Re: SHOT in the Back

by Book the Hero Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:05 pm

Caesar smiled a little. "I'm glad to hear that..." He said to the girl as they approached the compound. "Glad to know that someone here feels that they're free, from what I've learned in the past year I've been here, not many have that luxury."

by Stabberz Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:17 am

Ethan heard the sound of voices and silently thanked his informant who had probably just got lucky. It hadn't even taken him that long to beat it out of him. The teenager frowned and pulled out a cigarette. After quickly lighting it he came out from the shadows of the wall and set his eyes on 'Lotta and a random guy.

His hand rested readily on his gun and he smirked. "Miss de Luca.... I'm looking for Andrea Trenkler. Or more accurately, her son: Max." Smoke surrounded him and he stepped forward again.

"You're going to tell me where I can find him."

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Elena could only shrug at Lauren. "You'll start noticing eventually." She assured the girl before pondering her next move. She pulled up two files from her desk and lay them out on the table in front of herself. One showed Ethan Karmts and the other showed a boy who owed the Ching's some money and had become a target for grunts. His name was Adam Renner.

"I think it's time we start setting up surveillance on these two." The woman announced, her gaze flittering between the two profiles.

"It's like Damon and Chris all over again."

by Big Uri Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:46 am

"I know about Ethan, I was already keeping an eye on him for you. But how do you know that that homeless kid has it in him? I mean he could just be your standard drug-dealing kid. Not everyone has a hitman in 'em," Lauren suggested gently, casting her eyes over the kid. That said, Elena did usually know better than she did when it came to people.

by Stabberz Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:51 am

"I'm good at reading potential." Elena assured as she read through the kid's file. It was interesting to read. He was much like Chris, coming from nowhere, but with the potential to do big things. "My sources say that they'll be meeting for the first time within two hours."

by that fang Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:11 am

Carlotta fell quiet then, just in time to catch herself from delving further into her feelings and (perhaps) her past to someone who'd been a stranger twenty minutes ago. Some punk said something but Carlotta didn't quite catch his words. Shrugging, she continued along, thinking about a way to direct Caesar's attention from herself.

"What about you?" she settled on. "You look like you should be in college - maybe a high school senior if you stretched it. What're you doing on your own?"

by Big Uri Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:26 am

"Well I heard through my police radio that a teenage boy and a young woman were breaking the speed limit bombing it towards the de Luca compound. From the description, I figured it was Ethan and Lena. Other than that I've got nothing, I don't have very many eyes on homeless kids," Lauren explained, deferring to her boss. She was always surprised by how much surveillance Elena had.

by Book the Hero Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:22 pm

Caesar actually paused when the guy stepped up to them. He could see it in his eyes. Whoever this boy was, he wasn't some random chump. He was much more dangerous. "'Lotta, I believe our friend here has something to ask you."

by that fang Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:27 pm

Carlotta didn't turn around. "I don't really have anything to say to him, though," she said. Now they were in de Luca territory, it'd be foolish for him to try anything - especially with people crawling around everywhere (the cops were searching for evidence; the de Luca for a scapegoat to bust). She was also Carlotta de Luca, and she had a lot of enemies. It'd be better to just get home quickly.

Not to mention the milk. How quickly did milk spoil when it wasn't refrigerated...? Carlotta didn't know and didn't care to find out.

by Book the Hero Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:33 pm

"Ok..." Caesar said, following after the girl. He felt bad for the guy, just being ignored liked that, but it really wasn't a smart move, to this in De Luca territory. "I'm not going to college, and me high school days have long since been over." He explained to the girl.

by Stabberz Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:56 pm

Ethan smirked, hearing her comment about not having anything to say to him. With another breath of nicotine entering his lungs he raised an eyebrow. He couldn't shake where he had seen this guy before. He looked familiar but Ethan had other things on his mind.

"You'll take me to go see them then," the seventeen year old stated. It was as if he thought it were fact. "Why would you do that? Well it's quite simple really... a few names that are worth mentioning."

His hand tightened on his gun but none the less he continued to smirk. She had an awful lot of shopping with her and Ethan for all his wanting to be Damon was intelligent. It wasn't difficult to put two and two together.

"First off, do you remember Damon Karmts. Also known as Spike? Well of course you do, he spent a lot of time with you back at the beginning of the war with the mayor." The teen exhaled more smoke and continued following. "You know... Max's real father."

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"It's a smart thing to have eyes on, Lauren." Elena commented as she flicked through Adam's small file. She'd make sure to ensure that the Ching's knew his face. She couldn't have him dying on her. "Just remember, our generations best fighters and minds came from nowhere. Chris, Damon, Stefan, yourself. The list goes on."

by that fang Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:08 pm

Now the punk was talking to her. With a sigh, Carlotta turned half of her attention to him; the other half was still stuck on the milk. He said something about Damon - whom she had affectionately (or not?) nicknamed the D-man in her youth. That brought back memories, not all of them welcome. Then he said something about Spike, who she didn't really care about, and then about Max.

