Text || May 2

[3rdbest]

Few announcements and a question.

First, I’m Matt and I have a business called Black Mesa. It's a House Call Technician business, and we fix computers, broadcasting and wireless systems, business equipment and security system. If anyone is interested or just wants a job, call me maybe.

Second, I’m doing missions, have a nice record, and kind of want to keep going. So I’m currently looking for a Meister who would be cool with going on missions. I’m a Weapon, a Portal gun; I shoot regular bullets and also create Portals.

Third, imagine you have raw steaks. How hard it is to cook them? And how do cook them exactly?


[ PRIVATE TO: DUO ]
Duo. I hope you didn’t forget our date tonight.


[ PRIVATE TO: NEAR ]
A word, please.

Comments

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

[ Mello. No.

Don't compare it to your own situation, for everything that's holy. Don't think it's about power, Matt already has Near going on about that. Don't assume. Don't. Say anything, really.

Matt just goes silent for a moment. And what he told Near, he will say the same to Mello ]

Let me handle it on my own.

Please, Mello. [ just this once. ]

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

Fine. That was all I wanted to tell you.

[Brace yourself, Matt. You're about to hear something almost no one else has.]

...sorry.

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

[ . . . ]

What are you apologizing for?

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

[Sigh. Having to explain is more embarrassing than saying it in the first place.]

For pushing you when I should've known to stop.

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

[ Mello. that's something you often do. ]

Aha. No.

Thing about being your best friend is that I'm pretty used to your personality.

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

Well, I'll try not to push you on this.

Sounds like the business is going well.

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

[ just ignore the subject like Matt does and it'll be fine ]

Yeah, it is.

Near might give us a job.

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

Heh, advancing the cause of stalking all of Death City?

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

Hey, it's a good cause. Specially because it'll pay me.

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

I didn't say it wasn't, I just assume Near's going to hack this.

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

Hey, give me some credit. I may be lazy but I don't let cottonballs hack my things.

[voice | private]

[want_the_world]

Neither do I, but he has done before.

[voice | private]

[3rdbest]

I will take my chances. [ there may be a huge gap between Mello/Near and Matt, but he is certain he is much better at electronics that any of them. ]