[center][h2][i]Local Man Mistakes Kay for Functioning Human[/i][/h2]
[hider=Hopefully he'll know better going forward][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpCnH_My-YE[/youtube][/hider][/center]

[color=black][b] “And Hackerwoman! I’m sure our collective enemies don’t want the masses to hear the manifesto of the Pirates, but someone—”[/b][/color]
her voice wavered a bit, as though she were actually getting emotional. [color=black][b] “Someone must address them. It must be me.”[/b][/color]
Kay's eyes rolled almost into the back of her head. It was all pointless. No one wants to change, not really. All this politicking would be for nothing and things would be just as shitty as they were yesterday and as they always would be. No amount of theatrics could change that so Kay was content to remind herself she was getting a salary for dealing with Petrukov's shenanigans. Apparently the chaotic, unpredictable nature of the Pirate Queen was part of her charm and public appeal. Kay didn't see it, but she wasn't paid to either. As for the stream, it went off without a hitch. A number of breaches were attempted, but nothing too serious. The firewalls held and her encryption were rock solid as always. Still, her eyes never left her monitor until the sound of a chair scraping against the hard floor assaulted her ears. The hacker glanced up and sighed audibly, massaging her temples as she watched the "dramatic" exit.
[b][color=92278f]“The money, Kay. Think about the money,”[/color][/b] she muttered to herself as she checked up on the related social media pages and forums.
Everything was absolutely buzzing with activity, as to be expected, mostly with appreciation and some people mocking the Pirate Queen's lackluster exit. Seemed her speech was well received. Now came the easy part. So easy in fact, she actually took a moment and replied when Shaman messaged her.

[right][color=ed1c24]”𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕕?"[/color][color=8dc73f]<<<[/color]
[color=ed1c24]”𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕫𝕫𝕒 𝕡𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕟𝕚𝕩𝕖𝕕?"[/color][color=8dc73f]<<<[/color]
[color=8dc73f]...<<<[/color][/right] 

She dismissed the chat window with a keystroke and frowned as the acrid smell of tobacco slapped her across the nose. What kind of absolute savage smokes indoors? Never mind in an unventilated room. She looked up to find the source of the offending odor and was not at all surprised to see it was one of the meat heads. And of course he threw the remains onto the carpet like an animal. She was so caught up in her duties that she jumped slightly when he spoke.
[color=00aeef]"Find anything?"[/color]
[b][color=92278f]“Found a cigarette butt on the floor over there, ”[/color][/b] she relied curtly.
[color=00aeef]"Uneventful, that sounds good then?"[/color] Johnny merely replied to his hackerwoman counterpart.
There was a lengthy silence as Kay waited for him to pick up the remains of his cigarette but she figured he must be as dense as his pecs if he hadn’t gotten it by then; no point in continuing.
[b][color=92278f]“Actually, it was very eventful, just no events worth mentioning, not yet anyway.”[/color][/b]
[color=00aeef]"I’m sure you have it handled Kay, you seem like the most capable person here.”[/color] he said daring to drag out yet another cigarette, a Lucky 7 Special White!?!? He flashed a smile at her before putting the cigarette onto his left ear. [color=00aeef]"Did my smoking bother you..? I apologize if that’s the case."[/color]
She gave him a stone face worthy of Mount Rushmore, completely ignoring his compliment. [b][color=92278f]"If I said yes would you stop?"[/color][/b]
[color=00aeef]"I wasn’t planning on continuing, sorry if I caused you any distress."[/color] He said warmly smiling at her again. [color=00aeef]"The broadcast got a bit too boring for me I suppose."[/color]
That smile, unfortunately, fell on a rather frigid disposition. [b][color=92278f]”Tech isn’t everyone’s cup of coffee.”[/color][/b] 
[color=00aeef]"You got that right."[/color]
 
There was a pause only broken up by a few keystrokes from Kay clacking away at her monolithic laptop. She could feel him still looking at her. What was he after? Most people didn't talk to her this long unless they wanted something from her.
[b][color=92278f]”Do you need something?”[/color][/b]
[color=00aeef]"Let me know if you need anything, Kay.”"[/color] He said checking his holocaller - no new calls. He went to turn to walk away.
She gave a thumbs up but didn't watch him leave, being too engrossed in monitoring the servers.