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[photosympathies]

I need advice!

( Hello network, here's your friendly neighbourhood Stampede about to fully launch into something with no forewarning and no introductions. It's how he makes friends ... and also enemies, don't worry. ) So, we have to get jobs, right? But I'm not exactly sure what I'd be good at. I usually just do whatever people need around the towns I'm visiting, which means I know a little of most things. But I figured this place was new and people might be a little more cautious about that. So I made flyers!

( In one hand - metal, blue sometimes sea green - Vash holds up a stack of leaflets. )

Only when I was trying to give them out I got a lot of dirty looks so can someone tell me what I've done wrong! I really want to be useful while I'm here.

( Turning the flyer around so that his ( unfortunate ) captive audience can see. The design is obviously home made, and probably in a rush. On the paper it proudly proclaims

VASH THE STAMPEDE
RENT BOY
WILL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED
COST: ???
Below that is a crude drawing of the man himself - a stick figure with a triangle body ( his coat, sadly missing ) and a mass of spiky hair. It has a crude beaming smile on the circle of a face. )

Is it the drawing? I could have done better I guess, but I was in a hurry. ( A pause, a slow dawning realisation. ) Aw, shoot. It's the name, right? I didn't use my civilian name! Crap, that's probably a no-no.

( Nothing else could be the issue.

... Right? )

Comments

[intertwinedfates]

That's a handy skill to have, especially if there's some kind of trouble! You could be great at leading people out of danger.

[But it's also kind of sad, too??]

[photosympathies]

( Oh no, nobody listens to him when there's an actual threat. )

I mean the loudness has to count for something, right? If we ever need to evacuate anywhere, I'm your man!

[intertwinedfates]

[Oh dear. Maybe they can change that somehow.]

That it does! And your bright coat means people would have an easy time spotting you in a crowd!

[photosympathies]

Even without I'm pretty tall. And I can just -.

( He lifts two arms over his head, waves them about wildly. )

But hopefully we won't need that here. Maybe people are more open to being helped.

[intertwinedfates]

Oooh, yeah, that's true. Pretty much everything about you is eye-catching!

[Nodding along, he grins.]

I would imagine so, given the state of the world. At least, I hope they are. It's kind of difficult to help people who are actively resisting any assistance.

[photosympathies]

Thanks!

( Eye-catching should not be something a guy with his bounty wants to be but alas, he does. )

True. That's when you just throw them over a shoulder and hope for the best.

[intertwinedfates]

[Yeeaaahhh... Maybe they'll have to talk about being more discreet sometime. Although perhaps it doesn't matter so much here.]

No kidding. Sometimes you gotta take matters into your own hands - literally.

[photosympathies]

See! ( Laughing brightly. ) I knew someone would see it my way! Maybe being here won't be so bad after all.