week 2

[airlockedmods]

[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[tenimuho]

Yes. ...I don't think I could get along with him at all, even in other circumstances.

[chides]

No. He's just--

[ no mako don't say it don't risk your life over an insult ]

...different.

[tenimuho]

...There are people like him in the mafia, but I don't get along with them either.

[chides]

[ you know...mako's genuinely curious about something now, since oda's mentioned it several times before: ]

Is being part of the mafia the same as being in a triad?

[tenimuho]

I don't know what you mean by a 'triad'. Could you explain?

[Since he's guessing 'group of three people' is not the entire definition.]

[chides]

It's like the mafia, basically. Organized crime. Stuff like that.

[ he...well. he knows a lot more about it than he's letting on. ]

[tenimuho]

...I would assume that being part of the mafia is like being part of something that is like the mafia.

[Mako, how is he supposed to make a comparison...]

Maybe you could ask about specific parts of being in the mafia?

oh my god i did not read that other comment carefully OOPS

[chides]

That's--not what I meant.

[ he realizes how stupid that sounds so... ]

So being in the mafia's organized crime, right? Do you go out and start causing trouble in the city or is it more undercover work?

[tenimuho]

More undercover. We're an ability organization and we don't have a permit to operate as one, so we have to be careful about being too public or the government will shut us down for that.

[And yet their offices are huge skyscrapers...]

We're involved in protection rackets, gambling... We don't sell drugs, that's more trouble than it's worth.

...Me, personally, I'm given the jobs no one else wants. So things like bomb threats, settling minor disputes for our clients, petty theft in stores we protect, body recovery, things like that.

[chides]

Maybe you're a little more...covert, then. The triads I dealt with are sneaky, but I've caught them in the act before.

[ so..more reckless. he's trying not to sound like he knows what he's talking about, because he's--no, don't think about it--mako pauses for a bit. ]

...So, yeah. Bomb threats are pretty serious business.

[tenimuho]

They are. Someone has to deal with them and no one really wants to be the one to do it. And as I'm the lowest-ranking member, the job falls to me.