drabble for without_names
Apr. 29th, 2005 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
incandescens. . . GetBackers or Saiyuki, Ban or Hakkai . . .
Ban leaned on the side of the jeep, yearning to open it up and get a look at the engine. "So – where are you going, again?"
"West," the man with the monocle said, with a smile that was about as friendly and sincere as Doctor Jackal's. "Collecting some, ah, paperwork."
"Regular line of business?" Ban enquired curiously.
"More of a one-off," the man said deprecatingly. "A person of our acquaintance needed it done, and, well . . ."
Ban nodded understandingly. "Hope you got the money in advance."
The other kept smiling. "Not really. I'm still paying off old debts."
Ban leaned on the side of the jeep, yearning to open it up and get a look at the engine. "So – where are you going, again?"
"West," the man with the monocle said, with a smile that was about as friendly and sincere as Doctor Jackal's. "Collecting some, ah, paperwork."
"Regular line of business?" Ban enquired curiously.
"More of a one-off," the man said deprecatingly. "A person of our acquaintance needed it done, and, well . . ."
Ban nodded understandingly. "Hope you got the money in advance."
The other kept smiling. "Not really. I'm still paying off old debts."
