Little Joe hopped up on a nearby chair folded her legs and put her hands on her knees.
"You talked about the possibility of future work. I am excited by this possibility, but have a concern. Namely, there is a potential conflict that I need to get out in the open. I'm not sure what exactly you've heard about me, but I owe an old life-debt to a man in the Irish Mafia. Because of that, there may be some things you won't want to involve me in, and, because of that, I wouldn't be here tonight if he didn't permit me to be. I understand that your business and their business don't often conflict, even if sensibilities might, but my allegiance here is something I need to be open about. Plainly stated, if he told me to kill you, you or I would shortly be dead. There is no reason to ever think it might come to that, but if you are going to continue to make use of my services, the fact that I already serve another is something you should consider. Meanwhile, in the interests of continued cooperation, you should know that the Ciarniello Family is looking to muscle in on your neighbor, Mike's Pawn. Regardless of how you might view that establishment, it might concern you too in that young Cesar Ciarniello, the next-in-line as Don for the Ciarniello family, is a proud augmentation addict. If his father wants that store, Cesar will inevitably come here to investigate you. He is a thug of the highest order - a born psychopath. I'll leave that in the air for a moment."
