Popular Post StanJoeHall Posted March 14, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) Entry 1: New city, new life? A new city is like starting a new life. That's what people keep telling you. And i guess that it the saying isn't completely off. Except that in the case of Los Santos I'm not entirely sure of how good of a thing that is. LS is a filthy, violent city. Its residents have but one thing in their mind, making money. It will come as no surprise that this goal is pursued by any means possible. If there is to be an upside it is probably the fact that this is keeping me busy. No more cozy Europe, instead here I am defending the case of the scum of the earth. Getting a sweet deal for murderers, robbers, thieves, road maniacs that only care about one life: their own. When people ask me, how I cope with it or straight out judge me for it, I usually just brush it off. But it would be foolish to assume that I could just live my life normally. When you walk out of MRPD, wishing the officer on duty a nice day, after you've just got someone off the hook for shooting at cops, you simply can't turn off your brain. Noone will think about it. And yet everybody is aware of it.  Entry 2: Don't do drugs. Drugs, drugs everywhere. The homeless guy on the corner, your mechanic of choice, wealthy businessmen. They all dip their fingers into the gigantic mountain of snow that is covering the city, switching ownership in little packages all the time. You can pretty much say that the city can be divided into two classes. Those who want to make money at all costs and those who can't and have resorted to the drugs. They both need their fix. Needless to say noone is afraid of the cops anymore. People offer you stuff all the time and the LSPD knows it damn well. The picture referenced may, hypothetically speaking of course, be a good illustration of why I can only encourage each and everyone to say NO to drugs. Lesson learned. Entry 3: The clients you pick How many times have I walked past these bars now? I don't even know anymore. I do remember handling my first few cases though and I think I managed pretty well for a rookie. But whenever you think you're getting some grip in your life and moving forward, this city will remind you of who's in charge. Like that time I almost got caught up in a gang war â by accident of course. Long story short: You help a guy out who's new in town. He starts working as a cab driver and immediately gets robbed by a bunch of bikers. Things then escalate rapidly, something that is hardcoded into the DNA of this city, as you will quickly realize. And almost turn into a full-fledged open conflict. Now did I ever have doubts about stepping in at the time and offer myself as a negotiator between the biker gang and my aquaintance? Definitely. But being able to get both parties to agree on a truce in the basement of a police station, after hours of violence and back and forth, and thus contributing to the piece in the city was well worth the effort.  Entry 4: New chapter âOh no you didn't. No Joe, you didn'tâ, I could hear Cindy say as I drove up onto the parking lot. Despite the expression of disbelief and anger on her face I'm guessing she was expecting something unusual or even absurd, when I messaged her to meet me during her lunch break. You may think that showing off my JB 700to her was childish. From my perspective it was more of a message. As in: âF*** you Cindyâ. The divorce is over, a new chapter starts. Entry 5: Meeting new people (1) My perspective on LS might have been a little grim so far. While it is true that violence, recklessness and drugs rule the streets, nice things happen too â at least once in a while. Like when you stop to get gas or pull up at a mechanic, minding your own business or being in a hurry to get somewhere. And then you bump into someone coincidentally, a conversation starts and before you know it you have yourself a business opportunity, learn useful things or find yourself even at the beginning of a friendship. Entry 6: Side business What are you up to again, Mr. S.? Now it is no habit of mine to spy on my employees. In fact I value their private lives. It's just that after all this time of employing Mr. Shackleford it still seems like I don't really know my associate. Certainly he's had a rough past and I don't want to open up old wounds. On the other hand my associate seems to be rather ... entrepreneurial for someone in his line of work, but I haven't been able to find out what he's getting himself into. I must keep my eyes on him. Entry 7: More of the same Tell someone you're a lawyer and you usually get one response: 'Oh you must be rich then'. I don't recall how many times I've heard something along these lines and I'm pretty sure others in this line of business have too. Now it is true that, depending on your job on defending a client's interests, you might get away with a decent compensation. But it doesn't happen often. You´re lucky enough if your petty drug dealer or small time hoodlum can cough up a few thousand bucks for his fine or restitution. And even luckier if they actually pay you what they promise when they ask you to perform miracles down in the MRPD holding cells. But what are you gonna do? Entry 8: New opportunities Although that parking meter is robbing me blind on a daily basis it is quite the relief to finally have our own offices. I cannot stress enough how lucky we were to meet Mr. V. who was able to help us out. Cause finding office space in this city is a nightmare. Now Mr. Shackleford, Cindy â when she decides to come work â and myself can accomodate clients in a slightly classier setting than that ...garage in Vinewood hills. Stepping up the game. Entry 9: Burgershot The food is terrible, let's be honest. And judging by the menu EMS are probably have to reanimate alot of people in that Burgershot joint that opened the other day. On the other hand it means one less pair of shoes ruined treading through mud down at the scrapyard. Don't get me wrong: You need to know where it's at in this city. The scrapyard certainly is one of those places. But it's certainly also good to see more meeting spots throughout LS and along with that new people and business opportunities.     Edited April 14, 2019 by StanJoeHall Added more entries 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kota Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 I have met you in the city and enjoyed the roleplay we had. But this post is amazing keep up the good work man. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Fin Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 This is amazing well written my guy also new around here maybe il bump into you in the future ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkinator Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Fantastically constructed post, well done mate, I don't believe I've met you in city yet. I look forward to it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJoeHall Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks for the feedback guys! I added three more entries (or 4 depending on when you read the first ones). See you out there in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJoeHall Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) There's more of that stuff up there now. Gotta pass the time on the train somehow! Edited April 13, 2019 by StanJoeHall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTV.DONVUITTON Posted July 1, 2019 Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 I'd love to have you on my stream bro please PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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