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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 27, 2016 20:42:39 GMT
John was poking at his spaghetti and meatballs. Sitting on the barstool, leaning his back to the wall and resting his legs on the other barstool. Ruber was having his dinner in silence at the bed.
Since the day before they had not really talked. Just throwing occasional insults at each other, but so far they had managed to steer clear from fighting.
Anyway, since yesterday John had been thinking about Isabelle and her husband, and Ruber. It was not really his business to get involved in. Isabelle was his sister and he cared for her. She had told him about the murder of her husband and the trial that followed. She was convinced it was Ruber who had done it.
John didn't know the details and he was sure that he didn't want to get mauled by Ruber if he was to attack the man directly. And indeed if he was a murderer then what would stop him from murdering John.
John glanced at the cameras, still playing with his food. He was not really hungry. Having eaten almost nothing for lunch, just the green apple and some tea.
He missed home too. Worrying about his bar, but he knew that it was in good hands. Unless his staff had been kidnapped too. But also worrying about his mother. It was not like she missed him. She was an empty shell by now. Still human, but very much absent from the world. It was sad, but that was life. John knew that Isabelle would be looking out for her if John never got back home.
The least he could do for Izzy was to find out if this Ruber guy really did it.
"What did you do for living on the outside?" He asked, thinking that he could get the answer through a conversation. He turned his attention from his food to Ruber.
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 27, 2016 20:57:21 GMT
Ruber was devouring his meal like a savage, barely even chewing his meatballs before gulping them down. He was a big guy, he needed a lot of food. These weak portions were nothing compared to what he was used to at home. Although he had only just begun eaten, he was almost finished with his portion.
They both sat in silence. Ruber didn't even look over at John, preferring their game of pretense where they pretended the other guy wasn't there. People would say it's easier and quicker to go insane in isolation, cut away from human contact and socializing. Ruber didn't care, or believe it, he was sure this John guy was gonna drive him insane before any isolation ever could. This was why it was so disappointing when the other guy seemed to want to initiate small talk, the worst of conversations.
"I'm a jewelry designer," he answered flat, not lifting his gaze from his bowl of spaghetti.
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 27, 2016 21:07:27 GMT
John spurted out a laugh. "Really?! With your sausage fingers. I don't think so." He said amused. Looking at his plate and putting it on top of the minibar. Then giving a sideways glance at the man. "With you I could see you busting someone's jewels, mafia style." He smirked a little.
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 27, 2016 21:23:09 GMT
Ruber refused to look up at the man, and kept eating, but at the very least he offered up a grin.
"Perhaps.. perhaps..." he said vaguely, ravishing in the fact that John saw him as a threat. Perhaps he wasn't as stupid as he seemed. Ruber knew he had always had the upper hand, but John had just confirmed it. Ruber wasn't to be messed with, and it was well established now. "Wouldn't you like to know?" he continued, finishing up his last meatball and setting the bowl back on the floor. He wasn't gonna touch the salad, even if he was still eager for more food. Salad wasn't his sort of food. It reminded him of girls and sad excuses for men. No thank you.
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 27, 2016 21:39:44 GMT
John observed the man eat. He seemed hungry. "You hungry?" He asked with a slight smirk. "If you want you can have my portion. I am not hungry." He said nodding towards the plate he had placed on the minibar. Perhaps giving his food to the other man would get him to open up a little. Somehow Ruber's tone seemed a little pleased after John having given him some credit for his strength.
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 27, 2016 22:01:09 GMT
Ruber hesitated only a couple of seconds before getting up, moving over to the minibar, grabbing John's bowl and moving back to the bed. This didn't mean he liked the guy, he never would, he knew that, but the least Ruber could do was answer his original question.
"I ran a pawn shop." It wasn't anything lucrative, but it made a living. His looks happened to be a plus as well, as very few customers tried to scam him, and no one fought back once Ruber got angry. Specially not with what his reputation were. Not one of them wanted to end up like that asshole he had went to trial for.
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 28, 2016 6:50:13 GMT
John smiled amused. It was like feeding a wild animal. He would offer food to him and the animal would hesitate and then grab the food and retreat to a safe distance to consume it. Well, he couldn't really blame him.
"Oh, that is a hard business to get into." John said leaning a bit more comfortably against the wall. "I remember when I was a kid I would find stuff and take it to the pawn shop to get money. From this one shop that was owned by this really thin and kindly chap. I always got the price I asked for, sometimes more. But eventually he went bankrupt. Didn't know how not to get screwed over. But I bet you don't have that same problem." He complimented Ruber. "Have people actually ever tried to cheat you in a deal?" He asked interested. "I bet you would really do a number on them if they did."
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 28, 2016 10:30:25 GMT
"Most have the sense not to, but others, well... they share your intellect." It wasn't an unfair insult, John seemed mostly fearless of him, which was a stupid mistake. Being brave was honorable and Ruber could respect that, but being fearless was stupid and something completely different.
"The people who do, though.. they never try to rip me off twice," he smiled at the memories. He almost enjoyed it when people tried to scam him, it gave him some outlet for pent up aggression.
Of course Ruber didn't have the same problem. It seemed to him this man John was speaking of was a complete moron. If he didn't know how to handle a pawn shop, or didn't like the way a pawn shop had to be handled, he should never have opened one in the first place. What a ridiculous mistake. Hopefully the fool had learnt a lesson.
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 28, 2016 15:30:58 GMT
John chuckled. "So what do you do? Beat them up?" He asked folding his arms over his chest. "I was on the receiving end of your kicks, so I have to say that is not nice. Not to mention get those kicks in a row. Oh boy. Or in the face even." He shuddered.
He was really stroking Ruber's ego with all this flattery. But he seemed to respond to that well. "Have you ever gotten into trouble with those people then? Since none of them come asking for a second serving."
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 28, 2016 17:18:57 GMT
For the first time Ruber looked up at John. He had gotten in quite a lot of trouble once, but not for his pawn shop methods.
"We have security," was all Ruber responded with, flat. He really wasn't in the mood to keep talking about this. That one fucker had gotten exactly what he deserved, and there was no way Ruber would regret what he had done. On the other side, he would never admit to what he had done either. He knew the consequences that would follow, both for him and for others. It would be better to keep his mouth shut.
With that in mind he put the second bowl on the floor, next to the first and looked back at John. "What about you, then? You some fancy model or something stuck up like that? I can't imagine your profession requiring a lot of brains."
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 28, 2016 18:22:52 GMT
John arched his eyebrow a little when Ruber suddenly clammed up. Oh yeah, he was on to something.If he was innocent then he would not bother hiding anything.
But he decided not to press it. He would have plenty of time to crack the man.
Spreading a wide grin on his face. "No actually. I own a bar. I get to reign in and throw out people your size daily. And you are right. It doesn't take too much brain power to pour a drink or two."
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Post by Ruber Keen on Apr 28, 2016 21:00:25 GMT
"I suppose it doesn't," Ruber sighed. Suddenly he felt really drained by this conversation, and he retreated back to silence. There didn't seem to be more that the Dummy wanted from him, so unless he had more questions, Ruber would be pretty okay with just sitting quietly for a while.
Laying down, he let the food digest, grateful that their captor was not the cheap one with food. So far they all seemed to be rather well fed. He supposed any kidnapping situation could be much, much worse than they had it now. He hoped that wouldn't change any time soon.
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Post by John Smith Kowalski on Apr 29, 2016 14:15:16 GMT
John let the silence fall again. He wasn't going to pressure Ruber to talk, and he was not going to show him what he really wanted to know. Not just yet anyway.
Eventually getting up and doing some exercising before he went to the reclining chair to take a nap.
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