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 Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:29 pm
Alastor didn't quite tell the whole truth, he did sell prostitutes now and again but the boy didn't need to know that right now. "Yes...that's correct." he lied as they entered the city. "Nobody has a part in anyone else's selling except when or if another company wishes to purchase from another. That's how everybody wants it though, the less interaction between each company and person the better. Just in case the authorities are involved, that is."
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:37 pm
Lucas felt even more relief when Alastor assured him that he was not directly involved with selling people on the black market unaware of the lie. "That makes sense, no one can shut down the market that way unless they get to you." he continued.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:09 pm
Alastor smiled. "Exactly." he said softly, pulling into an underground garage that was located next to a skyscraper in the middle of downtown. Alastor parked and got out of the car. "Don't say a word when we meet them." he said softly, pressing the lock button on his key fob before they entered the elevator.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:22 pm
Lucas smiled when Alastor stated that he was right. Looking up when they pulled into an underground garage in a skyscraper he recognized. The place wasn't terribly far from his home and he knew downtown well enough to get there. "Okay, I won't say anything but why?" Lucas questioned.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:01 pm
Alastor pushed his hair back and sighed. "Just trust me okay?" he said softly as the elevator came to a stop and dinged before the doors opened. Alastor ushered Lucas beside him as he exited the elevator, down the hall, and through a door that led to a large office on the other side with just about every vase and piece of art shattered or ripped. "What the hell happened here?" he asked as he stepped inside. "The culprit is in the waiting room next door. Should we really be speaking in front of someone so unfamiliar Alastor?" The man, who was wearing a rather formal blue work suit, asked as he sat down at his desk. Alastor shook his head. "Pay him no mind, he's a simple bystander, it's me you want to make a deal with." he said softly, making sure Lucas was staying right next to him as instructed. "What do you want me to do about it?"The man grumbled, apparently irritated that Alastor didn't just get up and help right away. "He bought something from me right before I was about to take it down off the Market. It had been sold to someone in person just a couple hours before this man came over but he doesn't seem to be satisfied. He thinks I'm hiding the item from him."Alastor rubbed his temples and sighed. "So....once again....why didn't you throw him out like all the others? Why did you think the need to call me over?""Don't you think if that were possible I would have done it already?? I called for security but the little p***k managed to knock them all unconscious! And you know I can't call the police."
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:43 pm
Lucas nodded when Alastor asked for him to place trust in the man about this. He didn't know the world he was about to walk into, had only ever slightly heard about it. He walked beside Alastor as they exited the elevator very surprised at the destruction he saw. Listening to the conversation Lucas frowned. It sounded like they had sold an item to two different people, why not just explain the situation and refund one of them. Then it was revealed that the man thought the item was being hidden. Hearing that all the security had been knocked out made Lucas all the more curious. How had they managed to contain the man if he had knocked security out.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:48 am
Alastor gave a soft sigh and rubbed his head once again. "Ok fine but next time you handle it yourself." he said as he placed his hand against Lucas' back and escorted him out of the office, though he stopped just short of reaching the door. "Wait a minute.....is this the Boxer you told me about?....Or the other one...the 'Producer'?" He asked as he turned around a little to face the man behind him. The man sighed and hung his head, lightly shaking it. "I can't get anything past you huh? It's the producer." he said softly, apparently a bit embarrassed about this fact. Alastor's eyes turned red again, this wasn't going to end well and what was worse was that he couldn't bring Lucas to talk some sense into this guy. He turned toward Lucas and lifted his chin just a little. "I need to leave you here. If I take you with me it could be dangerous." he looked at the embarrassed man and then back at Lucas. "If he touches you inappropriately....scream as loud as you can." he whispered softly, escorting Lucas to a seat where he could be comfortable.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:36 pm
Lucas didn't mind the hand at his back as he as escorted out of the office. In fact it was almost comforting to have it there in a place so unfamiliar. When Alastor stopped Lucas did too looking quite confused as to why the difference in person would matter. Looking up to Alastor as the man stated that it was the producer he saw the man's eyes change to red and he looked to the other man to gauge his reaction. Looking back to Alastor as the man lifted his chin his blue eyes held confusion then a bit of nervousness as he was told he had to be left there. "How?" he questioned quietly. Nodding when Alastor told him to scream if the other man touched him he allowed himself to be escorted to a seat.
