video • un: el rey

[shabby]

[ The video opens on a man's face, a little too close up for a few seconds. Then he pulls the arm with the communicator back, lengthening the shot and showing vegetation behind him. He's in the atrium, currently sitting on a low hanging tree branch. ]

Hello, alien-abducted internet peoples.

[ He says it cheerfully, with a smile and a wave. For a man who comes from a world without shit like this, he's unperturbed. Possibly because he thinks it's a drug-induced hallucination. ]

How are you today? [ He gestures off to the side. ] This is crazy, no? Outer space and shit. It's like a movie.

[ The image shakes a little as he starts digging through his pants pocket. Eventually, he pulls out a joint and, remembering that he's in the middle of talking to people, asks; ]

Hey, does anybody have a lighter?

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[doxing]

("el rey"? sombra doesn't hide her amusement. everyone's usernames are so creative.

time to shamelessly plug the black market...)

No lighter, Your Majesty, but I know where you can get one. Not those white bread shops, but somewhere a little more interesting.

[shabby]

[ He grins. Now here's a nice alien. One who knows about respect. Hot too. ]

Yeah? Where's that, hermana?

[doxing]

(yeah, they're both getting an eyeful. the grin's returned, eyebrow high.)

The black market. I'd warn you of the dangers lurking about in those scary alleys, but with scars like that? I'm gonna assume you can take care of yourself.

[shabby]

[ Now she's speaking the language of his people. The black market on Rook had been part of his kingdom.

He smiles and tips his head to the side, like someone trying to be modest about their accomplishments. ]

I like to have fun now and then. You know. Life's fucking boring just sitting around playing it safe. You go to the market often?

[doxing]

(modesty is super becoming, vaas.

the black market is, actually, a very familiar and cozy haunt for her. dorado, mexico? rife with them, after the crises. she knows her way around them and the gangs that litter their streets. kind of helps having been an integral part of one of the best.)

Fun is in short supply in this place, so I'm there from time to time. They've got wares from all over, guapo, check it out.

(leaning onto a hand.)

Best to stock up for the parties we'll be having later, anyway. Some of our teammates think we'll be getting planet-side soon.

[shabby]

[ His eyebrows rise in surprise. ]

Planet-side? We're visiting other fucking planets now?

[ Holy shit, he needs more guns. ]

They got guns there, right? Real guns, not tha futuristic laser shit. [ A beat. ] I'd take a laser gun though. They look like fun in the movies.

[doxing]

Oh, anything and everything dangerous. (time to examine her nails, smile holding.)

Handguns, rifles, shotguns... Or something a little more substantial. Faster, the way I like mine.

(lifting her chin only to sight down a finger-gun, "shooting" the camera. blam.)

Even laser guns.

[shabby]

[ That sounds like explosives. Vaas' face practically lights up at the very idea. ]

I'll go now. [ He's already dropping down out of the tree as he speaks. ] Smoking can wait.

[ Then, because he's a courteous guy, Vaas waggles his eyebrows at her meaningfully. ]

You want any of the good shit, hermana, you gotta beat me to it, yeah?

[doxing]

(raising hers in response. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED...)

Oh yeah?

(already en route, a little bob to her hair as she starts to jog. winning is serious business, alright, and she's ready to get playful. that and all this talk of guns is making her want to window shop with vaas. haggling is something of a forte.)

Can I get a name, so I know how to track you down when you get hopelessly lost?

[shabby]

[ He snorts at the insinuation that he'll get lost. As if. Except he will. ]

Vaas Montenegro. How 'bout you? What's your name?

[doxing]

(I CAN BE YOUR HERO BABY)

Vaas. I'm Sombra.

(nail clicking against an elevator call button. time to head down a few levels.)

Just Sombra.

[shabby]

[ Maybe it's just a word like so many names are just words. But it's got meaning to Vaas and he smiles widely in appreciation. ]

Shadow, eh? You and me, bonita, I think we're gonna get along just fine.

[ And because now that he's decided they're going to be friends, that calls for a certain kind of gesture. ]

You like weed?

[doxing]

I'm always in the market for new friends.

(yeah, apparently she's on the same wavelength. especially when weed is mentioned. she can't remember the last time she smoked a blunt, likely the herb provided by that radical los muertos group. not that long ago, but enough to make it appealing.)

Good heavens! Are you offering me... The Drugs? (put on her best-worst rich white girl accent, hand on her chest as if she's offended at the very idea, playful.)

[shabby]

[ That just makes him laugh. He's heard people who talk like that. Usually they tried to buy him off before he killed them. ]

Sure. Not the best drugs. Sorry. Those are back on my island. But I have some marijuana that's pretty good. I can share.

[doxing]

The grass is all I'm willing to touch anyway. Addictive personality... I wouldn't look as cute as a junkie.

(a wink, stepping off the elevator into a very dingy district from the looks of the low lights and interesting crowds.)

I hope you're close.

[shabby]

I don't know. Maybe?

[ He pans his wrist around, showing some kind of weird service corridor. ]

Looks like a maintenance building. This right?

[doxing]

(bringing her map up with a hum, following the paths with her finger. annnd he's lost.)

Pobrecito... Just keep on walking down that hall, then take your second left. (with a tap, placing a marker down that'll follow a steady walking pace and guesstimate where the man will be.) After that, you're not too far from me. I can meet you there.

(and she sets off... again. you're lucky you're cute.)

[shabby]

[ Technology isn't such a big thing on Rook. All of this is terribly new to him. But he's seen movies where shit like this is normal, so he doesn't struggle too much to keep up. ]

I see it. I will meet you there.

[ He follows the directions and quickly finds himself finally at the Black Market. A quick search of the crowd and he sees her. ]

Sombra! Long time, no?

[doxing]

(good thing he's quick, sombra hadn't even begun to tap her foot impatiently. her name's called and she wheels with an afterglow of neon.)

Feels like an age, Vaas. (a crooked smile, arms wide.) Ready to haggle?

[shabby]

Always.

[ He starts reaching for the knife he keeps at his belt, then pauses and cocks an eyebrow at her. ]

Do you mean haggling like threatening to kill them if they don't give us what we want or some other kind?

[doxing]

Use-your-words haggling, but...

(eyes dropping to the knife, raising her chin. before walking on by with a brush of shoulder and a lofty little shrug.)

I mean, who am I to boss a grown ass man around? You do what you like if it works, su Alteza. I'm too cheap to do anything other than window shop. C'mon.