Job Offer [text; sent to all character inboxes at various points in May and June]

[ryuuzaki]

On behalf of my employer, I'm looking to hire a few people who are capable and discreet. If you have skills in any of the following areas, and you would be interested in occasional work, please let me know, and we'll arrange a task for you. If you complete it satisfactorily, it could lead to further jobs.

- Information gathering
- Infiltration
- Surveillance (short term or long term)
- Item retrieval
- Hacking
- General security
- Forensic investigation and testing
- Anything else that seems to you like it might be useful in an investigation

Mr Lane's primary requirements are that no one is seriously hurt or killed and that you keep the work you do for him to yourself. It's all right if you have a teammate in mind, as long as the task is suited to that kind of work and you can fulfil the request without drawing attention to yourselves. Payment depends on the task, but should average around 200 sencs for an evening or two of work.

It's also all right if you're working for someone else; Mr Lane is willing to hire you through your employer if your employer is unwilling to allow you to take the task as a freelance assignment. However, you may not share the details of any assignments Mr. Lane gives you with anyone else, including that employer.

Let me know if you're interested and find these terms acceptable.

[OOC post for more information!

Also, all threads are super super locked between characters.]

Comments

[pidge_out]

is this Mr Lane some kind of private investigator?

[ryuuzaki]

That's exactly what he is.

[pidge_out]

don't most PIs do their own snooping around?

[ryuuzaki]

That depends on what kind of cases they're taking.

Can you think of a reason why it might be advantageous to delegate that sort of thing? Particularly if you're not engaged in something like taking compromising photographs to further someone's divorce. I'll give you a hint: "Oh, him? He's always snooping."

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[inconsequence]

[...hm.]

These tasks sound an awful lot like they are skirting the bounds of what one can consider lawful.

[ryuuzaki]

"One"

[inconsequence]

Hypothetically, of course.

[As long as the Intermediaries don't get involved, it would be...fine. Wouldn't it? Ha ha, sure it would.]

[mttbrandlegs]

I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU WITH INFORMATION GATHERING, SURVEILLANCE, SECURITY, AND THE LIKE.

KEEP IT SIMPLE AND I'M YOURS TO HIRE.

[Mettaton also keeps it simple, because he's not feeling up to anything that requires intense effort. But...money is nice. And he had put himself out as an odd jobs robot, so...it stood to reason he should look for whatever pays.]>S,a;;?

[ryuuzaki]

[Mettaton is so obviously not experienced at surveilling anyone, and so likely to make it look like a mistake if he gets caught trying to do so, that it just might work.]

Have you ever done anything like this before?

boy that keysmash is terrible sorry about that

[mttbrandlegs]

NOT REALLY, BUT I'M A QUICK LEARNER, AND A FAIRLY DECENT ACTOR. AND CONTRARY TO WHAT ANYONE ELSE MIGHT SAY, I AM CAPABLE OF STEALTH.

DO YOU REQUIRE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE?

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[seeingscarlet]

[Well this doesn't sound sketchy at all.]

You have something you want protected.

[It's not a question. There are other things on the list she could do, but that's as much of a secret as Wanda can keep it aside from the people she trusts.]

[ryuuzaki]

[It's remarkably less sketchy than it sounds!

Mostly.]

Certainly, some of Mr. Lane's clients do. Are you good at that sort of thing?

[He phrases this so that she's free to contradict him if she means something different... but why would she? He's aware of some of what Charles Xavier is capable of, at any rate; it's just possible that anyone anywhere in his orbit may have some knowledge of L's cascade of pseudonyms, if Xavier has picked something up and is indiscreet.]

[seeingscarlet]

Why else would you be contacting me?

[She has become good at being vague, at letting people come to their own conclusions about her and what she can do especially with things like this. She will always be wary of being used again.]

[text; private]

[soldiergenes]

I might be interested. Most of my work right now is freelance anyway.

But this doesn't seem like something we should be discussing over TAB.

[ Snake also isn't clear on what's legal and what isn't on this planet, and he'd rather not take any chances. He's already infamous back home, he doesn't need to extend that to Thisavrou. ]

[ryuuzaki]

[It's good to hear from someone he absolutely knows to have these kind of skills.]

No. But it is the easiest way to cast a net, under the circumstances, and the message is as secure as I can currently make it.

Meet for coffee nearest the Ingress Complex tomorrow? Tails are extremely unlikely.

[At least, now that Blix is out of town.]

[soldiergenes]

[ Snake may not know much about Ryuuzaki, but he can accept that this was the best way to get the word out and that he's locked everything down.

It also helps that he doesn't hesitate to offer a time and place to meet. ]

Works for me. Midday good with you?

[wronganswer]

Who is Mr. Lane?

[ryuuzaki]

Mr. Lane is my employer. He provides private investigation and security services.

[wronganswer]

For people who are dissatisfied with using an intermediary?

[ She's feeling listless enough here that she's willing to consider this, but something about freelancing rubs the wrong way against her Judge's sensibilities, like a cat having its fur brushed the other direction.

Anderson is also aware of how easily misused her abilities are and is not about to do anything blindly. ]

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

cant say that its the first time works coming to look for me
though i admit that its never in this particular field

[ryuuzaki]

Well, J, do you think you feel up to charming someone, or at least encouraging them to talk and listening to what they say? The listening is the important part, if you'd rather not talk to anyone at all.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

is this opportunity presented to everyone or am i just a lucky gal.

text; laaaate bc I misread that it went to inboxes

[sketchycharacter]

i might be
if you're contacting me, you should already know some of my skills
i like to get more information about my clients than a name and a text message, though

so much later

[ryuuzaki]

Mr. Lane is a private investigator and security specialist. I think he can be trusted.

/o/

[sketchycharacter]

i'm sure he thinks so
i'm willing to consider that he's right
for the moment