Later that night…

*Both Regina and Kiwi are staring blankly at the walls of the elevator amidst a tense silence*

Kiwi: "..."

Regina: "..."

Kiwi: *Breaks the silence* "...So miss media fixer, what was that Kang Tao blockade about?"

Regina: *Mentally exhausted* "I really don't want to talk about it."

Kiwi: *Sarcastic tone and she reaches for a cigarette* "...Is that so? Because, well, since my roommate and I live in your tower it seems pertinent that I know why a corpo hitsquad decided to park around your lovely residence this evening…"

Regina: *Wishing for this day to end* "...Just some mid-level corporate bullshit, should be handled now."

Kiwi: *Narrows eyes and she slots the cigarette into her larynx induction port* "...You sure it's handled?"

Regina: *Trying to rein in anger* "After all the phone calls I've been in this entire fucking afternoon, I certainly hope so."

Kiwi: *Reluctantly waves her free hand to calm Regina down* "Okay sorry, my bad. Both me and Lucy got a little antsy is all. Just wanted to know if we should head to one of my safehouses for the week or not."

Regina: *Rubs face weakly* "Naw, it should be good. I mean, shit might get wild for the local Kang branch but it doesn't concern us."

Kiwi: *Deeply inhales her cig with her eyes closed* "Hmph. Well, as long as no more spec ops crawl across my main windows..."

Regina: *Nodding head before pausing when she catches what Kiwi said* "Excuse me? Spec ops?"

Kiwi: *Glaring at Regina* "Yeah, corpo spec ops. Hence my growing curiosity about this gig of yours. Don't know what the hell happened but I really didn't appreciate getting out of my ice bath to see a Kang Tao cyber ninja finessing across my view like fucking spiderman. Shit nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Regina: *Contemplating her life choices* "Oh, that was…the merc I hired for the gig. She couldn't get in normally because of the cordon…so yeah."

Kiwi: *Staring at Regina in bafflement* "She had Kang Tao armor…?"

Regina: "Pretty sure she looted some dead Kang bodies for her team. Her armor was repainted and had custom ECM."

Kiwi: "...I didn't know you knew ninjas?"

Regina: "'Knowing' is a strong word in this instance. We don't get along particularly well."

Kiwi: "..."

Regina: "..."

Kiwi: "...Holy shit, I'm glad I'm not a fixer. Pretty sure I would get a stroke if I had to deal with nonsense like that on a daily basis…"

Regina: "Tell me about it…"

Kiwi: "..."

Regina: "..."

Kiwi: "...This elevator is taking forever."

Regina: "...Yep."