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Handsome Jack ([personal profile] amaskofmyownface) wrote in [community profile] ioduanlogs2018-04-15 11:54 am

[open] It's good to be king

Characters: Handsome Jack and you!
Date: Mid-April, around the time he gets in
Location: Streets of Aifaran
Situation: Commerce 5. Jack just got to the island, and right away, he gets into a business deal with a young, fresh entrepreneur by the name of Don. The beginnings of the Hyperion company is now in motion. Feel free to bother him! He just left the meeting.
Warnings/Rating: Mentions of death and mild gore from memories, but it's not the focus of the log

Jack had always prided himself as a smooth-talker. There was no other outcome from this meeting other than yes, and what do you know, that was exactly what he got!

Don was about a decade younger than him. Less handsome, too. He looked like the type that wanted to leave the nest and fly with his own wings, and he was ready to fall in love with the best pitch he could sink his teeth into. Jack happened to be rather seductive, as far as business meetings went. Listen, kiddo, it's been tried and tested in my dimension. Why go with potential duds when you could side with the CEO of the most powerful company in my universe? It was hard to say no to. Don had this hopeful look in his eyes, like he'd been blessed by the universe. Okay, Handsome Jack. We'll go with your plan. Jack gave him the schematics of a security bot prototype. Don told him they'll start with the production soon.

The company name? Don wanted to go with Cool Tech or something, but Jack gave him an even flashier one: Hyperion, capslock, bright yellow background. Yellow, Jack? It just pops better.

Jack should expect his first paycheck in the mail by next week, Don said. Fine by him! Jack bounded down the steps of the building, well-dressed, cocksure, and ready to burn through his measly stipend. Welfare wasn't any way for someone like him to live, anyway, and the universe must've known that. He just needed a pretty girl around his arm, and he'd be golden for the day.

In the back of his mind, he could remember the Assassin's katana cutting through his flesh. His Angel, face down on the ground, skin pale and life gone from her baby blue eyes. Nisha's ECHOcomm, turning off permanently. He was alive, wasn't he? He'd get them back, even if he had to claw up from the pit he'd been thrown into. A fresh start is just a new place to take over and control, and the challenge was half the fun.
iseeall: (okay then.)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-15 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Leo had to take several moments to process just what this guy was saying to him. For some reason, he reminded Leo of Zapp, which was absolutely the most horrible thing. But there was kind of one thing that stood out more.

"Wait, did you-did you just call yourself Handsome Jack?"
iseeall: (smile)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-15 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He was being...completely serious, wasn't he? This guy was not sarcastic at all. Leo fought to keep the smile off his face, but he broke out into laughter at once. (And rude, he only headbutts people if they deserve it.)

"Oh my god, you're serious. You're actually calling yourself Handsome Jack. Oh my god I'm fucking dying."
iseeall: (suprise)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-16 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Well okay, he definitely hit a sensitive nerve there. And now Leo was being threatened to be strangled to death. Also great. Leo held his bibiru-free hand up in the air in defense. "I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry for laughing at you! That was kind of rude, even if that's a wierd name. Please don't kill me in my sleep!"
iseeall: (annoyed)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-16 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Leo really didn't want to apologize to this asshole, but he also didn't want to die in his sleep or drag his friends into his own issues again. He glared at Jack-as much as one could with closed eyes-and shifted to put Steven into his makeshift backpack he'd cobbled together, the little rabbit head sticking out the top.

"Yeah, yeah, okay. Are you new here to Aifaran or something? I've never seen you around before."
iseeall: (listening)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-16 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Well unlike you, I'm used to very little money so I have low standards. Besides, it's nice they try to help out people instead of letting them become homeless," Leo said, though he doubted if he was right about this man, he cared that much. "You can find lodging pretty much anywhere tho. I'm staying right now with my boss-well, my friend for now."
iseeall: (absolute disgust)

[personal profile] iseeall 2018-04-16 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm a photographer, dickhead. A good one." And flipped the guy off as he was walking away. God, he hated smug rich people so much, even if they were very charismatic. At least...despite the death threat, the guy looked perfectly human, which honestly made him feel better.