Dialogue: Gig: Shark in the Water

V

Hey, Mr. Blake needs a lift.

Reggina

Ride'll be there in a sec.

V

Thanks.

Reggina

No, thank you.

Fixer

There was a problem – you got rid of it. I'm happy, the client's even happier. Good work, V. Gig closed.

Target bagged. Closing the gig.

Fixer

V – got a simple, clean-cut gig. Need you to zero someone who's been extorting regular, hardworking folks.

Our public enemy's name is Blake, and he is one slippery motherfucker. More info on him, and his MO, attached.

Blake

We're handlin' it... yeah... yeah... make a round of all NC...

What...? Oxymesteron? Oldie but a goodie, hehe? Sure it'll turn up somewhere.

We'll see... sometime this week. Later.

Kab Animals Standing

Hey, what does a corpo say before he's about to off himself?

Kab Animals Truck

What?

Kab Animals Standing

Guys, please! Don't shoot!

Kab Animals Truck

Hahaha.

Kab Animals Patrol

So what? Just pays you up front, like a fuckin' gonk?

Blake

'Cept he doesn't know he's a gonk. Not at first. Then, slowly but surely, it'll dawn on him.

See, you gotta work him first, establish trust...

Kab Animals Patrol

What if he brings up the eddies?

Blake

You don't do shit... pretend like it never even crossed your mind, like you're not about that.

Kab Animals Patrol

OK...

Blake

Then you tell him it's time to pay up. He doesn't wanna? Give 'im a 'lil scare. Moment he hands it over, he's your bitch for life.

Tell him to go steal from a buddy? Borrow from family? It's always, "Yes sir, right away!"

Kab Animals Patrol

Give up the whole store, if you ask him to. So then what?

Blake

That's it. You got your cash-cow. You're set for life.