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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Golden Bee" data-source="post: 9523638" data-attributes="member: 7041055">Nefertiti versus the mob! based on “The Doorway of Cats” by Peter Schweighofer.“You look the opposite of hung over!” said Devi. Steel Eagle tilted his cowboy hat.“I know maybe you don’t wanna hear it, but partying is good for you.” The Irish mob does not have 50-year-old leg breakers. It's an organization where you move up steadily or you run into problems. Thaza was ready to move up.That's why she was searching the wall safe of Italian patron Paulino Gambartzi. The rest of the party was knoshing in the next room. They (actress Lala Santinella, photographer Javid Kulfi, Steel Eagle the Tibetan spirit of Brooklyn) were happy to shmooze. They persuaded Paulino to ignore Brooks Belasco and not revive No, No, Nanette, and made him swear to look for a new play.Thaza’s burglary showed Gambartzi was spreading his money a bit too freely, funding some unsavory factions (unsavory in the eyes of Clan O’Rourke, anyway). This gave her an idea… She could clean up Cairo for the family, and get the party to help.The ZSS was smarter than she gave them credit for. They figured out the plan, but because it involved exclusively going after black market smugglers, they agreed provisionally. But there was no way they were going to confront Zahir Adwani without a gift. so they spent a lot of time and effort making a pecan pie.They were very excited to give this pie, with the minor setback that Advani was dead with his ears cut off, his nose removed, and his stomach impaled. Thaza decided to go through his safe (a very profitable endeavor; she looted a solid gold bar with a Nazi insignia and some illegal grenades.) Lala distracted a nearby police patrol by offering them the pie… and Steel Eagle distracted the shop boy, who was returning with firewood.Hard to say you're not involved in a crime when you say your full name to witnesses!Back at base, Professor Callahan was peeved to see the group. He thought he would use the Cairo base for privacy.He had a lead though, that the social types might like: there was going to be a huge party, held by art snobs and blue bloods just north of the city. Not that he would go … Unless they invited him, or even if they didn't.The group mollified the police (mostly through haranguing) and put on their best clothes, excited for the shindig.There were a few familiar faces, including Stavros “the Bull” Papadopoulos. The Turkish smuggler decided to pick on the wimpy Callahan, much to the delight of the rest of the party! The Brit barely kept from crying as his hand was crushed in the grip of the former wrestler.Some social interactions went better. Steel Eagle partied hard with Ernest Hemingway. And Lala was wooed by the mysterious, cape-wearing Count Vladimir Korga. The actress looked into the eyes of the white Russian and asked what he wanted at the party.How dreamy! Unfortunately, she had to rush to another room, where her adopted daughter Devika was bidding like a maniac. She stood up to the 13-year-old, telling her that buying things she didn't want was classic spoiled behavior.Meanwhile, Thaza stole the priceless necklace off the Georgette de Crussel, the Duchess d'Uzes.Because Devi stopped bidding, the auction was won by Stavros. He didn't have long to celebrate though, since he was in a car accident an hour later that cost him his nose, ears, and life. And guess who he was last seen arguing with? Professor Callahan of course!The rest of the case went a bit better. The artifacts were being taken from a nearby tomb by an incompetent group of childhood friends, led by locals Hanna and Giram. Someone tried to run the gang down in an alley (only the clumsy Callahan was hit). The group headed into the tomb.Callahan and Giram agreed to watch the car, which everyone agreed should be parked far away. Unfortunately, that meant they didn't catch the perpetrators who caved in the entrance tunnel!Thaza, after making sure the chambers didn't have any traps, blew up a plaster wall with (stolen) grenades. The medjays behind the killings might've been prepared for criminals… But they stood no chance against a professional stunt driver and a sniper. Thaza could barely get into position before the fight was over.---Back in the states, Naomi was more than impressed.Uptown, the Cotton Club was jumping. Brooks had a brilliant idea, an All-Star winner. He could pay a lot of money to Javid and Lala to help. The Gray Gargoyle musical!</blockquote>

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