Don't let it be said you don't have a healthy ego, huh?
[ Not that he sounds at all bothered by that. He definitely knows a healthy ego himself.
Shifting so that his feet thump on the floor, giving the box a look and then giving the other guy one, not hiding that he looks confused by the offer. ]
Well, yeah...
[ He reaches out for one, hand steady but he's watching the other man to see what he does as he takes an eclair. ]
[He raises an eyebrow at Bobo's hesitation, like he's expecting some trick or rescinding of the offer. Though Pietro would like to consider himself intimidating, he's generally not perceived as such, and this is a strange reaction for him to get. He sighs in exasperation.]
Just take it already. They are leftovers from work.
[Pietro makes a little choked noise after the name registers, trying to cover a laugh.]
Bobo, is it? That is... That is something. I'm Pietro.
Glad you come from a place where you can just take candy from strangers and it's not poisoned. Bunch of blessed people in this place.
[ He takes a bite, even as he rolls his eyes. Maybe a tiny bit in relief for the sugar but a lot for the reaction. ]
That is the name you take to remind yourself that loyalty will always be turned on you. I mean, it's not a classy name like, I don't know, Pietro, but it has meaning.
No, I'm from a place where I had nothing, poisoned or not. I will take what I can get here.
[It's grumbled and has a tinge of bitterness to it, offended at being labeled 'blessed' in that way. He takes a second pastry, some over-filled raspberry thing, and gestures vaguely.]
What, so it is a title? Are there many Bobos? Back to the candy metaphor, though, a lot of it is poisoned here, or tainted. Not going to kill you, but you are right to be cautious.
Not who, what. War. Poverty. That kind of situation, you know?
[There is a who, but that man is here too, and Pietro is trying his best to ignore that fact, so he shrugs as if it doesn't matter and isn't something to continue talking about.]
Yes, sex drugs. I haven't had bad luck there yet, but people say it happens.
[Pietro thinks he might not even notice to any significant degree if he did ingest it, though. He points to the eclair.]
They are fine. But if you're afraid to finish it, give me the rest.
[He waves his fingers towards himself, no food goes uneaten here.]
[He snorts, and there's amusement in it. Bobo is at least somewhat entertaining.]
Take whatever you want.
[Snatching two more items from the box for himself, Pietro leaves him to the rest, going to sit on his bed with a bit of a bounce.]
I like you, Bobo. So I am going to give you some advice, and then it won't be 'crappy' here either. Make a contract as soon as possible, all business, with someone who doesn't want to fuck you. My first one left, like I said, but I am not down here because I am waiting on a second. I found another one four days after the first. It's easy if you have no emotional attachment. Very good upgrade with her too. She's been here years, owns property and four or five businesses. I will run one, have access to her money, and she's buying me my own place. When it goes through, I am out of this this hotel again. I have been here two months, and I already have more than I ever had in my entire life. You can game the system in your favour if you play your cards right.
[ Bobo has spent so long trapped with others that he's used to the give and take of it all. So when the offer is made to help himself, he finishes the first and picks up another before dropping back down to sit on the bed.
He listens though, considering what he's saying intently. ]
You're not so bad yourself, Kid.
[ He makes a face at what he's being told though. ]
People really go around getting attached to others here? Sounds like an idiot move. You though... I think you've got the right idea. Why not play this place for all its worth and live the good life?
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[ Not that he sounds at all bothered by that. He definitely knows a healthy ego himself.
Shifting so that his feet thump on the floor, giving the box a look and then giving the other guy one, not hiding that he looks confused by the offer. ]
Well, yeah...
[ He reaches out for one, hand steady but he's watching the other man to see what he does as he takes an eclair. ]
Name's Bobo.
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Just take it already. They are leftovers from work.
[Pietro makes a little choked noise after the name registers, trying to cover a laugh.]
Bobo, is it? That is... That is something. I'm Pietro.
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[ He takes a bite, even as he rolls his eyes. Maybe a tiny bit in relief for the sugar but a lot for the reaction. ]
That is the name you take to remind yourself that loyalty will always be turned on you. I mean, it's not a classy name like, I don't know, Pietro, but it has meaning.
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[It's grumbled and has a tinge of bitterness to it, offended at being labeled 'blessed' in that way. He takes a second pastry, some over-filled raspberry thing, and gestures vaguely.]
What, so it is a title? Are there many Bobos? Back to the candy metaphor, though, a lot of it is poisoned here, or tainted. Not going to kill you, but you are right to be cautious.
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[ Because he can say what stopped him. A big ass gun that could send him back to Hell. Maybe it was something the same for this guy as well. ]
A title is about right, and nope. There's just the one," he says, sketching a bow before taking another bite. "You're talking sex drugs, right?"
He stops looking at what remains of the eclair and then back at Pietro. "And these?"
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[There is a who, but that man is here too, and Pietro is trying his best to ignore that fact, so he shrugs as if it doesn't matter and isn't something to continue talking about.]
Yes, sex drugs. I haven't had bad luck there yet, but people say it happens.
[Pietro thinks he might not even notice to any significant degree if he did ingest it, though. He points to the eclair.]
They are fine. But if you're afraid to finish it, give me the rest.
[He waves his fingers towards himself, no food goes uneaten here.]
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[ Though he doesn't always care about the world outside of the Ghost River Triangle, so who knew.
He makes a face and waves Pietro away before stuffing the rest of it in his mouth. Then speaking with it stuffed. ]
Hands off, Peter. No take backs. If it's drugged, that's your problem.
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Take whatever you want.
[Snatching two more items from the box for himself, Pietro leaves him to the rest, going to sit on his bed with a bit of a bounce.]
I like you, Bobo. So I am going to give you some advice, and then it won't be 'crappy' here either. Make a contract as soon as possible, all business, with someone who doesn't want to fuck you. My first one left, like I said, but I am not down here because I am waiting on a second. I found another one four days after the first. It's easy if you have no emotional attachment. Very good upgrade with her too. She's been here years, owns property and four or five businesses. I will run one, have access to her money, and she's buying me my own place. When it goes through, I am out of this this hotel again. I have been here two months, and I already have more than I ever had in my entire life. You can game the system in your favour if you play your cards right.
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He listens though, considering what he's saying intently. ]
You're not so bad yourself, Kid.
[ He makes a face at what he's being told though. ]
People really go around getting attached to others here? Sounds like an idiot move. You though... I think you've got the right idea. Why not play this place for all its worth and live the good life?
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[He points at Bobo emphatically.]
Survive the way you have to, take what you need. I think you will do fine.