Sunrise
Part 5: Offers
by Desha
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In this case, that "something new" was actually a someone... and he wasn't really new to me either.
Yeah, you guessed it. It was Tseng again. It was plain old dumb luck that I ran into the guy again. Right place at the right time. See, a lot of people come to Wall Market, and most of them are only there for one of two reasons. Business or pleasure. Tseng was there on business. The guy he was sent after was there for the pleasure.
Now here's where that dumb luck comes in.
Wouldn't ya know it... the son of a bitch Tseng was looking for turned out to be one of Angel's regulars. And not one of her favorites. His name was Ruto, I think. But let's cut to the chase. He left Angel in pretty bad shape, 'cause she wouldn't see him... and who can blame her? She was four months or so pregnant at the time. Thanks to him, she lost the baby.
Now don't go accusing me of gettin' all noble or some shit like that. I went after the guy 'cause that's what I'd been doing since I got to Wall Market. It was kinda like my job. Ok, and so maybe I was more than a little ticked, too.
I caught up with Ruto in a little dead end area near Corneo's place, and I just laid into him with my fists before he even turned around. He was the typical asshole... good at beating up on women, but when it came to someone his own size, he was pretty much screwed. I had him on the ground pretty soon. Got in a few good, hard kicks to the ribs before I realized someone was watching.
I turned around, and there was Tseng. Just standing there in that blue suit of his, off to the side, watching like it was something he saw everyday. Come to think of it, it probably *was* something he saw everyday. So there's the luck... now for the dumb part. Heh... Dumb luck. Get it? Yeah, ok... anyway...
I turned my back on Ruto to get a good look at this Turk that had suddenly shown up. I figured the guy was down for the count, and I'd seen what a Turk could do first hand. My first thought was something along the lines of 'What the hell's the deal with that dot thing?'... Then my brain started functioning again and a realized that I was probably in a lot of trouble right then.
But Tseng looked almost amused. Well, as amused as the guy ever looks, anyway. He said something about me doing his job for him, and how he might be able to use someone like me. Told me he'd been keeping an eye on me off and on ever since Sector 2. Guess I impressed him, trying to jump him like I did. Or something.
Now keep in mind, my back was to Ruto during all this, so I didn't notice that while I was talking with the Turk, he was reaching into his jacket. Now I knew better than to let someone like that out of my sight, but I was distracted, alright?
I didn't notice until an arm wrapped around my legs and pulled me down. I hit the ground hard, and before I could get up, I could feel the barrel of a gun pressed against my back, while Ruto held me in front of him. Tseng had his own gun out before I'd even fully figured out what had happened... and it kinda worried me that he was aiming at me.
Ruto said he could have me back in one piece if he let me go. Tseng said no. And I have no doubt in my mind that Tseng would have shot right through me to get at Ruto if he'd had to. Lucky me, I was quite a bit smaller that Ruto, so Tseng had his choice of targets.
He put a bullet right between Ruto's eyes. I mean dead center... I felt the bullet graze my ear just before Ruto keeled over. He did it on purpose, too. I could see it in his eyes. I suppose that was Tseng's way of saying that I'd made a serious mistake. I think I half expected him to kill me, too, then.
Instead, he told me he still thought I could be of some use to him. And that's how I got out of the slums for good.
*~end part five~*
Part 5: Offers
by Desha
*~*~*~*~*
In this case, that "something new" was actually a someone... and he wasn't really new to me either.
Yeah, you guessed it. It was Tseng again. It was plain old dumb luck that I ran into the guy again. Right place at the right time. See, a lot of people come to Wall Market, and most of them are only there for one of two reasons. Business or pleasure. Tseng was there on business. The guy he was sent after was there for the pleasure.
Now here's where that dumb luck comes in.
Wouldn't ya know it... the son of a bitch Tseng was looking for turned out to be one of Angel's regulars. And not one of her favorites. His name was Ruto, I think. But let's cut to the chase. He left Angel in pretty bad shape, 'cause she wouldn't see him... and who can blame her? She was four months or so pregnant at the time. Thanks to him, she lost the baby.
Now don't go accusing me of gettin' all noble or some shit like that. I went after the guy 'cause that's what I'd been doing since I got to Wall Market. It was kinda like my job. Ok, and so maybe I was more than a little ticked, too.
I caught up with Ruto in a little dead end area near Corneo's place, and I just laid into him with my fists before he even turned around. He was the typical asshole... good at beating up on women, but when it came to someone his own size, he was pretty much screwed. I had him on the ground pretty soon. Got in a few good, hard kicks to the ribs before I realized someone was watching.
I turned around, and there was Tseng. Just standing there in that blue suit of his, off to the side, watching like it was something he saw everyday. Come to think of it, it probably *was* something he saw everyday. So there's the luck... now for the dumb part. Heh... Dumb luck. Get it? Yeah, ok... anyway...
I turned my back on Ruto to get a good look at this Turk that had suddenly shown up. I figured the guy was down for the count, and I'd seen what a Turk could do first hand. My first thought was something along the lines of 'What the hell's the deal with that dot thing?'... Then my brain started functioning again and a realized that I was probably in a lot of trouble right then.
But Tseng looked almost amused. Well, as amused as the guy ever looks, anyway. He said something about me doing his job for him, and how he might be able to use someone like me. Told me he'd been keeping an eye on me off and on ever since Sector 2. Guess I impressed him, trying to jump him like I did. Or something.
Now keep in mind, my back was to Ruto during all this, so I didn't notice that while I was talking with the Turk, he was reaching into his jacket. Now I knew better than to let someone like that out of my sight, but I was distracted, alright?
I didn't notice until an arm wrapped around my legs and pulled me down. I hit the ground hard, and before I could get up, I could feel the barrel of a gun pressed against my back, while Ruto held me in front of him. Tseng had his own gun out before I'd even fully figured out what had happened... and it kinda worried me that he was aiming at me.
Ruto said he could have me back in one piece if he let me go. Tseng said no. And I have no doubt in my mind that Tseng would have shot right through me to get at Ruto if he'd had to. Lucky me, I was quite a bit smaller that Ruto, so Tseng had his choice of targets.
He put a bullet right between Ruto's eyes. I mean dead center... I felt the bullet graze my ear just before Ruto keeled over. He did it on purpose, too. I could see it in his eyes. I suppose that was Tseng's way of saying that I'd made a serious mistake. I think I half expected him to kill me, too, then.
Instead, he told me he still thought I could be of some use to him. And that's how I got out of the slums for good.
*~end part five~*