(golden discoveries. //)

    A simple glance was given to the pitcher filled with water     and he shook his head to politely decline; Iris’ restless     behavior was immensely evident as he fidgeted in the     cushioned seat. Instead of focusing on the hands that     clutched the legs of his pants, he concentrated to each     of her words carefully— was he being framed for the     robbed illustration? Instead of hastily jumping to     conclusions in his mind, Iris glanced away from Sara,     attempting to avoid eye contact with her at all costs;     he knew that this response was mistrustful and would     cause the stranger to interrogate him more.                        ❝I-I didn’t see WHO took it— only the painting…                                after it had been painted over.❞

Her eyes focused on his as he continued--it was a display of authority. She was not ill at ease like the other. Her posture was straight and her eyes were filled with desire for the truth.

“That’s a shame,” she began, “why were you there? That particular street corner? Attachment Avenue? It’s a series of office buildings--save for a few cafes. You don’t strike me as a coffee person, Mr. Black, but I won’t jump to conclusions.”

When Iris brought up the recorder instead of responding, her lips almost curled into a frown--but she remembered to maintain a smile at the very last second. She stared at the audio recorder for a brief moment before she looked up and said, “It’s easier for me to analyze later, if I have your exact words. Don’t worry. It’s not here to harm you.”

The female thought briefly for a moment before she threw another set of questions at other. Instead of it being the normal interrogation, it was just a normal question one would ask their friends.

Are you insane like me?

Do you tear yourself apart to entertain?

Let’s cause a little trouble.

You make me feel so weak.

Let me be your taste test.

Are you deranged like me?

You say that you’re no good for me…

I swear I hate you when you leave.

All we do is think about the feelings that we hide.

I just wanna feel your lips against my skin.

I promised myself I wouldn’t let you complete me.

Is there somewhere you can meet me?

You’re stuck in my brain.

I didn’t mean to fall in love tonight.

Could we pretend that we’re in love? 

I’m helpless.

This is what I live for.

You can’t wake up, this is not a dream.

WILLAM BELLI SENTENCE STARTERS.

​     ❝ Ohoho~ Are you trying to give me some kind of HINT? ❞

      She grins, attempting to make a joke out of a nearly serious question. It seems like a rather roundabout way to saying something, but hell, how would she know? WOMEN were so complicated and hard to understand ( such a thing rang true for herself, at least ). Last time she checked, Sara was seeing some guy that turned out to be a criminal — if she were looking for someone new, Nicolette wouldn’t be a very good place to start.

“Koi…. I’ve never heard of this city…” Once again the fear returned and Deanerys had to break eye contact, lest she lose her composure in front of this stranger. This only confirmed her fears; that she was no long in Essos, nay, no longer in her own world, it seemed. “The warlocks…” the young queen murmured, not even realizing she was speaking aloud.

She stared blankly at the strange device the other woman held out, nothing about it having any meaning to her. With a frustrated sigh, Daenerys shook her head, trying to keep her voice strong. The last dragon could not show weakness.

However, once the girl admit to not being a student--the investigator sighed and shook her head. She must have been new to the city. It was strange though, how did she come here if it was not of her own will? Sara decided not to press on the subject. Perhaps she did come here voluntarily, but she just forgot due to hitting her head or something.

“Koi is a man-made island right off of Japan. Usually, you get invited to come onto the island to be apart of a Pairing Project--it’s voluntary. I’m not in the program, but most of the people on the island are.”

The investigator studied the young girl for a moment and then looked around. Perhaps it might be best to skip the meeting. Take the girl out to get comfortable with her surroundings. With a soft smile, she cautiously spoke, “Meereen? I’m afraid there isn’t a ship going there any time soon.”

She didn’t want to break the news that place didn’t even exist. It seemed like it was apart of some fantasy world. The older gestured towards a cafe nearby, a very open and inviting gesture.

Slowly, the young woman opened her eyes, blinking a few times as the harsh light assaulted them. Daenerys squinted, pulling herself upright from the grass she found herself laying on, confusion reigning. The last thing she could recall was locking her dragons in the crypts of Meereen after that poor shepherd had shown her the bones of his daughter.

…A three year old girl.  No more than a babe. Life gone, thanks to her ‘children.’

The exiled queen shuddered at the memory, shaking her head. Ever since that moment, her head had been filled with nothing but the thoughts of that poor child, and the terror she must have felt in her last moments as Drogon bore down on her. Daenerys could only pray that for the child’s sake that he had been quick about it. And since that moment she’d barely ate or slept, too consumed in the grief that this had happened, that her dragons, her children, had caused this. Little wonder she must have passed out, though she could not recall any grass by the crypts of Meereen.

