ghosts of time gone

the name is felicia. don't wear it out, ma cherie.

[ninahlstd]

Good question. Maybe out of a deluded sense of hope? — What is the hourly rate for a private investigator anyway?

[fellhardy]

Seems to be a lot of that on this campus. Do you really want to know?

[tomaszholt-deactivated20171004]

I can only presume out of desperate need of your services.

[fellhardy]

Doesn't mean I run a charity.

[irisawest]

A PI? You’re a private investigator? That’s impressive. You’re awfully young.

[fellhardy]

So I keep on hearing. I try not to focus on the whole age thing. Always comes with a tone of condescension.

[soulsuckrrs]

Good enough for me.

[fellhardy]

Seems like you're trying for a charmer sort of bit.

[scarletromanov-deactivated20140]

I suppose you’re good at what you do. Is that not enough to help somebody out?

[fellhardy]

Not with the equipment I need. And the gas. The job doesn't come cheap.

[torvamesscr]

I guess they’re hoping you’ll decide to be charitable. 

[fellhardy]

It would be nice, but it doesn't come with the territory. That's how you get taken advantage of.

[loislanefyi]

Desperation. It’s quite the driving force.

[fellhardy]

The ones who can't afford it are usually asking for stupid shit. Find the dog I lost when I was seven, track down that frat guy I didn't get the name of at that one party. And on and on.

[lenabertinelli-deactivated20140]

Licia – am I going to have to hire a PI to figure out why I haven’t seen you in the last few days?

[fellhardy]

I have a case - an important one. And it's nice to feel useful.

[quinzeyl]

They’re probably hoping that they can talk you into giving them a deal if they bother you long enough.

[fellhardy]

When did I gain the reputation of being a pushover? That would be news to me.

[soulsuckrrs]

"So a mushroom walks into a bar— and the bartender said ‘We don’t serve your kind in here’ and the mushroom replied ‘Why not? I’m a fungi.’—”

[fellhardy]

I was going to go for a slow clap, but you did manage to get a chuckle out of me.

[selikyle]

Well I was trying to end this conversation, but you clearly missed that point as well. 

[fellhardy]

'Kay then. Off you go.

[barryhenry-blog]

It becomes a legitimate issue when you can’t separate the arguments you’ve engaged— and evidently trounced—in person regarding social issues verses the disputes you find yourself having with people in a dream. Did I just defend the right of turkeys in relation to their conditions in Missouri or has the Sandman visited me mid-shift once again?

[fellhardy]

What the fuck are you babbling about?

[htosborn]

Well, I don’t know about anyone else but I know what I’m doing tonight.

[fellhardy]

Pass that along, sweetie.

[fellhardy]

Oh, for chrissakes - if people can't afford the hourly rate for a PI, why the hell are they bothering me?

[selikyle]

Whatever floats your boat, sweetheart. 

[fellhardy]

Sorry, is there a point to this? Do you have someone more submissive that you can go mouth off to?

[missppprptts]

Why is it every time you need just that ONE thing from the store… they are out. How frustrating. 

[fellhardy]

Yeah, frustrating that there's only one store in this entire city.

[the-emerald-hero-blog]

"Well, it was only number two of the four Ivy League colleges I was kicked out of, so I guess I had some leeway. My name had that prestige once upon a time.”

[fellhardy]

Are you trying to impress me, or something?