[Gorgeous, Tundra!
civilian: I know! Murphy's Law strikes again.]
For interest's sake:
Full name: Juhan Snark
Age: Unknown, mid forties at a guess.
Gender: Male
Country of origin: Scandinavia, as far as anyone knows.
Home language: He is fluent in Latin, Greek, Danish, Finnish, Flemish and English, as well as others. It is uncertain as to what his actual home language is.
Appearance: Stern, angled, serious face. Very pale, with white-blonde hair and a neat beard. Thin, taller than average, immaculately dressed.
Basic history: Unknown
Other: He runs hundreds of successful organisations, both legal and otherwise.
[I will let Master Quatre do Marcus's]
Full name: Malicia
Age: Old
Gender: Female
Country of origin: Unknown, but people speculate the DRC.
Home language: French, but her English is fluent.
Appearance: African descent, very dark skin and dark brown, almost-black eyes. She is beautiful, but in a cruel way. She has a long
weave (not my image) which she keeps in immaculate condition. The rest of herself, she does not. She has big hips and strong, round arms and legs. They are not made up of fat, but of muscle. She is of average height, and dresses in tattered, filthy clothing. She always wears impressive high heels. A scar cuts her from left ear to the bridge of her nose.
Basic history: Unknown. Nobody is brave enough to delve that far.
Other: She is renowned even by assassins and criminals as a thoroughly unsavoury character. She fights for herself, with whatever weapon she happens to have on hand.
Bree//
Booker tried to speak, but was cut off. Bree did not intend to have this happen. However, she was not going to pay him any special favours. Though she was interested in what the vampyre had to say, if he decided to stay mute and not stick up for himself, she was not going to help him. She considered it her duty as a temporary tutor (and she inwardly snorted at the thought of this role, which she had thankfully never had to fill) to teach the vampyre that he needed to have backbone as an assassin. If he allowed himself to be trodden upon, nobody would bother to correct him.
She did, however, give a short pause, in which Booker could have his say. He used a part of it to grumble to himself.
She was pleased that her idea had been accepted. Amigo, her contact, was her father's friend, co-conspirator and often his conscience too. The little guy had practically raised Bree when she had stayed with her father (who had the parenting skills of a dead cod). Well, he and Tusk had, anyway. She was missing the pixie terribly, and was looking forward to some light banter.
She nodded to herself.
Good. Amigo is very talented. If anyone can make it look authentic, it's him. He's the best forger I know. She hesitated for a moment, warring between loyalty and honesty. Honesty won.
Besides the boss, of course. Don't worry, Booker. He's excellent. He won't let us down. Now, we go, yes?Without any more hesitation or dallying, she strode towards HQ's front door, not waiting to see if her companions were behind her or not. When she arrived at the formidable barricade, she placed her eye against the scanner, and it let her out with a whoosh. She wove between cheerful patrons, smiling sweetly and giving polite little apologies. As soon as she stepped outside, however, her smile faded. She glanced left and then right, peering through the streets. Where was it... Ah. There was the alleyway. Confidently she strode through the crowds, her pace lightening imperceptibly.
Ty//
He sent a message to the teams without delay. The sooner they knew the name, the better. The message was simple, but easy to understand.
Security company: Fawkes Ridge; Underground affiliations. Alibis essential. Files in Tech Room by 5:30 PM. Be ready.He was certain that there was no way to misinterpret that. With this done, he went about compiling these files. Fawkes were harsh. They were mean. They were sold to the highest bidder, and stayed with them until outbid. They were flexible and sly. They were not to be underestimated. Ty suspected that Bree had dated one of the top guns' sons. He also remembered hearing that it hadn't ended well for the son. He winced, hoping that things weren't... Personal.
He came across something unusual in the files. It seemed that Malicia had been busy with the hiring. Ty pursed his lips. The man whose bio he was examining looked like a nasty piece of work, even by Malicia's standards. He noted it, and continued his research on the team. His next step would be to hack their database, but he wanted all of his techies behind him for that.
It wouldn't be easy, but it would have to be done. Ty loved a challenge.