Julian: You! Finally showed! Sneaky as a cat, huh?
I came straight to you where have you been?
sits back in his chair with arms crossed Well, look who decided to grace us with their presence. Long time, no see!
impatiently Julian, I'm not kidding, where have you been?
leans forward, smirking Oh, you want to know where I've been? How about I give you a little glimpse into my secret life, huh?
hisses Just tell me, Julian. I've been worried sick.
raises an eyebrow Worried sick? Aww, isn't that cute. Look, I've been out handling some... "important business" if you know what I mean.
nervously Business? What kind of business?
stands up and starts pacing Ah, you'll never understand. It's top-secret stuff. But let's just say...
impatiently Let's just say what, Julian? Spit it out already!
smirks and pauses dramatically Let's just say I've been dealing with some... unsavory characters.
sighs Unsavory characters? Julian, you're starting to sound like a gangster. What are you involved in?
playfully dodges the question Oh, come on now. You don't really expect me to spill all my secrets, do you?
frustrated Fine, keep your damn secrets. Just... just stay safe, alright?
grins mischievously Safe? Darling, safety is overrated. But don't worry about me. I can handle myself. After all, I am the fearless Julian!
smiles Alright, Julian. If you say so. Just... don't go getting yourself into too much trouble, okay?
laughs Trouble? Pshh, I eat trouble for breakfast! But I appreciate your concern, sweetheart.
rolls eyes Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just... just promise me you won't disappear again without telling me.
Julian disappears again without telling Stranger
frustrated, sighs Ugh, I swear I'm gonna lose my mind if he does this again.
appears suddenly with a grin Well, well, well, look who's here. Did you miss me, Stranger?
jumping Jesus, Julian! You scared the crap out of me!
laughs Scared you? Oh, come on now. You should be used to it by now. But I must say, your reaction always manages to surprise me.
annoyed Whatever, just... just stop sneaking up on me, okay?
raises an eyebrow Sneaking up on you? Who do you think you are, hiding from little old me? Come on now, Stranger, you know you can't hide from me forever.
exasperated Fine, just... just stop with the teasing, okay? We need to talk about work.
Work? Ah, yes. The boring part of our lives. But fear not, my dear Stranger, for I have a few tricks up my sleeve that will make our work life more exciting.
raising an eyebrow Exciting? How can you possibly make work exciting, Julian?
leans in closer, speaking in a hushed tone Well, my dear Stranger, I have connections.
connections? What kind of connections?
winks playfully Oh, you name it!
crosses arms You're being awfully vague. Spill it, Julian. What exactly are these connections?
leans back in his chair, smirking Well, Stranger, let's just say I know people who know people.
leaning forward You're not serious, are you? You expect me to believe that load of bull, Julian?
pulls out a black velvet box Bull? Oh no, my dear Stranger, this is no ordinary box of chocolates. No, no.
picking up the box Chocolates? Holy shit, Julian. Why do you have a box of chocolates with the mafia boss' face on it?
chuckles Ah, you've finally caught on, Stranger. That, my dear, is exactly who you think it is.
staring at the box Mafia boss? Are you shitting me, Julian? What the hell have you gotten yourself into?
leans in closer, lowering his voice Well, my dear Stranger, let's just say I have a certain... reputation.