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

[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...

[jadedlynx]

They changed plans and was willing to kill Shawn after they grabbed him. They'd do the same with Wu if they knew how close I was to them. Their room was on a private floor. If the cops didn't actually storm them, it'd have made them leave at least. But it's why I had to give them something back. Wu was only in this because of me.

[papalobo]

What about you only bein' in this 'cause you're a good kid, that count for any reason you shouldn't have to be the one sacrificed every time?

[jadedlynx]

The guy served mooncakes to two guys meeting for gang business he's not related to. There's not much of a question as to who's the better guy.

[papalobo]

You could make mooncakes.

[jadedlynx]

Don't let him hear you say that. It'll break his old guy heart. He's an older man than you.

[papalobo]

I have met him, you know. Last time I was locked up.

[jadedlynx]

And before he went off to play stepdad. I remember.

[papalobo]

Almost missed him in solitary this time.

[Pack of cigarettes found, he seems to stop to think now if he really should light up. He's stressed, sure. It'd taste and feel good, sure. But he is also trying to recover. For Ash.

He'll toss them in his shirt pocket for now, instead of fishing one out.]

[jadedlynx]

The youngest Ling might've held back, but I don't think his brothers would. A lot of the questions they asked were about me. They probably would've used him against me eventually.

[ Did that count as self preservation? ]