03 | Video

[gunsgoldgirls]

[The video feed opens up to panning between two rooms in Baldr house - 201 and 203 specifically.  They're refurnished to fit his preference, aka pretty classy, rich guy stuff, as he would put it himself.  Don't ask how he got it.  Just.  Don't.]

Hey, so I'm cleaning up these rooms, trying to make 'em into one big one for myself.  Anyone wanna help me tear down this wall?  Uh, someone who can make keys would be pretty good too.  Have to pick the lock every time I want to get in.  It's not like anybody's using them, so it's fine if I do, right?

Maybe I should be advertising my sweet bachelor pad for the lonely women of Asgard, heheh. [He grins. It's only half-joking...] Haven't had a dry spell since I was about fifteen, geez...

Anyway, hey, Ange, you get bored of staying with those freaks in your house, come hang out with your old man!  Nobody ever visits me, it's not like I'm in a home.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

How do I know that, men are beasts.

[Just look at every male in his family, okay!!]

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[this_chair]

What do I need to do to prove it?

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[gunsgoldgirls]

Depends. What do you want from her? You just hanging out?

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[this_chair]

This has nothing to do with her. I'm talking making sure you have a good opinion of me. If I have to prove it, I will.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

Sure it does. I'll be honest, I've got a harsher opinion of any guys hanging around my daughter. If it weren't for that, I'd be pretty ready to think you're a good kid.

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[this_chair]

If it weren't for that, huh...

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[gunsgoldgirls]

That's right. You're really gonna have to impress me if you want to be her friend without me breathing down your neck.

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[this_chair]

Ah.

I guess we have a problem.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

Guess we do, huh? What're you gonna do about it?

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[this_chair]

You don't understand. This problem is worse than you think.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

...Yeah? How bad is it?

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[this_chair]

...I'm already dating Ange.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

...

[Just give him a minute here. He's trying very hard to stay calm. No, can't go out and attack him, Ange won't like that...but...]

Yeah, looks like we've got a bit of a problem.

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[this_chair]

Definitely at an impasse.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

So. You didn't plan to ask my permission, huh?

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[this_chair]

She's old enough to make her own decisions.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

It's common courtesy. I meet you, confirm you're a good guy. Nobody gets shot.

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[this_chair]

That was why I never asked in the first place! I'm not dumb enough to walk into an early grave.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

It wouldn't be an early grave if you'd smartened up and come talk to first!

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[this_chair]

You think I'm dumb? I would have died right then. At least this way, I get to have an advantage.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

Huh? What kind of advantage?

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[this_chair]

The advantage of not being caught by surprise. That's a pretty decisive advantage if I say so myself.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

You sure about that? I could sneak up on you any time! You're not safe anywhere, boy!

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[this_chair]

True but now it's a game of skill. And I've got confidence in my own abilities to not be caught by you.

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[gunsgoldgirls]

You gonna constantly be looking over your shoulder? Isn't that harder than just apologising properly?