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:22 pm
Alastor gave one final glance at his associate before reluctantly leaving the room to deal with the problem. The man watched Lucas sit down with admiration. "A black hair, blue eyed beauty. Genetics is a mysterious subject." he said softly, lighting a cigarette and inhaling the smoke. He stood up and came to the other side of his desk, sitting on the edge of it to be closer to Lucas. "I bet you have a beautiful voice too." he said with a little smirk, making sure to keep his hands to himself and knowing Alastor would cut off his arms if he touched anything that belonged to the older man.
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:52 pm
Lucas watched Alastor leave the room and couldn't help but feel anxious. He was in an unfamiliar place with an unfamiliar person. When the man spoke Lucas looked up and worried his bottom lip as the man moved close. He didn't know of the man was like Alastor or not it he was involved with the black market and he wasn't sure which part. "What do you want?" Lucas questioned.
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:22 pm
The man grinned a little and took another puff of his smoke. "I just want to hear your voice some more....I bet you'd sound great in one of my home made CD's. I could give you a script and everything...you'd get a nice little cut too." he said softly, putting out the cigarette and exhaling the smoke. "You'd get even more money if you let a photographer friend of mine take some pictures of you....Would you be interested in that?"
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:00 pm
Lucas looked quite skeptical of the man when he said he merely wanted to hear his voice. He flushed a bit in embarrassment when the man stated he would sound good in a home made cd. He didn't like the sound of a script or the photographer but his mind caught onto the fact that there could be money involved. He was a poor college student and if he ever escaped or was set free again he would need money. "What sort of script or photos?" he questioned.
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:25 pm
"Well I can't just go telling everyone what's in store for them now can I? If I did that I wouldn't make a dime." he said with a small laugh, going back around his desk to grab a piece of paper from his drawer. "You would just need to fill this contract out." he said softly, handing the piece of paper over to the boy.Alastor came back into the room with a tiny bit of blood on his collar. "Alright, you're taken care of." he said softly, stopping just short of the entrance when he saw his associate handing over a piece of paper to Lucas. "That better not be what I think it is." he said softly as he headed toward the man's desk and snatched the paper. "A contract? You were going to sign a contract with this man?" he asked Lucas, feeling himself growing angrier. Alastor ripped the paper in half and tossed the paper onto the floor. "Lucas go wait by the door, don't leave the room...just stay at the door." he instructed. Once Lucas was away from the desk, Alastor reached under the desk and ripped out a black box with a red light. "Now whatever he's said will be gone." he said with a small smirk, shattering the device instantly before he left the office. "Next time you have a tough customer just call the damn police." he said softly, placing his hand on Lucas' shoulder and escorting him out of office and leaving his associate very angry. "I told you not to say anything to him."
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:57 pm
Lucas frowned when he was suddenly handed a contract. He knew better than to sign it without reading it but he wasn't going to do that either. He was about to hand it back with a scathing comment when he heard Alastor's voice. "What, no!" Lucas protested watching Alastor get angry. He didn't hesitate to go to the door as ordered knowing that protesting or arguing would only anger Alastor more. "I didn't really, he offered a job opportunity and when I asked him what it was about he handed me that paper." Lucas stated.
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:11 pm
Alastor ushered Lucas inside the elevator, glad to hear the boy's words as they entered. "Good. You would have been all over the Black Market. He will take any voice from any of the people his little undercover recorder hears and will send it through some audio software to manipulate the voices to sound like they're having sex." he said softly, keeping a protective arm around Lucas.
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