A.N. I've been cooped up in my house for the past few days due to the coronavirus lockdown. I've mostly been doing homework, but I have a little more time to pump out chapters like this.
Chapter 20 - Phone Calls
Rory was on the Bullhead heading back to Vale when he finally decided to call Roman. Well... he tried calling Junior first, but for some reason, he wasn't picking up the call.
Answering quickly, Roman talked in a desperate voice, "Hey, Bossman! Where the hell are you?"
"Roman, what's going on? I've been out of the loop for a bit."
"Yeah, I heard. Emerald was going on all about it after her third bottle. Say what you will about the kid, but she can hold her drink."
"Emerald was drinking?!"
"Yeah, you might wanna know that some of the customers reported on us about that. Pretty sure Junior's stuck with the authorities all over his case about underage drinking. Oh, and also child labor."
Well, that came to bite them in the ass. In hindsight, what was Rory thinking employing two little girls to cook with bladed weapons?
"What about Neo?"
"The real question is... what happened to Emerald after Neo found out she didn't stop you from being taken advantage of?"
Goddammit, Neo.
"Okay, try to get the heat off you guys while I'm out of town. I'm gonna be gone for the next few weeks. Once I'm back, I'll have gotten us some funds for us to use for whatever. Heck, you can even bribe some of the authorities to lay off us with the kind of cash I'm bringing in."
"Bossman out of town making money. I'll spread the message."
"Thanks, Roman."
"No problem. It's not like anyone can find themselves a sugar daddy. We'll remember your sacrifice for giving up your body for the greater good," Roman quickly hung up after dropping that last line.
"...goddammit, Roman." Opening his contacts list, Rory pressed another number and started to call.
"Hey, so... I might have gotten Ozpin's attention on me."