Ash: ...so Valentine thinks I'm a too harsh in my judgement of Chris. I think a man-whore who goes by the name 'Officer Ravish' and can be hired to date people isn't going to turn out to be some kind of hooker with a heart of gold.


Eric: He's seemed a little strange when I've met him, but nothing suspicious...and what's wrong with his profession? Isn't a 'man-whore' the same thing as a sex bot?


Ash: ...maybe. But now that you're human and have free will you're not still doing it.
Eric: Sure, but I don't have any expenses, do I? You take care of me, just like you take care of Valentine.


Eric: Who knows what I'd have to do if I didn't have you taking care of me? If I were taking care of you, I'd do anything I had to to make sure you were happy and had everything you needed. I can't invent things like you. I'd have to take whatever job I could get.


Ash: But that's just it: we don't even know if his sister story is real. He could just be some sleazy stripper trying to take advantage of Valentine's good nature for kicks and profit.


Eric: And he might not even show up again if you called his bluff. Don't worry about it.


Ash: If he was bluffing, I'll make sure I see him again. Nobody toys with my Valentine and gets away with it.


Eric: And I'll help you get rid of the body.

 

 

Meanwhile:
Vertigo: ...'an then when she said "put a lazer inta orbit an shrink th' population o th' world to a third 's original size!!!" Oi just got chills, Oi did! If dressin' up means we get to do stuff like this, we got to dress up more!


Roxy: Did the boss lady seem a little strange to you? She took quite a while to come down with Ms. Beressa, and she was wearing a different outfit and her hair was all... frizzy.


Vertigo: Oi figured she wuz jus lezzin' it up a bit. You know she keeps a portrait a the red in 'er bedroom? Even when she thought she was dead!
Roxy: You're probably right..

Vertigo: Come on, mate! We gonna go do a bit of the ole ultraviolence or what?
Roxy: Who do you think has more gold, the Vatican or Fort Knox?



Commentary:
I'm a horrible tease about what happened to Nightshade, aren't I? You'll just have to wait some more to find out what happened to her.

I make a lot of effort to have my picfics not be just 'talking heads' and put a bit of body language into my dolls. As I have with Ash and Eric, they're chatting over desserts Eric has brought back. They eat and make gestures with their hands as they talk, just like 'real' people. It's better than using the same photo over and over again.

Vertigo has an automatic assault rifle over her back and a gun shoved down the front of her pants. Roxy has a pump action shotgun (and you can even pump it--I love my tiny weapons!) Roxy asks a good question. Who DOES have more gold? It's probably easier to steal it from the Vatican, but not that much easier...