Day 265 - Friday, September 12th

[papalobo]

[A Chinese man who is definitely a mature adult and not a teenager checks in to the Hyatt, one of their more exclusive rooms, along with his half-white half brother who is also certainly not a teenager and most definitely not the notorious gang leader wanted on suspicion of a September 11th New York City bombing in retaliation for an angry rogue sect of anti-American zealots.

The entire suite floor has been rented out, and it requires a special key card in the elevator and on the stairs to enter that floor. But they can rent one of the still very luxe rooms directly beneath.

A familiar white limo is in the car garage, though the opportunity to gawk or investigate is slim, between the security cameras and live guards.

There's still no contact from Max, but the Department of Homeland Security has become involved, and has begun to enter Ash's territory with intent to arrest any known figures within his gang to bring in for questioning.]

Day 284, Wednesday, Oct 1st

Comments

[papalobo]

You were just pretty pissed that time I left 'em with the cops in Tennessee...

[jadedlynx]

I was pissed that you didn't take them and run in the cabin.

[papalobo]

You're pissed I care more about you than them.

[jadedlynx]

They're a lot easier to kill than I am.

[ Not even a contest. ]

[papalobo]

You'd die for 'em.

[jadedlynx]

I'd try not to. It's not like I have some kind of death wish.

People recover from rape. Nobody comes back to life.

[papalobo]

Still annoying that you talk about people doing that to you like it's just getting a black eye or something.

[jadedlynx]

[ It's a bit of an awkward position. Max will remember this conversation when he finds out. ]

I'm not saying it's okay. I'm saying people recover.

[papalobo]

I spent the last few weeks or whatever here worrying if it wasn't happening to you again, y'know.

[jadedlynx]

Did you think I'd be taken out by a Chinese gang that came in underestimating me?

[papalobo]

You're the type who'd stop fighting as soon as they had a hostage. And as far as the government side's concerned, I was a hostage as soon as I got caught.

[jadedlynx]

They had two hostages.

[ He smirks over at him. ]

I broke the mold and surrendered to somebody else to save one of them.

[ Which got him raped, but Max doesn't know that yet. ]

[papalobo]

Always mixing it up, keeping it fresh, huh? Least this group didn't wanna fuck you, I guess.

[jadedlynx]

[ He guesses wrong. ]

They'll come in stronger if they come again. This time, they assumed we were all neutered. But they released Sing so it's likely they gave up on their plan.

[papalobo]

So, what was the plan?

[jadedlynx]

It started back with the Unit. They got Shawn locked up so we'd meet. He'd remind me of Shorter so I'd be soft to him, and he'd get the hots for me that grew stronger after we had sex. They'd make a spot for him out here, and they'd take Chicago. They'd heard I was a whore. Who knew that getting your info from a group of people who hate your target doesn't always make the info reliable?

[papalobo]

So, how was the sex with him?

[jadedlynx]

There's a reason I'm keeping him around.

[papalobo]

Hmm. Guess I should've been more suspicious about you hanging out with him so much.

[jadedlynx]

He didn't actually fall in love though. Think it's an insult?

[papalobo]

Hard to say. I fell before we did it, so...

[jadedlynx]

[ Green eyes watch him. Do the jokes really not bother him now that Ash actually has cheated? Or is he still pretending? He's doing that more often. ]

[papalobo]

So? That's all it took for them to back off? Finding out you're not easy?

[jadedlynx]

I killed some of their guys, I still have the Ling kid, and I got the NYPD to storm the hotel room where a lot of them were holding Wu.

[ They found out he wasn't easy in more than one way. ]

[papalobo]

Might be the first time they've ever been any use. [He mumbles the next part more quietly, reaching for the glove compartment to see if he happens to have any cigarettes still stashed there.] Including the whole time I worked there...