yourtruecolors (yourtruecolors) wrote,
@ 2011-06-07 23:54:00

Debriefing: Edmund.
After her fascinating little discovery, Minnie made her way to Julian's. His little girlfriend, she knew, was off on a photo shoot and would not be visiting that evening. She knocked in a quiet but distinct fashion.

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	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Julian is sitting as his desk with a glass of pear brandy, looking over a few files of the possible candidates the Club could back. He takes another sip before setting the glass down. "Come in." he says. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-08 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"Hello," she said with quiet cheer as she came in. "I made an interesting discover this evening. Bordering on an acquisition. I hope you'll approve." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"Come on over and tell me about it." Julian says, pouring a second glass of brandy for her, and then a refill for himself. "What are we dealing with here?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

yourtruecolors
2011-06-08 02:46 am UTC (link)

She takes a seat, and takes her glass with a 'thank you' and a smile. "A professional for hire. I've been on the lookout for possibilities for the By-New-Year's job -- I agree that we probably can't get Santiago, but I think I can coax a few of her operatives out from under her. But tonight, a very big guy with plenty of sparkle to him caught my eye in the middle of 'Ah, Bur Underneath,' and afterwards -- do you want our conversation verbatim?" He knows she can do it.

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	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"Santiago isn't wholly necessary. I just need good quality people to pull this off." Julian says. "Let's hear it. Did you get a name off this guy? How did he take my offer?" Julian asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

yourtruecolors
2011-06-08 02:55 am UTC (link)

"If you approve of him, we've got him for the diagnostic job. I'll admit I threw in a little carnal incentive for good measure. His name is Edmund. I have my suspicions on the last name, since he seemed so sure I should know it, but it's not something I can be positive on, so I'll leave it to you." And then she proceeds to relate the conversation truly verbatim, with added descriptions of the circumstances -- including all the tones and actions that indicated Edmund's level of professional paranoia, which were marks in his favor.

She gives a little pause after describing Edmund's demonstration of his powers and the 'do you know who I am' moment, in case Julian needs to process that before continuing. Then she tells the rest and produces his contact information.

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hellfireprince
2011-06-08 03:08 am UTC (link)

Julian listens to everything, even asking her to stop and repeat certain parts again for him, especially when she gets to the part where this Edmund says she should know who he is.

Julian didn't know too many Edmunds. The one that stuck out most, Julian met while he was in school years ago. Edmund Leland was a big kid, bigger than most of the kids Julian went to school with.

They'd gotten along well. The description of Edmund and his power tickle something familiar at the back of his mind.

"I might have to take a look at this one myself, just to see him in another light, Minnie. The description reminds me of someone I might have known once upon a time, but I'm not sure if it's him." he says.

"How much of your favor did you imply you'd bestow upon him, darling?" Julian asks suddenly.

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	yourtruecolors 2011-06-08 03:17 am UTC (link)
	"We can contact him through his site for another meeting, where he can be photographed or you can get a look from elsewhere." Minnie's just slightly surprised at the sudden shift in the topic. "He was hoping for a proper private dance if he did well. I said if he made you happy, I'd make him happy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"Ah. Very well. So long as he doesn't get any further ideas, we'll do fine." Julian says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-08 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Minnie smiles brilliantly as she sets down her glass. "Feeling possessive, dearest?" She leans forward. "You know whatever I may be, I'm yours...which reminds me." She takes her choker out of her jacket. "I'd like your help getting this back on." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"I don't do possessive, dearest. I do, however, do 'touch her without express permission and I'll make you a pile of ash of the floor'. So, not quite the same thing." Julian smiles at her. "Turn around and I'll help." he says, taking her choker and looking it over. "Do you remember the day I gave this to you, Minnie?" he asks, his voice a bit faraway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-08 03:53 am UTC (link)
	And she turns and presents her neck. "Always," she says softly. "It was a beautiful day. And you were so sweet, so -- I didn't know what was brighter; the sun hitting the water, or you. When you put it on me the first time ... that's when I knew for certain I had to keep learning more, so you could rely on me. I could never bear to let you down, Julian." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-08 04:00 am UTC (link)
	"You won't, Minnie. You haven't. I appreciate your dedication and devotion. You're doing well thus far, so keep it up." he says, kissing her on the forehead. "Do you think Edmund can remain discreet?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-08 04:03 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you," she says with a soft smile, then starts thinking at the question. "I think it's likely. He was blunt, but cautious, and wasn't out with people, so I don't think he maintains many current ties in New York to get nosy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2011-06-09 03:43 am UTC (link)

Julian nods, thinking this over.

