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« Reply #15 on: <03-11-15/2209:33> »
He got on his feet and strolled over to the next bbq smoker:
"Oy, are you Zane?"

The adolescent ork male in wife beater and sagging blue jeans with flashy belt buckle gives you a wide, tusky, drunken smile as he shakes his head back and forth slowly. As he slurs out a few words in Or'zet, the only phrase you understand is:"...ten nuyen..." as the inebriated kid motions with his metal spatula at the meat on the grill. From behind though, you hear a voice speaking english loudly to the DJ.

Yo Zane! party on man! I came clean just to have fun!  my mom, like always is here but no suits today. Just chillin and bitching.

Turning around, Janitor sees an elf, one of the only ones here, exchanging a few words with the DJ before headed off the table full of Krubb brass.

Or'zet: Yo! name is Balls... Great party!  Nice to meet you. He extend his hand.

The talking and laughing comes to an abrupt stop as you approach the table and a shirtless ork covered in scars and tattoos growls at you briefly before the troll interrupts him. "You that same Balls that used ta rap with One and Zane back in the day?" Without taking his murderous eyes from you, the scarred ork answers him in Or'zet before you have a chance to. "Yeah, this that same keeb. That's his momma rightchea." The table erupts in laughter and "momma's boy" kinda jabs. "Hey, fuck yall trogs." says the troll, stopping the joking abruptly. "This keeb spit fire, yo. He's finna rock that stage, too. If fuckin One ever shows up." He motions for the group to make room at the table for you. "C'mere and sit down. Let's hear some styles, show these trogs whats really real, wiz?"

She dropped her Concealment and zipped toward the DJ to say hi.

He hardly notices your tiny form until you're hovering a foot or two away from his face, so deep is his concentration on what he's doing. Dolly has seen her share of parties and more than her share of DJs in her day, but nothing outside the old history trids comes close to what this dwarf is doing. After watching him work his machines for a moment, it dawns on her that he's not using ANY software! No auto-synch, no beatmatcher, no nothing. Barely visible through his long frizzy hair, you can see he's wearing a pair of headphones connected to the mixer with a cord. A CORD! All the effects, all the tricks, all the scratching, the fades, the scratches, the juggles, ALL OF IT; he's doing manually with his two cracked, paint stained, and callous hands. It's really quite the spectacle. You're not aware that he's noticed you until he shouts over the music without looking up from the tables. "Whaddup Dolly? You gonna make a request or sum?"
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« Reply #16 on: <03-11-15/2242:29> »
"No, just watching the magic happen. It all sounds great, but it's mesmerizing watching you work." She watches for a few more seconds before remembering why she was here in the first place. "Speaking of work, I'm supposed to meet one here; you haven't seen him, have you?" Not for the first time, she's a little self conscious about her diction. However, it was taking all she could muster just to be heard above the music, and she thought she would feel silly trying to clearly enunciate idioms or sloppy vocalizations.
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« Reply #17 on: <03-11-15/2254:20> »
"Speaking of work, I'm supposed to meet one here; you haven't seen him, have you?"

He does a "Pfft" sorta noise and shakes his head before responding "Yeah, that mug was here. Then, he started doin that "SIXSEVEN" bullshit and came up on some dumb shit. He probably go be back, but I'unno." Shaking his head in disappointment again as he fades in the next song and switches records out of his crate, he says "He told me to handle his shit if he aint come back, but I aint finna do that shit. Alls I know is..." He points at the skinny elf in expensive "street" clothes sitting with the Krubb heavies before using that hand to put the second headphone over his previously uncovered left ear. "... he got that mug here for same reason as you, wiz? Fuckin nova-prime gang-banger-ass 'Balls'. Nother mug, too. Some Ork, so good fuckin' luck."
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« Reply #18 on: <03-11-15/2326:02> »
She looked where the dwarf gestured and saw the elf. There was something familiar about him, but she couldn't place it. Was he a local celebrity, or had she met him before? The situation at the table seemed a little tense, so she decided to check in there later.


