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"And who is have wicked thoughts now?" the fiery mutant teased standing up, then rolled her eyes skyward, "I don't believe I'm doing this... Alright, you win. But... If I ever stop and say 'no', I mean it." With that 'ultimatum', Angelica leaned in practically breathing in Jason's face.

"Lets see..." Emily began, trying to think of anything that might help Edmond have a better meeting with Blackstone. "Be respectful, pay him a compliment or two without sounding like you're trying to suck up to him. He tends to be a bit more open to conversation if his ego's been stroked a little. Either sound like you need his help and know he'd be knowledgeable, or that Blackstone himself should have reason for this to be investigated. He can be rather charitable with helping others, but if its something that could be criminally tied to him, well you can understand he doesn't like it." she said.

"If he asks how you came by the information, I wouldn't say that you paid a visit there personally. I'm not sure I'd say anything about Cobblepot's files either. That would likely make him want to pay the Lounge a visit to see just how many files Cobblepot has on him. He'd either get angry and try to shut things down, or try to get on Cobblepot's side so he'd have regular information on what he needed." she said, then thought for a moment. "It shouldn't be too hard to think of an excuse though. If super heroes are missing because of this organization, then there should be some easy excuse." she said, then turned around to face Edmond.

"His files say that he has access to metahuman powers. If he made it here with his belongings, then I'll warn you that he should be considered armed and dangerous when you go to meet him. I doubt he'll attack you unless you outright anger him. Even then he may just throw you out of the building. He has a good temperament until he's pushed. Then... he looses control of his anger. It's in your best interest to play nice with him for information any way, so I don't see his use of powers being a problem unless something out of the blue happens." she said. "He's also been known to hire metahuman body guards. Most of whom came from MOS. He may have employed some super powers in this world to follow him around or protect what's his."


As she spoke, Edmond's phone buzzed with a quick reply from Carla.


Meanwhile the monitors Edmond had keeping an eye out for Blackstone or the Joker finally caught something. It was far off, in the very corner of the screen towards an old magic shop on the outskirts of Gotham. A little girl with a rather familiar shade of red hair and red eyes appeared on the screen. She walked in view of the corner of the camera, then turned and looked back at something off screen. The Lounge also had a brief glimpse of a target. Blackstone, or someone looking very close to his image from the files, stepped out of the Lounge and walked towards a waiting car. He bent down at the window and spoke to the driver, motioned towards the street, then moved back around and inside the Lounge.

Emily walked up to the monitors once he motioned to her and turned her attention onto the screen. She frowned once she got a good look at the man's bearded face. There was little mistaking Blackstone's haircut or tailored suits. Or the usual stern look on his face. It was funny how closely he and Vandal looked alike, and yet how different they both were.

As she watched the monitor, a shiver went down her spine. She sighed and stepped away from the screens. "That's Blackstone." she replied as she turned away. "It's a good thing I wasn't planning on going back to the Lounge tonight. What a perfect ending to the night that would be. Running into my old "boss" and explaining how we knew each other to Cobblepot." she mused to herself.

Her eyes fell on the window as she tried to gather her thoughts. And for a brief moment, her mind went elsewhere. Another time, another place... another situation all together. She shivered again and rubbed her wrists instinctively. "So... we know he won't be hard to find at least." she said, trying to focus again.

Jason smirked, as his lips were centimeters away from hers. "Somehow I get the feeling you're just trying to seem less interested in me as I am in you." He was never one to toy with a girl, but he might just have to make an exception for this one.... maybe...

he slid his hands down her sides until they reached her hips. "But you see, I've seen how you looked at me. And I'm no love doctor, but I can tell when a girl's face turns red." He smiled.

Pulling her in by her hips, he made his move and connected his lips with hers for a kiss.... yeah never mind about the whole toying thing. Jason's temptations got the better of him tonight, as they always do.

