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 Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:28 am
Guyy patted Jack on the shoulder as they made their way out of the server room. The redhead glanced at him, his expression glum. Guyy tried to remember the last time he'd so much as mentioned his mother. It had been years. He'd simply stopped talking about her after a few years at all.
"She would have turned us over, you know." Guyy remarked about Scarlet. Jack nodded a little hesitantly. "Don't forget how you got where you are. They're the same, her and your mother."
"Yeah. You're right. I guess I just didn't expect to see her here at all."
"We'll see more familiar faces soon. There are a couple that need a sharp lesson."
Ilia smiled widely for the affection and praise she received from Kaori. A light giggle eased the tension in the air as she sparkled with the blue light that wiped her clean of blood and dirt. She wrapped her little arms around the woman in a hug and snuggled up to her, pleased to get a kiss from her. She did idolise her mama, which wasn't a surprise really.
"I'm sorry Mama. I think I pulled too hard. I know when to stop now. It was ever so messy. And it made the others scream real loud it wasn't very nice at all." Ilia replied in a whisper, wrinkling up her nose. There were not many books she could access that would tell her when a human head would simply pop off after all. The information was filed away. "Hitting the other man hard worked much better. And the lady didn't fight at all. She hid in the cupboard. I did good with her, right?" she grinned up at her, large blue eyes shining with delight at getting to share a secret with her mama. She moved her fingers over her lips, miming a zip and nodded. She would keep the secret just as asked.
The cameras flickered and scanned around, showing off almost everything. Though one seemed to look in on an empty white room in the lab, with nothing but a single figure sitting silently in a chair. There were less than a dozen scientists elsewhere in the facility working on various things. In the main mansion there were a few guards moving around. There was a little more activity in the garage. Guyy looked over to Raven as he asked his question. His ruby eyes moved to the screens too and he leaned over them thoughtfully.
"Ilia honey. Show us the office you told me about, and the gym." Guyy asked. Ilia nodded and the images suddenly dominated the monitors.
In the office a somewhat portly looking man in his middle years was reclining in a leather chair, a drink in one hand and a cigar in the other. He seemed to be quite oblivious to what was going on and was instead watching a few underdressed women frolicking on a very large television, occasionally passing comment to the pair of large bodyguards relaxing nearby.
"That's our main target. He's the head of this organisation. I've already had Ilia lock the room. He's trapped. And this..." he pointed to the scene of the gym. In it a large blond man was calmly lifting some weights, also oblivious to the circumstances. "This is Jimmy, our secondary target. He's now locked in too. Anyone else we meet is expendable. We'll hit the Boss first, before he gets wind of what's going on." Guyy tapped the older man again with a forefinger.
"And that means we need to infiltrate the house." Jack added. Guyy nodded. "Through the kitchen?"
"That would be the quickest way. There's a servants route that runs up the back of the house through the kitchen. It's less likely to be guarded. We can clear out anyone left once we've hit him. Any questions?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:08 pm
"Yes, sweetie, you did brilliantly with her." Kaori nodded smiling fondly upon her smaller and nearly mirrored self.. if it weren't for the fact that she was masked as Dr. Smyth at the moment. She fell quiet then as the boys figured out their next plan of attack.
"Best to shut down communications so they can't warn each other either, better to be able to surprise them and let's see.." she placed a thoughtful finger over her lips a moment before looking up again. "Make sure you guys get what you want before killing the boss. Namely the Den signed over to Jack entirely so that he becomes the full owner of the place rather than just a manager. And anything else you can think of that you can take from him without having the cops suspicion fall on us.
When we're done, we'll clean up. There are reasons why a reaper is never caught for mass murder." she smirked, "And we can always purchase the compound off the banks after the police finish here. I'm sure it would be better for us to take up occupancy here and any loose ends can then be quickly dealt with later. "
After giving the boys ideas she turned to Ilia, "But first things first. Ilia, is this security network being monitored by any other locations? Are there any other feeds coming in or out of anywhere on this compound? And do you have access to all files here and otherwise?"
