[OPEN] Newcomer Getting His Sea Legs

[sixthdeadliest]

Who: Six, OPEN
What: August catch-all
Where: All over the ship
When: All of August
Warnings: Six is a former mercenary assassin who only recently quit the business from his own perspective thanks to losing six years of his memory. He's also never had a vacation before and has quickly decided that they're overrated.


[Wandering Around]

The best thing to do in unfamiliar territory is to scope out the situation. There really aren't many places to stalk around here (surprisingly enough) but things are so spaced out that he isn't sure if there just aren't that many people on board overall or if the ship's even larger than he'd originally thought. Or both.

He eyed each new place warily, eyes darting about the space behind the sunglasses. He didn't trust any of this nonsense right now, to be honest.



[Gathering Necessities]

He wasn't sure if he should be insulted that the tacky clothing shop had so many green suits in his size. However, with no way of getting his combat armor back that he could see, the slightly-familiar suits would do.

With a couple of extra suits in hand, time to gather the rest of what he absolutely needed.



[People-Watching]

In trying to learn more about the ship itself, it was equally important to learn about who was on the ship.

Six could sometimes be found on the outer fringes of an occupied open area, watching people coming and going. It was probably a bit creepy...not that Six would be bothered by such a thing.



[Meeting the Roommate (Private to Prisoner Number 6)]

The doors to the cabins were heavy. It made sense given if water had flooded the room, the space would need to be sealed off before flooding the rest of the ship. At least it'd be easier to tell if someone was trying to break in.

He looked around the space, seeing no one else but clearly seeing evidence that he wasn't going to be alone now that he wasn't being more or less dragged about to the safety drills.

Comments

[makesomedeals]

"Why would you do that."

In the same tone he might ask someone about war crimes.

[sixthdeadliest]

"I'm not the one who made it."

But he was thoroughly enjoying watching you suffer at the thought.

[makesomedeals]

"Is there a purpose for such a thing?"

[sixthdeadliest]

"Allegedly it's 'cruelty free' because it's not made from real leather. But mainly it's touted for being durable and easy to care for."

[makesomedeals]

Snorting, "Oh please. As if anyone actually cares about the cows that much. Sounds like typical marketing copy."

[sixthdeadliest]

"You'd be surprised at the sort of crazies there are out there."

Honestly, Six didn't know what some of these people's issue was. If the whole animal was being used, there shouldn't be an issue.

[makesomedeals]

He waves an airy hand, "I'm aware of how ridiculous people can be, but most of it is not genuine. It's for show - for reasons that I cannot fathom."

[sixthdeadliest]

"Most of it is performative, but it's the outliers you need to watch out for."

The ones that think releasing animals into the wild that have been domesticated for generations is a good idea, for example

[makesomedeals]

"I see." Because yes, it's always the fringe that's confusing. "What is it you said you did again?"

He didn't and Max knows it.

[sixthdeadliest]

"I could ask you the same question."

The implication was clear: You first.

[makesomedeals]

"I own a casino, and a distillery." His tone is doing a lot there, because yes, just a simple casino and distillery. Certainly not businesses to launder money through or use as a front for illegal weapons dealing. Of course not.

[sixthdeadliest]

Of course not. Nothing shady there at all. Nope.

"I'm a combat specialist."

Not entirely untrue. That's more or less what he became during those six years he can't remember. Before that, what he actually remembers last being, is a mercenary assassin.

[makesomedeals]

"Sounds like we might be at opposite ends of the same sort of organization."

The money and the one who makes problems go away.

[sixthdeadliest]

"Potentially."

He definitely was the one who made problems go away.

"Though there's really no need for money here, is there?"

Neither one of their businesses thrived without something valuable being traded, after all.

[makesomedeals]

"No, and it's been an impediment to most things."

It's hard to be an economy based villain without an economy to exploit. No one understands his suffering.

[sixthdeadliest]

Six could sympathize. If he was still doing his old job, assassination was pointless when the target would be resurrected in a few hours.

"I saw there was a gambling hall. How does that work with no money?"

[makesomedeals]

"Not well." He sniffs in disapproval, "There's buckets of chips to take and use at the tables, but they refill so one never actually runs out of money to gamble with. And I'm fairly certain the house is not using its advantage."

He doesn't even think there's two decks in the blackjack tables, he could count cards so easy.

[sixthdeadliest]

"That sounds incredibly pointless."

[makesomedeals]

"Quite. It bothers me deeply, as I own a casino in my world. People still use this one however, likely out of boredom mostly."

[sixthdeadliest]

"All the 'fun' of gambling without the risk, I suppose. You can play to your heart's content without losing your home."

[makesomedeals]

"What's the point of playing then? Without risk there's no reward."

[sixthdeadliest]

"You're asking a man who doesn't play gambling games about that," he told the man. "Maybe for some people it's just habit."

[makesomedeals]

"And why don't you? I'm always curious what drives a man to gamble away everything. It's helpful to my... business."

Sorry for the delay. Got pretty sick for a bit.

[sixthdeadliest]

"Already gambling with my life in my old business. And unlike most jobs, I didn't exactly have a pension or a 401k waiting for me if I was forced into early retirement due to injury."

No worries!

[makesomedeals]

"Do you work the type of job that allows retirement?"