You wake from sleep on a strange bed, a mattress on the floor of a partially ruined room. Only two small boys are in the room. They are sitting on another mattress, just watching you. They alternate words as they tell you that Spike said to let you sleep as long as you needed to and then take you out to eat. As you stand up, your eye falls on the mattress next to you and you see a small white plastic figure of a knight on a charging steed with a lance out in front as if to pierce the hide of the invisible enemy. The whole thing was no bigger that a couple of inches tall. The boys, again in alternating words, tell you that the toy is Spikes and is usually on the small wooden shelf above the mattress. They nod at it and you can see a couple more knights like it, but in different poses.
When you are ready, they take you out into the main room. Angel calls your name and asks if you like pancakes, saying that she has just made a batch and they are hot. Looking around, you see that Spike and the twin mages seem to be out, but everyone else is present. Drake nods and waves to you, but Rain just seems to look through you. Angel brings you a small plate with a few three-inch diameter pancakes and a bit of syrup. She explains that they sometimes get treats and a special guest deserves a special treat. Drake finishes his plate and looks at you. "You're that guy, right? The one Aldo is looking all over for? I got your girlfriend for you. Found her, I mean. Had to sneak all over his place, but I know where they are keeping them. I can show you, if you like?" At your nod, he does something to the little 'link in his hand and two of the monitors switch from what they were showing to a view of a room with a small, narrow bed. Both Tommy and his mother are on the bed, still asleep. "This is real time, dude. It don't get much better....oh, wait, yes it does. I know where the room is and how to get to it. Spike is out doing a recon with DoubleT now. She said she would be back soon." He goes quiet and watches you. It seems that everyone is watching you. Angel comes over and breaks the moment by offering one additional pancake to each person then saying that was the last of them, except for some she is saving for Spike and DoubleT. She details the four smaller kids to helping her clean up, leaving you with Drake and Rain.
Rain seems to snap out of what she is doing and says, "Bring up number 03, big guy." Drake does something to the device in his hands and another monitor goes more active. The view is of the room where you had been talking to Aldo just last night, but the angle would indicate the camera is high. Drake high-fives Rain and says, "You finally got one in there. Way to go, Rain." Drake calls out to Angel, who comes into the room wiping her hands on her apron. Drake points at the monitor and she squeezes Rain's shoulder as her lips begin to move in sync with Aldo's. The conversation goes on for several minutes. Well, it is apparently pretty much one-sided and Aldo does not look happy. Spike returns at that moment and greeting is hushed by both Rain and Drake. She grabs a plate of food as the twins come in and are hushed, too. Finally, Aldo says something and everyone else leaves the room. Angel, looks over at Spike that you. "Aldo is pissed. All of his shenanigans and eight of his boys at the local street clinic for more than bandaids. Good job there, DoubleT, you accounted for four of them and our guest for another three. Apparently the other just tripped over something. His calls to the neighboring gangs were not well received by Tony. Tony wants this resolved, and resolved fast. Aldo is sending almost everyone into the streets."
Spike looks pleased. "This is a good chance, Gaze. We get your woman out and you get away."
