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POSTED ON Aug 5, 2021 9:28:13 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]it's the same diner he had once met Lulu Flint in, and it's the same booth had once sat in as well. actually, everything's the same, even down to the minute details like the cup of coffee.

the only difference is who he's meeting; their presence is hard to miss.

"black."

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2021 22:29:39 GMT

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[attr="class","gab1"]

A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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he's used to people moving out of his way, and the stares of others. not because of arrogance, or pride, but fear. you didn't come to be a man his size, and height without understanding that you were going to stand out.
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the giant takes a seat a the booth, across from the equally quiet and broody man.
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"you know i hate the whole last name nonsense you and yours have adopted, theo."
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a figure approaches, and with a polite smile, gabriel orders a coffee black with extra cream and sugar on the side.
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"not a bad spot."[break][break]

THEO BECKETT

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2021 12:48:43 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]he offers a shrug; it's simply what he's used to.

"i'll try to remember for the future, gabriel."

lifting the cup of coffee, he wastes no time and says:

"i hear you've relocated."

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2021 21:12:01 GMT

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"did you?"
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a little sparrow, no doubt.
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"i hear your business is better than ever."[break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 11, 2021 4:46:02 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]"which business?"

something akin to a smirk creeps up on his features, though not nearly as smug as it should have been, considering their circumstances.

regardless, it fades as quickly as it had appeared.

"i take it you want in on some of the business."

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 11, 2021 5:09:22 GMT

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[attr="class","gab1"]

A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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gabriel makes no note of his coy sarcasm, or the flash of emotion that flits across his face as fast as it apepared.
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"no. i'm here to offer you business."
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the cup arrives and a curt thank you is given. hands move to mix, and pour, cream and sugar as he speaks.
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"i've absorbed the local shipping company here in hoenn, when i moved, making me the primary distributor of goods to, and from hoenn."
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the clank of a spoon as he swirls the ingredients is light.
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"thus, i offer you a unique position, theo. because of our friendship."

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THEO BECKETT

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2021 10:56:35 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]gabriel's always been audacious, so his response does little to surprise beckett. he simply sips at his coffee.

"generous. what do you want in return?"

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2021 21:13:56 GMT

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A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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satisfied, he places the spoon onto a nearby napkin, the faint dripping of coffee soaking through.
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"that we work together in good faith."
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a sip of his coffee leaves his facial hair unscathed.
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"there are certain things that even i do not wish to see smuggled into this region."
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THEO BECKETT

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2021 13:03:05 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]his cup of coffee lowers; steam slowly rising into the space between them.

he nods, accepting the first comment, though with the second...

"things?"

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2021 15:19:12 GMT

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"substances and people, to name a few."[break][break]
a precaution. he didn't think theo was that terrible, of course.
THEO BECKETT

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POSTED ON Aug 14, 2021 8:38:35 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]"i'll taper off substances but it'll take time."

the latter goes unaddressed; gabriel should know better, given their apparent friendship.

"what plans do you have?"

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POSTED ON Aug 15, 2021 18:06:11 GMT

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A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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he took theo's silence for what it was, and nothing more. despite their small friendship, he knew theo understood the simple concept: business is business.
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there could be nothing that gets in the way of that. if there was anything gabriel prized most of all, it was his ambition.
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"i appreciate it."
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a sip of his his coffee, and a tongue trails whites.
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"nothing much, for now. i simply aim to spend the new few months refocusing the efforts of my new acquisition, and ensure the finances remain in the green."
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THEO BECKETT

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2021 11:44:26 GMT

[attr="class","beck"]"not too hard of a task for you."

nothing gabriel couldn't get done within a couple of months, surely.

"and after that?"

[attr="class","noodles"]GABRIEL BLACK

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POSTED ON Aug 21, 2021 21:15:56 GMT

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A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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theo was probing for answers; the very same ones Suzume Amemiya had likely already given him.
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"hm. look into a government position."[break][break]

THEO BECKETT

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