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So. This has been a long couple of days. [The look on his face screams 'I am just so done' so much that he doesn't even have to say it explicitly] Any recommendations for a good bar around Nonah? I got a lot of sorrows to drown and not enough booze to keep me going.

[See, now, he doesn't need deets on what's going down, he gets the gist from the other posts he's checked in on and what his little handy welcome pack told him, he pretty much has that down. As insane that it is. What he doesn't have is a good reliable watering hole and that just isn't right. No man should go days, hours or minutes without one.]

If I spend any more time sober, I might actually start reassessing my life and my choices and I don't have time for that kind of shit. So just help a guy out here. I don't mind if I got to pay a little extra for a good drink but I'm not exactly flushed with cash here so let's not go nuts and send me to like the ritziest place in town. Okay? Reasonable. Prices.

[Wait, he should really clarify here because when it comes to finding a bar, you can never be too specific in your wants.]

Just don't direct me to some dive where they water down the drinks or I will come down on you like the hand of God and smite your ass because seriously, don't waste my time or my money. That shit ain't cute and I will come at you. Sensible suggestions only.

[There's a long pause before he adds:]

While we're on the subject of things I need, I got one more request. I need someone who's good with this thing right here. [He means the device, he even gives it a little shake to just display what he means.] I got a few questions.

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Given where I came from, it's not half bad. If it's a dream ,it's not exactly a nightmare. More like one of those weird ones you get when you're still kinda lucid. Not saying I'm loving it but I might change that stance when I get a few drinks in me.

[Oh drinking. How he desperately missed drinking.]

I think I'm going to wait on making the decision until I know a little more myself. Seems like the best idea. The government is always going to sell it was the right thing, people always know what's what better.

And hey, what job are you in?

[He's curious if everyone else got a shit job or if it was just him.]

You wanna come? Fine, you can come. I ain't paying for you but you can come, princess. Got a drinking preference.

Okay, man, okay -- look, I get it. You think I'm gonna do that to you, homie? I know we a team.

[ Even here, apparently; they're just intrinsically linked now, both by simple association, common interest, and some vague sense of obligation. Or loyalty. Maybe it's both.

Anyway, unlike most of the other squadmates that could be here with Deadshot, Diablo can also understand the benefits to more pragmatic, strategic approaches, or in simply keeping his head down and going along with the lesser evil for the time being -- he is capable, basically, of cooperating, and not even unwillingly in this case. It makes sense. ]

That's what I thought, too... like it's Harley, but normal. Or almost normal. I dunno what it's supposed to mean, though.

[ That's easier for him to respond to than the comment about freedom, anyway, but he grants this much: ]

But, anything'd be better than those cells. World ain't even ending this time -- guess that's another improvement.

I don't think you're gonna do anything to me, I chose to have faith in you. Don't fuck that up, man. I don't give a lot of second chances but I think you ain't gonna do me like that. We got an understanding.

[He doesn't believe that Diablo would do that, he's a pretty good judge of people and unlike everyone else, he seems easier to predict and a lot more logical.

If this had been Boomerang, he would be giving a lot stronger warning.]

Close to normal. It's weird. Maybe she ain't been around the clown for a while. I checked the list, I can't see his name but I guess he could use an alias or something. Either way, I think if he was here, we'd know. And that dude? He's dangerous. And he makes her dangerous.

[As long as they weren't together, maybe that would be what makes her sane.]

Oh man, you're telling me. I can go out drinking, I can walk around a free man. I can do whatever the hell I want. I keep thinking it's gotta be a trap, you know? Too easy. Nothing should ever be this easy.

I've never had a tattoo at all before here.

[ And looking at her, there's probably a very loud DUH coming from the peanut gallery. ] You can never be too cautious, I guess.

I'm an assistant florist at Petal to the Metal flower shop. Gotta say, I do like the name.

[She thought it was cheesy but cute. And the work wasn't so bad.]

What about you? Is your job a good one?

New York?

Yeah, we do. More than that, I actually respect you.

