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<blockquote data-quote="jkason" data-source="post: 2535342" data-attributes="member: 2710"><p>Ru's eyes widen slightly as he sees the coinage Ari's just put forth so casually, but he manages to otherwise control his surprise. He stows the pouch in one of the side pockets of his ever-present haversack, then rises. Ru crosses his fingers, places them over his heart, and bows, adding the customary verbal sentiment for the gesture: <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"My fate serves yours."</span></p><p></p><p>As Ru straightens, he says, <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"I know you hate progress reports that report no progress. You'll only hear from me when there's something worth reporting. And thank you, again, for the trust."</span></p><p></p><p>With that, Ru leaves Ari to his hooka and whatever other brain-damaged businessmen feel the need to sell him their children's children. In the outer chamber, he takes advantage of one of Ari's clerks, using one the man's pens and a piece of parchment to scrawl a short note to the troll who owns the Vein (and silently kicking himself for being so overwhelmed as to never ask his name):</p><p></p><p><em>Ari has approved measures. Preparations underway. You'll know more when I do.</em></p><p><em>-Ru Brike</em></p><p></p><p>As he folds and seals the missive, Ru smiles at how handy this writing thing is. A few years ago, he would have dismissed it as a waste of training time. But then, a few years ago, he didn't know Master Gis.</p><p></p><p>Ru snags the arm of one of the young wannabe thug loiterers outside Ari's place. They're all waiting for the chance to prove themselves and find an in to the organization. So long as they don't cause trouble, the guards tend to let them be (aside from the random prank. But guard duty's boring and they're free entertainment, so who can complain?). Ru presses the note into one hand and a gold crown in the other, smiling but brisk in his manner.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkOrchid">"You're going to the Red Lamp district. <em>The Throbbing Vein</em>. You get the troll in charge--no underlings, got it? Tell him Ru sent you. He gets this, you keep the coin."</span> He grabs the kid by both arms now, lifting him up so that their noses almost touch as he adds quietly, <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"He doesn't, I hunt you down and take twice the coin's worth out of your hide. Capice?"</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkason, post: 2535342, member: 2710"] Ru's eyes widen slightly as he sees the coinage Ari's just put forth so casually, but he manages to otherwise control his surprise. He stows the pouch in one of the side pockets of his ever-present haversack, then rises. Ru crosses his fingers, places them over his heart, and bows, adding the customary verbal sentiment for the gesture: [color=DarkOrchid]"My fate serves yours."[/color] As Ru straightens, he says, [color=DarkOrchid]"I know you hate progress reports that report no progress. You'll only hear from me when there's something worth reporting. And thank you, again, for the trust."[/color] With that, Ru leaves Ari to his hooka and whatever other brain-damaged businessmen feel the need to sell him their children's children. In the outer chamber, he takes advantage of one of Ari's clerks, using one the man's pens and a piece of parchment to scrawl a short note to the troll who owns the Vein (and silently kicking himself for being so overwhelmed as to never ask his name): [i]Ari has approved measures. Preparations underway. You'll know more when I do. -Ru Brike[/i] As he folds and seals the missive, Ru smiles at how handy this writing thing is. A few years ago, he would have dismissed it as a waste of training time. But then, a few years ago, he didn't know Master Gis. Ru snags the arm of one of the young wannabe thug loiterers outside Ari's place. They're all waiting for the chance to prove themselves and find an in to the organization. So long as they don't cause trouble, the guards tend to let them be (aside from the random prank. But guard duty's boring and they're free entertainment, so who can complain?). Ru presses the note into one hand and a gold crown in the other, smiling but brisk in his manner. [color=DarkOrchid]"You're going to the Red Lamp district. [i]The Throbbing Vein[/i]. You get the troll in charge--no underlings, got it? Tell him Ru sent you. He gets this, you keep the coin."[/color] He grabs the kid by both arms now, lifting him up so that their noses almost touch as he adds quietly, [color=DarkOrchid]"He doesn't, I hunt you down and take twice the coin's worth out of your hide. Capice?"[/color] [/QUOTE]
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