I hold up the perfect suit, all black of course, with a white shirt underneath. He shakes his head in disagreement. "Come on! It's perfect for you! Who is the woman here?" he sighs and takes the suit from me, heading to the dressing room.
"It's will not look good on me, I'm telling you right now." I wave him off and sit in the chair by the dressing room. My Omni tool reads 3:00 p.m. It's almost time to get myself ready.
"Hurry up in there. We can't take all day you know. I do have a dress to squeeze on." he laughs and exits the dressing room. Like a fool he buttoned the shirt all the way, he looks like he's heading to a board room meeting instead of a night club. I sigh "You look like someone's secretary, come here and let me fix it." He steps forward, and I stat to undo the buttons. He gets very still, and I am hit with the sexy scent of sandalwood and good cologne. I clear my throat and back up, satisfied that I did my job... and boy did I ever. I lead him to the mirror and show him my handiwork. With the buttons undone, he is exposing much of his strong chest and the unbuttoned jacket gives it a casual, yet sexy, 'I don't give a damn' appearance. Definitely a dangerous look for him. I see many women admiring him as well.
"Am I now appropriately dressed to your standards, Miss. Lisbeth?" I glare at the surrounding female populace.
"Yes, yes you are. Now go get changed so we can pay and head to my place." he looks puzzled.
"Just how any places do you have?" he exclaims. I smile, if only he knew.
"A lot, I have a lot of places. Now hurry! I have a lot to do to make myself sexy for our friend." he hurries off to the dressing room, while I pull up Miss Lisbeth's account. When he emerges I pay for the clothes and we head to a rapid transit station where I had a chauffer bring out my private car. "Get in." he sits, admiring the quality of the interior as I power up my car.
"This is very nice"
"Yep" I drive off, heading to my public apartment to have the car scanned for bugs. When it comes up clear, I drive to my private condo, landing my car on the port at my balcony. "Home sweet home" he gets out slowly, admiring the view. "Come on, I'll show you where you'll be sleeping." I lead him through the condo, and into the guest bedroom on the second floor, complete with a private bathroom and balcony. "So this is your room, you have everything you could possibly want, and as this is available for all races, you can make this rooms air as dry as you want." he looks impressed.
"Thank you." he says. I shall get changed then." I nod and leave the room, gently closing the door behind me. I head up to my third floor room, and shed my clothes, turning on the shower. As I wait for the water to heat up, I admire my recent tattoo. She really did a good job. It is a scythe with the names of all the people I had lost under the blade, on the blade is "Whatever wrong I have done, By thought, word or deed, I ask for absolution." The blade curves around my breast, leaving the quote for forgiveness right over my heart. There are so many names, I have to look away before the guilt strikes again. Now that the water is heated to my desire, I step in and soak, letting what remains of my tension be worked away by the steamy water. After lathering in a rich apple smelling soap, I get out, dry off and blow dry my hair. Then I put it into a half up bun, and curl it. Then I apply a light amount of smoky makeup and some vibrant red lipstick, offsetting the blue in my eyes and making them glow. Then I slip on my dress, and adjust it to fit my curves perfectly. I slip on my black stilettoes, and walk into the living room. I pull up Afterlife on my Omni tool and make reservations to be there at 10. It's six now, so I decide to go over the notes Leng sent me on Oraka. I go to stand on the balcony and watch the cars fly by and pull up Oraka's file. He is very interesting. Likes Humans, and sometimes goes for males as well. He likes whiskey and, thanks to an innovation fifty years ago, he has no allergies to non-dextro foods or drinks... or people. Got to love modern science... makes impossible relationships completely possible. Behind me I hear footsteps, I don't dare take my eyes off the file, even as he stands next to me. "So... anything interesting in that file?" he asks innocently.
"No, not really, just making sure I can keep his interest long enough to get him somewhere private." he nods as I close the file and look out at the city. "So I was thinking, we go in separately, you first to scope the situation, and then I come in when you give the all clear. Usually I would have a homeless child do it for a few creds, but now I needn't spend the money." he glances at me and then away.
"Kids?" I nod
"They can go where you and I can't, and you can never be too careful about these things. It could always be a trap. But they won't be expecting you, if there is anyone in there." he nods. "Then you give the all clear, and I'll work my magic. When we leave together, follow us and make sure we aren't followed." he turns toward me.
"Then what will you do when you are alone with him?" I smile.
"I'll introduce myself, and we will proceed to negotiate. He will be surprised, of course. They always are." he laughs.
"I can imagine, I'd be surprised too, if I had thought I was going to score big, and then found out it was all a ploy to negotiate a contract." I laugh.
"You would probably have been expecting it, though. You are you, after all." he shrugs. "It's a lovely view, isn't it?" I glance at him.
"Yes, it certainly is." I can hear a double meaning in his words, and I feel him looking at me. I meet his eyes, eyebrow cocked.
"You making a pass at me, Krios?" I say jokingly. He clears his throat, looks away, and smiles sheepishly.
"Maybe I was." I blush, hiding my surprise, and laugh it off. My heart is beating a mile a minute, and I'm pretty sure he can hear it. I slow my heart rate and even my breathing. He shoots me a questioning glance, and I wave it off.
"Heart condition." I lie, and he looks concerned. I feel really bad now... well crap. My Omni tool beeps at me. "Time for us to go." I say walking briskly to my car locking my condo down. As we head to Afterlife, I can feel him watching me. God, he's driving me crazy. "Is there any particular reason you're staring at me, Mr. Krios?" he looks away, obviously startled that I could feel him watching.
