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]

Sometimes, but this is a proven fact.

[papalobo]

I'm always been a regular Mister Judith Martin.

[He says with his mouth full.]

[jadedlynx]

You're talking with a mouthful right now.

[papalobo]

[So he just eats.]

[jadedlynx]

Bad news?

[papalobo]

What happened to you's already a story. Another journalist got the drop on me.

[jadedlynx]

[ ... Another journalist. One that was going to want more than 'victim', more than likely.

Damn it. ]

How is Jessica involved?

[papalobo]

She's the journalist.

[Bite.]

[jadedlynx]

We might not be best friends, but she's not out to ruin my life.

[papalobo]

Just mine.

[jadedlynx]

I might need a map to help me understand how exposing my gang rape is about getting revenge on you.

[papalobo]

Just eat your taco.

[jadedlynx]

Did she mention Michel?

[papalobo]

Didn't talk to her yet. Peter's been working with her.

I'll see what I can do to get her enough info not to make it a story about you.

[jadedlynx]

I'll write up my interview.

[ They can skip the questioning. ]

It definitely wasn't the first time for some of them.

[papalobo]

Sorry. I wanted to let you stop thinking about it for a night.

[jadedlynx]

The flip side is that everybody knows and pretends it didn't happen. That's pretty annoying too.

[papalobo]

Guess that's true.

[jadedlynx]

[ Ash takes a bite of his food, chews, swallows. ]

I had an infection when I first went in. I wasn't lucid for a few days, but the doctor's would've collected the evidence.

[papalobo]

If they ain't in on it or bought out by the feds.

[jadedlynx]

Maybe.

[ Ash knows it's possible. ]

I passed out in front of one of Peter's lawyers. He's probably the first eye witness. I have the prescription for pain meds and antibiotics. I can take some photos if we think they're willing to go that far.

[papalobo]

No photos.

[jadedlynx]

They're not getting published.

[ Ash agrees on that. ]

But we'll have them if they try to cover it up.

[papalobo]

[He makes a face around his taco, but after swallowing, relents.]

I wanted you to be able to just be done with it 'till you heard they were locked up. But I guess it's not that easy to put aside, even if you wanna...

[jadedlynx]

That probably wasn't going to happen.

[ Though it's also a want of his. ]

Unless I want it swept under a rug, I'll have to at least be more clear about what happened. Some of them got off while talking about how they'd have started fucking me when I was kid, too, if they had the choice. I know a lot of it was meant to get to me, but guys like that shouldn't have the power to question kids.

[ Like Michael. ]