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<blockquote data-quote="Mosier" data-source="post: 6632973" data-attributes="member: 6776381"><p>Aleksander retorts immediately, "My friend, by my calculations your hourly rate is nearly three thousand nuyen. If you feel underpaid, perhaps you'd prefer a corporate wage? Although, the executive vice president of network security for Suzuki makes significantly less than your rate, so I wonder just who in this shrinking world is willing to pay you <em>more</em> for your talents."</p><p></p><p>The Poseidon icon regards Heartbreak smugly, as if further debate is impossible in the face of his witty retort. But Heartbreak stares him down relentlessly, refusing to participate in Aleksander's mirth. </p><p></p><p>"Know this," Aleksander says, his eyes narrowing, his tone changing darkly, and the affected Greek accent disappearing entirely. "I have many Runners, but you only have one Fixer. You lot are good, but you're <em>not </em>the best. You're replaceable. Understand?" Poseidon is standing straighter now, looking down upon Heartbreak as if regarding a disobedient child. The effect is lost though, as Heartbreak's icon seems to radiate far more authority than Aleksander's does. </p><p></p><p>Then, as suddenly as it came, the darkness in Aleksander is gone, replaced by his usual whimsy and extravagant speech patterns. "I made the mistake of calling you professionals, before. To my detriment, you are now aware of the high esteem I hold you in. Very well, Runners, I will come even further out of my share, and offer you each 15,000 nuyen for this job. Please ensure the engraving on my eventual tombstone reflects this charity. Let it be known that I cannot afford such generosity in the future. Now for the rest of you...I need an answer. Yes, or no? There will be no further negotiation."</p><p></p><p>[OOC: I'm not against players rolling in principle, but there are occasionally bonuses or penalties that may apply, which I think makes it a bit more awkward in practice. For instance, in this case Heartbreak is much more comfortable than Aleksander in this environment (the Matrix), which I would count as a +1 modifier. Also, Aleksander is friendly to you, which counts as another +2 modifier. However, Heartbreak's intended result (getting a bigger payout) is annoying to Aleksander, which counts for a -1 modifier. Overall, you would be rolling 9 dice instead of 7. I went ahead and rolled your two extra dice and didnt get any hits, so it's all a moot point anyway I guess.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mosier, post: 6632973, member: 6776381"] Aleksander retorts immediately, "My friend, by my calculations your hourly rate is nearly three thousand nuyen. If you feel underpaid, perhaps you'd prefer a corporate wage? Although, the executive vice president of network security for Suzuki makes significantly less than your rate, so I wonder just who in this shrinking world is willing to pay you [I]more[/I] for your talents." The Poseidon icon regards Heartbreak smugly, as if further debate is impossible in the face of his witty retort. But Heartbreak stares him down relentlessly, refusing to participate in Aleksander's mirth. "Know this," Aleksander says, his eyes narrowing, his tone changing darkly, and the affected Greek accent disappearing entirely. "I have many Runners, but you only have one Fixer. You lot are good, but you're [I]not [/I]the best. You're replaceable. Understand?" Poseidon is standing straighter now, looking down upon Heartbreak as if regarding a disobedient child. The effect is lost though, as Heartbreak's icon seems to radiate far more authority than Aleksander's does. Then, as suddenly as it came, the darkness in Aleksander is gone, replaced by his usual whimsy and extravagant speech patterns. "I made the mistake of calling you professionals, before. To my detriment, you are now aware of the high esteem I hold you in. Very well, Runners, I will come even further out of my share, and offer you each 15,000 nuyen for this job. Please ensure the engraving on my eventual tombstone reflects this charity. Let it be known that I cannot afford such generosity in the future. Now for the rest of you...I need an answer. Yes, or no? There will be no further negotiation." [OOC: I'm not against players rolling in principle, but there are occasionally bonuses or penalties that may apply, which I think makes it a bit more awkward in practice. For instance, in this case Heartbreak is much more comfortable than Aleksander in this environment (the Matrix), which I would count as a +1 modifier. Also, Aleksander is friendly to you, which counts as another +2 modifier. However, Heartbreak's intended result (getting a bigger payout) is annoying to Aleksander, which counts for a -1 modifier. Overall, you would be rolling 9 dice instead of 7. I went ahead and rolled your two extra dice and didnt get any hits, so it's all a moot point anyway I guess.] [/QUOTE]
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