"Nope, just imagining Oraka's expression when you tell him your true purpose." I laugh, not the least bit convinced, but still slightly disappointed. He's so much older than you! Get a grip woman! In truth, he is only six years older than me. He's 30 and I'm 24... it's not that weird right? Ugg! Why am I trying to justify and age difference when the defining truth is he's my old instructor? You are never supposed to want to sleep with your teacher... he's just so intense and... "You missed the turn."
"Shit!" I flip us around and land gracefully near the entrance. Stepping out, I throw the chauffer my keys. "Don't scratch it" Thane steps out and looks at me strangely.
"You know, I hear it's safe to pay attention when you drive" I scoff and motion for him to enter.
"I reserved you under a Mr. Koliat, and no I didn't specify a last name. Show the bouncer this and you should get in." I hand him a special issue pass, and let him enter. He gets through with no problem, and I can tell from the women who were gawking at him as he entered, I did well in making him belong in this crowd. Ten minutes later he sends me a message that it's clear, and I glide to the door. The bouncer doesn't even ask for a card, he just lets me pass and I place a chit for 500 creds into his front pocket as I pass. I hear envious hisses from the females in line, and protests from others at my walking in. Smiling, I saunter in and find my mark quickly. He is in a table at the back, watching the entrance, and therefore me, as I continue to scan the club, as if measuring the worth of staying. Making my approval clear, I head for the bar and order bottle of Serrice Ice Brandy. The bartender rushes to get my drink and, feeling bad for the poor guy, I placate him with a friendly smile, and a hand on his arm to calm him. Removing my hand from his arm, I fill my shot glass with some brandy and knock it back, with none of the interesting facial expressions made by the less experienced drinkers in the bar. Shaking my head, I continue to finish the bottle, not the least bit affected by the alcohol, due to my Lx9 implant's capacity to increase my metabolism. Standing to dance, I pay the bartender and tip him heavily, then head to the dance floor. As I am a vey good, provocative dancer (I took some stripping lessons) I have the attention of almost every male in the bar. A few approach me, but I turn most of them down. I can see Oraka watching me intently, I'm waiting for him to make his move. Just as he gets up, I feel another gaze on me. I turn in time to the music to see Thane watching me intently. When he sees Oraka approach me, he nods approvingly and moves into the shadows. I turn with the music again, coming face to face with Oraka. He holds out his hand and I take it, and then we're dancing together. He is a surprisingly good dancer, and I am enjoying myself as he leads me through a tango. As we dance, more and more people stop to watch us, no surprise there. We are both very intense people, and the music sets the perfect mood. At the end of the song, he dips me, and I can tell he is staring at my exposed neck. He motions for me to join him at his table as the crowd applauds. I nod and follow him, sitting next to him when we reach the booth.
"So, what is a gorgeous woman like you doing in a place like this? You should be somewhere nicer, like Illium." I smile and bat my eyes at him, leaning in close so he can smell me better. His file said he likes apples.
"Well, this is a very nice place as well, very exclusive. The name is Miss. Baynham, but please call me Lisbeth." He inhales for longer than it takes to breathe so I know he appreciates my perfume.
"Yes, but... anyone can get in here if they save up enough. In Flux you have to make a reservation and be an important person. I know who you are Lisbeth."
"Oh?"
"You are an heiress, and a major investor in many companies that supply the Turian Militia." I act impressed.
"Only high ranking Members of the Turian Government are able to access investor files... you must be very high up, Mr.?"
"Oraka, Admiral Oraka." An admiral now? When did that happen? I really need to talk to Kai about updating the files when they change, that Boshtet.
"Admiral? Oh my... you are important!" he flares his mandibles in a smile. "So... Admiral. If you are so intent on taking me somewhere nice, maybe we should go somewhere more... private, perhaps?" his eyes light up.
"Yes, and I know just the place too! I'll reserve it right now!" he presses some buttons on his Omni tool and I signal Thane that it's almost time to go. He nods and moves to a flanking position at the bar. "Alright, it's done! Let's go." We head to Oraka's car and I covertly drop my keycard to my car. Thane picks it up without anyone noticing and gets the chauffer to bring the car tipping him heavily. As we drive, I see him following me from a safe distance. We pull up at The Wards hotel and Casino, and check in. "Care to gamble?"
"No, I don't want to lose my whole fortune in one night." he laughs and we head to the room. He opens the door while I send the room number to Thane. He opens the door and I enter. "So Oraka, now that we are finally alone, we can get down to business." I turn around, and find him very close to me. I back up a step. "Please, allow me to reintroduce myself," he stops in his advance, lifting a brow plate "My name is Jade Shepard and I hear you are having a few problems with one Kasumi Goto? Please, tell me all about her." He looks very confused, then realization dawns and he sighs, looking very disappointed. There is a knock on the door and I go to it and seeing that it's Thane, I open the door and let him in. He nods and takes a seat on he couch. Sitting propped up on the pillows on the bed, I motion for Oraka to sit down. "Please, tell us everything." He then proceedes to tell us about how Kasumi stole all his money, and did who knows what with it. He wants her to give the money back, or die, as the situation warrants. Seeing as I wanted to recruit her, this was fine by me. And if she wouldn't pay then I would, as a show of good will. "Do you know where she might be headed next?"
"Yes. The Andromeda Galaxy, she is going to rob the Shadow Broker... she is located somewhere in Illium. I don't know what she calls herself but it's definitely an Asari."
"Well that really narrows it down..." Thane sighs. Great another goose chase.
I nod "Well then that's where we are going. Thank you for you patronage Admiral." I get up and Thane follows me out the door and to the car.