Ah, too efficient for your own good. That’ll get you every time, doing more with less. I would say “If this is what I can get done with just me, imagine how well I could do with a whole team!”
Or you could just hire a team, or an assistant anyway and just forward the bill.
Loyalty to a life saver goes a long way, but really this is a bit much.
My only currency are weapons. Apparently it’s illegal to sell weapons or hire people and pay them with such…
I thought it was only illegal to sell weapons that are ill… Nevermind, I don’t want to know.
You are getting the rather short, dirty end of the stick aren’t you?
Eh. They saved my life, I kinda owe them. -It was in the fine print…dammit.-
*blinks for a moment, absorbing that fact*
Okay, life saving, that’s pretty significant. But still, you’d think they’d get you an assistant or team you up with someone, just to even the burden.
Have you asked for help?
Since the first week I was assigned here. I apparently need to be less efficient.
Ah, too efficient for your own good. That’ll get you every time, doing more with less. I would say “If this is what I can get done with just me, imagine how well I could do with a whole team!”
Or you could just hire a team, or an assistant anyway and just forward the bill.
Loyalty to a life saver goes a long way, but really this is a bit much.
So, let me get this straight: You collect the intel, sort it, probably summarize it and write the reports as well?
Whatever they’re paying you, it isn’t enough.
Eh. They saved my life, I kinda owe them. -It was in the fine print…dammit.-
*blinks for a moment, absorbing that fact*
Okay, life saving, that’s pretty significant. But still, you’d think they’d get you an assistant or team you up with someone, just to even the burden.
Have you asked for help?
I would, but don’t you think you’re the expert in this case?
Cheer up!
It could always be worse, right?
Lady, I’m just a simple soul who likes to shoot things and then blow other things up. Oh, it could be. I could be on my own with little support and a tiny office with way too much intel to sort…oh, Wait a minute…-that’s exactly what it is like!-
So, let me get this straight: You collect the intel, sort it, probably summarize it and write the reports as well?
Whatever they’re paying you, it isn’t enough.
Intelligence? On this planet? Yeah, that’s a nightmare on so many levels it’s pan-dimensional. And even less fun for a merc, I’d wager.
-Grimaces.-
Tell me about it.
I would, but don’t you think you’re the expert in this case?
Cheer up!
It could always be worse, right?
You can use it any way you’d like, as long as I get a cut.
*Raises an eyebrow*
“Odd jobs” like what? Gardening? Automotive repair? Interior Decorating? Construction?
I bet it’s construction, you look like the construction type. You probably hang a mean drywall.
-Snorts!- Intelligence gathering, more like. I am under orders to make nice with the powers that be. Since there’s too many to count, well, I just do what I can.
Intelligence? On this planet? Yeah, that’s a nightmare on so many levels it’s pan-dimensional. And even less fun for a merc, I’d wager.
Mostly I freelance. There’s a pretty good market out there for verifying antiques, plus I there’s the “is my partner cheating”, “What is my business partner up to” helicopter parent thing too. Usually work has been pretty steady, but lately … *shrugs*
I imagine you usually do pretty brisk business on a regular basis, everybody’s got enemies and rivals, right?
Yes, I imagine that would be the market….I wonder if I could use that tactically…
-Hmming.- Quite. But I do…odd-jobs as well? If that’s how one could put it.
You can use it any way you’d like, as long as I get a cut.
*Raises an eyebrow*
“Odd jobs” like what? Gardening? Automotive repair? Interior Decorating? Construction?
I bet it’s construction, you look like the construction type. You probably hang a mean drywall.
*grins playfully*
Don’t forget to never let me handle your weapons.
As to my accuracy, well, information I’ve provided has led to the capture and confessions or convictions of several criminals in the Denver Metropolitan area, so there is that. It’s not a hundred percent accurate, and if an object is really old or has a lot of history it can be next to impossible to sort new impressions from the old.
It also takes a lot of concentration for me, so, uh, just handing something to me usually doesn’t trigger anything.
Hm…Well that’s certainly an interesting ability! Do you just work for the police or do you freelance? That my be your problem work-wise.
Mostly I freelance. There’s a pretty good market out there for verifying antiques, plus I there’s the “is my partner cheating”, “What is my business partner up to” helicopter parent thing too. Usually work has been pretty steady, but lately … *shrugs*
I imagine you usually do pretty brisk business on a regular basis, everybody’s got enemies and rivals, right?
Hm, yes, I imagine diplomacy would be rather low on the list of skills necessary for a mercenary.
*shrugs*
I can read an object’s history, who possessed it, what was done on, with, or to it, where it’s been and even who made it, simply by holding it in my hands. Sometimes, if the emotions surrounding an object are strong enough I can actually view that moment in history.
…Remind me to never have you handle my weapons. You are very accurate, then? I don’t have a use for that off the top of my head but I am intrigued.
*grins playfully*
Don’t forget to never let me handle your weapons.
As to my accuracy, well, information I’ve provided has led to the capture and confessions or convictions of several criminals in the Denver Metropolitan area, so there is that. It’s not a hundred percent accurate, and if an object is really old or has a lot of history it can be next to impossible to sort new impressions from the old.
It also takes a lot of concentration for me, so, uh, just handing something to me usually doesn’t trigger anything.
