lawyer o'clock

[imfine1111one]

Who: Apollo and Whoever!
Broadcast: Yes, in A
Action: Yes!
When: AT SOME POINT

[A: ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES

Sent via radio broadcast only, but honestly, his voice is plenty recognizable.]

Um!! So has anyone else applied to those delivery jobs? If you haven't er. . .don't bother. I don't think it's normal to show up, and then just, hypothetically, have them shove a non descript paper bag of moss at you with a smudged address on an index card. T-that said! Does anyone know of any environmentally friendly ways to dispose of a large amount of rare moss? Asking for a friend.

[Should anyone want to bump into him, he's down on an asteroid, trying really hard to figure out where to hide this. Maybe tossing it at the back of a fast food joint?? Who the heck knows.]

[B: A BOY AND HIS ROCK

LAWYERS HAVE TO EAT and pay nonexistent bills, so after former Questionable Activity, Apollo decides to take on a less morally ambiguous job. Pet sitting!!

Except the client has left him in the care of just. A really big rock, roughly just below half his size. It even has a jeweled collar. And of course, the owner insisted that he walk it. So, should you be taking a stroll on the Meston asteroid, you may just spot Apollo, trying his best to push a rock down a sidewalk, or is sitting beside it, angrily staring at it. Why this, why him, always.]

Maybe I should have stuck with the delivery service.

Comments

B

[geonomy]

[This place has been utterly fascinating for Clay, if utterly nerve-wracking with the lack of light in some places. Thankfully, this asteroid isn't so bad. And who should he see but his best bud?! Sitting by... a rock! Huh!

Clay squats down beside him, leaning over slightly to get a better look at the rock, then at Apollo.]

Stuck between a rock and a hard place?

[8D]

[imfine1111one]

[JUST GIVES HIM THIS FACE. The rock, remains, a rock, though the collar on it it looks like it's worth 10x Apollo's salary.]

Ha ha, hilarious. But not entirely wrong.

[geonomy]

What? Can't get it to move?

[This face in return]

Would you say it's being stubborn as a rock?

[8DD]

[imfine1111one]

[internal screaming]

LITERALLY. YES. YES IT IS. . .

You can't possibly have more puns than that.

[geonomy]

[Uh oh. Apollo. You just made a terrible, terrible mistake.]

Mm, I dunno! [He puts a finger to his chin while leaning over to lean his weight up against Apollo's shoulder.] Maybe if we go to one of these rock concerts, I'll get more!

A

[save_the_souls]

...Are you talking about a drug drop?

[BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DRUG DROP APOLLO]

[imfine1111one]

I am not speaking of any activity in any specific circumstance.

[Y E S]

[save_the_souls]

...Uh huh.

Why would anyone hire you for that sort of delivery?

[Apollo's so straight-laced even rulers seem crooked]

[imfine1111one]

[AND YET HE KEEPS MEETING THE SHADIEST PEOPLE]

Maybe they didn't expect anyone to willingly apply for the offer so fast? Though you would
think putting LAWYER on my profile would deter certain employers.

B

[sylphid]

[Passing by the rock and grumpy looking guy with antennae, teenage girl slows her pace to peer down at the pair.]

Have you tried bribing it? [It's said with such sincerity... Sort of.]

[imfine1111one]

[Maybe he's a rock alien, Apollo looks silly enough. He huffs, giving up shoving it, and flopping over it as he glares up at the newcomer.]

Given how weird people are here, I honestly can't tell if you're joking.

[sylphid]

Hm, who knows... [Now that her intent is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY clarified, she looks at him again, somehow appearing a little unimpressed despite her expression not changing at all.]

Are you giving up moving it already?

[imfine1111one]

[Crystal clear, not vague, a clear blue sky. He frowns, and rudely sits on the rock proper.]

I'm not giving up, just, er. We're taking a breather, that's all. If I could bribe a rock, at this point, I actually would consider it.

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[survivalistcookbook]

[Eugene is fully aware of what this job sounds and probably looks like - which is why he's so amused by the whole thing.]

It sounds like you're being pretty judgemental of your client's packaging methods, there.

[imfine1111one]

That's not the only thing I'm judging, trust me. Still, they could have used something less--er. Universally suspicious.

[WHY NOT A GROCERY BAG. OR A CONTAINER. Why, space dealers!!]

[survivalistcookbook]

To play devil's advocate, we are on an alien world. What seems sketchy to you or me might look like homey comfort to the folks around here.

[imfine1111one]

Well they didn't exactly give me a space casserole to go along with it! Who needs this much moss anyway?!

B

[luxoraculi]

[ Lunafreya has seen many a strange thing in her twenty four years of life, but this is the first time she has ever seen a grown man pushing a big, collar wearing rock down a sidewalk of all things. At first, she just sort of stares -- she's been made aware that rocks are and can be, in fact, very good companions here. But this guy sure is dedicated to be taking what she can only assume is his pet rock for a walk.

But he's struggling, and so she's quick to approach him, lifting a hand in greeting. ]

Hello! Forgive me for interrupting, but... do you need help?

[imfine1111one]

[by this point Apollo's flopped over the rock, grumbling and probably cursing it. Seeing her approach, he raises a limp hand in return.]

--I'm fine! Er. . .well, not really. I can't get this dumb thing to move any further.

[luxoraculi]

[ She folds her hands neatly in front of her, tipping her head slightly because he doesn't... he doesn't exactly seem fine. ]

Well, perhaps after you rest, I can help you with that? [ There's a pause, as her gaze shifts from the young man to the rock. ] ...Is it yours?

[imfine1111one]

Eh? Do you really want to waste time with this. . .

--oh, but ah, no, I'm pet sitting. So this is supposed to be my job.

B

[prettyimpulsive]

[Euphie hasn't been in the fleet long, and there is still much to explore on the ships, but she couldn't pass up the opportunity to explore another world! It is all so beyond belief and wondrous from the way people carved out a home among the stars like this in an asteroid belt to their resourcefulness in agriculture and, apparently pets, as she's about to find out.]

Ah... Are you having some trouble? Is that rock on top of something you need? [The pink-haired princess looks at Apollo and his rock curiously.]

[imfine1111one]

On top. . .? Oh! [He blinks wide, then looks back to the rock. Of course someone would assume he's trying to move it to get something. He shakes his head.]

N-no, it's not quite like that. I'm trying to take it for a walk, but it's being dumb and stubborn.

[prettyimpulsive]

It...ah... [What do you say in this situation?]

I thought it was a rock.

[imfine1111one]

Oh, it is. But I'm being paid to walk it. I was able to get this far, but there's only so much stamina one has for dragging a rock.