Little fish, Big Apple! (Shadowoof)

Zaap never really understood how much words could have an effect on people till today, he was always an action person. Being the big and strong boy he was, no one ever tried getting into a fight with him and even if someone tried insulting him, he simply brushed it off because he knew that they would do nothing. That they could do nothing. But now he understood just how powerful words could be, even if they weren't meant to. Jake was taken aback by the conversation between Clover and White skull, the fact he was hired by her took him aback so far. The guy had not only killed almost everyone, everyone he had met but did so because he was trying to protect product. Not Clover, Not Lorelei who he had fired at. Product.

Also, he caught onto another thing, weapon shipments, what was Sinclair industry's? The thought made Jake want to check up every high profile business, there CEO's and product. That and watch the news more often, there would be so much information at just the click of the button that he had been choosing to ignore and now he was left clueless. Soon enough, Clover motioned for them to come together for a chat and Jake huddled in, his eyes glancing to White skull as Clover asked what he and quite possibly Lorelei wanted to do. This was hard on him, he wanted to put this guy away, or at least put him somewhere dark and deep. But he worked for Clover who was sister to Lorelei and he didn't think Clover would like that. That and Lorelei would most likely choose her side any time, which would leave him fighting a powerful trio.. Or Quad if Winston could do anything.

"He can lead us to this... Mob... So let him." Jake looked among the dead that lay scattered, all dead to White skulls hand. His fist clenched, the sound of fabric bringing him back to the conversation. "No more dead.. Enough have died." Jake now looked to White skull, his eyes angry and vengeful. He hoped Chrome dome wasn't among the dead, the guy was an ass but... He actually worried for the two teens and that meant something, that he wasn't as bad as others, that he wasn't as bad or ever could be what White skull was. It reminded Jake that everyone had a reason, some of these people had family's, some had no choice but to do this kind of work and some just didn't know any other way to live. Didn't mean they had to die. Not the way they did.

(double xp)

Clover looked to Zaap as he gave his answer, though he sounded unsure about the decision. Her eyes then trailed over to Lorelei who hadn’t said much of anything since they had arrived at the warehouse. She had been so focused on making sure White Skull didn’t escape that she wasn’t entirely certain of what was going on around her. There was an awkward silence as they awaited her answer.

Realizing why Lorelei hadn’t responded yet, Clover placed her hand on the young Atlantean’s shoulder. Clover’s palm exuded a small calming warmth that was generated by the energy flowing through her veins. The warm sensation snapped Lorelei out of her statuesque pose and with it, The assassin fell to the ground with a loud thud. “huh?” she muttered as her gaze turned from the shiny thug, to her dear sister.
“Your friend here, wants to have skullface over there lead us to whoever this mobster is that was trying to get a hold of my stuff. What do you feel like doing?”

Lorelei uttered no words for several moments as her young mind tried to weigh the options she was presented with, limited as they were. Whoever was under that mask was definitely a terrible person, but they worked for Clover, and seemed to for the most part obey what she said. Could the person even be trusted after the atrocities they had committed? Despite her reservations, Lorelei seemingly had to agree with Zaap. They should try to find out who was after the Sinclair shipments and stop them before anything bad good happen. After all, there was no tell just what kind of damage the tech could cause if it fell into the wrong hands.

With her mind made up, Lorelei’s pink eyes locked with Clover’s and she gave a small nod of approval, all that was left now was for Clover to convince the skullfaced thug to lead them to the mobster.

Clover approached White Skull, her fist tightly clenched. She wanted nothing more than to lay into the hired gun for their utter lack of insubordination, but time for recompense would have to wait. “You’re going to lead us to this mysterious buyer, and you’re going to help us bring them down. You understand?” Clover’s strict tone yielded no snide comments from the assassin.

Whit Skull lifted their hands in the air as if surrendering to their young boss. “Anything you say boss. Just hop in the back of the truck and we can be on our way.”

Clover ignored the shiny thugs words as she quickly turned away from them and back to Lorelei, Zaap, and Winston. “You three get in the car and follow us.” and with that Clover approached the passenger side door of the delivery truck and hopped in.

White Skull let out a sigh, but did not protest to Clover’s actions. She was definitely a headstrong girl and anyone unfortunate enough to get on her bad side was in for a world of trouble. For the moment the assassin was just thankful the girl had a use for them. Once everyone was squared away, the trucks engine would roar to life and the mini caravan would drift off into the night.

(double exp)
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