|🧨| Fuck it we ball.

|🧨| Apparently I own Deadlock and never even knew it. So uh... What's that all about, anyone recommend the gameplay??

❝ Damn, can't seem to get that---! ❞ H u f f a n d b l u s h . ❝ Outta my head, damn you! ❞

❝ We got our ways of making money. It ain't like we're constantly doing crime. Some earn a livin' "the legit way" so to speak. ❞ Ashe chuckled a bit, shaking her head. ❝ For me? I tend to handle deals and other things that require more... Diplomacy. It ain't like I can't fight though.~ ❞

She's the leader of The Deadlock Gang. A small business is a drop in the ocean compared to managing them and their heists.~

❝ If it ain't taste, then you'd think that the foods you'd make wouldn't be so mouth waterin'. ❞ Ashe just shrugs and begins to walk off. ❝ Holler if you need anythin'. ❞

❝ Quite the taste you've got. ❞ Ashe was no stranger to seeing things be made to serve a different purpose. Whatever happens to that barrel is of little concern to her. ❝ Got a diner with plenty of things on offer too if it fancies you. ❞

Life has a funny way of working out, even with demons involved apparently. ❝ Fine by me on the condition that log your transmissions or otherwise let me be able to tune in. Last thing we need is for the information for our heists getting out. ❞

❝ Then I'll let you get to it. Just /ask/ before you go an' make such loud noises, alright? ❞ She's calmed down a good bit by now, but she's still got that stern look in her eyes.

It wasn't that hard of a flick anyways, more-so just her way of venting a minor issue out. ❝ I'm fine, but that damned noise you were makin' probably startled the daylights out damn near everyone around. ❞

❝ We got plenty in storage, you just gotta /ask/! ❞ Cue Ashe walking closer and flicking the demon on the forehead. ❝ I swear... ❞

❝ Of course it'd be him... ❞ Ashe lets out a sigh and pinches her brow. ❝ You could at least maybe /tell/ me next time you wanna wake up half the damn county?! ❞

❝ What in the god damn is all that racket?! ❞ Not missing the rocks, just the relative calm.

❝Y'all must be feelin' some fierce loneliness with it bein' the Sunday after Valentine's Day an' all. Ain't that adorable~? ❞ #SeductiveSunday

❝ Probably more, but I just find it calming. ❞ If Ashe didn't know any better, it looked almost as if Vendetta considered venting her frustrations with the world at the moon. Then again, she's not exactly the type to just talk out her feelings it seems. ❝ The view is also just gorgeous, so yeah. ❞

❝ I dunno who this Caroline is, but I'll blast 'em next I see them. ❞

❝ They'll get what's comin' to them sooner or later, just you wait. ❞ Ashe was walking a bullet between her fingers, glaring daggers at a newspaper with Overwatch's logo emblazoned on the front page.

❝ I mostly just come out here an' look at the stars. Hell, just the other night I--... ❞ Ashe clears her throat. ❝ I looked at the moon and had myself a nice, long chat with it. Just vented stuff out, nothin' new. ❞

Ashe tips her hat with a small chuckle and begins to walk off. ❝ Oh I /know/ I'll be thinkin' about this later, don't you worry. ❞ She turns around just to show off a wink before spinning back to the direction of the door. ❝ You also get home safe, ya hear? I ain't done meeting with you yet, V. ❞

Sipping a homemade cocktail of whiskey, apple cider, and strawberry syrup, Ashe lets out a satisfied sigh. ❝ Yup, 'bout as good as I thought it'd be. ❞

❝ Heh, not much all too beautiful about it, but it's homely more than anything. Scenic tour it is though. ❞ Ashe traced a series of curves and lines on her phone and tapped on it. Autopilot was a pretty nice thing to have. The bike started to move at only 15 miles per hour. ❝ You already saw >>>

❝ I appreciate it, I just... I ain't that adjusted to expressin' my feelings about my family or anything like that all to frequently. ❞ Ashe clears her throat and breaks from the embrace, brushing some of her hair to the side. ❝ That's probably enough booze for one night on my end though. If I >>>

❝ Suit yourself, but you know you can /ask/ to use our stuff for that since we ain't using it, right? ❞ Ashe unwraps the chocolate heart and pops it into her mouth. The look in her eye seems to convey the fact she is unamused. ❝ If you're gonna stay here, use what you have at your disposal. ❞

❝ So you've got multiple sets of armor? Guess I shouldn't be all too surprised. ❞ Ashe takes out a Godiva brand chocolate heart and looks up at Blue's helmet. ❝ Don't know if you demons are able to eat chocolate, but have some. ❞

❝ Happy Heart Day to y'all. ❞

Ashe arrived at the field, hopping off her bike after shutting off the engine. The clear skies, the lack of light pollution... It helped, even if only a little. ❝ . . . Never gets any less beautiful out here. ❞ Looking up to the stars, Ashe's breath steadies slowly but surely.

