Ask Mr. Solomon

Matias Solomon. My loyalty exists to only two entities...myself and the highest bidder. How much are you willing to pay to get it?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

Finding the dynamic between you and Solomon a little strange, if I'm being honest. You seem to have become frenemies overnight? What were you thinking when he grabbed your face to pull you away from Kevin? And how can you move past what he did to Liz so quickly?

I haven’t moved past what he did to @askelizabethscottkeen or even what he did to @askagneskeen. Our daughter wasn’t breathing when she was born thanks to @askmrsolomon and his tactics.

But working with him is a requirement for what needs to get done. I’m not happy about it, but we’re professionals. I don’t have to like someone to be capable of working with them.

I don’t think what he did was as…. personal as you seem to think it was, anon. Kevin was gone and… and I needed to focus. That’s all that was. A reminder to focus on finishing the job, even if we’d already failed it.

[askmrsolomon]

He looked like he was suffering. I wanted him to stop and refocus. He'd done everything he could to save the kid, even making @asknezrowan and I went back with him after Jensen ran off on us. But some jobs go wrong. And getting himself killed so he couldn't go home to his family wouldn't fix Kevin Jensen never returning to his.

[askmrsolomon]

You got your wish. Tom just joined Halcyon. You guys get to work together all the time now!

I’m pleased to have him aboard. He just doesn’t like to shoot people, he’s good at it. And I am willing to let bygones be bygones for the sake of Halcoyn. I never had any personal vendetta against him or his woman. It was merely another job and our orders had been to take Elizabeth Keen alive. But now that business is behind us. I’m ready to move on , if Tom is too.

[askthomasvincentkeen]

I’m capable of doing my job just fine, even if it’s with you. Just stay away from my family and you won’t get hurt.

[askmrsolomon]

I only got near your family because it was my job. I even admitted that you shot me because I almost killed your woman. I’m trying to get along, Tom, but that is a team effort, my friend.

[askthomasvincentkeen]

Hey, I had your back in the field, didn’t I? We don’t have to be buddies to get the job done.

[askmrsolomon]

It's a little hard for a team to work on the same level if one of them is still on his high horse. Doesn't it get a bit lonely up there? Unclench.

[askmrsolomon]

So @askthomasvincentkeen, are you doing alright? For someone who’s killed a lot of people, you seemed quite shaken by Jensen’s death. Do we need to call a group therapy session?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

Our job was to get Jensen out alive. I wasn’t just going to let him go without a fight. He… deserved a hell of a lot better than what he got.

[askmrsolomon]

Yes. Yes, he did. But jobs don’t always go as intended. And it might have gone better if he’d been more invested in saving his ass than that laptop. Tell me, now that you know it was government secrets instead of altruistic reporting, do you regret risking your life for it?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

I wasn’t aware that you risked your life for altruistic reporting, Solomon. I was under the impression it was for the paycheck at the end of the op.

The job needed doing, so we did it.

[askmrsolomon]

The pay check is a good motivator, but you don't risk your life the way we often do solely for money unless you're a little unstable in the cerebellum. I might not believe in altruistic reporting, or at least dying for it, but I do believe in something @askthomasvincentkeen

[askthomasvincentkeen]

You have a rather chubby face, for someone so muscular ☺

Okay?

First my hair, then my clothes, and now my face?

[askmrsolomon]

If you need help with the clothes, my friend, Is be happy to arrange a shopping op.

[asknezrowan]

What makes you loyal to Scottie Hargrave?

What wouldn’t make me loyal to Scottie would be a better question. But I guess what got her my loyalty was the fact that she’s also loyal to me. For her it’s not a matter of employer and employee. She cares and stands by you no matter what. You get into trouble while on a mission? You can bet your ass she’s working hers off to get you out of it. And she always does.

She doesn’t judge when you refuse an assignment. I once did that for personal reasons, despite being the best out there to do it. She accepted it without judgement. 

But most importantly: she’s my friend.

[askmrsolomon]

All wonderful points @asknezrowan. And it's better than being a proctologist.

[askmrsolomon]

You got your wish. Tom just joined Halcyon. You guys get to work together all the time now!

I’m pleased to have him aboard. He just doesn’t like to shoot people, he’s good at it. And I am willing to let bygones be bygones for the sake of Halcoyn. I never had any personal vendetta against him or his woman. It was merely another job and our orders had been to take Elizabeth Keen alive. But now that business is behind us. I’m ready to move on , if Tom is too.

[askthomasvincentkeen]

I’m capable of doing my job just fine, even if it’s with you. Just stay away from my family and you won’t get hurt.

[askmrsolomon]

I only got near your family because it was my job. I even admitted that you shot me because I almost killed your woman. I'm trying to get along, Tom, but that is a team effort, my friend.

