Chapter 25 - Work offer

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The chef then just went back into the kitchen and I went to Mabel table. He's looking at me, smiling while also talking with the hooded person.

As I'm about to take a chair to sit with them the hooded dude holds out his hands to me. I that a chair, sit on it then I shake his hand.

" Well Trist now you see a little bit of what Frade is " Mabel say

" Yeah tho it doesn't tell me anything about him " Trist say

" Who the fuck are you ? " I ask

" I'm Trist, someone that will help you manage a life in this city "

" Hum okay ? Like what ? " I ask

" A job " he answer

" Huh ? "

I indicate to Mabel to come closer to me. He do so, looking at me with a funny look on his face.

" Yeah ? " Mabel ask

" I thought we agreed on working with those sect killer " I say whispering

" Its a first job and we still need money. So that guy is gonna help us " he whisper

" What the fuck does he wents us to do ?! " I ask still whispering

" Let him say what he need to say " he say

" That a lot of say but sure " I respond

" Well now your going to listen to me ? Great ! So if you could come closer please " Trist say as he points a free sit beside him

I go and sit on it and Mabel come close so now we can all talk without being heard.

" So, Mabel told me about you skill in combat, yet I didn't get to see it so take it as, a first true impression ! " Trist say

" Okay ? What is it about ? " I ask

" Theres a dude in, the south of town that kind of stole something from me, and some of my friend. He change house but I do know someone that for some reason knows where he lives. You don't have to like, enter a stranger house or rob him, that would be my part. I just need to test you by seing how much information you can get from that "person" " he say

" Okay so I'm basically gonna interroget someone " I say

" Yes, you can get about 10 silver Imperium from that "

" Imperial ? " I say

" money " he respond

" Okay ! How does the dude looks like ? " I ask

" Don't worry, he already told me, I'll just tell you who it is and you can do the rest of the job " Mabel say

" Okay then that should be all you need to know " he say

" Wait I still need to know who- " I try to say

" Just do it. We don't fucking have the time " Trist say before standing up

" Okay will do that ! " Mabel say as he shake Trist hand

Then Trist try to shake mine but he look behind him and quickly shake not even looking at me and went off out of the bar pretty fast.

The barman fix me as he went off then look instantly at me with anger and of jealousie.

Take that fucking bitch !!

" Okay but what do we do now ? " I ask Mabel

" Like do the job ? " he answer

" Okay then " I say

We then got back into the room and I go to my bed where Col is sitting petting Roki. The nerd on the other hand is doing nothing but reading like a idiot not fucking being helpful. Like anyone here is ! I come closer to Col and Roki.

Now that I see it, Col is as much useful as the nerd, like nothing useful !

Then Roki look over to me and jump right on my shoulder. I sit on my bed and he slowly sit on my lap and sleep.

" Hey mister Frade ? " Col ask

" Yeah ? " I say

" How did you meet Roki ? " 

" He wasn't the one to meet in the first place " Mabel say

" Yeah it was me " The nerd say

" Then me and then Frade " Mabel say

" Oh okay so how did you meet him ? " Col ask the nerd

" Huh ? Oh sorry, I didn't thought you would ask me... Well it was a stormy night, a tree branch was hitting my windows for a exactly 12.6 minute and I needed to read a bit to get my head straight. So i pull out a book from my bag then I light a candel and put It on the edge of the window where i can put my book on and rest my head on my arm. " the nerd say too much

" Can you just stick to the most important ? " Mabel say

" But everything is important ! "

" Marki "

" Okay... Then I him running in the garden looking sad and then I went to open a door to him and thats it " the nerd finish

" Okay then " I say

" What you don't want more detail ? " the nerd ask

" No thanks you... what about you Mabel ? "

Mabel told him how he met Roki. Col laugh a bit hearing that Mabel had to run after him and I too wented to laugh a bit but I couldn't. Then Coo ask me and I basically say the only things I could say.

" Oh okay, so he just went up to you ? " Col ask

" Yeah " I say

" Oh okay..." he say

Then silent, no one talk, just awkard silent.

Jeez why does it happen to us ? 

" So what are we gonna do now ? " Col ask

" Well we did get a job but that still will get us no where if don't get a permanent one " Mabel say

" I can maybe help " the nerd say

" Sure then " Mabel say

At least then you would...wait maybe he will maybe be helping.

" Okay I'll try finding more info on those cult killer " the nerd say

" And we can work for money in the mintime " Mabel say

" And what about me ? " Col ask

" You keep out for Roki and him " I answer pointing the nerd

Well that settle it ! Tho I'm not sure about that work... bah ! Who the hell I'm tricking ? Money is money. Tho at least I will be able to punch someone. That will surely not turn bad !