[Kim, meanwhile, prefers video because he can then get a good read on a new acquaintance. He doesn't worry too much about giving too much away if he doesn't want to. Kim is good at lying.
When he flips his own format to video, the face that's revealed will actually be (probably) a faintly familiar one and Kim's own expression when he sees Zoro is one of faint recognition. If Zoro had been paying any attention when Vrenille met him at the Spread Eagle, he'll recognize Kim as the man behind the bar there, the one that Vrenille spoke so familiarly to. He's dark haired, dark eyed, and looks more or less friendly. The backdrop to his video is...also the back of the Spread Eagle's bar.]
I'm sorry to hear about your confinement. Would it have something to do with this contract offer?
[The screen flickers to life, revealing a face Zoro recognizes from awhile back – the barkeep who'd slung him drinks more than once. A sardonic edge creeping into his voice, he deadpans:]
More like a forced staycation. Considered making this my permanent address, but Vrenille's offer's a step up. [He pauses, a wry glint in his eyes.] ...Business slow at the Spread Eagle right now, or do you just live behind the counter?
"They" in this instance happens to be Vrenille, so [Kim's head tips to the side a bit in consideration, still with a sense of humour.] I suppose you'd call it a room-and-board type of situation.
Though I do have a salary that exceeds my contributions to the household, of course.
[He could unpack the implications of that, but Zoro would rather pair those questions with a stiff drink. Besides, the fate of these LIERs — whether a glitch in the system or something more sinister — is outside of their control right now. So with a quiet sigh, he shifts on his jail cot, refocusing on the immediate situation.]
Assuming we're both stuck here for a while... any questions you'd like to get out of the way?
[Oh, that is a question. It clearly gives Kim pause, his expression becoming thoughtful.]
Because we get along well, I suppose. Because he found me intriguing? I like to think that he also knows that I'd go to bat for him as well, though I doubt that was a particular consideration.
I don't know. It just doesn't seem like it would be a part of his calculations when it comes to contract partners. I think he would be more focused on the ways in which he and his contract partner mesh socially.
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When he flips his own format to video, the face that's revealed will actually be (probably) a faintly familiar one and Kim's own expression when he sees Zoro is one of faint recognition. If Zoro had been paying any attention when Vrenille met him at the Spread Eagle, he'll recognize Kim as the man behind the bar there, the one that Vrenille spoke so familiarly to. He's dark haired, dark eyed, and looks more or less friendly. The backdrop to his video is...also the back of the Spread Eagle's bar.]
I'm sorry to hear about your confinement. Would it have something to do with this contract offer?
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More like a forced staycation. Considered making this my permanent address, but Vrenille's offer's a step up. [He pauses, a wry glint in his eyes.] ...Business slow at the Spread Eagle right now, or do you just live behind the counter?
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[His response is good-natured, though he meets the look in Zoro's eyes with an equally wry smile.]
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[It's a genuine question.]
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Though I do have a salary that exceeds my contributions to the household, of course.
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Vrenille seems like a resourceful guy.
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Although I think it's equally a function of his contract partners starting various enterprises and then disappearing.
I get the sense that he'd probably prefer one or two less business to oversee.
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Courtesy of the city, I'm guessing.
[With as much vetting as Vrenille seems to do with his partners, he doubts it's an issue of attracting restless types.]
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Assuming we're both stuck here for a while... any questions you'd like to get out of the way?
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Do you have anything you'd like to ask me?
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And of course because I like him very much and find him terribly attractive.
But mostly because I know without a doubt that I have his support.
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Well, perhaps not anything, I'm sure he has his limits. But nearly anything.
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Because we get along well, I suppose. Because he found me intriguing?
I like to think that he also knows that I'd go to bat for him as well, though I doubt that was a particular consideration.
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I think he would be more focused on the ways in which he and his contract partner mesh socially.
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