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[ferrisbuellean]

[The video feed pans on to a well dressed, perfectly presented guy offering a winning smile as he sits in the booth of some fancy bar, all wood and leather, while nursing a glass of whiskey. Someone else is holding the camera and there's enough shaky cam and unfocused zooming to make the Bourne franchise jealous.]

Hey there. Do you like watching a ridiculously good looking man do law stuff? Want to watch him play some nondescript puzzle game on his phone for an entire hour? If yes, then have I got a surprise for you. If no, watch it anyway because apparently I need the ratings.

Jeff Winger here, Lawyer at Large and city hero bringing you a brand new series about me. [Another oh-so charming smile and a dramatic point to the camera.] And law!

Danger! Intrigue! Thrills! These are some things you'll probably never see in my show, but watch it anyway because hey, you might just strike it lucky. And ladies, you might just strike it lucky with me.

[Smirk smirk smirk, pause and then a glance off camera to someone, smugness replaced with a curious furrow of brows.] You guys do know I was disbarred ri-- [And the feed ends.]

Comments

[redplainsrider]

[Dry half-grin.]

Lookin' fer companions already, or side characters fer yer documentary?

[ferrisbuellean]

Can't it be both? A guy alone in this new land, trying to strike out and make friends. Any filming that gets done is just a bonus.

[redplainsrider]

Reckon we'll see then, won't we?

[ferrisbuellean]

I reckon so. I'm sure we'll see each other around.

But hey, I don't think I ever caught your name.

fuck, that icon

[redplainsrider]

[Here we go.]

The Red Plains Rider.

appreciate western jeff

[ferrisbuellean]

Is that a title or an actual name?

lol why do you have these icons

[redplainsrider]

Name.

because its beautiful canon. gonna keep going now!!!1

[ferrisbuellean]

Then it's a pleasure to sort of meet you The Red Plains Rider-- Look, is Red all right? Cause that's kind of a mouthful.

[redplainsrider]

Yes, sir, you humans ain't seemin' capable of sayin' the whole thing, so you may call me Red.

[ferrisbuellean]

'Humans'? You mean to say you're not human?

[redplainsrider]

[Half-grin.]

I gotta head back to work, Winger. I'll see ya lter, perhaps.

[ferrisbuellean]

Oh, c'mon! Don't leave me on a cliff hanger!

[Huff!]

All right. Fine. I'll be seeing you.

[redplainsrider]

[Like the mysterious high plains drifter she is, she doffs her hat silently at him, then hangs up. There are roombas to inspect. B|]