]
[Which is a thing she relies on. Yus.]
No, I guess not. But I'm glad to see you now.
[She holds out a hand.]
Larua.
No, I guess not. But I'm glad to see you now.
[She holds out a hand.]
Larua.
[He reaches out and shakes her hand, grin just widening.]
Nice to meet you. Jimmy.
Nice to meet you. Jimmy.
Jimmy. Jimmy... I've heard that name before...
[She doesn't let go of his hand, just holds it thoughtfully.]
[She doesn't let go of his hand, just holds it thoughtfully.]
Well, y'know, it ain't exactly an uncommon name. I bet about half the guys in here're named Jimmy.
[Okay, maybe not half, but he's a fan of hyperbole, when it suits him.]
[Okay, maybe not half, but he's a fan of hyperbole, when it suits him.]
But I bet they're not as all as good looking as you are.
[Hyberbole can be worthwhile sometimes.]
[Hyberbole can be worthwhile sometimes.]
Well, I dunno about that. There're some pretty handsome fellas in this place.
[Not that he's really looking. No, he's altogether too concerned with looking at her.]
[Not that he's really looking. No, he's altogether too concerned with looking at her.]
[It might be a bit awkward if he was looking... unless he was looking for one to join them.]
I'm sure there are, but I'm looking at you currently.
[But, to business at hand. She siddles her way closer, reaching out a hand to almost but not quite touch him.]
I'm sure there are, but I'm looking at you currently.
[But, to business at hand. She siddles her way closer, reaching out a hand to almost but not quite touch him.]
Yeah? Wasn't aware there was anythin' too interestin' to look at.
[He might be playing modest, but he's still smiling flirtatiously.]
[He might be playing modest, but he's still smiling flirtatiously.]
Perhaps not to you. But I think you're exactly who I'm looking for.
[Still smiling she grabs him by the wrist and pulls him forward... long enough to drop a handcuff on said wrist.]
One thousand dollars?
One thousand dollars?
[Shit. He probably should've seen this coming. He tries to pull his wrist away, but it's pretty damn hard when there's a handcuff on it.]
What the hell is this?
What the hell is this?
Me earning money?
[She swings around and makes a grab for his other hand.]
[She swings around and makes a grab for his other hand.]
[And remarkably, he isn't quick enough to pull away, although that's probably due to bafflement more than anything else.]
Is this about what happened a couple weeks ago?
[About him robbing this place? Undoubtedly.]
Is this about what happened a couple weeks ago?
[About him robbing this place? Undoubtedly.]
Among other things. You've been going around robbing quite a few things. People haven't been happy. And there you are with your picture on a wanted poster.
[Click goes the second wrist.]
[Click goes the second wrist.]
Ain't like I'm the only one around here robbin' things. People do what they gotta do to get by.
[And really, he's taking this all very well, considering.]
[And really, he's taking this all very well, considering.]
Oh, I know, sweetheart. But you're the one I've currently caught.
[She's wondering if he'll pull something. She's going to take any weapons he's got while she's man handling him.]
[She's wondering if he'll pull something. She's going to take any weapons he's got while she's man handling him.]
[Let's hope she's looking pretty thoroughly -- he's got several guns, not to mention a knife in his boot.]
And you get a whole hell of a lot of money out of the deal. Great. Where's that leave me?
And you get a whole hell of a lot of money out of the deal. Great. Where's that leave me?
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