dial h for hire [video]

[unweave]

[ The feed picks up with a slight buzz of static. The visuals over the network focus on a waist-up shot of Aranea who isn't looking too hot. Not only is her face bruised (healing black eye, slightly swollen nose and busted lip), but there is a bandage pack poking out from under her top. ]

Don't want to waste anyone's time — there's enough stupid messages coming across this every day and I don't want to add to it.

My names Aranea Highwind and I'm recruiting for a mercenary group — odd jobs, monster hunts, personal protection, and the like. I'm willing to give a large cut on jobs I get in, bordering 65%. Tough sons of a bitches please apply and those looking for their problems to be solved? I'm your gal.

[ I mean, even now she's confident with a sly smirk plastered on her face. This is the most blunt ass sales pitch ever? But — ]

You can't trust everyone you meet here, some people will literally stab you. [ She nudges the view to her hip, but rolls her eyes as the camera gets back to her. ] But, there's still people wanting to help out. Why waste your time at that shitty fight club when you can make a difference and get paid for it? Think about it.

Comments

[atwo]

Great. I don't feel like there is any danger that can limit me, one of the positives of not being human or even a living, breathing person helps.

[ Yay for deadly wounds not killing her ... mostly. ]

[unweave]

Then welcome to the club, I guess. [ But, she said not being human — ] Soooo, gonna drop that nugget and not tell me what you are?

[atwo]

That nugget...?

Ah, I'm fine with telling you. I'm a YoHRA Unit, an android.

[unweave]

Oh. You're like that other kid then.

[ NINES. ]

[atwo]

... Are you talking about 9S?

[ welp, more people that will conntect them together. ]

[unweave]

Sure? Nines, though. Not 9S.

[ Sorry, she stans for his nickname. ]

[atwo]

Nine...? Did he want a nickname?

[ That surprises her. Sort of. ]

[unweave]

Seems so. That's what his username indicates.

[atwo]

I suppose it isn't any different to when I got called two, but that's because the A wasn't existing at that point.

[ She and her crew ended up making that exist. ]

[unweave]

Is it a rarity or something? He seemed pretty against the notion of being programmed to be a certain way.

[atwo]

Nicknames aren't used due to the fact they allow us to bond closer to each other and they didn't want us to have 'emotions'.