Blend #3 - Video

[beenwaitinglong]

I am a lawyer. My life's work is to steep myself in the darkness of humanity. But human beings as a whole are fascinated by the dark.

[Then the video feed clicks on, showing Godot sitting at his desk. The lighting is low, the red glow of his visor and the dim light from the shades behind him the only source, though his white mug in his hand stands out easily.

So do the six other white mugs on his table.]

The unknown, the mysterious, the unfathomed and the feared. It surrounds us. It intimidates us. We watch in horror as it takes our fellow men. We cower and dread the day it will swallow us whole.

And yet, we cannot help but stare back into it. Despite the bitter pain it brings us, we return time and again, and we wonder how far it goes and where.

[This could very well be in reference to a certain dark figure who was arrested a few days ago. And it seems it may be, right up until he adds, with a smirk:]

Maybe that is why we drink the darkness that is coffee.

[He punctuates that sentence with a deep gulp from his mug, finishing it off.]

I am merely a humble enthusiast of bitter black magic. However, I have toiled at the altar of her darkest roasts for many years. It's occurred to me that I should capitalize on such toil.

Therefore, as a side business, I've decided I will provide limited batches of my Godot blends to interested parties for a nominal fee. Pricier than the swill you'll get at the corner store, but I dare say one of the finest cups you'll ever sip, provided you make it correctly.

[He shoots a brief glance at the camera. You are going to make his coffee correctly, if you partake.]

If you're interested, and if you think you can handle the pitch black perfection of my work, feel free to get in touch.

In the meantime... [He reaches for another cup of coffee, as well as for a stack of papers off to the side on his desk.] I am embroiled in the darkness of ink and paper.

[Yes, he absolutely must make a big production about absolutely everything.]

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[yatagarasu]

[Kay is just...staring. At the coffee cups. At the dude with the glowing headgear. At the papers which are most likely lawyerly papers.]

...So, lawyers here don't get paid much?

[beenwaitinglong]

Now where would you get that assumption from?

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[chiefdefense]

I think you missed your true calling as a prima-donna.

[beenwaitinglong]

Don't you mean a poet?

[psychup]

You know, before I got my badge, I just assumed lawyers usually worked at law firms instead of coffee shops or talent agencies.

I still have a lot to learn.

[beenwaitinglong]

A lawyer must adapt to his or her surroundings, no matter how bizarre.

[Good news, Athena, this man is basically your lawyer great-grandpa.]

That's a rule to live by.

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[mightiswright]

[ Can you be any more pretentious??

Phoenix is just sitting at his desk and listening in, with great amusement, as Godot makes his dramatic little announcement. It takes a great... substantial amount of effort not to make a comment- yeah, nope. ]

Are you planning to interview them too? Make sure they're up to standards to taste your bitter black magic?

[beenwaitinglong]

[In a perfect world, Godot would be the most pretentious person Phoenix has ever or will ever experience.

Nope.

He takes the jab in remarkably good humor, for being Godot.]

Everyone deserves the chance to try their mettle with the divine bitterness of coffee.

That doesn't include the chance to ruin it.

[lyingheart]

[ She could refrain... or she could not. ]

So... what is coffee?

[beenwaitinglong]

[He would react with horror, but in this place, some people may have grown up without the magical elixir that is coffee.]

It's a drink. Coffee beans are roasted and ground up fine, then used to brew in hot water. Normally served hot.

It's a very popular breakfast beverage, though some drink it any time. [And some drink it to horrifying excess. Please do not emulate him in any way on this.]

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[ironbuttmonkey]

[...what.

He knows someone who's pretty damn into tea but- but what. Nothing to this extent.]

...I'm pretty sure there's no risk of getting swallowed up by a whole lot of coffee anytime soon.

[Far too poetic for him, sorry.]

[beenwaitinglong]

Swing and a miss, amigo. Swing and a miss.

[There's coffee fans. And then there's Godot.]

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[glassinine]

It is only the dry beans you're selling, correct?

[beenwaitinglong]

Dry, roasted and ground, correct. I'm no barista.

Though if you ask real nice I could be convinced to brew some up for you.

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[mercyisweakness]

[ What the fuck. ]

For a man that talks about darkness, you have no idea what it really is.

[ Darkness is not something you drink out of, idiot. ]

[beenwaitinglong]

Your opinion is noted.

[notdaredevil]

[Oh god he can't help laughing.]

Oh, that is so not where I thought you were going with that.

[beenwaitinglong]

Where did you think I was going?

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[indenture]

[ And people think Two-Face was dramatic about this stuff. Check this out. ]

It's not unknown. Darkness can be fathomed if you let yourself acknowledge it's there. It's a part of humanity that won't go down easy. [ He pauses. ] Unlike coffee.

[beenwaitinglong]

Not unknown, perhaps... but certainly, frighteningly inexplicable.

In my own experience with it, that was the impression I took.

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[pyms]

I gotta admit, that was a very good sales pitch. I would buy your blend in a heartbeat.

[beenwaitinglong]

You think so?

I'm offering 12 ounce bags for five dollars. And I do recommendations if you're unsure.

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[larker]

[Here's Gabriel, in the kitchen, pouring himself some of the coffee Godot said he could use (forever ago).]

Your coffee really is good coffee. You'll make a fortune.

[Stares down the camera as he adds milk and sugar. Poor Godot.]

[beenwaitinglong]

[You son of a bitch.]

Thanks. Glad to hear you approve.

[Good thing he's been putting his screw-ups in that jar ever since he noticed his roommate's unfortunate habits.]

You'll have to stock up before I move out.

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[attainment]

[He's met a lot of eccentric people in his lifetime, so he barely bats an eye at the dramatic sales pitch.]

I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for coffee -- so long as it's good quality, anyway.

[beenwaitinglong]

Ha...!

Rest assured, amigo, I have taken the utmost care for quality and lovingly crafted each and every variety myself. None but the finest of blends are given the name of Godot.

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[shutterbugged]

Dude, you're like one network leak away from an internet meme. But hey, if you don't already have a wait list to hell and back, I'm interested.

[beenwaitinglong]

How do you figure?

[Siiiiip.]

I've been to hell and back. The list is nowhere near that long.