15060/Better Offers.

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Better Offers.
Date of Scene: 08 May 2023
Location: A dingy alley in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Synopsis: Assassins, detectives, job offers and pizza!
Cast of Characters: Hawkeye (Bishop), Black Widow (Belova)




Hawkeye (Bishop) has posed:
Another day, another case that really annoyed her. Kate was not always getting paid well enough for some of these divorce cases. Not like she needed the money, it was just an excuse for being able to do the hero thing and payment totally helped get people over their 'How can I ever repay you' need when maybe lives get saved.

Her Pontiac was parked and secured, and the brunette was trudging through an alley on foot, black leather boots, very tight fitting jeans in purple corduroy and a purple sweatshirt loosely draped over her upper half felt as close to a uniform but still street enough to not make people panic. Her bow and other personal arsenal of gear like cameras and laptop and all that in a black sports bag slung over her shoulder and being carried back to her apartment. A hand rubbing her stomach as it grumbles. "I really should order something in." she ponders aloud while she trudges past dumpsters and nasty smells.

How she can eat smelling refuse and filth is a mystery even to the detective.
Black Widow (Belova) has posed:
Is that the same blonde woman she saw before? The really pretty one, with the pale complexion and the really cool jacket? Good that have been the same girl she noticed before?

Well, yes, duh, obviously.

Yelena has her hands in her pockets and keeps her posture loose, wearing drawstring pants and sneakers. She's keeping it very casual. So cash. Not a dangerous person here. Do not look for bulges.

Guns. Gun bulges.

"Hiiiiiiiii, here, let me help you, you do not seem to be feeling so very good. Tell you what, I will order pizza, paid for by myhself, from my own cash money, and then maybe you think about hiring me for your detective agency who does this be sounding to you, Kate Bishop?"
Hawkeye (Bishop) has posed:
It is a very cool jacket. and to be fair, Kate might have been checking the blonde out. Not that she'd admit that unless pressed.

So when Yelena finally steps up and makes her approach and well. Those weapon bulges are spotted. It's faint and Yelena does do a pretty good job of concealment, Kate had a knack for noticing things. The blue eyed brunette at least appears to be pleasant.

"Oh umm, wow. Uhh, okay. I've had worse attempts trying to work for me." she admits and maybe pondering fight or flight. So far the blonde woman is clearly armed to the teeth, and she has a pretty obvious accent.

"Well. I suppose. Usually Russians with that many guns just yell 'Cyka blyat' and start blasting. So you've got that going for you already." she points out.
Black Widow (Belova) has posed:
Yelena Belova laughs, "YES! I have done this, with the guns and the CYKA BLYAT and oh yes, I have...I have done it so many times. I...honestly, I miss it, you know? It was girl's night out. Always kind of special," she sighs.

"Anyways, now I am here in America! And I remember hearing about this very nice, very talented very dangerous very very rich girl who has a detective agency and I thought you know who would be great detective?"

"You. You, Yelenea Belova. Which is to say, I. I am...I am Yelena Belova. A Black Widow. Not THE. That is different bitch. But I am a Black Widow. So. Be impressed by that then."
Hawkeye (Bishop) has posed:
Being a Black Widow operative. That does actually give Kate some pause. The bag slung over her shoulder and back is too awkward to get at a weapon and considering she knows what the ginger Widow is capable of. She's met Natasha. This one could probably drop Kate in a heart beat.

"Forgive me if I'm like not rushing..." She makes sure to fully conjugate that verb. "To test your credentials. I'm gonna take you at that word of yours. So. Yelena. That's actually a pretty name!" she says and laments being stuck with Kathryn. The sort of name that is destined for old dowagers.

"So Pizza, yeah, there's a place that does a pretty good slice. Walking distance. They even do kosher and halal so options for all us weird dietary types. Just not lactose free cheese. To my dog's lament."
Black Widow (Belova) has posed:
Yelena Belova smiles, "I have always liked it. It is my favorite cover name. I do not know real name. They burned all records of my genetic heritage! Oh, here we are!" she says, "I thought about showing off and picking the lock in advance, but I thought that might seem too threatening and sinister. And I've already kind of confessed to being an international assassin, so I didn't want to tip the scales too hard."

"I like literally everything, even the little salty fishies, so whatever you want is fine gy me."
Hawkeye (Bishop) has posed:
The lack of knowing a birth name is something that gets a kind of sad, aww tone. "Well, if it helps. My dad is kind of an asshole. Mom wasn't much better before she died, was only really into philanthropy for the kudos. My step mom is three years older than me. I went to school with her." Kate kind of tries to make out that having birth parents is not always that great.

At the idea of getting Pizza Kate does hmms and rub that rumbling tummy. "Anchovies. Not my thing, neither is pineapple on a pizza. So I may be possibly be willing to keep you on a retainer. If just so no one I did piss off in this city. Or Gotham for that matter hires you to try and rub one.. rub me out." she blushes a lot on that slip of the tongue.

"The Pizzeria is back down the other end of the alley. Then a block east." she explains and thumb points back over her shoulder.
Black Widow (Belova) has posed:
Yelena Belova flops down onto the most comfortable piece of furniture she can find, especially if it has wheels. She loves furniture with wheels. So spinny.

"Maybe we just stick to pepperoni. Easy, spicy, goes down nicey, eh?" she says, making the gratuitous Italian gesture with her fingers.

"I have killed a few Mafia members, actually, but don't worry, they don't know it was me."
Hawkeye (Bishop) has posed:
Once they make it to the pizza joint, Kate orders something with an eclectic mix of toppings. Mostly a bit of everything, she gets the anchovies but not the pineapples. Plenty of extra pepperoni though and maybe some other peppers beyond the capsicum.

That still means they have a wait time. They do a fair amount of business. "I'm sure if they found out it was a Widow, a lot of the tracksuits would be noping out because you are way above their pay grade. I wouldn't be able to offer much, but I can at least pay enough you can afford to live in the city." she offers. "At least pay rent and not have to scrounge for covering utilities. Ammo used on the job I can reimburse. We budget in for that since arrows. Trick arrow heads and switchable shafts aren't cheap." she admits and chuckles. She had actually covered the Pizza herself.

There is a more easy smile aimed for Yelena. "Most of the work is surveillance. The fighting tends to mostly as far as the job goes. Just punching someone out because they didn't like what they saw despite being warned that they won't like what they saw. Sometimes you may also punch because they did like it. Which is probably a lot worse really." she says as they get comfy for a looooong wait for Pizza.