[ID: a three panel comic, the first panel is of rigby looking identical to the show except without color sitting on a couch, angrily playing a video game, he says outloud, "man this game really sucks Mordecai, it's really for the," and his words are cut off. The next panel shows mordecai sitting next to him, which was previously out of panel, with a worried look on his face looking over at Rigby. The third panel, and the largest at the bottom is a more realistic drawing of a blue jay from a front view, saying, "what's it for, Rigby..." /end ID]
hey, Leverage peeps, I've got a thought. I've seen a lot of posts and memes joking about Nate's inability to understand that his clients do not want money, they want revenge. I also find this funny. but I was thinking about it and I realized something: there's a personal reason behind it. there is a very, very good reason why Nate doesn't get that.
Nate's drive to lead Leverage, outside of the crew, originated from his son's death due to his insurance company's refusal to cover the bill for the required treatment. we all know this. if his company had paid for Sam's treatment, everything would've been fine.
…or, if Nate had been a little wealthier, had a little more change to spend… maybe he could've paid for it. maybe Blackpool never would've had a say in any of it. maybe Nate would've had everything under control from the start.
we've discussed at length in the fandom how money equals safety for some of the others in the crew (Parker and Hardison grew up with little to none and know its importance to survival, Eliot needs it to stay ahead of his old enemies, etc.), but I don't know that I've seen any discussion on how it's relevant to Nate. for him, however, money equals security in healthcare and in housing (he lost the house, remember?). Nate's older than the others. he remained in the same place for much longer, and he had a stable life for a while. the others haven't been in that position before. many of their clients, however, are at that place in life.
yes, for the others, money keeps them ahead of the game and it keeps them secure. but none of them ever lost a kid because they couldn't pay for healthcare. none of them risk losing the life of someone who is completely dependent on them when they don't have enough.
(Hardison, perhaps, has the closest understanding, considering he hacked a bank to pay for his Nana's healthcare. but he never lost her.)
Nate thinks ahead, you know? he has a long-term view of things. I imagine that for him, when clients refuse the money, they're not just refusing a month's worth of groceries, or a place to stay the night, or the ability to keep running. for him, they're refusing control over their hard-earned, stable, long-term living situation. they're refusing the potential to save a family member's life.
I dunno, guys. I think that's a pretty good reason to not understand why people don't want the money.
more memes from the ghostly Golden Guards but now they’re finale flavored
the ghosts are Luz’s own personal hype team and I just know they went through the widest possible range of emotions. first they’re mourning that Luz died and she’s probably not gonna be a ghost with them, then they’re hollering that she’s back to life, and then they’re howling like deranged monkeys as she beats Belos to a PULP. felt more emotion in those ten minutes than they had in their entire living lives
No time to actually draw lately but scribbled out this wedding meme yesterday (https://x.com/HeyaNeon/status/1770993265032221034?s=20) And... yeah I guess the one thing my main guys have in common is being VERY low key about marriage, if they ever even took that step
Start / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Aftermath / Super Secret After Credits Sequence Haha Funny (you're here!)
y'all better TRUST you're getting smooched till the lights go out. w/all that buildup n tension? now that he's got his hands on you it's gonna get WICKED-