Kassia Grace Frost-McKenzie (little_mermaid) wrote,
@ 2010-08-21 23:00:00

Into the Abyss
As Julian had said everything aligned within the week. Sebastian Shaw was in New York and everything appeared to be in motion. It hadn't been difficult to get an audience with Shaw; she'd simply called him and said she'd like to see him, perhaps have dinner? She'd offered to pick him up under the guise of wanting to show off a new car but made certain to arrive early enough that she'd have to go up to his room to meet him.

Standing outside his door, she took a deep breath before knocking. It was now or never.

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ng_hellfire
2010-08-22 07:58 pm UTC (link)

Sebastian considers Grace's words. Her motivations sound reasonable, but Sebastian hasn't forgotten that he's dealing with an impressionable seventeen year-old. A girl with no sense of who she really is or what she wants out of life, other than to be anything but her mother.

Still, when Grace mentions putting Emma out to pasture, Sebastian can't help but be tempted by the prospect; Complete dominion over the Hellfire Club and its resources. Once he had that, well...what couldn't he accomplish?

Still, there were considerable obstacles in this plan.

Regan would be the hardest sell on the plan; Grace's age is a prohibitive factor but, until now, they haven't had a better way to neutralize Emma's opposition on key issues. Without Emma, DaCosta is outnumbered and forced to either capitulate or resign his position, neither choice favorable to the proud Brazilian.

Sebastian tallies the necessary votes to remove Emma and install a new queen under his control. Of course, it won't be Grace. He could allow Regan to assume that position, giving the pair of them all the necessary clout to control the way the Hellfire Club thinks and moves.

They would gain a foothold and more in Providence, and then Sebastian would dismantle Oracle for Namor's previous insolence. All it would take is giving a young girl a taste of the illusion of power.

These calculations fire through Sebastian's mind in the span of seconds, the deep game he has in mind considered as he notes Grace's provocative actions.

"I agree that your mother's behavior has become...tiresome, and it's bad for business. If I were to take you under my wing, I would want certain assurances that you will do what I ask, when I ask, without any questions. I will never put you in a position where you're unable to perform the task necessary..." he says, idly reaching out to trace a curve with his index finger.

"But some situations will require you to think on your feet, to use unorthodox methods to achieve our goals. Could you do that, Grace?" Sebastian asks, his voice barely above a whisper as he leans closer to her.

	little_mermaid 2010-08-22 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	"I can do anything you want me to do." She leaned towards him a little, eyes a little wide and eager. Impressionable. Dutiful. Loyal. She'd always shown herself to be these things, always been a mindful girl who did precisely as she was told and she wanted Sebastian to remember that. "There's nothing I can't do to get to what we want..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-08-22 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	It's almost over, she reminded herself. It's almost over. Just a little bit more and this will end soon. "Tina is a little..dull. She can't help it..." Kassi grinned a little and as he pushed her back, she stole a kiss, nipping a bit at his bottom lip just to show him how lively she was. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-08-23 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Not technically. I said I wanted power. I'm taking power. And getting justice while I'm at it. You raped my sister when she was a child you sick fuck!" In the dark it's hard to dodge, but when he reaches for her throat, he gets a fist full of hair instead as she scrambles off the table. "If there's a hell you're going there tonight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-08-24 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"Oh no, I'll get away with it. And I don't need anyone to save me. I'm here to save myself and my family and free them of the goddamn cancer that is you!" Kassi snarled and continued to evade him. "Face it, old man...you've been beaten by not only a girl but a child." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_hellfire 2010-08-24 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"You...you've no /idea/ what you've done. Whoever you're doing this for is going to betray you...once they realize you're worthless." Sebastian grins, even as his breathing becomes labored. "You're a dead woman, Frost. You...and your sister, and your mother..." Sebastian heaves, slumping to the floor, staring at her with hate in his eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-08-24 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"If I go to your club, I better the fuck not be carded because I need a drink. Understood?" Dress, visibility, total deniability. Kassia could do this. She would do this. She had to. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_mermaid 2010-08-24 03:42 am UTC (link)
	"...ok. Ok." She took a quick look around the room and found her purse. "Big Nick's. Got it. Thank you, Julian." She looked at him a moment and left, hurrying away from the scene of the crime and anything even remotely close to what had once been her life. New world, indeed. (Reply to this)(Parent)