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]

Somebody better with people would've had a chance to convince him to flip. His family was obviously using him. His guys left him, wouldn't even trade him for Shawn.

[papalobo]

[Somebody better. It's not hard to know who that is.

That somebody better is now somebody better than him, specifically, too.

Well, not that he has an argument to it.]

Guess you found that, too.

[jadedlynx]

Found what?

[papalobo]

[Then, no? His surprise fades back to annoyance.]

When'd he ever do that, talk anyone to your side? Actually give you a better answer, huh?

[jadedlynx]

I was thinking about somebody like Eiji. Blanca's the guy who taught me how to torture.

[ Ash isn't under any illusions regarding Blanca's morality. ]

[papalobo]

Eiji's who I'm talking about! Why the hell would I expect that guy to ever do a single fucking good thing for you outside a bedroom!

[jadedlynx]

[ Max thinks about him often enough... ]

You know what kind of help Eiji is.

[papalobo]

So stop talking like he'd do anything if he was here besides hug you! You'd still be the one who had to save everyone!

[jadedlynx]

Eiji did more than give out hugs!

[ Apparently, Max doesn't know. ]

[papalobo]

I know, I know! I know that! He's the one who saved you at Golzine's place that time! But that was with Sing and them! That was with guns! That was with violence and hurting people! With un-Eiji stuff!

[jadedlynx]

It was also with Dino! He was past being talked into anything!

[papalobo]

But with this Ling guy, you think you all had time to sit and talk him into peace, love, and lolipops?

[jadedlynx]

He had an emotional vulnerability. There was a chance.

[papalobo]

I bet you tried it, too. But since it didn't work, that's your fault. You think Eiji could've done it.

[jadedlynx]

I'm not as good with people as he is.

[papalobo]

Where's his entourage, again?

[jadedlynx]

They all liked him. They'd all fight for him.

[papalobo]

Would he kill for them?

[jadedlynx]

You don't think we have enough killers?

[papalobo]

How far's a guy go keeping his hands totally clean?

[jadedlynx]

What would the world be like if more people were like Eiji?

[papalobo]

Lot lower population.

[jadedlynx]

Who's killing them?

[papalobo]

Sick people who enjoy it, not people doin' it 'cause they gotta. You're not torturing Eijis out here.

[jadedlynx]

You like him. What's with the attacks?