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Sapphire paused briefly and gazed up at the rather...expensive looking structure. She was really expecting a more common hotel. Not one of those hotels that almost seems safer to sleep on the floor than the bed of course. Not the way he was talking about having money. But still, this was...this place...
Ugh, if it was anything like the other hotels she'd been at when she was with...well, the room alone was easily a years pay. But...two rooms and roomservice...

"Please tell me they spent everything on the outside of the building..."

"SCORE!! Dude! The outside of this place is nothing compared to what's inside. I am actually jealous that I'm not staying here for free. Seriously, if you don't relax and enjoy this....second thought, I think I can stay in this place for free. Just have a few of the people in charge think that I'm..."

Sapphire held back a groan and turned her attention back to Savage as he opened the door. Surely there were other hotels around.

"Aw, and still the gentleman.
Alright, think of it this way. If he's got this kind of money to throw around, why would he settle for anything less. If I had that kind of money and I had to spend a night away from my condo-slash-castle-slash-white house, I'd be bunking in places like this. Guests or not. Heck, I'd throw a party."

Sapphire sighed quietly and started for the door.
That was true. Richa...Blackstone never liked to settle for less than he had to. Still...having this much money spent on her when she hadn't done anything?

"Hey, lighten up. Ever see those stories about millionairs giving cash out to people they don't even know just because it's the good thing to do?"

"Or it makes them look good. Or my favorite, they'll want something in return later."

"What did I say about being paranoid?"

"Call it trust issues."

"Quite a place." Sapphire said as she passed Savage to walk inside, pausing to wait for him once she did. "Not the kind of hotel I was expecting at all."

Sapphire glanced back up at Savage. Ugh, why did he have to look like...he even almost acted like him. And that smile...
She wasn't sure how much longer she could take this.
Well, since he obviously had the money, two rooms. She was getting her own room.

"One room is fine. You really don't need to spend that much for me." she replied.

...wait a minute, what the he-

"There you go. The money thing was nagging at you, so I just helped you decide."

"What did you just do?!"

"Telepath, remember? I have a few little abilities that I don't use that much."

"You better be really good a hiding, kid. If I find you..."

"What did I say about enjoying yourself? I'm just trying to help..."

"Stop. Helping."

Peyton Riley

Ventriliquist II

Peyton shoved the last of the chinesse in her mouth and picked up the boxes. She had her wiggle back regardless of the bruises and soreness that pained her. She went to wipe the table. "What kind of guy would try to get rid of a thing like you?" The male voice sounded from the chair beside where she was sitting. Peyton felt her face flood with blood as she blushed and finished wiping the table. "Sugar, we are going to take this city by storm...and he is going to wish he had you back, and hope that I never find him because I will send him to his maker." She smiled at him and then picked him up. "I think its bed time, then we can talk about our big plans tomorrow...like some security for our safety." She said as she put him gently on a pillow and then brushed her teeth and checked on her wounds before jumping in bed with him. "Night Scarface" "Night Sugar, sleep well." Maybe she was going crazy but crazy was better then where she could be, dead in an ally.

Sapphire nodded and tried to smile the best she could as she followed Savage to the room. Though it didn’t do her much good, considering her full face mask hid any emotion. Which in a way, was a blessing at the moment. Oh she was going to kill the kid when she found her.

”You know, you have the most inner conflict I‘ve ever seen going through a person‘s mind. You‘re mad at me, you‘re completely nervous about this whole thing, yet you‘re beyond excited about staying at a place like this again. You hate that he reminds you of gramps, yet he‘s not gramps so you‘re not completely uncomfortable about it. I mean you think he’s hot, and he’s not gramps, so it’s all good. And yet it’s not. You don‘t want to do anything, yet you‘d kind of like to…”

”Alright. This is night is going to be interesting enough without your commentary. What exactly is it that you want anyway?” Sapphire practically hissed at her.

”To relax, seriously, what have I been talking about? Jeeze, I feel like a broken record here.”

”Alright…" she began in a sarcastic tone. I’ll forget that even though I know this guy’s history, I still don’t know who he is now. I have a practically polished and clean reputation in this world, but now I could be rooming with villain or something. I’ll forget all of the reasons why I did not want be in the same room with him. I’ll forge-”

”Ohhhh…I see now. See, you were hiding your thoughts pretty well. It just took you thinking of them a little bit for me to be able to tap into them. You’re not afraid of what he’ll do as much as you are what…”

”Speaking about thinking about things…I wonder how hard it would be to call Supergirl down here to pick you up and take you back.”

”Sorry…it’s just habit. But seriously…nobody’s perfect. We all have our vices, so don’t worry about it. I say yeah, forget about all that other crap. It’s just going to weigh you down from having a good night. With all the poop you’ve done for this world, don’t you think it’s time you got a little reward without worrying about being the role model? Consequences or whatever, you could easily kick anyone’s butt that says anything about this to you. Heck, they’re all out there dirtying up their costumes while you’re here. Let them be jealous.” Star said, then paused a moment before continuing. ”If you need to, just pretend….um….pretend you’re at that Cupidon place.”

Sapphire nearly stopped dead in her tracks a moment, but caught herself and kept moving. She tried hard not to think about the place that the girl had just brought up.

