some luck, huh.

[doggonemad]

WHO: Clover & friends
WHERE: Clover barn
WHEN: Day 75 into 76

[ well, rituals happened. red quests are happening. spite puzzles have happened. what's up, guys. ]

Comments

[doggonemad]

Yeah, me neither. Don't worry about it. Zenith's far from the shittiest boss I've ever had.

[adorabrawler]

Pfft. Don't tell him that or he'll probably try to take that as a challenge.

[doggonemad]

Ehhh, he kinda knows already.

[adorabrawler]

And he didn't brag about how he was an evil overlord once?

[doggonemad]

Ehhhh, he mentioned treatin' his minions like shit.

[ a shrug as his expression sobers. ]

. . . Sorry, for snappin' at ya earlier. Kinda ties into this conversation we're havin' right now.

[adorabrawler]

... Oh.

[ ... ]

It's... okay.

[doggonemad]

[ he's debated off and on over the course of the day about how honest he wants to be about it all.

he settles for "honest enough." ]

Ain't nothin' ta do with ya. Had some shitty bosses in the past and some shitty, shitty circumstances. I was really feelin' 'em 'cause of that punishment from that ritual. S'all.

[adorabrawler]

... Mm. 'Cause of yakuza stuff, right?

[doggonemad]

. . . Yeah.

I disobeyed an order from my patriarch. An' in the yakuza, orders are absolute, period. Any yakuza who disobeys . . . they get what's comin' to them.

[adorabrawler]

Yeah... I figured they were like that. My mom had been dealing with them, too.

[doggonemad]

They do anythin' ta her?

[adorabrawler]

... Probably. Mom's not around anymore.

[doggonemad]

. . .

Sorry. It's— fuck, it's against the yakuza code ta do anythin' to civilians, but there's a bunch of guys who don't give a shit about the code anymore.

[adorabrawler]

They're a bunch of criminals, so why would they care about that...

[doggonemad]

'Cause even criminals can have some goddamn standards. Don't hurt women an' children. Keep civilians out of it. They only get involved if they're doin' business. Killin' civilians is bad fuckin' business.

[adorabrawler]

...

[ a halfhearted shrug ]

It doesn't really change anything now.

[doggonemad]

Nope. It sure as shit don't.

[adorabrawler]

... Well, point being, you don't have to explain it to me much. I have an idea of what they're like.

[doggonemad]

And yanno I was still yakuza until about a year ago, right?

[adorabrawler]

And?

[doggonemad]

[ raises his hands. ]

Just checkin'!

[adorabrawler]

If I wanted to punch your lights out for it, I would've done it already.

[doggonemad]

Yeah, fair.

[adorabrawler]

So... it's whatever. Not like you've done anything to me personally.

[doggonemad]

Wouldn't blame ya if ya did, though. I've done some shit.