5th Heart - A Good Day

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[And Jackie comes walking in casually enough, bringing along with him a suitcase in each hand. They are those incredibly hard to break open, capable of withstanding an explosions kind of suitcase. They are very nice looking suitcases. Jackie makes his way to his chair, and takes a seat, dropping the suitcases on either side of him, before leaning forward and propping his chin on clasped hands.]

Today...Today is going to be a good day, I think.

[And a smirk slips onto his face. Not the warm and inviting kind, but a much darker breed of smirk]

A very good day.

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[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Hasn't bothered to change out of his dress shirt and pants] Good for you and not for someone else I take it?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Hello, Dino. You get a nod.] Good for the business, not just me. But that's the general picture, yes.

[contract_star]

[Oh, he recognizes that kind of smirk. But he puts on a pleasant smile.]

Something good happened?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Ah Hei, my arch nemesis. Except not really. The smirk doesn't change any, but he nods in your direction]

Will be happening.

[contract_star]

[We meet again~]

Always nice when things go your way.

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[As if it were destined]

Just got to sit back and enjoy it. Watch everything come together nicely.

[contract_star]

That's the best part.

What happened, anyway? If you don't mind me asking...

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Well, you're certainly in a good mood~

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

I agree.

[Stares at him carefully for a moment] Had to go convince some people to reopen negotiations regarding the future of my company. [Signals to the brief cases] Just taking a moment before presenting my case to them.

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

The day certainly calls for one.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Ah? And why is that, I wonder?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

Simple really, my Sun Goddess. Good things are about to happen.

[contract_star]

[Winning smile.] Ah, it's a very compelling case then, is it?

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

[Grins wolfishly.] What sort of good things, then?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

I think they'll be hard pressed to ignore it, doubly so not take it under very deep consideration.

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

Lets just say...it's going to be bright new day for my business come tomorrow morning. I'm going to solve some major issues, and secure future business prospects. Not to mention that I'll have put some major competitors out of business.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Nods at the suitcases] What's in those? Or are you not allowed to talk about it?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Looks at the suitcases, then back at Dino. Hell, a little trust for a little trust.] I'll avoid any specific words, but these two belong to some competitors of mine. Real slimy, under-the-table business types.

This one [He taps the left briefcase with his foot] Has a lot of important paper in it. Ridiculous amount actually. And this one. [And that's the other] Well, it has a special kind of product with some ugly side effects.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou watches, off to the side and out of the way, silently. He's curious, but also realizes something a bit different from normal is going on here, and thus cautious.]

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Sorry Ryotarou, but you cannot hide from Jackie. And although he doesn't turn his head to you, he does give you a welcoming wave.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[... Eep. o-o Ryotarou approaches carefully.]

Jackie-san?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Now, his grin does become a little more inviting and a little less "I-bet-your-heart-tastes-goodish".]

Yes?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Well, that's a good sign at least.]

Did... something happen?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Good signs are...well, they're a good sign in and of itself.]

Not yet. They're about to though.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[That... goes without saying.]

About to?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

Happen. Things are about to happen, Ryotarou. Good things.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

N-no, I mean— what kind of good things?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[An absent pause. And then a momentary silence where he closes his eyes before opening them again]

The kind of things that help a business grow and thrive. Benefit the people around that business, and the people around those people. It's good for the community at large.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou tilts his head a bit.]

You're a businessman, Jackie-san?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[He nods, and then that welcoming smirk again]

That I am. It's a family business. The family has grown quite a bit since it got started, of course.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou nods back.] Of course... And that's what those cases are for?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[...Sorry Ryo.]

The catalysts to all the good things. It's my iron-clad case to reopen negotiations with some particularly aggressive competitors of mine.

[Which isn't a lie. really.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[It's not as though Ryotarou really knows Jackie is lying by omission.]

Ah... Good luck, then.

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

[Thank you for not being a lie detector]

If everything goes well, I won't need luck this time. But thanks anyways.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[You're welcome.]

You won't?

[stronguponme.livejournal.com]

Nope.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Just... tilts his head. o-o] Ah...

[contract_star]

Well, congratulations.

[shinypaws.livejournal.com]

Well, how nice~ I am happy for you.

have a late tag, 'cause my muses died

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki notices Jackie on his chair, and that expression... Yeah, it's a bit creepy.]

Oh yeah? Why's that?