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| Calling The Gadjo Woman; -attn: Malia Hauke (night of her capture) | |
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| Topic Started: Friday, 25. April 2014, 06:48 (359 Views) | |
| Iakov Reznik | Friday, 25. April 2014, 06:48 Post #1 |
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"Persona Non Grata"
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Iakov looked over the little business card the Ventrue had given to him the first night at the bar. He hurriedly called the number described and listened to the phone ring. To tell the truth, it was the fifth time that evening he'd attempted to call her, each time hanging up before having to leave a message. This time, there would be one left. When Iakov was upset, his poor English only suffered all the more. Malia would hear a very restrained, thickly accented eastern block voice on her message inbox. "HELLO! Miss Hauke. Niko. For fucking CHRISTSAKE! You say call. Yes sure. All goes well, good...no hear from you? You fuck me like this? YOUR ASS! MY MONEY! YES?! FUCK your mother!" -angry barking dogs in background- "For you. Twenty Four hour. Then. I FIND YOU!" "Can you believe this shit?!" -dial tone- Edited by Iakov Reznik, Friday, 25. April 2014, 06:57.
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| Malia | Friday, 25. April 2014, 14:34 Post #2 |
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It would be a day later when Iakov got a call back. The voice over the phone cold and irritated. "Calm your tits gypsy man. Your money is in the hollow of a lightning struck oak tree in Hyde Park beneath a pile of rotting moss. The tree is about a 500 meters from the parking entrance and on the east side of the train tracks. I'd have gotten you your money sooner but I was in prison for a bit. Awkward when it happens, but it had nothing to do with you and it got me a free pass for traveling in Camarilla turf." |
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| Iakov Reznik | Friday, 25. April 2014, 18:42 Post #3 |
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Iakov held the phone to his ear and frowned, plumes of thick tobacco smoke rising from his nostrils as he let out a frustrated sigh. The details of the drop were specific enough for him to believe, but he'd only know for sure when he got there and had the dogs sniff the area out beforehand. His voice was tense, but more controlled than it had been the night prior. "Prison? You go to prison for Camarilla and walk out with free pass to go where you like? Call me idiot, but usually such things do not happen unless you make deal, no?" For all he knew, the gadjo bitch could now be an informant. "You tell me now what in FUCKS name you do there. Prince put squeeze on you? Yes? You tell me what goes on or business with you and me...no more. I don't want Prince troubles. I have too much to do in London to get tossed out on ass. Yes? Speak! Now..." Edited by Iakov Reznik, Friday, 25. April 2014, 18:46.
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| Malia | Friday, 25. April 2014, 18:56 Post #4 |
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"Keep ordering me around and I'm gonna castrate your dogs I swear. Yes, I got picked up for trespassing on Camarilla turf without the Prince's approval. So he stuck me in a box for a couple days to let me think over his position. So I joined up. Now you're talking to the ONLY Camarilla Ventrue with the right to get mixed up in the racing business. Which means I just guaranteed none of the other Ventrue will mess with our affairs down at the tracks. I'd say that was worth kissing a little ass." A deep breath could be heard and when the voice spoke again it was a venomous icy hiss. "Don't ever doubt that I'm my own woman Niko. I do what I want, the way I want it. If the Prince asks I'll say I have an independent Gangrel contractor that I use to manipulate the races and offer him a cut, which I'm not obligated to do since he ruled the races my Business Domain. But the Anarchs here don't have a baron. Nobody to protect me when the Prince knicked me off the streets. So I might as well kiss his ring and tell him he's pretty if it means my business arrangements don't get fucked with." |
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| Iakov Reznik | Friday, 25. April 2014, 19:50 Post #5 |
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He tamped out his pipe as the woman spoke. He set it down on the table in his Vardo and scratched Luka under the chin as he thought of what to say next. If it was true, and this bitch had the Princes backing, the only way he'd be able to keep in the racing business would be to play nice and work with her. At least she described the business with the racetracks as "ours". He'd have to be careful. "Well. Yes. Kissing bit of Prince ass can get one far. Good news really. Only hope is for him to not meddle with our game. If you have such seals of approval, that is very well." -he hesitated- "Look. Sorry for dramatics. I don't have best dealings with Camarilla. So. If races for London are under your control, I work with you as equal partner. Fifty Fifty. I don't work for you, you don't work for me. You are handling business. I am handling animals and whom ever you want....handled. Yes?" He didn't like it. The gadjo, the Camarilla, the Prince situation. He needed the money though, and his beast needed the amusement even more. "I want land Hauke. I need much land. What can be done for this thing?" |
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| Malia | Friday, 25. April 2014, 20:14 Post #6 |
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"I have no idea how you can get land. My suggestion would be to save up your winnings and buy it through a ghoul, in Anarch territory. Unless you want to Petition the Prince to become a member of the Camarilla. I could be one of your references but considering I've been a Cammie for all of like 3 hours I doubt it would carry much weight. As far as I know the clan Gangrel is pretty weak right now." |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 00:57 Post #7 |
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Ghouls to buy land with. Lyndsey. But she was too young to purchase such things. Right? Maybe he could get the land through other means. There were plenty of people these days calling up and getting the credit card info from pensioners, why couldn't he manage to snag someones Will? Some old rich toffs somewhere. Forge some papers, make them vanish conveniently. He'd have some thinking to do. "Become member of Camarilla? Heh." That's right. She still had no clue as to what he truly was. A Gangrel would certainly have an easier time committing his services to a prince, but a Ravnos? A Diablarist Ravnos at that? He'd been around. The mere mention of a Ravnos lurking the alleys to a prince and he'd be muscled out of the city, and until he found Piscina, or word of her, he couldn't allow for that. Could the Camarilla help him find her? He didn't know for sure, but he wasn't willing to stretch out his neck to find out. Not if the prince was eager to lock up people for merely venturing into his turf. "I'll uhm. I will need to take...as you say, "rain check" on that till future notice. Like I say, I have not had best of luck with this...Camarilla organization. I am grateful that you would vouch for me though, Miss Hauke. Truly. I am certain I may need... representation at some point." -he sounded uneasy and paused- "So, we still doing business or what? Queen of Racetracks." -he tried to hide a wheezy snicker- |
