001 ⇉ video (un: envoy)

[resleeves]

[ the communicator that he'd been given was close enough to the oni that it doesn't take kovacs very long to figure it out. the tech is still a little behind what he's used to but it does the job.

when the video flickers to life, kovacs is wearing his default expression: boredom with a side of 'i hate everyone'. what he's really feeling is the almost overwhelming need for a fucking cigarette. but, those, like many other things, appeared to not exist on this station. booze only went so far. ]

Anyone have any drugs?

[ his lips draw into a thin smirk and he snickers. while he wouldn't necessarily say no to some good reaper, he's rather not spend any time in some drug induced fog while he's stuck on a station that he doesn't know. he's already run into someone who'd talked about eating him (nevermind that kovacs had brought that up) and he'd rather not wake up with a kidney missing. ]

Now that I've got your attention, anyone have a cigarette or is this place lacking in good vices as well as everything else? Haven't seen any dolls running around here either. More's the pity.

[ there was a fair amount of mystery surrounding the locked doors and corridors that piqued kovacs curiosity but that was about the only saving grace of this place. besides, he didn't have any real motivation to figure things out since he wasn't getting paid. ]

Pretty sure the fact that I was going to have to go cold turkey off something wasn't in the brochure for this place. But, neither was the fact that I can't fucking leave so I guess I was just asking for too much.

[ he hates being stuck. it's like being on ice except he's fucking aware. if he wants to stay in one place for any amount of time, he will make that choice. having it taken away from him grates. it pisses him off. ]

So, any of you Meths? Just trying to figure out how who I should cozy up to. I miss having friends, you see.

[ the laugh that follows the statement is one of sarcasm. he definitely wants to know but not for any friendly reason. kovacs figures that no one's going to know what he means but, if they answer, he can probably judge them well enough to decide on his own. ]

I really hope we're not being set up to try and save whatever world they were talking about on that recording when I woke up. I'm really not up to that. Think someone'll get pissed if I sit that one out?

Maybe I could cheer you guys on from the sidelines.

[ fuck, he really needs a cigarette. maybe he'd be a little more optimistic about things after that.

but, maybe not. #winning ]

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[resleeves]

ooooh, i think i just shivered. i think i just got a little turned on by those words. hope you mean them, big man. i don't deal with rejection well.

[ maybe -- just maybe -- if he gets punched hard enough, he'll wake back up in the arena that carnage had tossed him and ortega in and his sister's face will be back. but, even if that doesn't happen, a fight would still be more enjoyable than just sitting here, watching the stars. they got boring after all, just floating in space and doing nothing.]

i don't recall asking you for anything. unless you're the guy who has the cigarettes then yeah, i did ask you for something and it isn't polite to withhold an answer.

[ but kovacs has a feeling that he doesn't have anything to smoke. just a vibe he's getting. ]

you'd really be the guy to leave a shitload of people behind?

[ he tilts his head, looks thoughtful for a moment before nodding. ]

i can respect that. wouldn't wanna be in close quarters with me either.

[tumang]

if you're looking for a fight, you'll definitely find it

[ Eyeroll. ]

yeah, smoking's real smart in a tin can that relies on air filtering for all of us to breathe

and yeah, i'm that guy

[ The people he surrounds himself with, though, are most definitely not the same kind of guys. Amos knows it, very well, and he knows there is no way they would leave the station without saving as many people as they can, and he'd follow and help. It's all he could do, to try and stay on the right side. ]

surprising, considering how pleasant you are

[resleeves]

i knew there was a reason i got out of bed this morning.

[ everyone had their pleasures in life. his were bloody fights with men whose arms were the size of tree trunks. hopefully they weren't just for show. ]

oh, calm down, big man. i'd blow it out the window.

[the window that they didn't have. smirk. he knew that. hey, he wasn't going to blow it directly in someone's face. that was big of him. ]

you're certainly something.

[ kovacs was going to make a decision on what whenever he found this guy in person and attempted to kick the crap outta him. ]

i know, i'm a ray of sunshine. just lovely to be around.

[ he was more like a fungus, persistent and hard to get rid of. ]

[tumang]

funny

[ Or, you know. Not. ]

do you have a death wish in general, or is it just this place getting to you already

[resleeves]

thanks! been working hard on my comedy stylings. gives me something to do in between the drinks.

[ he would be glad to put on a show for the whole station once his act was complete. tickets on sale soon. ]

no death wish. already died a few times. it's no fun. are you obliquely offering to take me out or is this place just getting to you already?

[tumang]

oh, no, i'll take you out if it's necessary, in this place or another

[resleeves]

you can try.

[ he wasn't afraid of you or your arms, amos. ]

might be fun to watch you make the valiant attempt.

[tumang]

what makes you think I would not succeed?

[resleeves]

well.

[ was he thinking of how he could possibly make this conversation even more fun? or worse? was there a word that meant both? probably not. maybe he'd create one and stick his picture right beside it for the definition of the word. ]

i doubt your intestinal fortitude.

[ he thinks you don't have any balls, amos. ]

don't think you've got it where it counts.

[ gonna prove him wrong? ]

[tumang]

[ Amos has to laugh. He knows he's being baited, but it's still funny, in a way. He thought he had issues. ]

you really baiting me to try and kill you? you can't be that bored

[ Naomi would be so mad at him. So mad. And yet, it's so tempting. Alex would be so mad, too. And Prax. And Holden, if he was here. You don't just execute people because they're daring you to do it, Amos. You're better than that, Amos.

He isn't, really, and Holden isn't here, but. Goddamnit. ]

if it's a fight you're looking for, i'm here. we'll see how much you're laughing when i'm teabagging you

[resleeves]

i don't know, i'm pretty bored.

but i also don't think you can do it.

[ he'd met plenty of people who had the bulk and the look but had no fucking idea how to throw it around. dimi the twin had walked right into a fucking shooting gallery because he had shit for brains. all that bulk and didn't even know how to use it properly.

sad really. ]

oh honey, i can't wait. i'll make it a point to come find you soon. gonna have some flowers waiting for me when i show up?

[tumang]

[ Darling, honey... it just keeps on coming. ]

oh yeah, i know how to treat a lady right don't worry

[resleeves]

[ what could he say, he was an affectionate guy. ]

i wasn't worrying but i'm very pleased to hear that you know how to insert tab a into slot b.

i'm sure whatever woman you're treating right is pleased to. wouldn't want to go sticking things into eyes, would you?

[tumang]

i'm sorry yours fit in an eye socket

[resleeves]

sounds like someone's asking for a demonstration.

[ he was nearly singsonging those words. ]

now, if that's really what you want, i'd be happy to provide. never stuck it there before but i do like new experiences.

[ honestly, kovacs can't even remember how they'd gotten into this topic of conversation but he's not gonna give it up. ]

be happy to pretty up those eyes, babe.

[tumang]

so tempting
i never purchase without sampling first

[resleeves]

you asking for a taste?

[ that's what it sounded like to him. good thing kovacs was such a generous and giving man. ]

be glad to provide a little preview for you. anytime, darling. anytime.

[ his agenda was pretty much clear. thank this fucking station for that. ]

[tumang]

well then

we'll see if you ever put your money where your mouth is

[resleeves]

suppose we will.

look forward to it, sweetheart.