"You know any information on the target?"
"No, sorry, that ID is all we have."
"Great, this entire meeting was a waste of my time! I'll see you around…"
"Come on Cathy! No need to be so tense."
"I have every right to be tense! One of my highest workers was attacked by a rival gang and we don't have any information on them!"
"O-Ok, one, consider me flattered, two, we have access to databases most don't, I'm sure Jacob could figure something out."
" "Something" Isn't enough Viper! We can't risk conflicts! Not with the current state of Poshela!"
"Ok I get it! Calm your damn tits Cat, I'll take this more seriously, just give us some time to investigate."
Cathryn takes a cigar out of her trench coat, sighing loudly as she lights it
"Conflict needs to be avoided at all costs, Otavla is a powerful organization, if we fought them head on we'd end up erased."
"I'm aware of that Cathy, you've said that five times now!"
"You don't understand! Mr. Starr isn't the most powerful of them, but his unwavering loyalty to Gabriel makes him attacking you even more concerning, he wouldn't take hits from anyone else, so your death was an order from the big boss himself."
"And why the hell would he want me dead? I've been minding my own damn business!"
"You're a feared assassin, he probably wanted you dead because he knew you working for us put him at risk if war broke out."
"Well he could just not cause a gang war and he'd be fine."
"Someone else could hire a hit on him, someone from a different gang."
"True, I'll see what I can learn about him, maybe Jacob knows more than he's saying."
"Probably, anything else we need to discuss?"
"No, that's it and that's all."
I snuff out my cigarette and leave it in the ashtray on the table, dialing Jacob on my phone
"Come on, pick up already!"
"Hello? This is Jacob Miller, how may I help you?"
"Yeah, Jacob, I just finished talking to Cathy, I was wondering if you had any more information on Marcus."
"Mr. Starr? Nope, sorry, they don't tell me much when I'm with him, although he does have a very noticeable tattoo on his one arm, that's about his only noticeable trait."
"Very helpful…"
"Don't blame me!"
"Mate, I almost fucking died today, I don't have time for this!"
"And I almost die everyday because Amy keeps trying to attack me!"
"Ahhhh, good ol' Amy, hasn't changed one bit since we took her in."
"That's not a good thing!"
"Maybe she will teach you a lesson or two about sensitivity."
"Yeah yeah, cut me some slack."
"I think you have enough slack already."
"Whatever, talk later."
"Wait I'm not don- and he hung up on me…"
I let out an audible sigh as I light myself a cigarette
"Jacob I swear to whatever deity is out there you will be the death of me…"
"I don't like him that much either, but he's a valued resource."
I jump in shock hearing this new voice
"Ah! Oh, it's just you, when did you get here Sephrina?"
"I was here the whole time Seara, you drove me here."
"Oh… right, I did."
"Regardless, I know Jacob isn't telling the whole story, he can't be, there's something off."
"What do you mean by "something off"?"
"He's obviously playing dumb, he knows a lot more, I've seen him talking to Marcus a few times, he definitely knows something we don't."
"Or he might just be that stupid."
"This isn't a time for jokes!"
"Hey hey hey! I'm just suggesting another possibility."
"Still, he knows more than he's saying, I'll find a way to get him to cough it up."
"Eh, just leave him in a room with Amy or Garret for 5 minutes, I'm sure that he'll be willing to talk after that."
"If he isn't dead that is."
"I thought this wasn't a time for jokes."
"Amy and Garret are more than willing to kill Jacob."
"I know, thats why it's an effective interrogation strategy."
"I feel like he'd die before he'd get a chance to talk, regardless, keep me posted on any new information."
"Will do Seph, see you around."
walking to my car, I overhear two men talking behind a wall
"I told you David! They're still a problem, and the definitely still resent you for defecting."
"And you thought killing her would be a good idea why!?"
"She's the biggest problem here, the Marshals are too busy doing their shit to care, Jacob and the rest are in the drug business, she was the only outlier."
"Thats not a reason to kill somebody! You're risking all out war!"
hiding behind a wall, i over hear them talk about the situation
"Well you do you, I can't stop ya, just don't get me involved"
"yeah yeah David, I'll see ya later"
"shit, he's coming my way" I mumble to myself
"hmm? What was that? Hello? Hel- AGH-mmph…"
"Sweet dreams jackass" I think as I choke him out, leaving him on the street, running to report to Cathryn