[askmrsolomon]

So @askthomasvincentkeen, are you doing alright? For someone who’s killed a lot of people, you seemed quite shaken by Jensen’s death. Do we need to call a group therapy session?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

Our job was to get Jensen out alive. I wasn’t just going to let him go without a fight. He… deserved a hell of a lot better than what he got.

[askmrsolomon]

Yes. Yes, he did. But jobs don't always go as intended. And it might have gone better if he'd been more invested in saving his ass than that laptop. Tell me, now that you know it was government secrets instead of altruistic reporting, do you regret risking your life for it?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

Finding the dynamic between you and Solomon a little strange, if I'm being honest. You seem to have become frenemies overnight? What were you thinking when he grabbed your face to pull you away from Kevin? And how can you move past what he did to Liz so quickly?

I haven’t moved past what he did to @askelizabethscottkeen or even what he did to @askagneskeen. Our daughter wasn’t breathing when she was born thanks to @askmrsolomon and his tactics.

But working with him is a requirement for what needs to get done. I’m not happy about it, but we’re professionals. I don’t have to like someone to be capable of working with them.

I don’t think what he did was as…. personal as you seem to think it was, anon. Kevin was gone and… and I needed to focus. That’s all that was. A reminder to focus on finishing the job, even if we’d already failed it.

[askmrsolomon]

Really, @askthomasvincentkeen, what I did to your family is exactly what you're doing now with Halcoyn. I'm starting to like you. Your high horse, however, needs to be put out to pasture.

[floweryttale]

[askmrsolomon]

So @askthomasvincentkeen, are you doing alright? For someone who's killed a lot of people, you seemed quite shaken by Jensen's death. Do we need to call a group therapy session?

[askmrsolomon]

Been on any interesting ops lately?

Every op is interesting to me. That's why I'm a part of Halcoyn. But Kyrgyzstan was interesting. Not a place you ever plan on seeing with your own eyes. And honestly I hope not to again.

[askmrsolomon]

You got your wish. Tom just joined Halcyon. You guys get to work together all the time now!

I'm pleased to have him aboard. He just doesn't like to shoot people, he's good at it. And I am willing to let bygones be bygones for the sake of Halcoyn. I never had any personal vendetta against him or his woman. It was merely another job and our orders had been to take Elizabeth Keen alive. But now that business is behind us. I'm ready to move on , if Tom is too.

[asktheblacklist]

The Blacklist Redemption starts this Thursday, and the Blacklist RP team has two open accounts (with more to open as characters are added to the show!) that we would love to fill before the episode airs.

If you think you can tackle the complexities of Scottie Hargrave or the clever snark of Dumont, let us know! You can submit an app here:

http://asktheblacklist.tumblr.com/submit

We’d love to add you to our RP family!

If you’re not interested, please at least pass this along so that everyone in the fandom has a chance to see it.

[askthomasvincentkeen]

OOC: Hey everyone!  Needless to say we’re pretty excited for the spinoff launching on Thursday, but we are trying to fill the roles for Scottie and Dumont so that we can start off with a full cast and off the new roles as they come along, like we do with the main show. If you’re interested in filling either of these roles, let us know. All you have to do is follow that link above. We have a really cool team and it’s always fun to add new members!

Like @asktheblacklist said, if you aren’t interested in RP’ing, please at least reblog it so that everyone in the fandom can see it and have a chance to apply.

Also, if you haven’t already, make sure to follow the amazing @asknezrowan and @askmrsolomon ‘s RP accounts and send them questions!

[asknezrowan]

Yes, please come join us!

[askmrsolomon]

I need my associates.

[askmrsolomon]

I don't understand, why are you so upset at Tom for shooting you? You did try to kill him on two separate occasions.

It's all in the delivery. It wasn't a battle of equals, it was a sneak attack when I was trying to help him.

[askmrsolomon]

People keep trying to kill you. Your old bosses at the Cabal and then Tom shooting you... you ever think that maybe it's you?

No. Especially when you consider the way Keen shot me was the epitome of underhanded. As for the Cabal...I don't take it personally. I was hired to do a job. I did it. Sometimes loose ends must be tied up. It's nothing personal.

[askmrsolomon]

How is the stomach?

It has healed nicely, thank you. Not that @askthomasvincentkeen has ever asked.

[askmrsolomon]

If Tom took Scottie up on her job offer to join Grey Matters, would you be willing to work with him. Without killing him, obviously.

It would depend on what's in it for me. My pervious venture with Kirk was not personal against the Keen family. Tom's personality is why I don't care for him....and his tendency to shoot people without provocation. I should be more concerned about ending up dead, given his record.