AU; ain't no rest for the wicked

[nooses]

i've got bills to pay, i've got mouths to feed
there ain't nothing in this world for free

STARRING:
THOSE BORN INTO FORTUNE - Shintaro Kisaragi. Shinji Ikari.
THOSE CAST OUT BY FORTUNE - Masumi Seki. Monica Campbell. Guy Cecil.

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[truants]

[This is actually a very tantalizing offer. Seki wonders how he'd look if he walked into the building right now, carrying a girl.

Probably fly as fuck.]

I don't want to give you a piggyback ride, though. You'll snap me in half.

[maskmaker]

[She peers at him while he contemplates.] I didn't realize Seki was that weak.

[truants]

Nah, it's more like I'm pretty sure Monica is that fat.

[maskmaker]

Fat girls have softer boobs, did you know?

[truants]

No, I wouldn't. I've never felt up a fat girl before.

[maskmaker]

You haven't!? You've yet to explore the world, Seki! Soft girls are amazing!

[Monica has probably not actually felt up other girls.]

[truants]

[That gets a thoughtful hum.]

Soft boobs or no soft boobs, I'm still not giving you a piggyback ride.

[maskmaker]

I guess you're stuck here on your bike, then. [There's a slow, sage shaking of her head behind his shoulder and she rests against him. Honestly if he really moved she'd let go of him easily, though.]

[truants]

[Which is why Seki isn't moving. Because apparently he's a big fucking wuss, more than he likes to admit. In any case, Monica is warm. She's a presence that won't leave.]

I got a job to do. You're keeping me from getting paid.

[maskmaker]

[That pleases her. She's not gripping him so tightly and she's pretty relaxed for all the energy she showed earlier.] We're early for your appointment aren't we?

[truants]

Mmm. Probably. It wasn't far away in the first place. Old geezer's probably taking a nap.

[maskmaker]

[She laughs at that.] See? You're not getting paid either way.

[truants]

Don't put it like that! I gotta trick myself into believing I came all the way out here for something.

[maskmaker]

Yet you let it get thwarted by one fat, airheaded blond girl...

[She's just throwing the insults you've thrown at her today]

[truants]

[All right, that's a good comeback.]

It's because pushing a girl off my scooter would look bad on me.

[maskmaker]

You're surprisingly gentlemanly...

[truants]

Your idea of gentlemanly is crap.

[maskmaker]

I keep my standards low so that you'll pass.

[truants]

Oi, you're making me sound like a loser!

[maskmaker]

Aren't you?

[truants]

[Seki looks like he's about to argue against it but winds up shutting his mouth instead.]

... if I say I am, will you let me go?

[maskmaker]

[She peers at him for a moment, curiously, but will slip her arms away from around him, then steps so she can stand next to him.]

No. I won't make you say it, because you aren't.

[truants]

[He lets out a deep sigh as he stands up, rubbing the back of his neck.]

Geez, you're so wishy-washy. Don't tell me that to make me feel better.

[maskmaker]

I'm an enigma. [She smiles at him.] Have I ever said anything I didn't mean just to make you feel better?

[truants]

Nah. [As unwilling as he is to admit it, Monica isn't the sort to beat around the bush with her words.] I guess not.

[Is he really surprised by something that simple? Despite what Monica says, that really is a sign of a remarkable loser.]

Wait here for me, okay?