She nodded to the dwarf and mouthed the word "Thanks" when she could catch the dwarf's eye for a moment, then brought her Concealment back up and flitted off to see if she could spot the ork he had mentioned. After five seconds, she figured it was probably hopeless; there was a significant ork presence in the crowd, and with nothing else to go on, finding him - or her, the dwarf hadn't specified - would be impossible. She found a nice high perch near the dwarf's stage that gave her a good view of the event, and sat. She split her attention between the dwarf and the elf, as well as just general people watching.


She knew things were laid back here in Old Jack City, much like in the Big Easy, and so she didn't mind giving One another ten or twenty minutes to show. She was in no rush.
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« Reply #19 on: <03-12-15/0149:11> »
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Mike nodded friendly to the vendor and went away again.
The noise was loud enough to drone out almost everything, but Mike was able to catch part of the conversation between the DJ and that Pixie that had suddenly appeared. Without haste he walked over to the DJ, patiently waited until he again had finished changing a song before talking to him:
"Did I hear this right, are you Zane? One asked me to come over for some gig. Seems like he made himself rare, but he told me, I should talk to you about details. Am I right in assuming that that pixie is also here on his invitation? I'm the Janitor by the way."
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« Reply #20 on: <03-12-15/0348:38> »
Balls eyes the troll with appreciation and sits down-  oh- the good old times with One and Zane... we'll be pulling one soon for old times sake.  He sits with them for a short while, rapping a little bit and laughing. Waiting for one to show up, and for his shot on the open mike.


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« Reply #21 on: <03-12-15/1348:54> »
"Did I hear this right, are you Zane? One asked me to come over for some gig. Seems like he made himself rare, but he told me, I should talk to you about details. Am I right in assuming that that pixie is also here on his invitation? I'm the Janitor by the way."

Taking a disapproving glance at what you're wearing, the fuzzy little DJ puts one finger up before going back to what he was doing. A few seconds later, he takes one headphone off his right ear and says "WHAT?" After repeating yourself, he responds. "Yeah, that's me. I aint know no details though. I just know it's you, that pixie that was up here a minute ago, and 'big-ballin-ass gangsta killa' Balls over there." he says sarcastically while motioning with his head toward the lone elf at the table full of Krubb higher-ups. "Execs" they like to be called. "One got some kinda ignorant-ass bullshit he wants to get yall into. I'unno. But, I'm kinda busy yo, so..." He puts his headphones back on and returns to the mix. "OH YEAH! HOLD UP!" he motions to some orange raffle tickets next to the DJ booth while shouting over the music. "SPREAD THOSE OUT FOR THE CREW, WIZ? THEY FOR REAL MEAT, YO!"

Concealed in her perch above, Dolly observes the conversation; while lost in reciting some new verse he just recorded, but hasn't been released yet, Balls is simply rocking the picnic table and hears none of the interaction from far away near the loud speakers. As the Janitor looks toward the table Zane motioned toward, Balls finishes his verse and the table erupts into "OHHHHHHHHH!"s and "DAAAAAAAAAAAM!"s, even drawing a smirk of respect from the surly scarred ork, whom Janitor recognizes as Kuthk.
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« Reply #22 on: <03-12-15/1413:29> »
"Done."

Mike nodded toward the DJ and took the three tickets.
The elf was easy to spot, but somehow the pixie had vanished in the crowd. Well, now was as good a time as ever to get to know this Balls guy.
With his large, but deceptively slow stride he moved over to the Elf and handed him the ticket. He tipped his head in greeting towards the big troll before he spoke to the elf:

"Oy chummer, catch some grub. Courtesy of Zane. Seems like we'll be in the same crew - provided this One fellow ever shows up again. If you see a pixie direct her my way, she got the same deal."

This exchange finished, Mike made a beeline for the burger bbq chef. Some real meat, burned to perfection sounded perfect right now. He didn't even mind that there probably hadn't been a cow or pig involved in the production...
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« Reply #23 on: <03-12-15/1431:07> »
"Oy chummer, catch some grub. Courtesy of Zane. Seems like we'll be in the same crew - provided this One fellow ever shows up again. If you see a pixie direct her my way, she got the same deal."