"I was going to give him a different job to originally, but something's come up. One of Anton's grandsons walked up to me during my lunch the other day and threatened to expose me. If the man had simply asked me for money, I would have given it to him. /Technically/, he's my family, even if he's the spawn of one of the traitorous bastards that refused to come see Anton on his deathbed, even after he practically /begged/ for them to visit." Julian says, bitterness creeping into his voice.

He remembered how canny, how crafty and strong Anton Howard was when he was a boy. There are few humans that Julian considers worthy of respect, or even /admire/, but his adopted father was one of them. His children, however, judged his worth solely upon how much money they'd get from him upon his death.

When he cut them out of his Will, they slandered him to anyone who would listen. They refused to speak with him. Only Julian had ever seen the pain they put him through, heard the nights that Anton fell asleep, crying into a glass of whiskey at being a "lonely old man".

Julian swore he'd treat his family better. Except...at the funeral, they'd called him all many of horrible things, things that Minnie would remember hearing. When they tried to sue the estate for what they thought was "rightfully theirs", when they'd broken into the house and stolen so many of Anton's things, Julian could take it no longer.

He'd started killing them one by one, them and their children.

"But no. He accused me of being a liar and a thief, just like all the others. One of his sons is in prison and the other...was in the Mob down South, last I heard. I own a house down there that I've only looked at once.

I suppose I should decide whether or not to keep it." Julian says, more to himself than her, taking another sip of his brandy.

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	yourtruecolors 2011-06-09 03:54 am UTC (link)
	There's a low growlish sound from Minnie. She remembers. Always. "I'm sure Edmund could handle that one. Threatened to expose you as what?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-10 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"As a fraud. He plans to tell everyone I'm not really Anton's son." Julian says quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-10 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"You're a better one than his father was," she says between clenched teeth. "What does he hope to prove? Blood's irrelevant. The will was to you. He loved you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-10 03:17 am UTC (link)
	"You think that matters to a bunch of money-grubbing ingrates?" Julian asks her. "They won't stop until they find a way to prove it, or worse yet, they'll just kick up enough dust to get someone /else/ to look. This is the kind of thing Adrian Carver lives to do. I wouldn't mind killing that egotistical son of a bitch, but it would Make Noise." Julian says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-10 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"So we quiet the problem before it can get any worse. I'll send Edmund a message about meeting to discuss a change of plans. That way we can get you the photograph, or other visual, if you want to wait in the balcony and watch me with him, and I can tell him the new information for the job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2011-06-10 04:01 am UTC (link)

"Good idea. Besides, I want to see this Edmund up close. I should know if he's the person I'm thinking of when I hear the name if I can get a look at him." Julian says, smiling at Minnie.

"Come here, Minnie." he says, scooting away from his desk somewhat so that she can come over to him. When she does, he pulls her down into his lap and leans his head against her chest. He says nothing for a long time, letting the silence reign.

"It's been years since I just listened to your heartbeat, Minnie." he says suddenly.

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	yourtruecolors 2011-06-10 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Minnie promptly presented herself, got into his lap, and sat in relaxed silence, letting it just feel so right. "We've both been busy," she says ever so quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hellfireprince 2011-06-10 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"I know." he whispers, his hand resting on her thigh. He simply inhales the scent of her perfume for several seconds, saying nothing else. "Are you all right?" he asks. "Do you need anything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	yourtruecolors 2011-06-10 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"I'm always all right when I have you," she says, her breath hot against his ear. "I need to make you happy. Haven't gotten to do enough for you in so long... Master" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hellfireprince
2011-06-10 04:29 am UTC (link)

The word 'Master' causes Julian's breath to catch as Minnie speaks into his ear. If she wasn't aware of it before, there's no question /now/ that she's turning him on, as she can feel him beneath her.

His fingers reach up into her hair, pulling gently, at the moment.

"How are you going to make me happy, Minnie? I'd love to hear your ideas on the matter." he says, pulling head back oh-so-slightly to expose her throat, which his lips then gently work upon, up to her jaw.