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The Lady Shinigami Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:35 am
"Yes. Closing off communications would be wise. Hm... actually, Ilia. Can you monitor and patch through all communications to us so we can listen in? That way they won't become suspicious that they cannot contact anyone and we are still a step ahead. We can shut down anyone who becomes too suspicious immediately." Guyy mused thoughtfully. He looked down at Ilia who grinned and saluted, setting up the necessary programs in her mind as the adults worked through the details.
"You really think we can get him to sign over the Den to me?" Jack asked hopefully, tugging at his jacket nervously. He smiled a little as Guyy reached out to rest a hand on his shoulder.
"I think it would be easy to do, between the four of us. He's a coward, you know that much. You can get him to formally cancel your contract too. That way you'll be free of the entire family." Guyy nodded and winked at his old friend. Jack's smile grew.
"Free..." he murmured softly.
"We might not need to purchase the building at all." Guyy grinned at Kaori, turning his attention and liking the way she thought. "If we can get him to sign over the Den, then we can just get him to sign over the deed to the estate while he's at it. Or we can take the deeds and forge his signature. We simply lay low for a while after the clean up is taken care of by our talented reaper. Then we can move in more formally. There may be a couple of loose ends to tie up, and I rather suspect one of them may be troublesome if we can't get the deeds and contracts to ourselves." Guyy frowned, glancing to Jack.
"Gloria." The little redhead grimaced. Guyy nodded curtly. "Oh How I'd love to get my hands on her. I'd wring her neck for what she's done!" Jacked growled.
"We'll get her. If not tonight then eventually. She's not as smart as she likes to think she is after all." Guyy assured him.
"Yes, passively." Ilia nodded to Kaori when she was addressed. "There are several systems in the compound that can directly access security systems. There are three in the house, one in the lab. I've closed off control to those already and I am looping a prerecorded feed to their monitors. They are blind to us. They have hardly any security here at all." Ilia giggled. It was barely a challenge to her to invade their systems and overwrite what she needed. Despite it being one of the most secure systems in Durem, she was one of the most powerful pieces of hardware on Gaia.
"Good girl, Ilia. Very smart of you. Now... what about their filing system?" Guyy praised with amusement. She'd been picking things up from movies and books after all.
"Accessing files... accessing..." Se trailed off thoughtfully. "I can get to all of the minor files easily. But some are behind several layers of heavy encryption and passwording. The lab files mostly. I could crack them but it would take a lot of resources." She frowned. That might be troublesome. There were so many, it would take ages. "I can copy them over to my system and crack them one by one as a background process if you like?"
Guyy nodded, giving her the go-ahead to steal everything she could and unwrap them, when suddenly she paused. She looked to the monitor and her lip twitched.
"Incoming transmission. It's from the security team in the garage to the office. Shall I patch it through, daddy?"
"Yes. Let us listen in." He nodded, watching the Boss on the monitor as he picked up his phone. Ilia stared ahead and began to speak, but the voices she used were not her own. They belonged to much older men.
"Sir, we've discovered something down here we thought you ought to know."
"What is it? I'm busy." The Boss snapped. Guyy smirked at the monitors. He was watching softcore porn with his goons.
"The pink viper is gone sir. Again."
"Hn. Is Jimmy still on the grounds?"
"Sir. He's training right now. None of her entourage have gone with her."
"She'll be street racing again." The voice of the Boss sighed. "Don't disturb Jimmy. We'll never find her at this time of night. But let her know when she comes home she's in big trouble this time."
There was a click as the Boss hung up on his men. Ilia looked up at her parents and smiled smugly.
"I am presuming Gloria is out then." Guyy rubbed at the bridge of his nose and thought. "So, there'll be at least one loose end then. She won't be back until early morning I imagine. No matter. We'll stick to the current plan. Ilia, alert me of any vehicles that try to gain entry."
"Yes daddy." The little robot nodded.