"I suppose that depends on what sort of outing you're going to take." Emily replied, turning her full focus onto the mask. Blackstone isn't easily intimidated, and I'm not sure an expressionless mask will make a difference to him. If you're going out for something else, it will depend on... who you're seeing." she replied. She had noticed that he had another security screen up, and all she seen was a child in the corner of the screen. She had no idea what sort of other mission Edmond was on, or if the child had anything to do with it. But... something scary like that isn't something she would recommend with a child.

Emily let a nervous laugh escape her as she turned and moved towards the edge of Edmond's desk. "I... I don't know. Maybe my brain is just reeling from all of tonight's events. Enough that this isn't really hitting me yet." she said as she sat down on the edge of his desk. She straightened out the bottom of her white dress and crossed her arms. "The only thing I should really worry about is having to run into him there while I'm at work." she said. Then she paused for a long moment to think.

"I... I don't know how to explain it. He's not that bad of a person unless you get in his way." she began. "He did do a lot of good in our world, was really good to his employees. Especially good if he liked them." she added, mumbling the last bit. As though she knew from experience. "I was supposed to keep an eye on him and his business to report if he did anything my organization would consider illegal and able to hold up in court. A super hero group I became friends with had crossed him. More specifically two of it's members were involuntarily responsible for his wife's murder. He took it upon himself to get revenge on them. He is.... fearsome when he's angry." she said.

Then she shifted uneasily and looked back at the window. "Sapphire, the girl in the file, was captured after he uncovered her identity. He forced her to work for him, and eventually cohersed her into marrying him. A way to ensure that she wouldn't be leaving him, and cause as much pain as he could to the other person he held responsible for his former wife's death." she explained. "She... he was a very easy person to like when he wasn't trying to ruin someone. He had apparently found out that I was working for the NSHU a long time ago, but let it be because he liked me. I wasn't actively trying to get into his business. But..." she began, then looked away from the window. "Some people came to try and "rescue" Sapphire. In a way that angered Blackstone. They made the mistake of doing so in his own home, and he tried to kill them. One of them was... someone I was very close to. I couldn't let him just kill her, so I tried to save her. He was already angry, and my interference just made him loose control. He managed to toss her through the window. I grabbed her just in time and tried to pull her back in. He... took one of his axes off the wall and made sure I dropped her. Then turned his attention on me. I had no hands to defend myself. He broke my back. And tried to hit me in the head with a broken statue. Last thing I remember was watching the sharp end of it come down on my face, then I blacked out. Woke up in my bed, unable to move and blind in one eye. After a few hours I was able to get up and walk around. I found Gotham outside my window. My city was gone, I had no idea where I was, and I couldn't contact anyone. They didn't exist here." she said.

Emily watched as Edmond moved towards his hidden collection of masks with a small frown on her face. It hadn't all sank in yet, really. With everything that had happened tonight, including the very recent events with Vandal, her head was still spinning. It probably would hit her once she had a good night's sleep. When she got up and prepared to head back to the Lounge to report for work. Then needing to think of a good excuse for the previous night without getting her or Vandal in trouble. Ask what she needed to ask about who and what. Finding a way to plant the device Vandal had given her to hack into Cobblepot's computers. Which would then probably lead to a small bout of self loathing for allowing what happened earlier to actually happen. Then Blackstone... the files on Sapphire..

Emily turned her thoughts back to Edmond as he told her about his masks. She paused for a moment in thought, then smiled. "Thank you, but I doubt I'll be able to wear much without Cobblepot asking questions. I imagine he'll be wanting to speak with me as soon as I get back to the Lounge tomorrow to talk about what happened with Vandal and my back. I'm not stationed in the Lounge as much as I am upstairs in the restricted areas. I shouldn't have too much worry of running into Blackstone. And if I do... I'll tough it out. At worst I'll have to explain myself to Cobblepot about him. At absolute worst the guards will be sent over to escort Blackstone out and I'll be confined to the office until Cobblepot can get me safely home." she said. Then she paused a moment again.

"Thank you though. I appreciate it. I really do."