"Gene!" Fred Lou cried out haply. "It has been awhile." He commented, while he embraced Gene in a vice like grip. Then he lowered his voice a few decimals, and said, "Too long if you ask me."
"I don't have time for this shit!" Gene told Fred gruffly, and pried him off. "I need you to help me in finding out as much data as possible on Ron MacDougle. The more recent the information the better." Gene commanded Fred with no room for questions.
But being Fred Lou, Fred made room to ask, "Why? I thought you killed him 5 years ago. Anyway wouldn't that be something you would have Jim do?"
Rage quickly built up in Gene, as Gene remembered the previous day. He had searched the entire warehouse, and did not find Jim. All Gene found was Jim's laptop open and unattended, and after the little speech Ron had given Gene was more than a bit worried. Now Fred's overly cheerful attitude, and questioning really pissed Gene off. "That's the problem." Gene growled and punched the wall. The pain in his knuckles and the blood dripping from them shook Gene out of anger, and violently threw him in to despair. Turning to look at Fred Gene spook, "MacDougle is alive. I fought him yesterday, but he ran in the middle of the fight." Gene trembled and sank down to his knees. "I couldn't find Jim afterwards."
"You mean he took Jim." Fred said horrified. Gene nodded numbly, looking less like Gene Starwind and more like a lost child.
Gene stood slowly looking very tiered, and Ron's words echoed in his head. "Your only half a man...." Gene whispered with his words trailing off.
"What?" Fred asked not understanding Gene.
Gene didn't pay attention to Fred; he was too lost in his own thoughts. "Shit!" Gene shouted suddenly, and punched the wall again, cutting his hand up more. "You're only half a man, and with out your partner you're nothing!" Gene quoted, and then added, "I should have realized he was going after Jim." Gene leaned his forehead ageist the wall cussing.
Fred watched Gene's outburst more than a little worried, but instead of voicing his concerns he put on his cheerful mask. "Don't get upset Gene. You'll save Jim without a problem." Fred said now directing Gene to the couch. "As for the information, that is no problem. The Lou family business may be known for its inexpensive high quality weapons - legal or not; but we are also known for our complex and well-trained informant system. And don't worry about the money, Gene, this is on the house." Fred gave Gene a cheerful smile to hopefully cheer up Gene, and to fool himself.
Fred went to his desk changing masks once again, now to an authoritative businessman, and set to work on giving new orders to his employees. Fred took a glance up to see Gene staring into nowhere, and a single tear rolling down his cheek.
"I don't have time for this shit!" Gene told Fred gruffly, and pried him off. "I need you to help me in finding out as much data as possible on Ron MacDougle. The more recent the information the better." Gene commanded Fred with no room for questions.
But being Fred Lou, Fred made room to ask, "Why? I thought you killed him 5 years ago. Anyway wouldn't that be something you would have Jim do?"
Rage quickly built up in Gene, as Gene remembered the previous day. He had searched the entire warehouse, and did not find Jim. All Gene found was Jim's laptop open and unattended, and after the little speech Ron had given Gene was more than a bit worried. Now Fred's overly cheerful attitude, and questioning really pissed Gene off. "That's the problem." Gene growled and punched the wall. The pain in his knuckles and the blood dripping from them shook Gene out of anger, and violently threw him in to despair. Turning to look at Fred Gene spook, "MacDougle is alive. I fought him yesterday, but he ran in the middle of the fight." Gene trembled and sank down to his knees. "I couldn't find Jim afterwards."
"You mean he took Jim." Fred said horrified. Gene nodded numbly, looking less like Gene Starwind and more like a lost child.
Gene stood slowly looking very tiered, and Ron's words echoed in his head. "Your only half a man...." Gene whispered with his words trailing off.
"What?" Fred asked not understanding Gene.
Gene didn't pay attention to Fred; he was too lost in his own thoughts. "Shit!" Gene shouted suddenly, and punched the wall again, cutting his hand up more. "You're only half a man, and with out your partner you're nothing!" Gene quoted, and then added, "I should have realized he was going after Jim." Gene leaned his forehead ageist the wall cussing.
Fred watched Gene's outburst more than a little worried, but instead of voicing his concerns he put on his cheerful mask. "Don't get upset Gene. You'll save Jim without a problem." Fred said now directing Gene to the couch. "As for the information, that is no problem. The Lou family business may be known for its inexpensive high quality weapons - legal or not; but we are also known for our complex and well-trained informant system. And don't worry about the money, Gene, this is on the house." Fred gave Gene a cheerful smile to hopefully cheer up Gene, and to fool himself.
Fred went to his desk changing masks once again, now to an authoritative businessman, and set to work on giving new orders to his employees. Fred took a glance up to see Gene staring into nowhere, and a single tear rolling down his cheek.