Nightspider (nightspider) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-09 23:13:00

Entry tags:

npc team - zodiac, plot-"from hell with love"

Manipulations
Talia is back in her Marla persona. She's stayed as connected to the Zodiac as she had to the Night Shift, and all the obsessive work finally paid off. Sure, she couldn't get to China herself, and had no doubt Temujin outmuscled her significantly. But that's not where the lady spider could be deadliest. Instead, she made arrangements to speak with one of the more reasonable of her former teammates.

He was hesitant, but agreed to see her.

'Marla, or Libra' walks into the restaurant, heading straight for the booth she was told. Sharp senses scan for any sign of additional trouble, and reads the guards Leo has before they even know she's picked them out from the regulars by their stance.

She bows. "Wen, good to see you."

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	ng_zodiac 2010-02-10 06:18 am UTC (link)
	He's already seated, though he does bow his head slightly in greeting. "Marla. Please, sit." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nightspider 2010-02-10 06:22 am UTC (link)
	She takes a seat, getting right down to business. She tosses one of her file folders onto the table. "I won't waste your time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2010-02-10 06:23 am UTC (link)
	He takes the folder cautiously. "This had better be important. We worked together before, but that doesn't mean you should be using these numbers... or calling me into public." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nightspider
2010-02-10 06:26 am UTC (link)

"This is for your benefit. Contained within that folder is a listing of all of Temujin's criminal activities so far. The items highlighted in red are the ones that concerned Anya Stark. The items bolded are the ones that raised an alert with either SHIELD, the Avengers, or both. The items in normal black and white are the areas with no motivation aside from consolidating power and profit. See a pattern?" It cost her a good bit to get this kind of information out of the HAND, but well worth it if this gamble pays off.

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	ng_zodiac 2010-02-10 06:28 am UTC (link)
	He considers the reports. "That's a lot of red. You're certain this is everything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nightspider 2010-02-10 06:32 am UTC (link)
	"That's everything. Double check for yourself. And, oh, don't count those three items there in black and white... those are technicalities, since while hiring you and Virgo did help solidify his hold on San Francisco, he only did it because of the mind control. Not much black left, is there? He's obsessed and insane." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_zodiac 2010-02-10 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"You're not an altruist. What do you get if he should lose his position?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nightspider
2010-02-10 06:37 am UTC (link)

"Contact with the new Mandarin. And most importantly, a bargaining chip. My domain is the west coast, something we share. If you move out to deal with business in China, that means you need a reliable contact there. And I want the wars between the mob and the Triads stopped... if you become the Mandarin, we split opium shipping and turf. I want to know what comes into the California seaboard and when, and undisputed control over my ports. You want someone you can trust on that coast... and someone who doesn't care what you're doing in China. That's not where my ambition leads.

So... do you want the rest of the files, or do I walk away?"

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	ng_zodiac 2010-02-10 06:38 am UTC (link)
	He thinks on it a few moments, then nods. "Give me the rest of the files. You have a deal... I'll see to Temujin's inefficiency." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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