[He always thought his family had a sick sense of humor and it's proven when a great-aunt on his father's side who has spoken maybe ten words to him in his entire life passes and leaves the bulk of her fortune to him and Thea-- except that it's kept in trusts until their wedding days.
Normally Oliver would laugh it off and forget about it, except that he's getting a little desperate for cash. Not just him, not just trying to support himself because he doesn't need a place to sleep and his friends are pretty good at forcing him to take food when it's offered and he isn't interested in throwing any lavish parties any time soon. But being a vigilante is a thankless job, and he's realizing how much he relied on his family's money to even start it in the first place.
Sure, he can make a bow and arrows from things laying around a hotel room. But it's not as good, and it's not a long term solution and the simple fact is that he needs cash just to manufacture his arrows much less to replace the things that break.
He could ask Felicity for this little scheme but it's been tense enough around her lately that he knows it will just make it worse between them and he feels they're already treading on a thin line. Instead he goes to Laurel, who will also think it rather stupid and silly but who is practical enough to pretend to be his wife on a trip to Bludhaven so he can be rich again.
She's also a lawyer and knows how to make the documents look real.]
Thanks again for going along with this. [Oliver says as he sets his suitcase down on the bed. The one bed. Because what married couple asks for a suite with two queens.]
You can have the bed. I don't mind. [And he still honestly prefers the floor.]
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Normally Oliver would laugh it off and forget about it, except that he's getting a little desperate for cash. Not just him, not just trying to support himself because he doesn't need a place to sleep and his friends are pretty good at forcing him to take food when it's offered and he isn't interested in throwing any lavish parties any time soon. But being a vigilante is a thankless job, and he's realizing how much he relied on his family's money to even start it in the first place.
Sure, he can make a bow and arrows from things laying around a hotel room. But it's not as good, and it's not a long term solution and the simple fact is that he needs cash just to manufacture his arrows much less to replace the things that break.
He could ask Felicity for this little scheme but it's been tense enough around her lately that he knows it will just make it worse between them and he feels they're already treading on a thin line. Instead he goes to Laurel, who will also think it rather stupid and silly but who is practical enough to pretend to be his wife on a trip to Bludhaven so he can be rich again.
She's also a lawyer and knows how to make the documents look real.]
Thanks again for going along with this. [Oliver says as he sets his suitcase down on the bed. The one bed. Because what married couple asks for a suite with two queens.]
You can have the bed. I don't mind. [And he still honestly prefers the floor.]