[Mercy Merchant]

Athos looks at Lora.  "Do not worry about it.  There are just some things I will not do, even to save myself.  No, what I was hoping you could tell me is how a very expensive security system was stolen from the KE and placed in that warehouse.  My new friend seems to think that Red set it up.  It also appears that you were doing something for Red at the prison.  The link seems to be you.  Did you have thing to do with that?"

[gilga]

@Athos Lora tells you "That is very simple really, when the guards and the prisoners are both controlled long term by Red, they can just unload the system and ship it where ever they wanted. Now the prisoners that could not be controlled are dead, Red was deployed in the ventilation system and everyone of her new minions is getting a nano hive to support her.  She is a raising power and you know, got to adopt with the time, and if making over a hundred murderers model citizens, I'd do it again.

She is a raising power in the criminal world and is already taking over gangs hoping to form a new criminal syndicate, and she pays a lot for results. I believe that she could try to start a war with the Mafia. It will make the Mafia and Yakuza busy and she can claim territories."

[Mercy Merchant]

"So what is my role in this?  I am a made man for the Finigan family.  All I am I owe to them.  If she starts a war with the Mafia I will have to fight her."

[gilga]

@Athos Lora said "You do what you think is good for you but the problem with Red is that you can work for her and never know. I am not loyal to Red, as far as I care if the pay is good we nuke her tomorrow. Tough I think I am going to skip town before the KE close in on me. If Red starts a war with Mafia and Yakuza both of them will lose because the knights are going to get such a large funding and they are going to have the menpower to really crack down on crime. No 'out sourcing' These Syndicates cannot operate without the police tolerating them. "

[Mercy Merchant]

Athos looks her up and down.  "I will be sorry to see you go.  Sure you cannot stay?  The KE might be too busy to be looking for you."  He finishes his beer and stands up, holding out his hand.  "If you are leaving that does not give me much time with you.  You are big time and I am small potatoes, so we might never meet again.  Could I interest you in some early morning hijinx followed by room service breakfast in bed?"

[Jack_Spade]

Kynos ended the call and got back into the drone: <<Hey drone, take me to station 68 - Access KiloHotelRomeoLima2278>>
The take off was a bit disconcerting without a window, but a quick look through the camera feed showed him, that the drone had indeed taken the direct root towards the small military installation, where his contact conducted his not so small black market operation.

[gilga]

@All  The next morning comes quickly quicker than you wish to admit.  Athos spent the night with Lora, what was left of it. Knyos restock on ammunition befroe finally crushing to bed, Minnie was hugged and well snuggled by Nagisa and Max... he was sleeping a lone in a large warehouse near the port.


@Maxwell when you wake up it is late morning and there is a lot of commotion people moving crates, loading them into containers this kind of commotion.  Nobody seems to mind that you sleep there but it is getting impossible to sleep. Amy is nowhere to be found.

[Mercy Merchant]

Athos rouses himself, raising on one arm to look down at the barely stirring Orc.  He sighs and whispers so as not to completely wake the beautiful woman, "It is too bad that you are thinking of leaving.  You are something special."  He slides out of the bed as quietly as possible to avoid waking Lora and heads to the shower.  Letting the hot water soak him, he considers his options.  **Hey, Cat.  You awake?  So, as much as I can tell.  Red is trying to take over part of the city and figures that a gang war between the Yaks and the Family would be a good diversion for the KE and allow her to move in and pick up the pieces.  Am I on track so far?**

[gilga]

@Athos Cat say "That seems reasonable to me. I wonder how much she can actually control... Mr. Winter is in troubles I think he will lose his job.

[Jack_Spade]

The sleep was dreamless - or at least Kynos did not remember dreaming. The bolthole had acquired a certain odór having DemoX crashing there too.

Kynos debated with himself: 'Should I snag Venom or first talk to Max? More info could make that easier, also I need someone with a car. Dragging Venom behind the bike has a certain charm, but since we need him alive to answer questions that might be counterproductive.'

<<Hi Officer Max, do you care for a little confidential meet? As far as I'm concerned it's in the line of preventing that gang war. If you are interested, I'll send you a time and a place and will even treat you to a meal. No traps please. Love Kynos>>

[Mulcarn]

"Can't you motherfuckers knock it off."  He grumbles to himself while sluggishly shambling out of bed.  Standing upright from the mattress as best his aching muscles would allow.  While also trying to massage the cramps out of his back.  He grabs a hold of his jacket and throws it on and tries to fix himself up for whatever meeting hes about to have.  Since Amy nor Arthur were within sight Maxwell started feeling a bit skeptical about the position he was in.  Slouched over he gloomily begins to walk out of the warehouse to see if his new mysterious friend was waiting outside.

[Mercy Merchant]

**Not too sure I care a lot about whether or not that KE thug keeps his job, but I am willing to listen to any argument to the contrary.  As it is I still need believable proof of all this and do not seem too close in getting it.  I hope that Kynos is making progress.**

[gilga]

@Max as you pick your things you spot a burner comlink within your belongings, it was not there when you went to sleep.

@Athos Cat say "It was not a practical concern, though Winter may have access to a lot of data before he loses his job..."

[Mulcarn]

Maxwell stops mid-step as he finds the commlink within his pocket.  "Hmmm, whats this?  A burner?  Where is the ON button?"  Once he was done fiddling with it he turns it on and speaks into it.

"Ummmm... Anyone there?"

[Mercy Merchant]

**Hmmm.  You may be right.  Thanks.**

Athos steps from the shower and towels off before going back to the bedroom.  Lora is on her back, still asleep on the bed almost totally uncovered.  He looks down at her for a few moments, almost willing her to wake up and tell him that she had changed her mind and would stay in Seattle.  He sighs, realizing that this is probably not going to happen, but a Troll is allowed to dream, right?  His mind remains unfocused as he gazes at the naked woman on the bed.  She would probably say that her hair is a mess and that he should not be looking at her without makeup on, but he would have to stridently disagree.  No woman besides Minnie had ever stirred his emotions this much.  Minnie is out of reach for someone like him, and so, apparently, is Lora.  He sits on the side of the bed and runs a finger down the sleeping woman's torso before leaning over to kiss her awake.