Everyone at the table turns to look at you when you approach, and despite the volume of music, Big Pook, having overheard your exchange with Balls, speaks up. "Fuck Ye-yah, trog! It was this trog right 'chea done come up an- OH WAIT!" The big man interrupts himself in mid sentence, noting the confusion on your face. "You aint speak no Zet! I keep forgettin' yo!" Everyone at the table, including the funny dressed elf kid chuckle a little bit as Big Pook continues. "I's jus sayin' that this trog right here done spoke up fo ya, wiz? Ya boy SixSeven hit a trog up, wanna know if you straight, wiz? I told him what's really real wit it, wiz?" He leans his head back and crosses his tree-trunk sized arms in front of his chest, doing his best "bad-ass" pose for a moment before reaching one fist out and bumping it with yours. "Big respec, wiz?"
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« Reply #24 on: <03-12-15/1456:36> »
"Damn right" replied Mike, returning the bump.
"You run a tight ship round here, you really know how to host a party."
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« Reply #25 on: <03-12-15/1534:03> »
Balls stands up and Say "Big Pook, guys... you are awesome! ... but I got some shit to do for sixseven... Great party, respect!
 

He address the ork, and say. "Yo, name is balls... nice to meet you. I see you already know the executives of the Force."

Few moments later in a more private place...

One is nowhere to be seen, but he'll probably show up... he takes a big breath and adds *eventually*... I practiced all day to rap with him. You're  into Goblin Rap?

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« Reply #26 on: <03-12-15/1604:40> »
"Can't say, never really got into music 'sides the sound when metal meets the meat. Name's Mike by the way, but they call me Janitor. Nice to meet you too."
Mike shook the elf's hand and indicated over his shoulder: "Walk with me for a moment if you don't mind. I gotta appointment with a juicy piece of burned flesh over their.
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So, you are a kind of celebrity around these parts. How does that mesh with being a runner?"
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« Reply #27 on: <03-12-15/1626:40> »
I wouldn't say I am a professional - I am just starting...
The suits bring a lot of fame but if you ever tried to deal with them you'll understand how difficult they are - they take 90% so I keep doing some side jobs here and there. Mostly talking to people getting them to do things for one's clients. I can also do some magic by the way, I worked as a mage for almost eight years - it is good for self defense but I am more into music and talking. 
 
May I ask why do they call you the 'Janitor'? it is a rather unusual nickname...
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« Reply #28 on: <03-12-15/1722:50> »
Seeing the situation at the table turn more friendly as the elf's performance seemed to place the suits at ease, Dolly was tempted to head over to introduce herself, but thought better of it - better that someone she knew be there to make the introductions. And she still couldn't place the familiar face of the elf.


Before she could resolve her conflict, an ork showed at the table, handed the elf a piece of paper, said a few words, and then the two wandered off. Dolly assumed that that must be the ork that the DJ had told her about, and saw her opportunity to introduce herself. Dropping her Concealment before leaving her perch, she flitted over to the two as they made their way to one of the giant barbecues that were grilling up meat for the hungry crowd.


"Greetings." she all but yelled above the din of the crowd. Further away from the dwarf's platform - she really should have gotten his name - it was quieter, but still loud enough to make it difficult to talk. "Balls is it?" She nodded to the elf. "My name's Dolly. I think the three of us are here for the same thing - to meet with One about some work." The last was both statement and question.
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« Reply #29 on: <03-12-15/1735:04> »
Dolly?... what are you doing here? Haven't seen you for a decade.
We studied magic together... I wasn't called balls back then... Jimmy Edwin. He extends his finger.
I don't know what the appropriate greeting to your kind he giggles.

Mike!... Dolly here was probably the most powerful mage in her class. She was quite an attraction at university being one of the first pixies to ever study there.
To dolly: You may not remember me but it is difficult not to remember you... You where the only one too small to sit on a chair. I am a big fan Dolly... he bows.

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