These feelings inside of her, they were swelling and reaching a boiling point. To vent the frustrations, Ashe got up and went for a ride on her hoverbike. Maybe she could look up at the stars in her favorite field to still her spiraling mind.

❝ Ya always were the more level headed between th' two of us. I just... ❞ Ashe was looking at a picture, her breathing starting to grow uneasy. ❝ All they're doin' is treating you like a number, like I was to my folks. You can't be alright with that, can you? No, y-ya never were like that. ❞

Ashe has music playing again. 🎶 Just give me a reason Just a little bit's enough Just a second, we're not broken, just bent And we can learn to love again It's in the stars It's been written in the scars on our hearts We're not broken, just bent And we can learn to love again 🎶 . . . Oh no

Done with her musical outburst, Ashe popped another chocolate into her mouth as she sat upright. Something about her felt... Off. It wasn't like she had bad chocolate or anything, it was more like her heart was stirring more than usual. Strange, but she'll choose to bury it for now.

Ashe is currently playing some music, tapping a foot to the beat while softly mumble-singing the lyrics. 🎶 You took my hand, you showed me how. You promised me you'd be around. Uh-huh, that's right... 🎶 🎶 I took your words, and I believed. In everything you said to me. Yeah-huh, that's right... 🎶

Unwrapping one of the chocolate hearts, Ashe pops it into her mouth with a small nod. Yup, it tastes about as good as she remembered.

❝ Just shy of fifteen minutes 'till the dumb little heart day... ❞ Ashe scoffs as she opened up a bag of Godiva brand chocolate hearts. ❝ Thinkin' I might just do what I have all these years again after all. ❞

The outlaw couldn't help but scoff at the notion of treating Vendetta like a princess. ❝ Just treatin' someone I consider a pal to something nice, that's all. ❞ Ashe hopped onto the bike and turned the engine over, having it roar to life once more. ❝ Fast or slow this time, Hon? I ain't in >>>

Ashe's face was riddled with pain, though she threw her arms around the other almost immediately. ❝ Family's... Family's always supposed to have your back, that's what I know... ❞ Slowly beginning to regain her composure, Ashe clears her throat. ❝ S-Sorry 'bout that, I don't know what... ❞ >>>

❝ True enough, I reckon. I agree though, we gotta do this sort of thing again. Who knows, maybe you'll show me what /you/ do for fun next time. ❞ Ashe nods, finally packing up the rest of the things into the hoverbike's compartments. ❝ Now, hop on again. The least I could do is take you some >>>

❝ Plenty probable cause, 'specially when I ain't even seen you before now... You do that challenge for the booze or because you're desperate for a Valentine's Day partner? ❞

❝ It's nothing, just people not keeping their expectations in check. People been watchin' too many movies anyhow... ❞ Ashe scoffed at the notion that Martians were anything other than just another nationality. Colonies were rare, but not unheard of. ❝ Besides, everyone knows aliens like the >>>

❝ I dunno if you heard me earlier, V, but uh... I got somethin' I wanna ask. It's kinda important? ❞

Ashe closed her eyes, a single tear dropping from it. ❝ It was all corporate bullshit... All they cared about were their friends in high places. ❞ Perhaps that was part of why Ashe wasn't sure if she'd want to join up with Talon. Maybe she felt like she'd be more like her parents, shaping up >>>

Such things tend to happen at times, though it wasn't like it poisoned the well or anything. Ashe was still fond of Vendetta, still just as impressed by her quick thinking. ❝ Still thinkin' your fancy organization doesn't need /my/ backing to succeed, but I guess I just don't see the vision you >>>

❝ Hey, V? I uh... Got a question for you, if you've got a minute. ❞ Ashe wasn't wearing her hat, instead using it to fan her face.

❝ I ain't no firecracker, I'm the whole damn 4th of July.~ ❞ A bit of confidence washed over Ashe, leading to a small smile, only for it all to fade away with the more somber expression she had earlier. ❝ My folks sure didn't see it that way. They never made time for me unless I got into some >>>

❝ Reckon that's what this is then, /work/... ❞ Her tone was a bit harsh, though she shrugged with a sigh. ❝ Whatever, the main point is that I know I can trust you and your abilities in ways that matter. I'll sleep on it tonight, but things are lookin' up for me joining up with y'all. ❞

❝ So you wanna try that again, maybe with a lil bit more tact an' care? ❞ She bites, kicks, and screams. It's probably best not to mess with her.

❝ Fire spirit, huh? ❞ Seems like him downing that alcohol could have been a trick, something he used as fuel rather than to get drunk. ❝ That mean you got a literal fire in your belly? I can only imagine a "goddess of power's" servant would have some lofty ambitions. ❞

❝ I ain't no "cowgirl", Mutt. I'm classier than some sort of cowpoke. ❞