I realize I never truly gave a character introduction to Carly Townley (probably the only cool character named Carly LOL), even though she's one of the main protagonist's of mine and BalorBabe's shared universe.. For Sarah I always felt like Carly was her arthur avatar, for me, it's just a character I like using, cause I find her easy to make relatable.. Plus ahe's always involved in my favourite characters next to Packie. Michael Seras, the only characters to have actual chapters named after them, cause I love them that much..
Sio yeah, Michael fans rest assure that he's just as present and badass as he is in the game.. In fact he's one of the most consistently badass characters next to Seras.. So it makes sense I have them tied as favourites.. As the title suggests, this chapter is about him..
Later that same evening, Simeon is seen arranging a deal in the front parking lot right outside when Franklin approaches, alone this time, he decided to give Sally a day off, and Lamar was gone altogether that day.
Simeon orders Franklin to steal back a yellow hummer that was bought by a kid named Jimmy De Santa.
Upon arriving, Franklin knocks out the gardener and climbs though a open window, sneaking past a teen loudly online gaming in his room. "that must be Jimmy." Franklin whispered to himself as he quitely sneak past the room, in another room Jimmy's sister, a blonde who's also in her room. She on her phone. Her name was Tracey, he heard her mention that in the conversation.
He sneaks down the stairs and hears arguing. Seeing who assumed to be the mom, arguing with a second younger daughter. Who looked about 19/20. She's about 5ft tall and has shoulder length curly brown hair with blonde highlights, and she'd be wearing a pair of denim shorts and a slightly oversized light blue tank top. Sense he wasn't listening, all Franklin heard was yelling between them as he sneak into the garage, easily finding the yellow SUV and driving off with it, calling Simeon that he's on the way.
But soon after hanging up, Franklin felt something cold and metal press against him.
"That's a 9mm semiautomatic pressed against your skull." came a unfamiliar voice from the backseat, Franklin in his his hase never thought to look back there.
"Hey, don't stop, take me to where your going."
"Look man, it's just a repro job." Franklin insisted.
"Unlikely, considering my son just got the car. And looking the way your going about this. My guess. This is a credit fraud."
"Credit fraud? Be serious. I just work the repro." Franklin insisted.
"I appreciate a kid who follows orders without taking responsibility. Yeah, maybe one day we'll have a beer, and I'll explain how the world really works. Who gives you the slip?"
"A car dealer man, by the name of Simeon Yetarian." Franklin said, still acting as calm as he could, as to not escalate things.
"So this businessman, he look legit to you?" The voice asked.
"I don't know man, it's just between him and your fucking son." Franklin replied.
"Don't worry. Me and Mr. Yetarian, we'll work this out." the voice replied.
LATER:
"Is that it?" The man asked, once the two are outside Simeon's place.
"That's the one." Franklin said, his hands in the air while they were parked.
"Drive into it. Right through the fucking window, and fast. Or I'll put two rounds in the back of your skull, and do it myself." the man replied.
"Man, you can't be for real!" Franklin cried.
" Do I look like a fucking joke to you?" the man said sternly.
"Man, fuck my life, man. Fuck it." Franklin groaned, and threw the car into drive. Forcing himself to drive right into the glass front of the glass front, smashing open the building and even wrecking the car's front trunk.
"Franklin?! What the fuck are you doing?!" Simeon cried, understandable shocked at these actions.
"Mr. Simeon. It's not exactly how it looks." Franklin said, holding his head a little. The man climbs out the back, revealing it to be Michael De Santa, who on his own doesn't seem like much, just average looking guy, but unknown to Franklin, he is actually Michael Townley, a famish bank robber who faked his death 9 years ago in order to escape his old life. But unfortantely for him, life here isn't much better.
"I always trump big for a job well done. Now get out of here, kid." Michael tells Franklin, handing money. Franklin didn't question this, and took the free money, leaves. As he does Michael and Simeon jump into a fight, which Michael easily wins and eventually pins Simeon up against the yellow SUV.
"You recognize this car, huh?! Does it look like it's worth five grand a month to you?!" Michael said aggressively.
"You fucking racist." Simeon gave as his only reply.
Michael pulls away, only to slam Simeon with the car door, breaking his nose. Than Michael grabs him again, not caring about the blood getting on him. He's probably use to it.
"I'll tell ya something, this thing's gonna need some serious bodywork before it's worth five grand a month!" Michael yelled, before he again hits Simeon with the car door, then grips him in a head lock.
"He agreed to financing! I have his signature!"
"Yeah, did he agree to have some punk break into my fucking house?!" Michael cried.
"I -I don't know." Simeon cried, now scared as Michael pinned him against a wall.
"That kid might be a fucking idiot, but you are a fraudulent scumbag piece of shit. (Throws Simeon onto the floor).. Don't make me have to come back here." Michael threatened, before storming out of the building, having made his point.
As he does he bumps into Sally, almost knocking her over, but he doesn't say anything as he's still a bit angry.
