A bodyguard's worst nightmare

[pulledplug]

So... she just goes "Hey, these other peoples' offer is great!" and jumps ship because she thinks the other guys' boat is better?

The heck, man.  That's like... when you got no sense of loyalty how do you live long enough to even pull some dirty move like that off in the first place?!?

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[mc_of_mcs]

She might've made a better businesswoman than a robot pilot.

Haa, I guess something finally snapped in ol' Lady Paranoia and she just lost it. I can see how looking at yourself as 'the most sane and professional' and stuff can drive you nuts.

[The sane and professional part is mentioned in a lazy mimicry of Jen's voice. Overall, Nep isn't amused either.]

[pulledplug]

I'll love to see how she tries to businesswoman her way out of getting her butt kicked when the time comes, I can telly you that.

[mc_of_mcs]

I'm probably more surprised by this than you are. Or, thinking about it, maybe not...

I mean, I thought she liked trying to be special here with the hardbutt attitude. Even though that wasn't actually unique since we've got the tall killer robot who ain't a robot anymore, too.

Those badguys must be just like her or something. Common interest brings people together, right?

[pulledplug]

Yeah. Good people join forces, bad people join forces. When you getta mix, sooner or later things break down and the jerkwads go jerkwad on everyone else.

[duetsavvy]

You tell me. Money is the last thing I had on my mind when joining... even though I did some ship jumping of my own.

But neither SSR or UG are bad guys, that's the difference.

[pulledplug]

Well yeah. The top dudes here didn't dangle a carrot on a swivel chair in front of you in the middle ovva fight either.

And you're no scumbag either. That's the really big difference here.

[duetsavvy]

Was Jen a scumbag before, or did this treason make her one?

[pulledplug]

Before, definitely before.

You don't just flip a switch and go greedy backstabber on everyone because of a better offer.

[duetsavvy]

A real piece of work, wasn't she? I didn't talk to her much. I don't know how good she was at hiding it.

[pulledplug]

When you don't care about squat, I'd bet it's easy.

She's not gonna get away with this though, promise you that.

[actuallyselfish]

"That's what I'm saying!" Dido says, pacing back and forth. "Her decision wasn't rational–either as a decent person or a ruthless, pragmatic professional!"

[pulledplug]

Well in the short-term it probably is!

"Hey, backstab all your friends who trust you with your lives! Have a bunch of money!" "Golly-gee, can't believe I didn't do this sooner!"

But she's not going to get off scott-free. Every friggin' cent those snake jerks pay her is blood money!

[cloningblues]

You care a lot about loyalty, huh.

[pulledplug]

Well yeah. You have a person or group that you say you'll do stuff for and the trust you to do it, you'd have to be a jerk to go against them at the drop of a hat!

Sometimes all anyone has to offer in the hopes of getting ahead is that they're loyal. And creeps like Jenny Mc-Gotta-Have-All-The-Pennies just shout to the world "screw wanting to do anything for anyone else, it's all for numero uno!"

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[cloningblues]

Yeah, I can see what you mean. It took me a while to learn, but there's stuff like bonds and responsibility. And-

[cloningblues]

...What kind of last name is that?

[pulledplug]

You think after all the crap she pulled she deserves me calling her by her real last name?

[Nevermind he actually never got it.]

[cloningblues]

Is there anyone you call by their real last name?

[pulledplug]

I totally do that!

... Just when I have to deal with bigwigs! Then it's not "boss man", it's "boss man Dotrice"! Huge world of difference there!

[cloningblues]

That's still a nickname.

But if he's okay with you calling him that, then I guess it technically counts.