25: [Action] Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

[dashboardlite]

It ain't often that I get myself all gussied up in my gray glad rags, but today's a holiday.  For one, the bets I placed with my bookie on a couple of bangtails came through - few hundred greenbacks richer, and that's only the beginning.  It ain't often that I'm on the nut, 'cause work comes easy as long as somebody wants somebody else dead.

But I deserve the reward.

I light up another butt and inhale deeply.  It'll be a while before another butter and egg man swings by my usual joint, and I can't afford to fleece a john when the hallways are lousy with 'em.  Bunkoing some poor shmoe ain't on the to-do list.

...but a Jane with some nice pins might be.  The wallet's fat, and it's probably obvious by the stupid grin on my face.  The heat I'm packing is heavier, though, and not what you wanna mess with.

I might as well take a walk around the block and see what's what.



[[ooc; For those of you who have NO IDEA what he's saying, here is a convenient reference.]]

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[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

I give him a right flat look down the center and consider this. Either way, it doesn't sound like I'll be making the rounds in the brothel tonight, 'cause I'm a little old for them and that just don't sit well with me. Seta's been known to have more than just two jumping men's bones at once, though, so I'll give him another chance.

"...maybe another time, then," I quip, and shuffle around in my pocket for something. A little dough never hurt anyone, and I'm feeling generous enough to fork over a fifty for an old friend.

"Came into some luck recently, though - take your girls out someplace nice, y'hear?"

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

I raise my eyebrows, but I don't turn away the money, taking it and slipping it into my own pocket. "They'll appreciate it."

Well this was a bust. Too bad. "I'll let you know when I've got someone more your--" age "--taste available."

[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

"Much obliged."

I tip my lid in thanks and saunter back down the hall.