"Right. Let's hurry this up before they start looking for answers and find the little surprises we left for them already. Kaori, stick close to Ilia if anyone sees us. She's a test subject you're taking up to see the Boss. Given the amount of security provided, it should be believable." He nodded, moving to hold the door open for them. "Cut right across the yard, Jack could you lead everyone to the kitchen door for me? I'll bring up the rear to ensure we're not followed."
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:10 am
"Ah.. yes.. but you are forgetting the cops will be crawling all over this place looking for the killers. Every last transaction before the boss dies will be scrutinized. Jack will have them sniffing around him and the Den." Kaori reminded the boys. "We can pick up the place off the banks quick enough. The last thing we need is the clan exposed, the less snooping available to be had and the colder the trails the better. Detectives work on cases sometimes years down the road. I'd hate to have to move to a new location."
Kaori smirked at the conversation that Ilia patched them into, how many pink vipers were there in Durem? Let alone this area of Gaia? Guyy took charge quickly then and she nodded, taking Ilia's hand in hers. "Ready when you are."
Raven stepped in behind Kaori and Ilia, the lot ready to move and follow Jack as planned to the house.
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The Lady Shinigami Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:43 am
Guyy thought about it for a moment and nodded slowly. Cops were a pain in the a**. They hadn't caught him yet, but there had been an incident or two where he had barely escaped their clutches in the past. Last thing he wanted was them nosing around the library and bothering his clan, his patrons and his family. Unfortunately, given Jack's obvious links with the man, keeping them away from the Den would be much harder.
"Agreed, Milady. So instead we just need to make sure that everything doesn't go right to Gloria. We'll need to get him to change his will, or arrange it in such a way that the estate is kept as evidence and auctioned off." He glanced to Jack. He'd probably be able to fiddle the books in such a way that it would appear the estate would need to be seized to cover debts. Jack grinned at him, clearly already thinking on that track.
"And don't worry about cops at the Den. I think that's pretty unavoidable. Even if I had nothing to do with this they'd still come snooping around for clues no doubt. I'm used to that. It wouldn't be the first time your actions have had the police on my doorstep." Jack giggled, turning to look at Guyy and Kaori. He'd had to play the wounded businessman when they'd had their fight in his club. He was good at that. He would simply feign ignorance of this whole thing and show them false videos to prove neither he nor Raven had left the club all night. They'd go away. They always did.
Ilia reached up and took her mother's hand, holding it tightly. Guyy glanced around. All was set. He gave Jack a nod and the little redhead stalked across the yard, head high as if he was meant to be there. Guyy waved out Kaori and Ilia next, with Raven at their side. Closing and bolting the door to the security office with Myurr's assistance, Guyy himself brought up the rear, senses casting about for potential difficulties.
The walk was an easy one. It was late at night and very few people were about. One security guard making his way out of the kitchen door and around the back of the house for a sneaky cigarette glanced up at them, took their appearance in and simply ignored them. The disguises were working then. Jack tried the kitchen door, happy to find it unlocked as always.
The room they stepped into would have put most restaurant kitchen's to shame. There was a cook in the corner watching over a pot, but otherwise the room was empty at this time of night. He glanced over his shoulder and scowled at them, muttering about people using his kitchen as a corridor and how they'd probably want food too. Shaking his head he went back to his task. Guyy debated killing him, but decided that for the moment it was unnecessary and would only serve to cause suspicion. He nodded to a door set into the wall and Jack headed for it. It opened into a thin staircase and he ushered everyone inside, closing the door behind them. Guyy spoke softly here.
"This is the staff access. It can get us right up inside the house. Chances are we may meet some guards on the way, it's frequently used by the Boss' henchmen when they're sneaking about. But we're more likely to meet a couple of maids. They'll be harmless enough. I would recommend killing the domestic staff only if necessary for the time being. We can pick them off once we've finished our main objective. I just don't want them screaming and alerting everyone just yet." Guyy told them, stretching out his senses a little. There were a few others in these hidden servant passages, but for the time being he could not tell if they were domestic staff or guards. With a wave Jack continued his ascent. "Fourth floor. We should come out at the far end of a large corridor. The office we want is at the opposite end and will be guarded." He warned, letting the redhead lead on.
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