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| Malia | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:06 Post #8 |
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"Unless you've suddenly become allergic to money, then yes, we're definitely still doing business. Sunday's races have a number of horses paying out at 1/4 so pick whichever one seems like a good choice to you. They have to be even odds. Then I'll put down 10 grand on one of them and we'll split it 20 grand a piece. It's unfortunate none of the races have some real long shots but it looks like an evenly matched race. Unless you have a better solution?" |
English Norwegian Spanish I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.![]() | |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:18 Post #9 |
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The beast in him writhed in pleasure under his skin as she agreed to his terms. He felt the nails of his free hand rake against the wood of the table, leaving deep grooves in the varnish as he grinned. -sigh- "Such good news. Miss Hauke. If it is long shots you need... Well, they can be made, and unmade. Give me night alone with any beast and I can teach so very many tricks. To be lame? To be sick? To run like Secretariat? All is possible, only give me list of objectives, and free access." -he twirled a mustache tip between his rough fingers and smirked- "What would you like?" |
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| Malia | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:26 Post #10 |
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"Well, since the odds are tabulated based on how an animal is doing pick on you can train into a slump. We need it to do badly enough that it's not considered a good winning option, but fast enough that the owners won't replace it. Pick a previous winner, maybe make it shy of the other horses, so that it startles instead of racing across the finish line. Then when the odds have shifted to reflect people's lack of faith in them, we can make a killing by bringing the animal back into it's true potential. But that's a long term plan and we can continue making simple normal bets in the meantime. No reason to neglect slow steady money just because we plan on making a lot more later." |
English Norwegian Spanish I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.![]() | |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:32 Post #11 |
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His thoughts immediately went to the chestnut mare....Miss Chawhee. "Very well. You've done your homework again. You impress me." He peered at the animal through his open door, his mind clicking away at the methods he had available. "I have such animal to work with currently. I will keep you updated. For now. Then. These bets will do fine as you get hold of this place. More flexibility. Will you be moving house to Sandown? What other tracks you look at?" |
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| Malia | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:36 Post #12 |
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"I haven't decided yet. I have to examine them, see what kind of security they have, what their night life is like, that sort of thing. I'll probably need to move base into Cam part of town but I think keeping my current home intact is a good idea. After all, you never know when you'll need a bolt hole." |
English Norwegian Spanish I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.![]() | |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 01:51 Post #13 |
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"Heh. I know this well. Hm. Lady, I am glad you are in only one pieces and things have gone OK. I'll be doing work at Sandown and will call with names and such information. I'll be picking up winnings tonight. Very good future for us. Maybe...we get drink again sometime. To celebrate this thing." |
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| Malia | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 12:07 Post #14 |
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"Sounds like a plan Niko, just let me know when you want to meet up." |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 17:12 Post #15 |
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-he hesitated a moment, unsure how to put his next inquiry- "Heh. Yes of course. Hauke...You mentioned Camarilla territory. I have been here only for few weeks. Well. For this territory. I do not know what borough to be clear of. Understand? Is East good? London Central is for them I am assuming. Just. Heh. You know. Would like to be aware of such areas." |
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| Malia | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 17:27 Post #16 |
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"Brent and Enfield are Anarch turf. That's it. Hackney, Camden, and Redbridge are Sabbat. Everything else is Camarilla as far as I know. So if you can't blend in with the Camarilla your options are pretty limited. I'd avoid the Sabbat territory. I won't rat you out to anyone if I see you out on Cam lands. That'd be robbing myself of a valuable partner. Just, do me a favor and don't get caught? They don't have a Scourge, but they do have two rather efficient Deputy Sheriffs who managed to capture me quit handily." |
English Norwegian Spanish I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.![]() | |
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| Iakov Reznik | Saturday, 26. April 2014, 17:35 Post #17 |
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-crinkling of paper in the background- He looked over his map and grabbed a red pen, circling the dangerous areas and scribbling down notes. "Duly noted. Thank you. As it is, I have no interest to venture to such areas. I appreciate very much your um...confidence if I must go in future though. Heh. Never thought I'd be getting into business with Camarilla in such sort time, even if as hired hand. Such things in life are strange...No?" He let out a low chuckle and folded up his map. "We will talk again soon. I need to pick up your present for me now. Goodnight Hauke" -the man hung up, eager to retrieve his rewards- Edited by Iakov Reznik, Saturday, 26. April 2014, 17:36.
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