”Or what about Nuit étoilée? Le cristal s'est levé? Are those seriously the names of those places? Little weird. Never heard of them either. Bet they’re not in America, are they? Or are they really private places? Either way, you really enjoyed your stay th-”

”I think you could probably head out and do whatever you want now. Preferably find someone else’s mind to snoop through besides my own.” Sapphire growled.

”Alright, alright. I’m annoying you again…I annoy everyone. Not my fault telepathy is my best talent.” she replied with a slight sigh in her voice. ”I’ll just leave you two alone for a long while, yes? she said with a smile in her voice again.

"It's beyond what I'd be able to afford." she replied, trying to focus on the numbers as they lit up. "What types of places do you usually stay at?"
Probably a stupid question, now that she thought about it. But, maybe she should try to get a better idea on who the man really was. Just what kind of trouble she might be getting herself into.



[ENTER from Warehouse in San Francisco]


Warp made it to the middle of Gotham before stopping. He glanced around a moment, then put the little girl on the ground. ”Alright, anything look familiar around here?” he asked.

Rosie glanced around a moment. ”Not really…” she replied.

Warp sighed a moment, then glanced around to try and think. Could try and find a map, but she still might not recognise anything. She said something about Gotham, so this place was the best bet for now. Maybe if they got more of a bird’s eye view of the place, she’d spot something. Though this would be much easier if he could wall climb. Well, he could just take it easy again once he got the kid home.
”Hang on.” he said as he picked her up again. ”Let’s try something else.”

The glow around his legs returned, and he focused his attention on the buildings around him. He looked towards a nearby alley who’s buildings were about the same height and ran at it. Once he was close enough, he jumped towards the side of one of them, then jumped again, landing on the side of the other. He bounced between the two, quickly rising higher up the buildings. Soon there was no more building to bounce on, and he stopped on the roof of one of the tall buildings.
He went to sit Rosie back down, but had a second thought about it and simply walked towards the edge of the building with her in his arms. With everything else that’s happened so far, he wasn’t sure putting her down on the roof of a sky scraper was such a good idea. Sure, he’d be able to catch her long before she hit the ground, but he didn’t even like the thought of her falling off the roof.
”Anything look familiar now?” he asked.

Rosie looked around at the other buildings a moment. ”No…not really.” she replied, then paused a moment and stared at some of the buildings behind them. ”That kind of does though…” she said, pointing behind them.

Warp glanced back at some of the other buildings, then turned and headed towards the opposite ledge. ”Over that way? Alright. Hang on and we’ll go check it out.” he said.

Rosie looked back at him with a little smile. ”Thank you Uncle Warp.” she said with a little giggle in her voice.

Warp smiled a bit. Kid was cute. ”You know, I didn’t get your name.”

”I’m Rosie.” she said with a smile.

”Well, Rosie, hold on tight.” he said as he hopped off the ledge of the building and began to fall with her.

As they got closer to the street, Warp’s entire body began to glow again, though this time it was a different color. Their decent quickly began to slow to a crawl, until they were practically levitating in the air above the street. The glow vanished, and they finished falling towards the street that was not only a few feet below them.
Warp glanced back at Rosie to make sure that the ride didn’t scare her or anything, and found her giggling again. He smiled and headed off towards the buildings she had indicated.



[ENTER from Murder World]


Alex continued down the streets of Gotham, looking around as she did. The walk had managed to calm her down, but now her feet were starting to kill her. These boots weren’t meant to be walked on for miles without the heels that were once attached to them. She stopped when she reached a bench and sat down, taking another look around at the other buildings. Well, she had no idea where she was, and she hadn’t passed any decent clothing stores. At least not any that she could afford. Since she didn’t have anything but the cash she had and the torn and charred clothes on her back…she had to make sure that she’d keep enough saved to eat with or find a hotel for the night. Which really narrowed her personal shopping options. She may end up needing to find a dollar store and fight in a pair of flip-flops, shorts, and some floral tee or something. Ugh…she’d almost rather stay in her ruined clothes.

Her ears picked up what sounded like a motorcycle speeding down the street somewhere, and glanced towards where she thought it was coming from. Well, maybe it would be easier to get a lift somewhere rather than walk around in circles. She stood from the bench and stood at the edge of the sidewalk to wait and see if the bike came down her way. Maybe she’d be able to flag it down and catch a ride.

Ah, well that sounded familiar as well. This man was very close to being Blackstone's double. One of the biggest and most lavish mansions she'd ever seen in her life, and a few rooms filled with private paintings and works of art created by master craftsmen. And....a few other rooms that no one entered aside from assigned personell. Though from accidentally getting lost, she'd found out just what and who abided in those rooms.
"So this is a bit of a downgrade for you?"

"Yes, that it is," Savage replied. "Although, it does a person well to remind themselves of how it feels to live below what they're used to. It makes one grateful for what they have." He had BS'ed that bit there, but it sounded good. He would much rather be at his place in Egypt. The elevator stopped and the doors slid open. "Ah, good." Savage stepped out of the doors, and put his arm in the way of the doors' path, to make sure it didn't close on Sapphire.