Voice

[trenchknives]

Y'know, I've been thinkin'. How come we don't call this city somethin' more interestin' than just "The City?" I mean, we been stuck here long enough, you'd think we'd have some fuckin' better idea of what to call it than that, right?

How d'you think they name cities, anyway? I mean, a lot of 'em are named after the people that discovered 'em, right? Or what they're near, like Atlantic City, y'know? So we could call the city somethin' like that, too. Shit, I dunno, even Cursetown'd sound better'n "The City."

I should be writin' this shit down. It's really comfortable on this couch, though, I don't wanna get up. Y'know, shit around here really isn't so bad. Maybe I shouldn't be thinkin' that, but it ain't. Sure, Ang 'n Tommy aren't here, but we'll get to go home sooner or later, right? Besides, City's got some real great lookin' women goin' for it.

Shit, I gotta get to work. Gotta see about findin' somethin' else, too. Gotta pay those bills. You get accustomed to a certain kinda lifestyle, you don't wanna throw that away. Maybe I'll see about some kind of work on the side. No more armed robbery, though. That's not for me.

[[OOC: Oh, the No Inner Monologue curse is a dangerous one, to be sure...]]

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[voice because... yeah..]

[widow_maker]

[There's a certain Redhead answering...though it's a safe bet Jimmy won't know who, she- he is. Natasha is still pretty pissed off about this curse, but hell she'll just roll with it and figure out how to deal.

She- HE clears his throat and while the voice is distinctly male, the cadence and inflection is all Natasha's]

... I'm thinking Purgatory has a nice ring to it. Or Limbo.. Or any other of the circles of hell not already mentioned.

By the way, I believe you may be afflicted today, you're over sharing just a touch.

Re: [voice]

[trenchknives]

[He kind of recognizes that tone of voice, but he can't place it. It reminds him of someone, but who?]

Yeah, I dunno, I feel like Purgatory 'n Limbo already apply to places, 'n that'd be kinda stealin' from them.

Afflicted by what? I feel fine. I mean, I'm kinda tired, maybe a little hungover, but otherwise, I'm fine. Are there curses today? Haven't seen anythin'... thought we might be gettin' a little break for once.

[voice]

[widow_maker]

[For the best that he doesn't catch on... she's doing her level best to not break shit.]

Then something that carries the same weight, but isn't already attributed to another place.

I'm fairly certain there are curses today. We don't get breaks.

voice

[spotlighted]

...Please tell me you didn't just say armed robbery.

Re: voice

[trenchknives]

I, uh, I guess I can't really say I didn't say it, but I sure didn't mean to say it. I mean, who'd say somethin' like that, right? It's crazy! It ain't like anybody'd admit to that even if they'd done somethin' like that.

[spotlighted]

So you're admitting you said it but not that you did it?

[voice;]

[unflagging]

Yeah, I'd recommend against armed robbery too. Fast cash, maybe, but keeping it is a bitch.

Re: [voice;]

[trenchknives]

Well, y'know, the gettin' shot at thing makes armed robbery not so appealin'. Of course, people still try it all the time, but I gotta advise against it.

[voice;]

[unflagging]

I don't think all the warnings in the world would stop some of them. That's just how it goes. Perhaps it's their intended role.

Well, anyway, whatever.

I think "The City" is a pretty good name. Everybody here knows what you mean when you say "The City." Isn't like there's all that many around here to get confused over.

[water_wine_wizard]

There's a certain sort of mystery about a place being called the City.

[trenchknives]

Yeah, that's true, but frankly, I ain't too interested in mystery. I mean, we're stuck here. What's so mysterious about that?

[water_wine_wizard]

How we got here. Why we're here. What sort of sinister purpose are we being used for. Are we being used to feed some sort of monster?

voice;

[whitetwoguns]

Jimmy. Man.

[Boy oh boy do you have his sympathy vote.]

Today might be the day to not be on the network, pal.

Re: voice;

[trenchknives]

Yeah, believe me, I didn't intend to be. It just kinda happened, y'know? One minute I was thinkin' unrelated thoughts, the next minute I was spillin' my guts to everyone in this goddamned city.

voice;

[whitetwoguns]

I know the feeling. Believe me. I hate that one.

[And they spoke. Ahem.]

Maybe call in for work. They may not want you as you are. Might do damage to the business or something, you know? Tell em like that.

video;

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

We could call it Hell. And if you want, I can heat things up...

[She holds up her arm cannon, which is glowing white-hot with brilliant flames.]

Re: video;

[trenchknives]

Yeah, sure, we could call it Hell, but I don't think I wanna make it literal enough that it's also on fire, if that's all the same to you. I mean, that's a pretty neat thing you can do, but I don't think we need to light anythin' on fire.

video;

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

Humans are such wimps. Can't handle a little magic or much heat...

voice -- filtered;

[makingastatement]

You hurting for cash or just dying of boredom over there?

Re: voice -- filtered;

[trenchknives]

I got enough money. I mean, there ain't much to buy around here anyway, right? Just the basics, 'n everybody seems to be survivin' okay. What it really is is boredom, yeah. I just feel like I could be doin' more.

voice -- filtered;

[makingastatement]

Sure. Nothing worse than a shopboy leeching off society.

voice;

[anunluckypenny]

I've heard it called something else, but I don't know if I'm supposed to say.

...What was it you did at home, exactly?

Re: voice;

[trenchknives]

What've you heard it called? I hope it's a lot better than the City, 'cause that's just stupid. Like I said before.

[A pause, and then a sigh.]

Jesus, Penny, you really gotta ask me that right now? Like I said before, I was in the army. After I got outta the army, I was a driver 'n kinda a bodyguard. I didn't always do legal things, exactly. Shit. I wasn't gonna say that.

[Voice]

[brothertragedy]

[A penny for your thoughts... or did you want the whole bank?]

You just admitted to theft.

[Why would any sane person do that? There are police officers with access to this network!]

Re: [Voice]

[trenchknives]

Yeah, no shit I did. It's the goddamned curse. It's not like I was plannin' on airin' a confession of everythin' I ever done wrong to the City.