Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20170630021617/@comment-5999656-20170720000504

Lustra straightened up, eyes stil fixed unflinchingly on Kerria. She tilted her head back slightly, letting a mocking smile play at the edge of her lips...

Until she shook her head furiously, trying to dispel the last of her gangsta girl persona from her head. That's done with, she had to remind herself. Now that she was back to being herself, she had to act like a proper young Huntress. Right, of course.

"Sorry about that," she said, stowing her fan back into its sheath on her belt. "I couldn't risk him hearing what I was wanted to say to you." Since Kerria was (rather prematurely, she felt) counseling her on what not to do in dangerous places, Lustra knew the woman couldn't be an associate of one of the countless underground syndicates brimming in the kingdom.

She hopped over the counter and picked up the red binder of contacts from where it lay splayed open on the ground. Lustra lay it back on the counter and flipped through it noncommittedly. The names and numbers printed on the white sheets were sometimes familiar, mostly not.

The Spectrum, the Coldhand Clan, Nightshade, Crows Zero, The Hei'An crime family...

The Qing Triad.

"Oh! I don't think I've told you my name. Lustra Chamberlain, at your service," she said, with a small bow. "I appreciate the advice. I play my cards right, I'm hoping to sweep in and out without getting noticed by any of the really big sharks. Calling this number is the best lead I've got. Don't worry, I'll make sure to bring my friends along with me," Lustra continued, folding the scrap of paper between her fingers. She pushed herself up so she was sitting on the counter, legs dangling just a few inches above the ground. She leaned down to murmur quietly to Kerria.

"Unless you and Scrawny here are close? Listen. I'm a Huntress from Vacuo, and I need to know more about the Qing. How they operate, their chain of command, the names of their bosses. If you know something about 'em, I want to hear it, Kerria. I don't have much time."

The longer she and team JRAF spent away from Lazuli Spring, the more the Qing back home could spread their control unchecked. They needed to get their information and return as soon as possible. If they didn't, then there was nothing stopping the Triad from taking control of the entire town. If they came too late, then their only option was to gather the local Huntsmen and Huntresses and wage a bloody nd hopefully quick war. It wasn't a possibility Lustra wanted to consider.

"Sorry," she said again. "To be honest, I really don't have time for your advice. If your red-haired friend can help me, that'd be great as well."