Vampire District

[yinsukin]

Scott

His chest was big enough that when she poked it, the muscle resisted her poke for a moment before allowing her finger to sink into it.  "Whatever," he said, lowering his eyes at her comment.  "That was a brand new fucking car! The girl who demanded answers and told me I need a new car wants to call me an asshole!?  Sorry for being a little stingy when every new person I meet could be gunning for my life! Your lucky I gave you the time of day!"

A sigh escaped his lips.

"Look, i'll give you money if you want that instead, but I can't imagine you are too happy being stuck here without any friends or family.  Being my body guard will give you something to do at least."

[Elf]

Forest

Forest smirked, but it didn't reach her eyes.  She said, "I called you a wanker, not an asshole.  However, I don't want to take a job without knowing what exactly I'm getting into."

She tilted her head and asked, "Why do these people want to kill you anyway?  Honestly, being your bodyguard would be easier if I know why these blokes want you dead."

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Sure whatever.  Those words are the same to me."

For a breif moment, Scott couldn't meet her eyes, looking away before steeling himself and returning to her gaze.  With a deep breath, the arms folded dropped to his sides.  "You know, normally when hiring bodyguards we don't tell them what we do, just that our enemy is strong and we need protection," he said, shrugging.  "But considering I would be dead or wounded otherwise, I guess I can tell you."

He gazed at the corpses lying in the parking lot.  "I am a spy, a spy that got in a little over his head this time...."

[Elf]

Forest

Let's see if you're telling me the truth or just telling me something that you'd think I'd want to hear, Forest thought as she began to probe Scott's thoughts.

She blinked at his shields; they were actually fairly well built.  Someone had taught him what to do in case someone did what she was currently doing.  However, they probably won't expecting someone with my kind of juice, Forest thought as she blunt forced her way through the outside shields.

Well bugger me, he's telling the truth, she thought as she studied him.

She tilted her head and said, "If you're a spy, then I'm not exactly covert.  In case you didn't notice, I sort of stand out.  I may make a poor body guard for a spy."

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Like I care," he said, waving his hands back and forth.  "They already know who I am.  Besides, your trained in martial arts right?  I am sure you can adapt to be more subtle if the situation calls for it.  If not, I can train you as we go.  At this point, I just want a deterrent.  Why do you think I am not hiding the bodies?"

He gave the men a look over once more, then returned to her gaze.  His face grew cold, a frown forming, his eyes losing all light.  "There is one thing you should be prepared for if you want this job.  You will have to take the lives of any assassins that come our way, just as I did.  We have to keep the enemy on their toes."

[Elf]

Forest

"Ah, so you're also looking for a boogeyman, a Baba Yaga perhaps.  Someone who'll scare the piss out of these wankers that are coming after you.  Make it so that these mercs become too scared to come after you," Forest said with a frown as she tapped her finger against her lips.

She tilted her head and asked, "And what if I get tired of being your bodyguard?  Can I quit?"

[yinsukin]

Scott

Scott raised and eyebrow and said, "Well yes, but only if you don't know too much.  The more you know, the more of a commitment you need to have.  Its just a safety thing for us in the business.  Basically, you should decide now whether you can stomach something like this.  This isn't something that a softie can handle."

He placed a hand on her shoulder.  "But I'm not going to lie, I do need you.  I haven't had to deal with an attack like that in broad daylight before.  They are getting worse."

[Elf]

Forest

But I am sort of a softie.  I don't like killing humans.  It's partly because it's too easy and partly because drawing the line somewhere so on and so forth,Forest thought with a frown.

She sighed and said, "I don't know.  Killing supernaturals is one thing if they're on the wrong side of things, but knocking around humans just seems . . . I don't know, like kicking a special puppy."

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Well thats condescending," he said, tilting his head back a bit.  "We won't be killing regular humans.  We will be killing trained assassins, people who dedicated their lives to taking life.  Besides, there is a tactic to it.  We need to eliminate the possibility that the assassins can report to their master with 100% accuracy.  If I have you, low level assassins will be fine, but information in the spy game is life or death and death is the only surefire way to prevent information from being spread in this city.  Your new so I don't expect you to grasp the weight of this, but if you can think of it, its a power that exists in this city."

He stared at her after he finished his little speech, looking at any sort of reaction he could gauge.

[Elf]

Forest

Forest folded her arms across her chest and tilted her head as she looked at Scott.  She listened to his words with one eyebrow raised.  Her expression was bemused; she knew the whole knowledge is power thing.

Saying yes could get me some security for a little while, and I could gain knowledge about this place.  I'm just not sure about the long game, the blonde thought with a scowl.

She held up her hand and said, "I'm considering your offer, honestly.  I'm just weighing all the pros and cons, and I don't like not having an escape route."

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Me neither," he said, sighing.  "But you could just be my bodyguard and not ask too many questions.  If you do that, the killing will be the only pill you'll have to swallow.  Plus you get paid and receive free spy training.  That will get you far in this city no matter what your job is.  Plus, you'll learn a lot more about this place from a job like this than from a little tour.  It is information gathering after all."

His frown deepened as he reached into his pocket, ready for her to say no and take the little check.  "Either way, if you decide not to take the position, this will be the last time you see me."

Because i'll be dead.

[Elf]

Forest

Because I'll be dead.

Forest sighed and slumped her shoulders. 

Espionage had always been Gabriel's thing.  Forest still clung to her mostly barbarian roots and was upfront and direct.  Still, I don't know what the hell this place is, and at least there's pay.  If needed, I could cut ties if I don't ask too many questions.

She bit her lip and said, "I'll take the job."

[yinsukin]

Scott

Scott felt a little bad, milking his own fear like that.  Her mind reading was a lot stronger than she thought.  He felt her break the mental barriers he had trained to create within his mind, meaning he couldn't hide his surface level thoughts anymore.  Given her apprehension about killing, he had a hard time believing she was already a spy, but perhaps in her world, she was one of the stronger people, meaning she didn't need to kill.

"Welcome abord then," he said, flashing her a smile that revealed his dimples.  He was truly happy.

[Elf]

Forest

"So, I guess I need to drive you somewhere then," Forest said as she held out her hand for him to shake.

She then said, "And then I need to find this fannybawbag that put this contract on your head.  Take that wanker out and my job becomes a lot easier."

[yinsukin]

Scott

"Agreed," he said, nodding his head as he grasped her hand in his own.  His hands were big but smooth, easily engulfing her own.  For better or worse, he was a pretty tall guy.

"So about that professional outfit...."