[ And that's nothing he says lightly, or that comes easily; Diablo may not know all the things that Deadshot knows about what happens, with them and with everything else, but he still knows enough to be confident in saying so now.

Anyway, together, they've already been through more in just a couple days than most people deal with over a course of years; some level of trust seems warranted. Which is probably a part of why it just seems wrong to dismiss Harley, different or not. She's one of them, too.

Promising not to fuck up is a different issue, but it hopefully goes without saying that he's willing to try. Hopefully because, well, Diablo is simply not the most verbose person in the world. ]

She dangerous enough all on her own, too... least when she wanna be. I bet that ain't changed, even if she also got her own shot at living better now. She needs it. [ He pauses, but nods. ] Yeah, of course it's a trap. And not cuz it's easy, but cuz it's good -- ain't nothing good in store for us, not here or anywhere.

We both know that.

And we Europeans thank you for it.

[ Shut up Shade, you're British. Your taste is as bad as America's. ]

But I do hope that it lands you with something good. The proprietor is a dear friend of mine. If you tell them the Shade sent you, you'll likely see a discount.

Perhaps you're the unsettling one.

That's the question. Registered or not, they still know we're here. Will it make a difference? I don't know yet, but I'm trying to find out. More drastic measures may have to be taken, but there is little point in not being prepared. Currently, yes, I am registered. My partner and I wished to establish a place of... business. [ Locus has the feeling this man isn't stupid and can infer it's not a humble establishment. ] That is easier to do while registered. Now, however, I am weighing my options.

Oh, how sad! You should never give up on love, my dear. If you lack it in your life, you simply haven't found it yet, but it does exist!

From what I've heard, not many people like the jobs they give out. What's your normal line of work?

[ Mick, learn to read network IDs ]

[ Well there's not really a great way of getting out of this, is there? Still, "you-or-some-other-version-of-you shot me in the face one time and it sucked" isn't a great opener. Save that card for later, when you know what to do with it. ]

I believe we have a mutual friend! Australian, almost painfully so? Likes drinking and thinks boomerangs count as a fashion accessory?

Then you've got a fine palate. I'll send along a list.

[Better than most others, if Chilton were to judge. And he did so frequently judge, perhaps often to his own detriment.]

Oh -- [Right. The question of Baelish's place.] You know... The sort that -- well. [Flatly:] The man used to own a brothel, in his weird medieval world. I suppose some habits carry over.

Honestly? It's actually pretty bearable. [A thoughtful pause as he stares down at his beloved glass of whiskey. Uh-oh, maybe it's time for real talk.]

Like... most of us here have got more chances and opportunity than we ever had back home, and I'm saying that as a white man who has a whole fucking deck of privilege back home. But here? You're a celebrity by default, popularity is easy as crap to manipulate, making money basically happens just by existing. It ain't exactly a hard life.

[ With a laugh: ]

Well, all right. But have you ever seen a cat operating a tap? I haven't got thumbs like this.

Discount? See, look at that, you already made a friend out of me.

Guys who can get me a discount are the best kind of company to keep, especially if that discount is for something good. Like booze.

Not even some drunken tramp stamp kind of thing? Cause that'd be cute.

[He's just teasing, he can't help himself.] I got a few but ain't none that I got can do half the shit this one can.

That is a pretty dope name actually, I gotta give some respect there.

[Though if that was his job, he'd be equally as done.]

Selling suits or something, not really my gig. Could be worse, I guess.

Close.

New Jersey.

You're trying to find out, huh?

[There's a slight pause as he considers this for a moment, debating how he wants this to go.]

I feel like you and I should keep in touch somehow, you feel me? Cause we got the same kinds of doubt and suspicion. And I like having contacts. People who get what I'm thinking. People who can give me a heads up when I'm getting in the shit. Cause most people here? They seem kinda clueless. [He shrugs a little.] Come get a drink with me some time. When I know a little more. I'll even buy the first round.

I have a pretty important love in my life already. She's my rock and my world but she ain't my true love. Not in that way, anyway.

I ain't gonna lie, it could be possible.

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