Meanwhile, elsewhere, Captain Johannes Alberic awaits the arrival of a group of businessmen for a meeting of sorts.
'Men', of course, is used in the loosest form possible.
He hates the Vultures.
They're precisely every reason he hates the goddamn creatures, from their crooked wings and beaks, to their sly, shifty glances. Their voices are filled with lies and manipulation (though they could never get past him), and they ooze with distrust and dishonesty.
He hates 'em.
But ... a deal is a deal, and one cannot be choosy about whom to sell lightning to these days. The markets aren't what they used to be.
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Date: 2010-01-21 02:40 pm (UTC)'Men', of course, is used in the loosest form possible.
He hates the Vultures.
They're precisely every reason he hates the goddamn creatures, from their crooked wings and beaks, to their sly, shifty glances. Their voices are filled with lies and manipulation (though they could never get past him), and they ooze with distrust and dishonesty.
He hates 'em.
But ... a deal is a deal, and one cannot be choosy about whom to sell lightning to these days. The markets aren't what they used to be.