@thomas-faust || closed starter || jimmyĀ
it hasnāt been nearlyĀ as difficult as jimmy had expected. in fact, as he steps foot in the den---a veryĀ interesting addition to a pretty run down looking bar---he wonders how much easier it could possibly get. thereās a part of him that asks i wonder if this is a trap;Ā but if the fausts are familiar enough with him to set traps for him already? well, the fun is all over before itās even begun. jimmy isnāt stupid. he understands that the risk now isnāt a few million dollars of someone elseās lost, but one veryĀ smart man once said something about having skin in the game.Ā
he found himself drifting through the room, observing and most importantly: hunting. it doesnāt take long to spot the guy--and wow, for being a big man heās a little... well, honestly, a little shrimpy. but jimmyās met some goddamn ruthless little guys in his life, so heās choosing not to assume. neverĀ assume anything about your subject unless you have plenty of evidence to back it up. first contact: establish self (confident, sure), establish connection (careful, heavy intent), validate ego (fascination, adoration).Ā
ā Whatever you do, just donāt be a dog claiming to be a wolf. āĀ now that was a powerful sentence right there.Ā
āYou ever get up there and throw a few punches?ā he asks, holding his hand out for a shake. if there is one thing jimmy and his daddy could agree with, itās that the way a man shakes your hand tells you just about everything you should know about them. itās a science in its own right. if heās got the man clocked correctly, heās going to get a firm but brief handshake, followed by niceties that arenāt entirelyĀ disingenuous.
āJimmy Bennett.ā
