Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25582638-20151210004452/@comment-5999656-20160111012222

"If everything works on your end, then I look forward to meeting you in an hour. On our end, we will be arriving in advance to set up privacy."

Tez paused.

"I do regret that you are unable to arrive in an unarmed fashion, as we too are concerned about our own safety when it comes to business transactions. Nonetheless, I'm sure my CEO will be able to work out a suitable payment for this exchange. That is all, Miss Bluthardt, have a nice day."

Tez ended the call after he was sure that Cyzarine had nothing else to say. He had little tolerance for overly-privileged children, but extensive training had taught him to keep these thoughts in the dark.

He turned around to see that Zanipher was standing in the doorway, arms crossed and leaning on the doorframe in her typical disinterested fashion.

"Did you hear everything?" he asked.

"More or less, unless the little girl had something important to say?"

"They'll both be armed when they arrive, and apparently it will be up to Fen whether she comes or not."

Zanipher merely shrugged. "We're just trying to remove her from the Bluthardt's custody. After that snag is out of the way, it'll be no problem for me to convince Fen to open up to us."

''Blood is thicker than water. That's the bond I'm counting on.''

Zan continued. "I've already conducted extensive research into Fen's background. We've worked with her parents in the past to boost profits, and she most likely feels moderately estranged from her parents considering how in-the-dark they keep her from the details of their business. And after the last two public attacks, she really has no choice but to join us and gain our protection if she wants to spend the next two years at Beacon. With that and our 'bond', it'll be impossible for her not to be piqued."

Tez nodded. "Right, and there's a lot to gain from strengthening our relationship with the Suzhen Corporation. Alright, sounds excellent to me." He clapped his hands. "I'll get the men ready for our departure, although..." he paused as he was about to make his exit. "Is it really alright for us to go in there without any weapons?"

"Tez, unless she brings her mini armada with her, it's us against two teenage girls. You can dodge, can't you? And we can run downstairs to complain to the hotel staff and set off a reaction which will cause terrible publicity for the Bluthardt family. There's nothing to worry about."

"Right then, I'll be ready in ten minutes. I'll have Aetna get your ride ready."

Zanipher nodded her assent. "I'm looking forward to this meeting."

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Fen was listening to Cyzarine's words during the call, although she couldn't hear the other end. Once she finished sponging all the dishes, she came back over.

"Wait, I thought you said I was gonna stay here for my own safety? So how come it's changed all of a sudden?"

Fen was torn between wanting to know what the whole deal was and trying to trust the other girl's judgment. Either way, it seemed odd that Cyz was contradicting herself.