As her sight cleared and she beheld the view before her, Daenerys suddenly realized why she could not recall falling upon grass in Meereen. She was clearly no longer in the city….perhaps no longer in her Realm.

Instead of narrow alleys filled with stalls and high multicolored walls, she was surrounded by buildings made of glass and steel stretching almost as far as the eye could see. There was no Great Pyramid or fighting pits to be seen and the people here wore such strange clothing instead of the simple wraps of the Meereenese. 

Shakily, Daenerys stepped onto the pavement, staring around her in confused awe. Then she jerked visibly, bile rising to her throat. It was through no innocent means that she was here. Her conquests in Slaver’s Bay were well known across Essos by now…and the warlocks of Qarth still chased her for revenge. Had one slipped something into her wine as used their magic to spirit her here, where she was worse than dead?

Without thinking, the young queen reached out a siezed hold of a passer-by’s arm, holding them firmly in place as she fought to keep the fear from her voice. ‘I am the dragon. I do not fear…’

The stranger seemed to be in a panic, something the investigator could recognize with ease. Her body seemed to be tense and though she looked frail, her grip was strong.

“Relax,” Sara began as she pulled the other’s hand off of her arm. She rolled her sleeve back down, as the other girl had rolled it up when reaching for her arm, and watched the girl’s eyes.

She was legitimately afraid, and she didn’t know where she was.

“...Are you a university student?”, the investigator eyed the queen as she continued, “You shouldn’t be gettng blackout drunk like that, if that’s the case--but let me remind you. You’re in Koi.”

Sara pulled out her cellphone and showed the girl the time.

 "I want more.“

“I’m not meant to play this part.”

“If I were to truly be myself I would break my family’s heart.”

“Why is my reflection someone that I don’t know.”

“No man is worth the aggravation.”

“Who do you think you’re kidding?”

“Girl, you can’t conceal it.”

“No chance, no way, I won’t say it.”

“It’s too cliche, I won’t say i’m in love.”

“I thought my heart had learned it’s lesson.”

“You keep on denying who you are and how you’re feeling.”

“Face it like a grown up.”

“When you gonna own up.”

“Check the grin, you’re in love.”

“I won’t say i’m in love.”

“You’re way off base.”

“Get off my case, I won’t say it.”

“In your dreams you will lose your heartache.”

“Have faith in your dreams.”

“You’ve got power in your corner now.”

“You ain’t never had a friend like me.”

“Come on and whisper what you want.”

“I’ve got a powerful urge to help you out.”

“You think i’m an ignorant savage.”

“How can there be so much that you don’t know.”

“You think you own whatever land you land on.”

“I wonder why I didn’t see it there before.”

“Who’d have ever thought this could be?”

“I admit in the past i’ve been a nasty.”

“I’ve mended all my ways.”

“It’s a talent I always have possessed.”

“Someone couldn’t pay the price.”

“A girl who gossips is a bore.”

“It’s she who holds her tongue that gets the man.”

“Make your choice!”

“I’m a very busy woman.”

“I haven’t got all day.”

“It won’t cost much.”

“Now’s your moment.”

“We all must pay the price.”

“I can show you the world.”

“When did you last let your heart decide?”

“I can open your eyes.”

“I can’t go back to where I use to be.”

“Let me share this whole new world with you.”

“I can see what’s happening.”

“Disaster’s in the air.”

“Time is racing towards us.”

“Heed my every order and you might survive.”

“I only steal what I can’t affort.”

“One jump ahead of the hitman.”

“I’ve got that wanderlust.”

“The world is my backyard.”

“I’ve only got myself.”

“You’re alone and you’re scared.”

“Come on and lift your glass.”

“Every day is like the one before it.”

“Every guy here love’d to be you.”

“I never see you anymore.”

“It’s like you’ve gone away.”

“I wish you would tell me why.”

“People have been asking where you'be been.”

“Please let me in.”

“We only have each other.”

“Put on a show.”

“Make one wrong move and everyone will know.”

“It’s only for today.”

“It’s agony to wait.”

“I’m getting what i’m dreaming of.”

“But with you I’ve found my place.”

“it’s nothing like i’ve ever known before.”

“Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I’ve tried.”

“Don’t let them know.”

“I don’t care what they’re going to say.”

“It’s time to see what I can do.”

“You’ll never see me cry.”

“I’m never going back.”

