Well, you guess that is where it started. You smile to yourself; it was all so simple back then. You were just a kid who didn't really know what he was doing. You had a lot of money at your disposal, and you had met Nepeta. You remember that over the next year you continued to visit Nepeta at your new found "community home", you learned that she had pretty much grown up on the streets, abandoned at an early age, she wouldn't have survived except that Equius had found her. You had also met Equius that day; he was the one who took Nepeta off your shoulders, ever watchful as usual. You found it funny actually, Nepeta was close to your age only about a year younger, but she looked so little because she was so underfed. You pour another glass of scotch as it seems that your glass is already empty. As you start the next glass, you let your memories flood back over you once again.
*FLASHBACK*
You are 15 and once again returning to the warehouse. It has become like a second home to you. No, screw that, it was Home to you, because it's where your friends are and there you don't have to listen to your brother constant droning. And since you decided to improve it, it's actually a pretty nice place. There's plenty of room, sleeping area, food, showers, and you even invested in making yourself a personal office here so that you had some privacy if need be, It also turns out that since you started making spending more time there you made a friend or two, and the warehouse became your hangout.
On that particular day, only one of your friends was there, probably because he was stoned off his ass. He had a mane of thick black, mangy hair covering his head, while his face was covered with a tattoo that was reminiscent of a clown's makeup. He wore a plain black T-shirt that had several holes in it and was covered in ash from his joints, while his pants were covered in polka dots, helping add to his clown like appearance. "WhAt a mOtHeRfUcKiNg mIrAcLe. My bEsT BrO HaS CoMe bAcK HoMe. WeLcOmE BaCk mY MoThErFuCkEr," Gamzee greeted you.
"SHUT UP GAMZEE," you reply casually as you walk towards the stairs to your office, "ARE YOU BUSY? THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IN MY OFFICE." You walk up the stairs to your office and enter, leaving the door open behind you for Gamzee. Gamzee eventually makes it up the stairs and walks into your office.
"WhAt's gOiNg dOwN MoThErFuCkEr?" Gamzee asks while leaning against a cabinet in your office.
You sigh, "Gamzee, I've got some fucking bad news. We need to get our hands on some cash, and quick."
"WoAh, I ThOuGhT YoU WeRe lOaDeD BrO, wHy tHe sUdDeN NeEd fOr cAsH?" Gamzee questioned.
"Yeah, I was fucking loaded. But, do you know how much it takes to keep this place up and running. A. FUCKING. LOT," you slam you hands on your desk as you say that, "And Neither Kankri nor I have a source of income, we've been living off that cash we got as inheritance a few years back, and when I say living I mean the expensive kind." You stop to rub your temples before continuing, "So, if we're going to keep this place going we need to find a way to make money, and fucking quick."
"WeLl, WhAt aBoUt yOuR MoThErFuCkInG DaD? wHaT DoEs hE Do?" Gamzee mistakenly ask.
You leap over the table in a fucking rage, barely able to keep yourself from beating the shit out of Gamzee, "DON'T YOU EVER FUCKING MENTION MY GODDAMN DAD AGAIN! DO YOU FUCKING UNDERSTAND?" you yell at the top of your lungs face to face with Gamzee.
"WoAh, CaLm dOwN ThErE MoThErFuCkEr, OkAy, YeAh i wOn't sAy aNyThInG AbOuT YoUr dAd," Gamzee says doing his best to try to calm you down. Your anger starts to fade almost as quickly as it came as you return to your usually grump self. You stand up and return to your seat behind your desk which you now realize you jumped over to threaten Gamzee.
"It's okay, I guess I may have over reacted a little," you huff, before returning to the matter at hand. "But, seriously Gamzee, we need to find a way to make some fucking cash."
"WeLl tHeN I ThInK I GoT YoU CoVeReD BrOtHa, I KnOw a gUy tHaT CaN HoOk uS Up wItH SoMe cHeAp dRuGs, AnD I GoT SoMe oThEr fRiEnDs wHo hApPeN To nEeD SoMe dRuGs rEaLlY MoThErFuCkInG BaDlY," Gamzee says with his permanently half-stoned smile, "AnD It wOuLdN'T TaKe a mIrAcLe fOr tHeM To bUy sOmE FoR A LoT MoRe tHaN We sElL It."
You're hesitant at first because you now this is illegal, but then you remember your reasons for making the money and your resolve becomes fucking steel. You feel a smile begin to creep onto your face. "You know, I think you might actually have a good fucking idea Gamzee. LET'S DO THIS SHIT!" you shout that last part louder than you meant to and you suddenly see Nepeta's head poking in your door.
"what'rre you doing karkitty?" Nepeta asks inquisitively as she walks fully in the door.
"Damn it, I need a better office," you mutter to yourself, " Nothing Nepeta, and you know I'd prefer it if you didn't call me that."
"i won't call you that if you say that you'd purrfur i not call you that, " Nepeta replys with a smile on her face using her silly cat puns.
"Fuck no," you reply flatly.
"then i'm going to continue to call you karkitty," she says, her finishing line to what has become a traditional greeting ceremony between you two. "now, what were you guys talking about?"
"Nothing," you lie with your best straight face. You think that there's a slim chance that she bought your load of BS.
"you know, i can tell when you're lying to me karkitty."
Shit. Well, it was worth a try. "None of your damn business Nepeta, it's a very private affair."
"well, i know you n33d to make money to k33p this place open, then you flipped out for some reason, and then you were just talking about selling drugs."
Damn those ears of hers, she pretty much heard the whole conversation. "Well, I guess there's no point in hiding it from you now, but I don't want you involved in this, it's too risky."
Nepeta frowned at that last part, "but karkitty, you know that, if you get caught, this place gets no funding, and then i just end up on the str33ts again, i'd almost rather get sent to prison then sit around here knowing that you're doing something dangerous for us."
You rub your forehead, not liking where this is going. "Nepeta, you don't know what they do to people like you in prison. Also, what the fuck would Equius say if he knew you were trying to get in on an operation to sell drugs?"
Nepeta scowled, "equius isn't in charge of me! i can do what i want!"
"I SAID NO!" you shout before you realize you're shouting.
Nepeta looks hurt and slumps her head as she turns to walk out of your office. You realize what you've said and reach out as if to grab her. "Alright, you can help," you say quietly as you let your head droop, "but, at the first sign of trouble you're out of there, you fucking got it?"
Nepeta's eyes light up like fireworks as she turns and leaps across your desk to put you in a hug tight enough to make a constrictor boa jealous." oh, thank you, thank you so much karkitty! i'm so happy!" she yells while squeezing you tightly.
"Nepeta, *cough cough* too tight," you manage to gasp with the little air left in your lungs.
Nepeta quickly releases when she realizes what she's doing. "heh heh, sorry about that karkitty." She says blushing slightly.
"Just get off," you say returning the blush. You look up and see Gamzee giving you the eyebrows implying something that's absolutely not true. If you could speak with your eyes, right now they would be telling Gamzee to shut the fuck up.
Nepeta quickly gets off your lap and returns to the other side of your desk. "Alright, I guess we can get started with the actual planning. Gamzee tell me about your contacts…"
*END FLASHBACK*
