Video (Memory Theatre)

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[As always, on days like this one, the video is completely accidental. And this particular individual has never been hit by a curse like this one, never had his memories shared on the network, only this time...

[This time, it's personal.

"Boardwalk Empire Season 3: Episode 11 Clip - Everything Connects" (Watch on YouTube)

[[OOC: Someone should probably tell him his memories are getting shared. Maybe.]]

Comments

Private

[deadmanbusiness]

Hey.

Meyer.

You and your boyfriend are on the network.

Re: Private

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Excuse me?

Re: Private

[deadmanbusiness]

You and Charlie are on the network.

[You're never convince Theo that you and Charlie aren't a thing.]

Re: Private

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Wonderful.

[Just give him a second to check what's being shown. Oh. Well, it could be worse. It could also be better.]

You understand my confusion, of course. When you referred to my "boyfriend," I assumed you were addressing the wrong person, since I don't actually have and never will have a boyfriend.

Re: Private

[deadmanbusiness]

You're the only Meyer I know here.

And the two of you act like a couple.

[Pause.]

At least according to my standards.

Re: Private

[recognize_an_opportunity]

And by your standards, then, all business partners must be romantically entwined. Interesting.

Re: Private

[deadmanbusiness]

Father, no! If that were true my father's love life would be a lot more interesting than it really is. And so would mine.

It's really just the way the two of you interact with each other. If I didn't know you two were business partners I'd feel the same.

audio;

[candothat]

[As curiously and brightly as he might inquire about, say, the weather, or ensuring that the house always wins:]

Are you in a mob?

Re: audio; OMG the hideous laughing noise I just made

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Am I...

[He's... just... what?]

Excuse me?

audio; I am pleased!

[candothat]

[Chekov enunciates very carefully.]

Are. You. In. A. Mob?

Large quantities of money, the movement of 'white'--is this a drug?--and business and putting people in boxes. I am familiar with the Bratva. Is this the American version?

Re: audio;

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[A long sigh.]

And this is precisely why I didn't want this sort of information shared with the public. Questions like this...

[Inhale. Exhale. Keep it calm, Meyer.]

Can you switch this to private, at the very least?

audio; filtered, unhackable

[candothat]

Ah, sorry. I should have done that earlier.

Now do you threaten to kill me if I tell anyone? That is standard practice for the Bratva.

Re: audio; filtered, unhackable

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That seems like an unnecessarily... harsh threat regarding your potential to talk about something that the entire City is capable of seeing.

audio; filtered, unhackable

[candothat]

I thought so, but I prefer to know where I stand.

The mafias at home should have people who are as intelligent as you working for them. They commit more cybercrime than anything, and sabotaging their online operations is child's play.

audio; private;

[defies_reason]

Had you stopped to consider that, if he is, he might not appreciate that fact being spread about?

[Mostly he is amused, but really, Pasha.]

audio; private;

[candothat]

Yes, of course I had, but the video is incriminating enough without my assistance.

audio; private;

[defies_reason]

Some things are a matter of principle rather than practicality.

audio; private;

[candothat]

I believe Meyer prefers practicality to principle.

voice;

[defies_reason]

Dangerous business.

[His tone is irritatingly neutral, because that's the sort of fellow he is.]

Re: voice;

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Business, certainly. 'Dangerous' is debatable.

[He can do neutral tone quite well, too, Isaak.]

voice;

[defies_reason]

Is that right?

[How thoroughly can you discuss this without self-incrimination, he wonders.]

Re: voice;

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's right. And even if it were dangerous business, I'm remarkably capable of taking care of myself.

voice;

[defies_reason]

That, I did not question.

Re: voice;

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Of course not. I was preemptively mentioning it in case you were considering questioning it.

voice;

[defies_reason]

I'd like to think I don't make a habit of being so rude.