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Dec. 29th, 2004 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mnt_raph*He returns from the Lake, bundled up in his trench and fedora and heads for the front door.. There's a bright red scarf around the collar of the coat
Raph opens the door, only to be greeted by a cold snowy wind. He wraps the new scarf around his neck an extra time, and then bows slightly with an 'After You' motion to Andrew.*
Raph opens the door, only to be greeted by a cold snowy wind. He wraps the new scarf around his neck an extra time, and then bows slightly with an 'After You' motion to Andrew.*
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Date: 2004-12-29 12:15 pm (UTC)"I'm cuttin' my own throat here kid, but best I can do is Five.."
*Raph happens to catch his eye. Subtly, from behind Andrew's back, there's a gesture that more money is needed.*
"Seven..."
*The gesture continues*
"Eight.."
*just a little more Chet...*
"Eight-fifty. My final offer."
*Raph smiles.*
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Date: 2004-12-29 12:33 pm (UTC)I ... think that will do.
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Date: 2004-12-29 12:37 pm (UTC)He waddles back and counts the money out on the counter. When the full amount has been placed on the top, he stands behind the coins and prepares to remove them only when Andrew has taken hold of the money.*
"It's all there. You watched me count it. I hope he's payin' you well Raph."
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Date: 2004-12-29 12:46 pm (UTC)*He's going to say it. You know he's going to say it.*
A pleasure doing business with you, sir.
*You knew he was going to say it.*
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Date: 2004-12-29 12:52 pm (UTC)"Yeah kid. It's been a pleasure. A real pleasure."
*He's grinning like a kid let out of school early.*
*Raph moves aside to let Andrew go past, and then follows him as they head for the exit.*
"Good to finally see you Raphael. Was startin' to think you didn't trust me. If you're lookin' for some extra work, drop on by."
Yeah, I just might do that. Keep your nose clean, Chet.
*Raph opens the door for Andrew, and then closes it after they've both exited.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 08:39 am (UTC)Okay, first things first, I promised a couple of people some favors...
I need a video store, and a place where I can buy a teaset.
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Date: 2004-12-30 08:47 am (UTC)Um...what kind of tea set we talkin'bout here?
*They walk towards a nearby cab stand. Raph whistles at one of the oncoming yellow monsters. When it pulls over he opens the door for Andrew*
An' for the record, that was awesome.
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Date: 2004-12-30 08:51 am (UTC)*He consults the list. This one's not in his handwriting.*
Also, a small portable camping stove, and several sets of high-quality tea ... It's for Dream, to give to Moiraine. So she can take it back to her world. Tea's hard to get there.
*He grins a bit, happily embarrassed by the compliment.*
You think so?
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Date: 2004-12-30 08:56 am (UTC)Maybe somethin' Asian? Only because the cups don't have little handles on them. Oh I got it. There's this resturant supply store in China town. We could try there.
Oh I know so. Chet ain't a bad guy, but sometimes it's like gettin' blood from a stone.
*The cab weaves through traffic taking them to China town and the Chang Import Resturant Supply.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:04 am (UTC)I was doing the voice of a guy from a D&D campaign I ran once. Town magistrate.
I don't think it would've worked if you hadn't played along.
*He chuckles.*
"Boss." That threw him.
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:08 am (UTC)Now why don't I find that surprisin'?
*Then he smirks*
I wasn't sure which one of you would react better. Him or you. Considerin' I've been keepin' him out of the protection racket for years, he's probably thinkin' you're bigger than the biggest big wig. Congrats kid, you're notorious. Maybe even got four dots in Underworld now.
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:13 am (UTC)You know, just once I'd like to visit someone else's town without being mistaken for somebody dangerous.
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:24 am (UTC)Why would you want to do that?
*he just doesn't understand that line of logic at all. But before Andrew can answer they've arrived at Chang's.*
This place is great. They got all this fantastic stuff, and it's not priced for tourists.
*They exit the cab and head inside. The outside of the building is nothing to write home about, it's just a large warehouse with a sign on the front reading: Chang Import Resturant Supply. Which is fitting, because the inside matches well.
The floor is bare concrete. The aisles are just paths between 10 foot high shelving units made of pipe. It sort of looks like a tacky Chinese resturant threw up in here.
To the left of the entrance is the crockery department. There are stacks of the plain white dishes that can be found at Chinese Buffets coast to coast, as well as some rather stunning bone china.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:37 am (UTC)Think there's anywhere nearby they'd have a camping stove?
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Date: 2004-12-30 09:51 am (UTC)*He gets the door for Andrew, and ushers him out. Into another taxi they go, and off to Macy's they race.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 10:10 am (UTC)Something for Val. Something for Snow. A long deliberation on somethings for Peter and Anakin and Faith. A very surreptitious something for Raph, while Raph's distracted.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 10:22 am (UTC)While Andrew is busy, Raph makes his way to the hat section, and finds exactly what he's looking for. A wide brimmed straw hat. There's a quick jaunt to the book section. Crumpled bills are exhanged for goods, and they're on their way.
Andrew gets a look which clearly reads: Do not ask me about the straw hat. Just don't do it.
Having seen their share of this particular MEGA-store, they exit. Raph breathes a sigh of relief once they hit the sidewalk.*
Where to now, Boss?
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Date: 2004-12-30 10:31 am (UTC)...you're never gonna let me forget that, are you.
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Date: 2004-12-30 10:35 am (UTC)Nope. Not on your life.
Heh, okay break out that list o' yours. What do you need now?
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Date: 2004-12-30 10:57 am (UTC)I need some supplies for Jonathan -- we can probably get most of them in the Village, near where we went last time. And I've still got a couple of...
*He trails off, and frowns.*
Is there a comics shop anywhere nearby?
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Date: 2004-12-30 11:09 am (UTC)*Raph starts walking towards the Empire State building. Arriving as a comic store one could only describe as "huge".*
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Date: 2004-12-30 11:21 am (UTC)Oh yeah.
*Because, like any decent-sized comics shop, it doesn't stock just comics. T-shirts, action figures and figurines, full-length graphic novels, obscure anime on video...*
*Andrew's gonna be here a while.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 11:31 am (UTC)great...just great
*Amazingly, he finds an empty corner to sit in, and plops right down on the floor. He scans the store, and his eyes happen to come across a shiny cover which reads: Death: The High Cost of Living. He picks if off the shelf, and just stares at the cover.*
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Date: 2004-12-30 11:43 am (UTC)Um.
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