I went to Old Kipler to see what jobs he would have for me now. He looked happy to see me. "I was waiting just for you to come by. I have a new job for you if you want it." I was interested in hearing it out. He smirked and said "This time, I want you to pick up a package for me. Once you have it, bring it over." I sighed and said "Of course. I'll bring it to you." This did not seem to be too much of an upgrade. Instead of retrieving and delivering drugs to random locations, I was now also picking up the payments for said drugs. It was not a big deal until my third task. A gangster tried to steal the money. I had to fight him off and run down to Old Kipler. He had better stamina, so I was caught. Luckily, he was a low level punk. I was able to beat him and force him to flee. I told the old man. "Here." he said. It was a gun. Looking at the old man, I smirked. "What will I be doing with a gun like that?" Old Kipler just smiled back. "Use it to protect yourself." I took it and put it in my inventory. All of my initial needs were being met. I could get some egg cash to live on. That was good enough for now.
Things would soon change though. I was slowly but surely rising up in the criminal underground. Now that I could both deliver drugs and collect the funds, I hoped that I could get more jobs that took me out of the drug game soon. Maybe there were some other crimes I could get up to after this. I then left him and went back to the motel room. Aiden was still there. We got to hang out for a bit. I asked if he was going to go to school. He was about my age. He looked at me in surprise. The thought had not crossed his mind. "Do you think I can? I haven't been to school in a while." he asked me. I shrugged. "I just got here a few days ago myself. It seemed easy enough to me. I can go with you to the office." He said that he had to think about it. That was totally fine. We went back to hanging out. Aiden looked at me after an hour. We were in his room at the time. I looked at him and waited. Aiden looked a bit unsure of himself. He said "We've been here for a bit." I nodded my head. "Do you want me to just leave!?" I asked with a playful smile. I was fine if he wanted to think or do any personal tasks.
It might be important for him. I did not need to sleep, but Aiden would at some point. I could go do something out in the city. "No." he said. "Then I will stay here for a bit longer." I told him. He just kept looking at me. I was not totally sure what he was getting at here. "Do you need to do something, Aiden? You keep looking at me like you want something from me." I asked him. He frowned. "Don't you!?" he said with an accusatory tone. I leaned back. "Not at the moment. I don't get what you want. Can you just tell me?" I told him. He got up and stood in front of me. "You're being really nice to me. I owe you a whole lot. Everyone that has ever been nice to me has wanted sex. I'm a layer, so it's not even that gay to fuck me. People are just attracted to us because of it." he said. "I don't want to fuck you. We're friends. That's it." I said firmly. He narrowed his eyes. It was clear that he just did not believe me. "You think that I'm ugly?" he asked. He did not look hurt. Aiden was still a guy. He had his pride to maintain here. I shook my head. "Then why?" he asked. I rolled my eyes at that bait.
