*** BlackHat has joined 333.07.333.06 <BlackHat> ^J help <BlackHat> help <BlackHat> J <BlackHat> Official business with Black Hat only. Don't waste my time.
[Flug exhales, moving to close up the laptop, the movement taking far more out of the spider than it should. Lucidity and wakefulness have come and gone the better half of the week since Black Hat retrieved him. His dehydrated legs remain bunched up by his side but a little more color is returning to his pallid complexion, not that anyone other than those with a keen eye would notice with how little skin he showed. At least the doctor was finally catching up on sleep.]
"Anything else you wanted to say, handsome boss? They're requesting an eventual meetup; a bar one of the informant's run. I already know the location, I've been there before."
[For his part, Black Hat has his back to Flug, staring out the window at the cold autumn weather. Every now and then a spark of fire erupts in his hand, growing in intensity before snuffing itself out. He needs to assure himself he's in control again, that the last vestiges of whatever chemical the traitors had concocted were truly gone.]
That will be all.
[Fwoosh. Another flame is born, flares, and dies, and Black Hat spins on his heel, approaching Flug.]
What is your assessment of these monsters, doctor? Are they willing to take extreme measures? Would going to this meeting be worth our time?
[Can we rope them into a murder crusade against all who dared to cross the BHO?]
[Even half lidded, Flug’s remaining eyes flit to the flame. It shouldn’t be, but even the tiny display of power is something he tries to grasp onto for comfort. This situation shouldn’t have happened. Black Hat back in their Universe would never have let this happen. He still is and always will be the most powerful malevolent being around. To ever show any doubt to that is ridiculous. Thoughts of vengeance are a good buffer.]
“Uh Kyouken I can vouch for. He is one of the first contacts I’ve made in Ryslig. Has ties to organized crime; I’m unaware if he’s a current or former member but he’s seen my criminal record and hasn’t brought up any issue with it. The other two I’m less sure of but they did crack the code. Let them... follow it where it will. If they disagree with our methods, we take matters into our own hands. I had hoped we could remain anonymous in all this but..” [Flug shudders, sour even thinking about it. Does he really want to go blindly into another business meeting so soon? Wasn’t that how all this started?]
“If we want to keep this lead, cooperation might be best for now.”
Late November, following the poacher investigation [In person/BHO apartment]
[Flug exhales, moving to close up the laptop, the movement taking far more out of the spider than it should. Lucidity and wakefulness have come and gone the better half of the week since Black Hat retrieved him. His dehydrated legs remain bunched up by his side but a little more color is returning to his pallid complexion, not that anyone other than those with a keen eye would notice with how little skin he showed. At least the doctor was finally catching up on sleep.]
"Anything else you wanted to say, handsome boss? They're requesting an eventual meetup; a bar one of the informant's run. I already know the location, I've been there before."
no subject
That will be all.
[Fwoosh. Another flame is born, flares, and dies, and Black Hat spins on his heel, approaching Flug.]
What is your assessment of these monsters, doctor? Are they willing to take extreme measures? Would going to this meeting be worth our time?
[Can we rope them into a murder crusade against all who dared to cross the BHO?]
no subject
“Uh Kyouken I can vouch for. He is one of the first contacts I’ve made in Ryslig. Has ties to organized crime; I’m unaware if he’s a current or former member but he’s seen my criminal record and hasn’t brought up any issue with it. The other two I’m less sure of but they did crack the code. Let them... follow it where it will. If they disagree with our methods, we take matters into our own hands. I had hoped we could remain anonymous in all this but..” [Flug shudders, sour even thinking about it. Does he really want to go blindly into another business meeting so soon? Wasn’t that how all this started?]
“If we want to keep this lead, cooperation might be best for now.”