07-13-2015, 05:31 PM
The two men shared a glance and White just grinned as Koloman went so far as to lean a bit to one side and watch Claire's departure. It was a rare thing to cross paths with quite so interesting, perhaps unusual, a woman, even in Moscow. Hell, the last one had been Spectra, but her sights were set far higher then the likes of Koloman. Which made her apparently fleeting interest in White quite the mystery.
While Koloman assessed Claire's backside, White's gaze briefly assessed Calvin and Kristoff as the two maneuvered to a table adjacent himself and Koloman. A brief snippet of the pair's conversation caught his attention; a future CCD cop apparently, comments of Africa. No, the two weren't anything to that would require a change of topics between White and Koloman.
"Now see, that right there is another reason not to be running off for some stupid white hat. Kepi, isn't it? You better start memorizing this shit you know. Won't find many women looking that good in Africa. The few that do usually end up in someone's harem, or scarred up so bad you can't tell."
White took a sip of his coffee, apparently unconcerned how hot it was against his hand, thanks to the thick callouses.
Koloman sighed in mock exhaustion and sipped his own coffee, likewise unphased by the beverage's temperature, "Yes, a Kepi. And that's part of why I'm going, John. Seems like it's time for a change there, and this could be the first real step towards it. They came off a huge PR boom with that whole Jedah mess. Knights in shining armour and all that, then plunged straight into the next hell-hole and started saving lives. They've got the momentum and, for a little while at least, the public's attention."
"Yeah, their fifteen minutes of fame. That'll fade. People are ignorant shitbags, they don't care. They'll get tired of hearing about it, the news will stop covering it, and everyone will forget. Like usual. Fuck man, a nuclear reactor nearly went up in the US, and no one cares. Oh sure, there was that big fund raiser BS, few million raised to help folks. And then bam, over and done with. Problem solved, as far as most of these idiots think."
Koloman couldn't argue with him on the point; it was true after all. Folks tended to loose interest in things like that pretty quickly, but he also suspected that Legion Premiere would continue to make excellent use of the internet and social media to stay relevant.
While Koloman assessed Claire's backside, White's gaze briefly assessed Calvin and Kristoff as the two maneuvered to a table adjacent himself and Koloman. A brief snippet of the pair's conversation caught his attention; a future CCD cop apparently, comments of Africa. No, the two weren't anything to that would require a change of topics between White and Koloman.
"Now see, that right there is another reason not to be running off for some stupid white hat. Kepi, isn't it? You better start memorizing this shit you know. Won't find many women looking that good in Africa. The few that do usually end up in someone's harem, or scarred up so bad you can't tell."
White took a sip of his coffee, apparently unconcerned how hot it was against his hand, thanks to the thick callouses.
Koloman sighed in mock exhaustion and sipped his own coffee, likewise unphased by the beverage's temperature, "Yes, a Kepi. And that's part of why I'm going, John. Seems like it's time for a change there, and this could be the first real step towards it. They came off a huge PR boom with that whole Jedah mess. Knights in shining armour and all that, then plunged straight into the next hell-hole and started saving lives. They've got the momentum and, for a little while at least, the public's attention."
"Yeah, their fifteen minutes of fame. That'll fade. People are ignorant shitbags, they don't care. They'll get tired of hearing about it, the news will stop covering it, and everyone will forget. Like usual. Fuck man, a nuclear reactor nearly went up in the US, and no one cares. Oh sure, there was that big fund raiser BS, few million raised to help folks. And then bam, over and done with. Problem solved, as far as most of these idiots think."
Koloman couldn't argue with him on the point; it was true after all. Folks tended to loose interest in things like that pretty quickly, but he also suspected that Legion Premiere would continue to make excellent use of the internet and social media to stay relevant.