Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24147026-20160605220338/@comment-24147026-20160722204014

Neil rolled his eyes underneath the privacy his sunglasses afforded him, having to reign back from acting on impulse and showcasing a less savory reaction to Zanipher's inquiry.

If the problem was as simple as the location of assets or a territory dispute, he would have put it to rest himself with either his words, some Lien, or Devium's point. He wasn't some hapless goon running his mouth off. No, the conflict stemmed from something muddled between the facades and lies he had intricately crafted from the day he swiped his first bit of Dust, something that made itself known in the form of a small rabbit Faunus by the name of Glaucia Huong.

"That's a heavy question." He admitted, tipping his hand slightly to amend his momentary annoyance with the supposed Dragon head. "You'll have to forgive me if I'm a little slow to explain the situation to you."

Family was a subject that held a substantial amount of weight to him, spoken only in hushed tones and to those who would not speak so idly of his affairs to others. Family was one vice he never thought he'd take on, especially considering the piss-poor job his own had accomplished all those years ago; and yet all it took was for someone to open their hand, only wanting to help when nothing could be gained from it for him to unceremoniously adopt a younger sibling. Because he was never going to be attentive enough to be a parent, but playing the role of an older brother came almost instinctively to him. The only thing he allowed to bleed between his two lives.

"I have someone important to me who resides in Vale." He revealed, tentatively picking his words like glass shards from flesh. He needed to play this smart. Glaucia's existence was only a secret he shared with his trusted friends, Manzano having been her bodyguard when she visited Vacuo on vacation, or Moss' demonstration of what a real Hunter looked like in action that had kept her up all night out of excitement.

The memory of which made him grin as he slowed the car down to a manageable crawl, he couldn't quite keep himself focused on the similar looking warehouses looming before them, but he knew their destination was close. "They're not aware of my profession nor of any less than cordial things I've participated in. If I were to move operations and join this fairy-tale you're offering, I would need a guarantee that nothing we do would make its way to them."