002 text | un: highwind

[unweave]

Been a little quiet lately. Like the calm before one big shitstorm. With Wyver and Olympia only playing nice in public, anyone who went to the gala can attest there's still bad blood.

Maybe it's pettiness — politicians tend to be like that.

But, I'm not here to recycle the same shit everyone else is saying. So, I'll be blunt: don't get enchanted with either of them. Use 'em like they use their citizens, stay safe and adjust as much as you can — but getting starry-eyed over your new "home" could get you on the wrong side of conflict.

If you're looking to make cash and toe the morally gray line as much as possible, hit me up. I'm the one responsible for wasting parchment paper for all those jobs in the cities.

Name's Aranea. When you're ready to get off your ass and work, I'm always looking for capable hands.

[ The one in which Aranea puts a recruitment text out, I guess? ]

Comments

un: pholia

[baguablade]

Fighting in the streets, everywhere you go, people whispering about war...
If this is quiet, it's the kind that's a pot waiting to boil over.

Nice to formally meet you, Aranea. Last time I saw you was in the jungle.
You gave me a hand when a beastie decided I might make a nice meal. I still owe you for that.

[unweave]

Call it what you will, doesn't change the fact some people are gullible enough to not think twice about this kind of thing.

Oh. Hey. The loopy guy, right. Sorry I bounced once we lost track of it — I wasn't going to spend my evening letting it play with its food.

Think of it as a good deed, Gods know I need some of those.

un: a.izunia

[daemonized]

That's rather narrow-minded of you to say. Who says politicians are petty?

why this

[unweave]

I've sat in the meetings same as you, don't tell me you disagree.

text | un: archangel

[centurian]

what if we're not super cool with either of the cities BUT we'd rather stay firmly on the morally "white" side of things.

[ he still really doesn't like moral ambiguity. but turian and human morality are slightly different. ]

[unweave]

You know white is just a shade of gray.

If you're good at odd jobs, monster hunting, food gathering or "clean" mercenary work, I don't discriminate if you want to keep things neat and tidy.

Just think it's boring.

un: 76

[personalwar]

Are you speaking from experience?

[unweave]

Speaking from the busted lip I got from Olympia guards? Yeah. Problem is: this world isn't different than anywhere else. People still bite off more than they can chew in search for power and it effects the rest of us.

un: TeaOnRice

[gekkajuu]

I don't think there's anything wrong with appreciating our new home, wherever we choose to make it.

It doesn't mean picking a side.

[... Okay, it kind of does. Shhh, let him dream.]

[unweave]

You tell that to cushy politician that expects you to pick up a sword to defend them when the time comes.

un: tohsaka

[jewelling]

Oh? You're the one who keeps posting up those odd jobs.
I suppose I should personally thank you for the extra cash.

tohsucka*

[unweave]

It's what I do. I get my cut before payment, so it all works out. Thanks for doing them, it's better than hearing locals bitch about being ignored by the government.

un: ROCKET

[beatupgrass]

If someone's getting starry-eyed over either of these places, they must be having a serious mental crisis.

[unweave]

Can you blame some of them? Some never had a home. Some couldn't protect theirs that got swallowed up by the Storm.

It's stupid, don't get me wrong.

un: mikazuki

[sparsity]

[ To the point, forgetting about the home stuff that the starrier ones tend to be on about — ]

what kind of work

[unweave]

Mercenary work. It varies.

Monster hunting, item procurement, third party requests, distribution of goods — depends on your skill level.

un: bbw

[puffing]

Wow, I'd almost think you were into politics with how multi-purposed that little ad of yours turned out being.
Insulting all sides while still trying to appeal to the masses?
I've seen worse.

[unweave]

Bite me. If it was an ad I would have done it on video. At least my charming smile would have sold better than my smart ass attitude.

un: KISS

[kissintime]

+1

(that dont mean i like you tho)

[unweave]

Are you sure? I think you're warming up to me.

[atwo]

I didn't think there would be anything wrong with people feeling attached and happy to have a new home in one place or another. Not that either place is a home for me. [ does she even really have a home anymore?? idk. ]

It sounds like you want to look out for others,
though.

[unweave]

Less about wanting to look out for people and more about wanting to ensure the "omg, they betrayed us???" reactions are to a minimal.

From my gathering, these two are nothing but big babies playing chicken.

un: LANCER

[playingfetch]

Every time we talk, I get this strong feeling you're a woman who's seen a hell of a lot.

[unweave]

I'm flattered. ;)
Nothing more than anyone else, I'm sure. Everyone has stories, I'm just a bit vocal with mine.

un : maxwell

[braidedwonder]

Politicians, petty? Never!

:)

Never been so glad to be a bystander in my life honestly. I never realized how funny the petty back and forths were before. But to be fair, the petty back and forth in my world determined what kind of supplies my home colony got, so..

I got a little bitter. You know I'm always up for some silver, just let me know.

[unweave]

There's a difference between ego-based pettiness and now starting to be discriminatory. Didn't get the best reception when I stopped by Olympia last week all because I'm shacked up in Wyver.

Good, I got some tiny places you may need to crawl into.


And Gods, that sounded horrible.

Whatever, just keep an eye out on the boards in town.

un: sexXxy18

[exaomori]

dunno whether it's annoying that politicians are the same no matter where u go. at least we know what to expect i guess

you the one in charge of that highwind hires group?

[unweave]

Yup. Five months strong.

[originallutece]

We might not have a choice in picking a side sooner or later. These sorts of things tend to demand loyalty, in one way if not another.

I'd like to hire you for a day, actually. Sometime soon.

[unweave]

C'mon, Red. Don't say that. You're practicing wishing that into existence for "sooner"!

Oh? You know just how to talk to a girl. What's up?