"Who are you?" Sally asked, a bit nervously. Michael doesn't reply, but does look back at her as he leaves. His outfit shown to be blue jeans and blue t-shirt. Also, he's white if your wondering about that, most characters are.
Sally, kinda confused, goes to step into the building but Franklin comes out of nowhere stopping her. "Sal, no, I don't think we're welcome anymore." Franklin warned her.
"Not... What happened?" Sally asked, a bit sternly.
Franklin tells her everything that happened just within an hour or so.
"Oh god, are you okay?!" Sally asked, almost motherly, despite being only one year older than him.
"I'm fine, but I don't think we have a jon no more.. But fear not, I think I know how we can make some money." Franklin replied, looking over at Michael as he's still walking off.
"Him?" Sally asked.
"Yeah.. Something tells me he has money to spare." Franklin told her.
"Well good luck with that I guess, I'm out of here." Sally said, and walks off.
The next day, Amanda (Michael's wife) and Tracey are arguing over whether Tracey can have a male friend stay the night.
Michael retreats out to the pool with a drink and listens to music (Genesis - Don't care), only to be interrupted by Franklin, who tracked Michael down and invited himself over. Michael doesn't even seem surprised, simply telling him to sit down. Franklin saying he lost his job thanks to Michael's little stunt.
"I'm not apologizing." Michael replied.
"I wouldn't expect you too, I just need money, and you look like you have it." Franklin told him.
Michael claims that he's retired, Franklin saying he's a little young for that, as Michael doesn't look much older than 40. Michael saying he's been in the game a long time and got out alive, "which makes me old enough".
A bit condescendingly, he ncourages Franklin to go to college so he can "rip off people and get paid to do it."
Franklin just laughs this off, though admitting this is the only life he knows.
Still, Michael takes an interest in Franklin and offers to buy him a beer at a nearby bar that Michael likes. As they head to the garage, they bump into the brown haired girl from earlier.
"Carly, I'm heading to a bar with.. What was your name?"
"Franklin." Frank said, casually.
"Wanna come?" Michael asked her.
"No, I'm heading out.. Maybe I'll see Pinkie." Carly said and off she goes. Showing the Carly and Pinkie were already friends long before the story even started. Pink is a quite introvert who doesn't really have any friends other than Carly, to the point it leads to Pink having a secret crush on Carly, though it never goes anywhere other thanr revealing Pinkie is the only character that is bisexual, into both genders. Though Carly seems to be the only woman she shows interest in, she otherwise likes boys for the most part.
"Have fun." Michael said and continues to lead Franklin to the garage. Michael saying they will borrow his wife's car.
As the two get in, they get interrupted when Michael gets a call from his son, Jimmy, who informs Michael that he tried to sell Michael's yacht, without his father's permission. The buyers simply stole the boat instead, leaving Jimmy to cower and hide in the boat's head (bathroom) as the thieves drive it on a trailer down the Great Ocean Highway.
Michael, enraged at Jimmy's stupidity, takes the wheel of the roofless car and heads to Pacific Bluffs. They reach the Great Ocean Highway and they spot Michael's yacht flying by, pulled by a Phantom. The two give chase as the thieves follow the Del Perro Freeway.
To save Jimmy, Franklin climbs onto the car's hood, jumps onto the yacht, and deals with the goons on the stern before retrieving Michael's son. However, Jimmy gets hit by the boat's boom when it swings outward and ends up dangling over the freeway while clinging to the boom for dear life. Michael pulls up close enough in time for Jimmy to drop into the back of the Sentinel. Michael then gets near enough to the rear of the yacht so that Franklin can jump safely onto the hood.
With Franklin back in the car Michael wants to continue pursuing the thieves, but the engine of the Sentinel begins to break down, due to a goon having shot it earlier while grappling with Franklin. Left unable to keep up the pursuit, the goons get away, leaving Michael crestfallen. Still, he drives them all home, and even drops Franklin at his house. There's a blue pickup truck there too. Showing Sally does have a vehicle of her own despite her many problems being even worse than Franklin's.
Once there, Franklin reunites with Sally again, telling her about the craziness of jumping onto a boat in the middle of a queensway, and how Michael has a strange family.
"Yeah, well, I wanted to be an movie actress. Instead I fell into a gang.. Life is not how we imagine it." Sally said, handing him the joint she was smoking, and Franklin smokes it too. Sitting on the other side of the couch.
"You don't work for me anymore Sally, that was years ago, your free now." Franklin insisted.
"I know, but you two are the only friends I got." Sally admitted, Franklin pats her on the shoulder, saying they still will be, no matter what happens. Sally smiles, grabbing the joint back and using it.
It's subtly implied Sally loves Franklin, he's just a bit naive to it.. Lamar likes Sally in turn, but Sally only has platonic love for him, brother/sister love.. He's jealous at first, but quickly gets over it. Realizing she's right, this is better..
These three could honestly have a story of their own.. It's not impossible for Sally to have even met CJ before. She's in the same gang that he was..