LAU, YOU CAN BE GUEST OF HONOUR

[reanimated]

Days one through four without boss: Aces, the pub is mine for the night, free shots for everyone, etc. etc.

Day five without boss: Considering the possibility that he might be dead? Aces, the pub is mine for the night, free shots for everyone, etc. etc.

Day six without boss: Turns out he was released, the pub is mine FOREVER, free shots for ME, etc. etc.

Anyway so he's gone and seeing as he left no last will and testament (cos what would it say anyway? "I leave all my shite poetry about blood to my girlfriend, ohhhhhhhhh wait") I'm going to go ahead and say the Phony is now under my ownership from here until the end of time!

"But Nathan, you don't know how to run a business" — WHO GIVES A SHIT? Open bar at the Phony tonight in loving memory of our dearly departed friend Connor or Constatine or whatever the fuck!

Comments

[alwaysimpure]

Well, at least that means I can drive the price up.

[highlyinformed]

I suppose you have the money to cover his debts?

[alwaysimpure]

Not actually aware of his finances, but I should think so. I hold the monopoly on most of the services and goods I sell, you should be familiar with how much of a profit-maker that can be.

[highlyinformed]

I wouldn't put us in the same category, no.

He recently acquired some sort of gaming facility permit? The installations on that plus the structural damage his lack of foresight cost enough I wouldn't be surprised if he chose to disappear.

I'm having my accountant draw up the paperwork now. Can your accountant could meet with us? Who should I contact regarding your finances?

[alwaysimpure]

...me.

[Yes, that would go great. Why, oh, why did things have to be so awkward between him and the Once-ler right now?]

[highlyinformed]

A purchase of this magnitude would require some fairly complicated paperwork. I wasn't aware you had a background in finance.

[alwaysimpure]

I come with an extensive background of putting up with condescension, too, so I think I should be just fine.

[highlyinformed]

And your ability with advanced maths is connected to this background?

[highlyinformed]

What's your interest in the bar? It doesn't seem in line with your current business endeavors.

[alwaysimpure]

Given that it coincides with being heir to the richest family in Britain and studying Arithmancy at school, yes, I'd say so.

Mostly my interest in it is that I don't like you, but I like whiskey.

[highlyinformed]

You did your family's finances? England has changed so much.

There's a bar in the hotel.

I'm sorry we don't get along, I'm sure it's just been a terrible misunderstanding, given you were interested in becoming a customer of mine.

[alwaysimpure]

I didn't, but I had to learn enough to understand them.

I'm aware.

Yeah, I wonder what turned me off.

[highlyinformed]

I really can't say, I'd never presume to understand a man's feelings. I just hate discussing sensitive business in a public forum. I'm sorry if that is something you're more free about, I can be terribly old fashioned sometimes, given the unfairness of law enforcement on the island at times.

[alwaysimpure]

Then I suppose we should meet.

[highlyinformed]

My door is always open.

[ricinbeans]

Yo, I dunno who the hell you are or whatever but you can't outbid Lau. Like, you just can't. I guess I'm sayin don't waste your time.

[alwaysimpure]

Well, I could, but probably not with methods I'm actually willing to use.

[ricinbeans]

Don't fuck with him either, man, I'm serious. Yo why doesn't anyone ever listen to me about this shit

[alwaysimpure]

I don't know about everyone else, personally I'm just not in the habit of listening. Never really got into it.

[ricinbeans]

We got a badass over here.