it's high time they made it. Sylph was still getting used to her wings, bless the Salamance, but it was slow goings for a bit. they land a few feet away from her partner, the estate in the background makin' a pretty sight. Dutch was here to be the muscle to the charisma. hopefully they could weasel out supplies from the competition - but if not? she was here to knock heads.

raising a hand to wave to the other human being, she recalls her dragon in a flash of light. "sorry bout the wait" she says upon approach, pocketing the Pokeball she had retrieved "name's Dutch Ahlberg" with a free hand, she'd extend it to the young man with a broad grin. this was... knox prescott right? she faintly remembered a name to his face. "let's get going, aye?"

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 "tricks, eh?" Dutch says to him as she follows after the guy. a broad, amused grin crosses her features "maybe I'll get a few o' them drunk." she cackles quietly to herself. the pirate was used to drinking almost anyone under the table. if she got a few of them off their rockers, it'd be easier to get what they needed from them.

but "I'm yer muscle. I'll follow yer lead. if ya get into a tight spot, I'll move in" she confirms the plan that knox prescott made, giving a slight dip of her head "so take the lead." she gestures to the lad to do such a thing. might as well size him up. see if he was a good partner for this type of thing. if not, she could bitch and complain to someone.

or not, and just avoid his ass.

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muscle did what it was told. simple as that. on the ship, she had been brains and beauty. power and clever. on land, nobody really knew what she was capable of. Dutch had to remedy that. make a name for herself. all the like. Knox would tell her to wait outside, and she gives a curt nod before uttering "luck" and leaning against the outside wall.

there was no shortage of silence when he did go in. Knox entered and nothing happened. maybe a few glanced his way but ultimately she cranes her neck and sees him approach the bar. ordering a drink. she glances back at the wide open sky above her head, crossing her arms in front of her chest and waiting, waiting, waiting... for something to happen.

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"next time you whistle at me" Dutch begins as she throws open the doors of the establishment "it better come with a compliment on my ass or chest, ya feel?" several looked up at that. a few snickered into their drinks. a few others knew better. this was fucking Dutch Ahlberg - one of the nasty pirates scouring their waters until a few months ago.

only her reputation in bars and crawls like this still held weight. as a Rocket? naw. none of that. nobody gave a shit about her in Rocket. "you boys givin' my little bird trouble?" of course she heard. good muscle hears all things "now git your boss, and you!" she hollers at the barkeep "get me a fuckin' drink." the bar went back to relative normal after that.

the chitter went to deafening as the stare-down continued between Dutch, Knox and the pair of louts that looked like they were going to piss their pants. the bartender slid a shot her way, which the pirate took and swung back. "I ain't going to ask again, boys" she murmurs at them "your. boss. or your pretty teeth - could use some new jewelry."

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she smirks. "then don't whistle at me like I'm a dog" Dutch barks back, uncaring. not giving a shit who was around. she was mostly kidding. mostly. "this bitch'll bite her handler." if he wasn't careful. no, she didn't expect anything out of Knox. she had him pegged for liking men; which was fine. she liked men too. just a feeling she had about the guy.

sitting at the bar, she waited for the 'boss' to show up. steps behind her caused her not to even react. she nursed her next drink, there for Knox if he needed her. her presence alone was enough to make waves; so if she bit or barked more, there would be more reaction done. Dutch did raise a hand to say hello to the head honcho though.

she let the lad handle this communicating thing. hopefully he was better at it than baring his fans.

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"ha" she caws quietly, smirking into her drink "Rocket's won wars" Dutch says to the big man "what have you done?" but she didn't give him a chance to continue "I see more opportunity with workin' for Rocket. if it's failing, you know me - obviously. I can get it workin' like a well oiled machine."

she turns on her stool, arms dangling over the bar as she leans back against it. "and that means you can get profit" the woman lets that hang in the air before adding in; "I'll give you a cut of every contraband coming out of there. and cash money out of my pocket for a show of good will; Rocket doesn't need to know, hm?"

her teeth bared. "the shit's expensive too. not knock-off handbags and crap make-up but items ya can turn a quick profit with on the black market." Dutch didn't need to tell the big boss what sort of items either. they could only imagine. and they didn't need to know she'd drop them like it's hot when they agreed to back off too.

kill the competition with kindness first. extend an olive branch, make them think they profited more from the risks she took... then find a way to stab them and dispose of their assets. "so what's more important? some checkpoints that may or may not benefit... or a cut of a faction's billions of dollars and top shelf equipment?"

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she knew she had him by the short and curly now. Dutch bared her teeth again as one of the men reached for her, who seemed to think better than laying a finger on the pirate. "I can walk by myself, thanks" she adds to her credit a straight one after the shots of whiskey. heels click against the cheap wooden floor, the tension crackling all around them.

was this a double stab, a double tap? Dutch learned early on that being taken 'out back' was recipe for shit going down. she kept her guard up as she followed after the men and Knox. for once, her silver tongue was reigned in. her jaw was clenched, one singular eye focusing on the area out of the bar. maybe they were just giving them a long, romantic walk under the moonlight.

or maybe they were showing them the goods.

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