A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel(Rhi)

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"Nope, it would be like the money was never in the account at all, like magic," She spoke, her voice soft, concentrated as she focused her attention on the screen.
"And doll, your face isn't perfection as much as you assume, its not shit, but your not a model neither," She added with a hint of humor in her voice.

"You know, I really don't like people looking over my shoulder, hovering isn't very polite, I mean, I could alway stop and just play a game," She spoke looking up at him over her shoulder.
"I mean if its just the pleasure of my company your after there is a seat right here," She said motioning at a seat.

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Ari stroked his jaw, and the bit of scruff that grew there. "I dunno 'bout not being a model. There's models for everything, y'know. I could be in a tattoo magazine...or a niche porno."

He would not add that there were perhaps a video or two floating around on the Network somewhere. What? The chick liked being on camera, and he sure as fuck wasn't going to say no. Besides, it helped when you didn't have any shame!

He took a step back from Neo when she said she didn't like hovering--not because he particularly cared, but because he didn't want her fucking up his accounts. Don't mess with the hacker when she has a computer and an open network. Not even he was foolish enough to chance that!

He pulled up a chair, turned it around, and straddled it. He folded his arms atop the back of it and rested his chin on his arms, and rubbed gingerly at his nose as he watched her. "There. That better, princess? Not hoverin' anymore."

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"So its the pleasure of my company you are after, after all," Neo started with a satisfied smirk.

Neo leaned back, her fingers making a steady tap tap on the screen of the tablet. She wasn't paying much attention to Ari, she didn't really care why he was there or what he was doing.

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"Yeah, 'cause it's just so damned pleasant," Ari said, and grinned. "That, and I gotta be sure ya don't fuck anything up."

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"Why would I fuck something up when I am injured and can't really get away. That would be real stupid of me, wouldn't it. Plus, I already said I would be a member of your damn crew, so why would I fuck it up, I don't go back on my word, I am not you," Neo replied never looking up from her screen. A constant rhythm of taps created from her fingers and the tablet filled the empty silence between her words.

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Ari only smiled and shrugged at that question, deciding not to mention that he'd basically forced her into the job and, you know...shot her. Not exactly the best foundation for a working relationship, which meant he didn't yet trust her--because hell, if he was her, he would totally start fucking shit up. She may not realize it, but as far as Ari was concerned, she was in the midst of a probation period--and probation basically lasted as long as he decided it lasted.

He pat her on the head. "Aw, you're right, sweet cheeks. I'm just trollin' ya. You're just so damned easy to rile."

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"Do you really want to rile me Ari?" She asked looking at him crossing her arms.
"I am a hacker, with full access, who you shot," She pointed out raising an eyebrow, "Who you put in a room that isn't furnished, and you made sleep in a cage, even after you shot me.. Must I continue?" She spoke, not looking amused at all. 

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"Naw, I actually think ya summed that up pretty good!" Ari said, scratching the stubble on his chin. He gave her a light punch in the shoulder. "Keep up the good work, soldier! I'm gettin' coffee, ya want some?"

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Neo rolled her eyes at Ari before reaching over and rubbing her arms lightly.
"You don't seem to be able to keep yours hands off of me," She mumbled lightly before sitting the tablet in her lap.
"Do you have anything stronger than coffee?"

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Ari lifted an eyebrow. "Should ya really be drinkin' wile you're hackin', darlin'?" he asked, but then gave a light laugh and waved the notion away.

"Fuck yeah I do. What kinda pirate do ya think I am? Beer or vodka, sweetness?"

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"Do you think you can handle me while I drink vodka? That is the better question," Neo spoke with a crooked grin.
"If you think I am bad now, you wouldn't be man enough to handle me drinking hard liquor," She added as she stretched lightly.

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"Mmm, I don't know. I think I handled you pretty fine sober," Ari said with a smug smile. "Challenge accepted. Don't go far, darlin'."

And then he turned and headed for the kitchen, returning with two highball glasses filled with dark pink liquid over ice. He set one down on the table and pushed it into Neo's hand.

"Cranberry vodka, because we're classy motherfuckers. Cheers," he said, and took a swig of his own drink.

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"You classy? My ass," Neo said as to went bottoms up with the glass, chugging the contents of the glass, quickly leaving only ice. She set the glass heavily on the table with a deep sigh. She could feel the heat in her belly, and could feel it quickly spreading through her body. The crooked grin returned to her face as she set silently before she looked up at Ari.

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Ari had only gotten through a third of his drink by the time Neo finished off her first. He snorted. "Ya know, if ya wanted to do shots, I got stuff for that. This, though? This you're supposed to enjoy."

He nodded to her glass. "Want another?"

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"Asking me if I want another is like asking you if you want a piece of ass, the answer is always yes Ari, always," Neo spoke, already feeling that much more feisty from the alcohol.

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Ari laughed and turned back toward the kitchen. "Duly noted!"

When he returned again, this time he just brought the vodka and cranberry juice with him, plunking both onto the table and taking a seat. "Figure I may as well save myself subsequent trips," he said as he poured her another, noting her better mood.

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Neo killed the next glass much liked she had done the one before. There was no doubt that getting drunk was the goal she had in mind. Life was so much easier when one lived in drunk and or high, she had learned that lesson very early on in her life.

"So Ari, tell me about yourself, how did you find yourself as a captain of a ship?"

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Ari was still nursing his first glass, swirling the ice around. At her question, he tipped his head back and drank down the rest, then set his glass down and went about refilling both of theirs.

"Through a lot of hard work," he said as he topped off her glass. "I only got my own ship two years ago, but I'd been livin' as a pirate for a good, oh..."

He scratched at his stubble. "Thirteen years? Yeah, that's about right. Anyway, I worked my way through the system and once I'd proven myself and proven that I wanted it enough, I earned myself a grant to go out and get a ship, rustle up a crew." He took a sip of his cocktail. "Been a learnin' experience."

Tilting his head, he motioned at her. "What about you? How'd ya come about this hacker business, and runnin' from some dude?"

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One could see Neo's mood crash by the expressions that crossed her face. She let out a deep sigh as she thought over what she would and wouldn't share.

"Lets just say I have to pay for my mothers sins," She stated before emptying her glass. She was already feeling the buzz and the slight spinning on the room. The alcohol was kicking in hard.

"What made you want to become a pirate? What is your sad horrible backstory?"

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"Sad, horrible back story? What? Ya sayin' a kid can't just grow up and wanna be a pirate for reals? Didn't ya ever play pirates and space cowboys?"

But even as Ari said it, his expression had darkened just a bit. He took another swig, and this time he did drain his drink in one go.

He went in for a refill. "Sins of your mother, eh? Whatcha mean by that? Your mother fuck up and leave ya with the debt?"