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It was nearly two hours past midnight when her target finally made a move towards the exit — in a drunken state no less. Dilated pupils, flushing red face and unstable walking stances. Even then, he was still sober enough to take advantage of a passing waitress, coping a feel or two in secret before leaving the nightclub with a rather repulsive smile on his face before the poor waitress could register what had happened.

What a scumbag. An old and ugly scumbag. 

Sliding off from the bar stool gracefully, she quietly made her move towards the exit as well, making sure to have her target in her sight at all times.  It wouldn’t do her any good if the man suddenly disappeared at this crucial period. She had enough of stalking and seeing him in his horrendous acts to the point she felt like she should cleanse her eyes thoroughly after all this. But a job is a job, and not to mention the hefty sum of money if she got her mission done.

Passing through a dark alley with very dim streetlight, the muscles around her eyes twitched in disgust when the man began puking down the drain. As much as she loathed getting near him, the timing to strike now was clearly the most ideal one. And so within seconds, she already had the unsuspecting man under her control and injecting a fluid into him through the needle. She waited a few good minutes for the drug to finally kick in before releasing her hold, as the man collapsed onto the ground. Still alive but rendered unconscious. 

But right at this moment, she heard footsteps from behind. Her gun was instantly out and aimed at the unfortunate intruder. She narrowed her eyes at the person, the dim street light barely illuminating his features.

“Kids like you shouldn’t be wandering around dark alley at this late hour. It could very well cost you a life.” It was a warning, and she wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger should the guy do anything weird.

jin raises a skeptical eyebrow. “are you sure?” he questions. he scans the lake in front of them, an expanse of smooth ice. how can the other tell? they have no way to judge except by eye, and while the ice may look solid, there’s no way of telling if it will break underneath them. and quite frankly, seokjin doesn’t want to risk a possibly lethal icy dip.

“i’m not sure if this is a good idea,” he says. “not to be a spoilsport or anything, but i’d rather not freeze to death today.” he’s never been much of a skater anyway. “maybe some other time. or, y’know, on an actual ice rink.”

“but what’s the fun in that though?” minhyuk whined, eyes focused on the frozen body of water in front of the two. “ice rinks are too crowded and always go in the same direction...” 

the grumbling blonde pouted before squatting down to slowly run his bare fingers over the layer of ice. “it looks promising enough,” minhyuk grinned up at the other, fingers now prodding at the ice. 

it had been ages since he last went ice skating. the thought of finally being on the ice again was exciting, his heart beating rapidly at the idea of slipping and sliding all over the place. normally, one wouldn’t enjoy falling on their butts, especially on a hard surface. minhyuk, though, enjoyed it, for some odd reason. with the hilarious image of a fallen jin in his mind, the other was determined to carry out his ice skating plans. 

“Tell me something I don’t already know, please. Syndicate has been going against the Lotus since it’s beginning — literally, seeing as our origin stems from Black Lotus...so, of course they’re a threat to our rank in the city. But, if I put too much collective focus on them, what of the other gangs? I can’t have anyone trying to dismantle the establishment I’ve dedicated my time and life to.”

Thanatos can’t say he dislikes Jin — trust is definitely off the table, hence his reminder that he looks to anyone outside of Syndicate as an enemy, at least typically. He wouldn’t consider this a friendship, necessarily, but...he wasn’t above keeping a ‘supposed’ enemy a little closer than the rest. Besides, he didn’t pose a threat to him currently, and that’s what mattered most — as well as the fact that giving him the chance to speak and conversation with him allows him an outsiders point of view. (That, and every now and again, he’ll say something that amuses him, such as his evident determination in the current subject — it was interesting, to say the least, and that had some value in it).

“You’re definitely not wrong, however. Lotus is a threat to both of us and our respective progression. Perhaps that’s something we should both keep in mind. I’m not really one to desire helping opposing forces by any means, but...that commonality one day might be beneficial to both parties. Who knows.” Thanatos keeps his eyes locked on his for a moment before dropping his gaze back down to the news articles in front of him. He didn’t want to seem too friendly, after all.

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“Oh, Jin… It sounds like you still have some things to learn about the business world we live in.”  There’s a smile on his lips, but not one that necessarily radiates kindness, but perhaps more so out of trying to pass off as polite. “It’s a mistake to let anyone know if you’re close to anyone or not, and it’s an even bigger mistake to say who.” He leans forward a little, resting his arms on the edge of his desk. There was one person he would try to protect at any and all costs; but he’d once made the mistake of letting who he was close to be known, and he wasn’t going to risk that again. Especially not with his heart as deeply invested as it was. 

"The only thing I’m really disappointed about is that you would think I would be so quick to step on those in the lower ranks. But then again.. I really shouldn’t be. You have every right to think that and worse of me.” She could play the card of someone diplomatic; even if his response did rub her the wrong way, she knew it wasn’t worth losing her temper over. And it wasn’t worth jeopardizing her motives. 

This was not a companion she had trusted anymore—one she had been half convinced was as good as dead before now. But she had never fully believed that to begin with.

And if she had wanted his head, she wouldn’t have given him the warning, nor would she have approached him so quickly and easily. It was true, that she had no remorse for traitors to the Lotus — but one that was obviously secured elsewhere and out of reach, well, she wasn’t willing to risk killing him and causing unnecessary trouble. 

Not without order, at least. So to anyone who asked — she knew nothing of him. She would know nothing of him, unless she needed to. Although, this wasn’t something she was going to assure him of, not when she wanted an upper-hand in this situation.

“I’m looking for information on a man...one that I have no doubt you know of.” Eris slips a rectangular piece of paper from one of her front pockets; a business card of said man — her actual target of interest. Or at least the primary one. 

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“Who wouldn’t want to trust a charming young man that seems so quiet and polite?” Eris comments with a slight shrug of her shoulders, raising the glass in her hands up to her lips for a small drink — as if it might clear any bitterness that was held. “Perhaps the information I have is outdated, but you always seemed to have a masterful way of smooth talking. I have no doubt you still have the ability to bring some strong and powerful people to their knees just with words.” She glances over at him for a moment before turning her gaze elsewhere, a small smirk on her lips. By no means was she there to start any fights — but offering salt to old wounds as a gentle reminder of sides was something she was not above. “Too bad I know better than that now, isn’t it?”

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(text) Merry Christmas. I hope your holidays are as safe as can be.