the doctor is IN

[foolmetwice]

Who: Mars and YOU
Where: hotel lobby
When: day 80, morning

[good morning, idols! today Mars has set up a little booth with the following sign hanging out front:]

Are you a person in need? Do you want help? Do you ALSO want points? Come here for free (FREE!!!) advice from an advice pro.

Insert question, receive a genuinely helpful response**, free of charge. Win-win-win scenario!!

** Quality of advice may vary, not responsible for any unintended and less than satisfactory consequences that may stem from acting on said advice.

[WELL, ANYWAY]

[Mars sits with his feet propped on the booth smoking a cigarette, watching as people pass by. he's dressed like a Taisho today in outfit number 5 with his henshin belt around his waist]

Comments

[neigh_sayer]

[SMOKEBOMBS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM]

Me, me! Oh, I'm just so conflicted!

[foolmetwice]

[UNFAZED. hi, C]

Lay it on me, gremlin.

[neigh_sayer]

[CHINHANDS]

I~~~! Need advice on how to recruit a certain someone to my organization! It's a very touchy subject, you see.

[foolmetwice]

Pay them.

[duh]

[it's that easy]

[neigh_sayer]

[MARS!!!]

You think it's that easy? Can money reeeeally buy loyalty?

[foolmetwice]

If it's enough points, yeah.

Like 1000 points.

[MARS]

[neigh_sayer]

[implying he wouldn't do it if he had them right now!!

claps! his hands!]

Wooow, you're right! Okay, I'll have to give them to him right now. They'll be so surprised!

[foolmetwice]

[I can't believe C is going to try to buy Mars's love]

Good luck in your recruitment. May it all turn out well. Or something.

[neigh_sayer]

Oh I'm sure it will. What can't you buy with money?

[foolmetwice]

Love.

Or so they say.

[neigh_sayer]

Reeeeeally. . .

Mars! I love you, join my organization!

[foolmetwice]

[and, immediately, as though he saw this coming]

Pay me first and then I'll join.

[neigh_sayer]

Gah! Ya got me! How did you know it was youuuu? I'm the psychic here.

[foolmetwice]

You're not a very subtle psychic.

[neigh_sayer]

Weeell, where would the fun be if you couldn't guess a few things yourself! I'm lowering the difficulty just for you.

[foolmetwice]

That's nice.

In return, I absolutely refuse to lower my starting price.

[MARS YOU JERK]

[neigh_sayer]

[you!!!!]

Completely unwilling to budge! I like that little bit of stubbornness. You'd reeeeally make a good bouncer too, y'know!

[foolmetwice]

. . .

That does sound like a job right in my wheelhouse. What am I bouncing?

[neigh_sayer]

Hmmm. . .

However whoever you want? I tend to be rather hands off with my hired hands.

[foolmetwice]

Oh, good. Because I don't really take direct orders very well.

[neigh_sayer]

Great! Then you'll fit riiiiiight in.

So. . .

How about I pay you for a trial run? For two weeks, you'll be under my rule! And if you don't like it, you're free to go. Money back is a guarantee, since I'm giving you the money so it's a reverse of that. Get it?

[foolmetwice]

[ppppauses to consider that. it's true he doesn't take orders well, and it's true he doesn't like "being under someone's rule," but. . .]

. . . tell you what.

Call me a freelance worker on your payroll instead of your subject and you've got yourself a deal.

[THE ONLY ISSUE IS AN ISSUE OF SEMANTICS]

[neigh_sayer]

[it's ONE HE CAN AGREE TO, AT LEAST]

A freelance flunkie? Hmmmmm. . .

Deal!

[sending him 500 POINTS AS A DOWN PAYMENT]

1/2

[foolmetwice]

[oh my gosh]

[foolmetwice]

[EXTENDS A HAND TO C]

I'm happy to be a part of this team, Leader.