#warran ic

[goddesstrolls]

>> You look at the address you hastily scrawled on a napkin, and then up at the building in front of you. Yeah, that looks like some kind of aquatic research facility to you. You honestly don't even remember what the hell this place was about and only vaguely remember the job listing. Something about being a handler. You're guessing it means a lot of heavy lifting or something, if they picked you of all trolls. Or maybe they just didn't remember what you looked like.

>> Honestly you're expecting them to just tell you why they're not actually hiring you and sending you on your way. You've lost count of how many other businesses have done that, or just never contacted you.

>> Walking in, you're painfully aware of how out of place you are in a sterile box like this. Still, with some asking around you get directed to the place you need to get to.

@ase-trollplays

[goddesstrolls]

GG: Yo! Iss~thiss~Warran? SSorry~thingss~got~out~of~fin~with~like? The~whole~sscientisstss~"caring"~for~Amelia. SShoulda~looked~closser~ssooner. My~bad.

GG: But~like? They're~getting~ssorted~out! And~Meli~really~likess~you. I'd~appreciate~you~like. Keeping~a~ssight~bulb~on~her~like~before? But~def~with~a~raisse. I~wass~thinking~10k~a~perigee~pluss~expenses? Lemme~know!

>> Shit, okay. Guess that 'tip' you got was legitimate.

>> You take a while to respond- Just jumping in and agreeing to something like this could get you in some shit, especially when it sounds too good to be true...

WW: yeah this is warran. levian, right? WW: things slip under the radar, it happens. WW: she's a good kid. hard to pass up a raise like that too, so keep me posted.

>> You think that's playing it safe. Hopefully you can get this shit proper in writing later. And hopefully you don't wind up getting more duties dumped on you along with your pay raise ...

>> Though with that kind of money, you could quit your other job easy, and it's not like you have any real complaints about continuing to work with Amelia and Levian even if you wind up with more responsibilities.

>> You guess you might worry some about some kind of retaliation from the research facility, or any individuals from there bitter about losing their cash cow. But it's your job to keep an eye out for that, and keep an eye out you will. With how badly they fumbled their situation with Amelia, you don't expect they're going to manage anything too underhanded.

[goddesstrolls]

>> You fucking hate this. You hate this more than anything else yet, but you're out of cash and out of ways to get any.

>> You stand in a narrow alley, watching trolls go by. It's not a very busy street but there are a few trolls coming and going.

>> You wait until you spot someone smaller and lower caste than you- As far as you can tell at a glance, anyway- And lunge.

>> You aim to grab them by the shoulder and bodily haul them into the alley, and slam them into the wall with a grip on their throat. Whether or not you're successful remains to be seen.

[goddesstrolls]

hey warran

400 spray cheese can attack

>> This is kinda cathartic. You're going to keep at it.

[goddesstrolls]

Warran please tell me you gave him a love tap and didn't cave his face in

"Hit him as hard as I could. Boss' orders."

[goddesstrolls]

Hey Warran. Sucks to suck, doesn't it. 😏

"Mhh-hhm."

"Just gotta come rub it in my face, huh? You think I can't deal with the consequences of my actions?"

>> Take a drag on your cigarette.

"Fuckin' hell."

[goddesstrolls]

You don't have to be a cool guy in a suit. You just need to be able to protect her and keep her out of trouble, which you can. At worst, you might need to wear an actual shirt instead of your tank top

"Not yet, anyway. Look, I dunno what you're tryna convince me of, I never said no. I just said I'm not keeping my hopes up."

[goddesstrolls]

Oh come on, Warran. Amelia and Levian both like you. You're totally able to get the bodyguard job. Especially since she refuses to have anyone other than you take her out.

"Hey, I just ain't counting my chickens before they've hatched. Or their eggs've even been laid. Royal fish gotta deal with all sorts of expectations and bullshit, and I'm not exactly the 'cool bodyguard in a suit' type."