Acension city

[Rayleonarde]

Ray chuckled. "Or maybe I'll get some sort of shoulder mounted weapon." He sighed, and remembered reading an article about something called a RIG. "Y'know, if you would help finance it, there's a thing I could buy that'd let me get a better, more responsive arm."

[Aconitum]

Acon shrugged. "Sure. I'm in. What do you have in mind?" She held her ankles while she sat in the floor, rocking back and forth on her bum.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray grabbed the pamphlet for the RIG from his back pocket. "It's got the same name as that thing in Dead Space, the thing Isaac wears. It's essentially a second spine...I think." He handed it to Acon.

[Aconitum]

Acon read through the pamphlet. "Wow. Ok, why not! I still think you should call yourself the coon though."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed. "If I stencil that on the RIG, would that please you?"

[Aconitum]

Acon cracked a cocky grin. "Does a horse say nay?"

[Rayleonarde]

Ray shrugged. "Depends on the horse. I mean, at one point everyone did. But then with the turn of the century and the like, along with the change of society and culture..."

[Aconitum]

Acon held up a paw. "Everything you just said went in one ear and came out the other. Now when should you get this thing?"

[Rayleonarde]

Ray shrugged. "Now, if we could. The hospital has a few."

[Aconitum]

Acon furrowed her brow. "If Ronnie sees you back to your old self, he'll beat the crap out of you again."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray shrugged. "Call Giovanni, tell him that Ronnie's gone AWAL. Ronnie's acting independent right now, and Giovanni's against that. I'm under...oh...shit...Herman's dead. That's why Ronnie's out for me." He sighed. "We'll have to pay Giovanni."

[Aconitum]

Acon shrugged and thought a moment. "I stole a whole bunch of money from Ronnie the last time I saw him. And I have the rest of money Herman left me. Other than that, I'm broke."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed. "Maybe Giovanni will understand, and let the protection money thing go? Might as well call him."

[Aconitum]

Acon took out her phone and dialed Giovanni. She played with a piece of hair Aaron she waited for him to answer.

[Rayleonarde]

Giovanni grunted, and set down a picture of himself and Herman. "I will miss you, friend." He picked up the phone, and rubbed his eyes. "This is Giovanni, make it worth my while."