Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26104528-20150531022109/@comment-26130256-20150806202015

Azulius stared blankly at the picture. That was without a doubt his uncle. The rumors were true. He couldn't decide if he wanted to laugh, cry, or facepalm at the news, so his brain tried to do all three at once, to varying levels of success. After a minute of emotional calibrating, he finally managed to speak.

"I have no response.  I'm genuinely speechless.  Not that I can't believe this, but I was thinking Violet and the rest were pulling a prank on me.  I don't suppose this Thirty Days thing is on pay-per-view?"

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"We have a couple such locations," Ochre confirmed, rising to leave. "I shall have to send you a list.  Hard copy, ideally.  More difficult to hijack in transit." One of the perks of an honest protection racket was that the companies you protected were generally quite willing to do various little favors in exchange for a discount. Helping vouch for the family being a group of "investment bankers" would be child's play. And to look at it the right way, they were:  they took a pile of money, and used it to create more money.

"Probably for the best," Trigo agreed, draining his glass for one last time before leaving. "And now I can finally see what your office looks like!"