8th Opportunity :: Video

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[Those who knew Meyer well enough to visit the casino -- or to work there -- might have noticed that he hadn't been there for the last two days. That was unlike him; normally, he couldn't stand to be away from supervising any of his projects for long. When he turns the video on on Saturday morning, though, there's something different about him.]

I'll say one thing -- going home and coming back here sure changes your perception of the way time moves in general.

[Maybe that's it. He does look older, somehow, his features slightly sharper.]

As near as I can tell, it's been two days since I was last in the City.

[He'd gone back and viewed network posts, tried to figure out some kind of timeline, and ultimately guessed fairly correctly.]

So. Two questions. First of all, am I too optimistic in hoping nobody wrecked my casino? Second of all, does anybody have any cigarettes? I could've sworn I had some in my pocket, but...

[He pats his pocket and comes up empty-handed.]

And the ones that were in my drawer're gone, too.

[He sounds more perturbed about the lack of nicotine than about the fact that he had, apparently, gone home and come back.]

[[OOC: Yes, Meyer has been canon updated -- he's now from near the end of Season 3 -- and he's experiencing the Cold Turkey curse this weekend, which means that he's not going to be able to get any cigarettes all weekend. Tragic.]]

Comments

[deadmanbusiness]

Oh, yes. Of course they do. But... I suppose the problem is life span.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

How so?

[deadmanbusiness]

My father's had six thousand years to work out how to take over the world without anyone noticing it. You've only have... sixty years?

[He's not sure how old Meyer is.]

I mean, they don't seem to care what sort of businesses that we run or anything like that, so if you're careful you can get your fingers into all of them or at least control parts of the ones that effect others, kind of like dominoes.

If you're subtle at it, you can influence everything without anyone really being the wiser.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[Sixty years is a pretty good guess, given that he's about twenty now.]

Sure, I know people who do that kind of thing back home. They didn't have six thousand years, of course, but they do okay.

[deadmanbusiness]

There you go. You start small and end up owning countries.

[He grins.]

But it is possible here, I'm sure.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Countries sound like more trouble than they're worth.

[deadmanbusiness]

He owns them on paper and with provisions of "you can do what you like but on occasion I'll ask a favor of you and you'll do it or ... things."

The city would probably be easier.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Sure, owning a city isn't that hard if you have the right kind of skills.

[deadmanbusiness]

Of course not. It's what my father raised me for.

[He laughs and shakes his head.]

And I'm sure you're not at all interested in taking over the city.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

If I were, I don't think advertising my interest would be wise.

[deadmanbusiness]

No. It wouldn't at all!

Should I ask what happened while you were back home?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

You could ask. I'd probably tell you that it was business as usual.

[deadmanbusiness]

I don't think I ever knew what business as usual was.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Similar to business here, except I'm not the boss.

[deadmanbusiness]

It's always better to be the boss.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I'm working on it.

[deadmanbusiness]

Switching subjects.

I've been watching our regulars and noticing some patterns, if you'd be interested.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Of course I am.

[deadmanbusiness]

[Theo lists off some of the regulars and their habits. Which dealers they like, what they tend to drink, how long they'll stay at a table... those fun things.]

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Very good. That'll be helpful.

[Why, yes, he's writing things down right now.]

[deadmanbusiness]

[Of course he is.]

And that's what I've gotten so far.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Keep up the good work.

[deadmanbusiness]

I try.