Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20161216022828/@comment-5999656-20161224211656

Zanipher coolly assessed Diaboli from the corner of her eye, but she was busy texting Tez on her Scroll.

''Tez, get Fen in your custody. I've gotten mixed up in something.''

Her adoptive cousin had always been a loyal right hand man before the fall of Beacon, so even though she didn't have the same authority as before, he was someone whom she could trust to carry out her orders. The Daybreakers, too, were young enough that they would regard her with the same level of respect. It was just the older employees and family who would be less willing to obey her. If she revealed the information at stake, they would likely get involved, but Zanipher really would rather this matter stay self-contained if possible.

"Fen is the daughter of one of our most valued clients," Zan replied quietly, deciding that an incomplete truth was less of a hassle than a straight up lie.

"I've been personally tasked with introducing her to the business, but she got tired of the double life and hasn't been keeping in contact with her friends at Beacon."

Zanipher had had Fen feed her all the information about people who might go after her. She personally would have preferred that Fen balance the masquerade, but the teenager wasn't quite experienced enough for it. Fine.

As for Diaboli... he clearly wasn't going to leave her to do all the work. Was this going to end up being an unsteady teamwork kind of deal? He was going to be in the thick of things, that was for sure.

"Fen has five close friends from school. Platinum, Automne, Respersio, Bernhardt, and Saria. It's more likely than not that one of them is behind this, or that they're working in tandem. I'd gotten involved in rescuing Fen during one incident, and Platinum was shown the Syndicate's efficiency firsthand. That makes us a likely first lead for them."

Zanipher looked at Diaboli, deciding that they were going to have to make the most of this situation. Teamwork it might be, but who said they had to be joined at the hip?

"I'm going to make sure Fen is in our custody. If you want to try finding her friends, I'd recommend starting here," she said, indicating a gym on the map on her Scroll.

"Text me at this number," Zan continued. "And... this should go without saying, but don't cause too much of a scene. Sound like a plan?"