“The past is in the past.”

“That perfect girl is gone.”

“You don’t have to keep your distance anymore.”

“I finally understand.”

“You don’t have to live in fear.”

“I will be right here.”

“Your life awaits.”

“Just stay away and you’ll be safe from me.”

“I get the feeling you don’t know.”

“You don’t have to be afraid.”

“We can work this out together.”

“I can’t control the curse.”

“You’re not safe here.”

“This is where i’m meant to be.”

“I am on my way.”

“I’ve been around the block before.”

“I’ve given up hope that someone would come along.”

“I’m down to one last hope.”

“My words are a matter of pride.”

“It’s clear from your vacant expressions that the lights are not all on upstairs.”

“So prepare for the chance of a lifetime.”

“You will be rewarded when I am at last given my dues.”

“You’re expected to take certain duties on board.”

“As you thgouth life you’ll see, there is so much we don’t understand.”

“Things don’t always go the way we planned.”

“Can I still just be me the way I am?”

“Can I trust in my own heart?”

“Am I just one part of some big plan?”

“One day when you’re strong and big, you will be a king.”

“I’ve been exiled.”

“I get a little tense.”

“I hate to let them live.”

“The battle may be bloody, but that kinda works for me.”

“They can have the world, we’ll create our own.”

“I am home if you are right there beside me.”

“I know love will find a way.”

“This is what you give me to work with?”

“Well honey, i’ve seen worse.”

“You’ll bring honor to us all.”

“Sometimes it’s too much for even me.”

“I have your hearts and you have my pity.”

“I can improvise.”

“Why should I worry?”

“Why should I care?”

“You can own this town.”

“You can wear the crown.”

“You’ve got alot to learn.”

“You’ll feel right at home on the street.”

“We make an art out of staying alive.”

“Get what you want then get away.”

“Ain’t got time for messin’ around.”

“It’s not my style.”

“This town can slow you down.”

“I know exactly where i’m going.”

“People down here think i’m crazy.”

“There ain’t nothing that’s gonna stop me.”

“Things for sure are gonna go my way.”

“I’m almost there!”

“I’ve worked hard for everything i’ve got.”

“You’re my queen of the night.”

“Love is everything, don’t you agree?”

“Don’t matter where you came from.”

“When you find out who you are you’ll find out what you need.”

“That ain’t gonna make you happy.”

“All you need is some self control.”

“Maybe love will grant you peace of mind.”

“You’re something i never chose.”

“You’re the best I never knew I needed.”

“i need you here always.”

“Who knew i’d be here.”

“When will my life begin?”

“Stuck in the same place i’ve always been.”

“For the first time in forever i’m completely free.”

“Guess I always knew this day was coming.”

“It’s a scary world out there.”

“One way or another, something will go wrong I swear.”

“You’ll just upset me.”

“Go ahead and leave me, I deserve it.”

“On your own you won’t survive.”

“They’ll eat you up alive.”

“Don’t let him device you.”

“I won’t say i’ve told you so.”

“I’m where i’m meant to be.”

“At least I see the light.”

Corners of a well spoken mouth lifted in confidence and solidarity that she’d take his word as credible. While he did not have the contacts and pull he obtained in Hell’s Kitchen, Wesley was not powerless in Koi. His connections, while having questionable stability at the present time, were solid enough for this one accord. One business transaction; that’s all he needed to secure another contact. One, as he aspired, that would be of future value.

A brow quirked in the opposing direction as it’s counterpart and chin was sure to tilt at remarks of the desired merchandise’s worth. Behind a staged disposition held reflections of his own opinion and though he had no issue presenting his own judgement in familiar company, he simply silenced sardonic remarks. Forty marks was nothing. To double it was still not enough to cover expenses from his pocket change. If his acquired services weren’t enough to consider him a reliable allay, certainly his proposition of what she could consider real profit might be.

It was of utmost importance that Sara had the Schiele, after all, it was valued at quite a high price. Not only that, her business was well respected and known for doing their job well. If she flawed their name by ruining their recovery rate (even though she was their top investigator) she would face disciplinary action by her bosses. Even at Sterling Bosch she had never faced such a charge.

The female rolled her shoulders forward then back, and leaned back in her chair. With her legs crossed, she watched him skeptically for a moment. Did he not think he was a criminal? As far as she was concerned, he delved deep into the black market. Maybe he misunderstood his place. However, she would not pry.

“I never said that,” she chuckled, “you have your area of specialty and I have mine, after all. You deal with your market, and I deal with my clients.”