The boy continued to smirk, as if he knew more than she did, and maybe he did. But he didn't know enough.

"Do your research before you come speak to me, punk," she said, her tone amiable. "You think that Damon's alleged relationship to Max will help you see him? Fat chance."

by Stabberz Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:30 pm

"Alleged?" Ethan scoffed. Smoke blossoming around him as he exhaled mid scoff. The air of arrogance that he put on when trying to be like Damon still didn't die down. If anything it got worse. Then again not everyone got the chance to play with the de Luca princess.

"You'd have to be blind not to see the resemblance. See the thing with us Karmt's children is the eyes." He explained, moving his hair out of his eyes for the first time since he'd met the two. In the process of revealing his eyes he also flicked the cigarette down a nearby drain.

"I wonder... has Karl noticed the similarities yet? Has Andrea told him yet?" He allowed himself a brief moment to think over the questions before stopping himself. "But I digress. The fact that he's Damon's son entitles me with the right to see him. He is my nephew after all."

by that fang Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:40 pm

"Do your research," Carlotta repeated. "Does it look like I care if Damon's his father or not? Does it matter if you happen to be Damon's brother? It's a stroke of misfortune you ran into me, because blood ties mean nothing to me, Ethan Karmts." She turned her back again and proceeded to walk. Her arms were beginning to ache, carrying these bags. "Anyway, it seems to me as if Karl's doing a better job at the dad thing. Damon hasn't done much, after all." She adopted an indifferent tone. "I mean, he's dead. Lot of good he'll do for Max there."

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:51 pm

OOC: I don't think Karl would be too happy about Ethan showing up. ._.

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"Once we get some food Maxie, you'll get the banana." Karl chuckled and winced slightly, since Max was slightly pulling him to the left with the swinging. Onto his bad knee a bit. He wondered if there was a park around. So that he or Andrea could take Max there to play.

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Ezra was happening to be walking into De Luca Territory. If they had asked, he would have simply said he had just gotten lost, or something to those effects. But he did help them out a few years ago.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 2:58 pm

"Okay!" Max grinned.

"Alright, monkey boy. Quit choking Daddy." Andrea hooked an arm around the boy's waist to allieviate some of the pressure on Karl's leg.

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:04 pm

"Thanks," Karl said once some pressure was off of his leg. It still hurt, but not as much as it had been. "Any idea what the plan is? He might try and see Max..." Truth be told, Karl really didn't like Ethan and how he was changing to be more and more like Damon. And quite frankly...While h e was fine with Damon in the begining...after a little bit. Not so much.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:20 pm

Andrea frowned at the thought of Ethan. He was becoming more like Damon everyday, and she knew that that would get him into trouble. The Karmts need to know when to break tradition...

"I've told him a hundred times that he won't see him unless he cleans up his act," The blonde muttered, before sighing as she looked down at her son, who started to play with the ends of her hair. "And yet he still tries to act like Damon..."

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:23 pm

"I still don't get it... Why would he try to act like his brother? He's seen or heard where it got Damon..." Karl then sighed, rubbing his forehead with his bad hand. "Why did this have to start up again..." he mumbled, wanting nothing more than to just hit his head.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:28 pm

"I don't know. Maybe in a way Ethan idealizes him or something. But he's going to have to figure out sooner or later that trying to act like him is going to lead to a dead end." Andrea replied. Is this the way that he's expressing grief? It's been four years...

The woman turned to Karl, putting Max down so she could kiss her husband on the lips, before hugging him and burying her face into his neck. "We will get through this. All of us, together."

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:34 pm

Karl put his arms around her, and rubbed her back. "We will." He confirmed to her, before then sighing. "I have bad luck with houses. Don't I?" He asked in a joking manor.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:36 pm

Karl could feel a wry smile on the skin against his neck. "Eh, we both are. Guess that means our bad luck doubles."

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:13 pm

"Well, with double bad luck, that's no good at all," Karl said, putting his head ontop of hers. "Either that...or god hates houses." He wasn't sure which part was true, but either way.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:20 pm

Max decided to go explore some more because his parents were being all mushy again (Ick.).

"Maybe God's jealous of the houses so he decides to blow them up?" Andrea voiced her opinion.

by Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:24 pm

"Exactly what I was thinking," Karl chuckled and then took a deep breath. "I don't have to worry about going back to work again..." he added on before mentally slapping himself for letting that slip out.

Way to go brain.

What?

Way to break it, Hero.

by MrMissMrs Random Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:09 pm

Andrea moved her head so she could look at Karl face to face. 'Don't have to go back to work?' "What do you mean?"

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