I hate these situations. I hate these people. They all seem to watch me too closely. These seedy fucking bars don't help. I hopped the subway and ended up in whatever ghetto this is. Had to walk two miles to wander into a derelict bar. Places like this are where pedophiles live and prosper. I am here to meet a man. I don't know him but he has heard of me, and he told a guy that he had a job. I walk over to the bar. The old guy serving comes over and asks what I am doing in here. Why I have a jacket on in the middle of summer as well as gloves, a fedora and shades. Then he sees my face, the skin flaking off usually lets them know quickly I am doing them a favor. "I am here to see Theo," I reply. I won't gift his questions with an answer, if he asks any more he must be watching me. I don't like people who watch me. He points to a man in the back at a table, the guy looks like a goon. Idiots make me furious, but they usually don't ask questions. I walk over and some of his thugs move to intercept. "I am a friend of Nicky's" I say loudly, enough so the oxygen thief can hear me. I hate this game. They look back and he waves them off. "So who the fuck are you?" the fat man asks. "I am an associate, I hear you are looking for a cleaner, I am him" that shuts him up. Cleaners are few and far between. We are a special lot and very dangerous. "Well Nicky said you would be coming, its a strange job, you sure you can handle it?" he bluffs trying to gauge my reaction. "Look fat man, I don't have time to fuck with you so either give me the job or not" I am in no need of bullshit. He seems surprised, stupid people usually are. "Well then stranger, fuck you. If you want it head over a few blocks, don't look for a sign there ain't one. You'll see a horse on the door, thats the place. Just knock and ask for Kim. She is the one looking. Oh and never come back in here" with the most aggressive look he must have picked up from Scarface, fucking pathetic. I look him over feeling his mind, his thoughts, his stupidity, he won't miss any of them, I reach over and shake his hand. I will myself to draw in his wits [2008-07-04 08:39:24 Jake rolls 7 dice to Brain Eating 1,2,3,5,9, 4,10,9 (2 successes)]. I walk out headed to a crumbling tenement. This will work out perfectly. Soon we will have a home.

 "I am looking for Theo" I reply as I walk through the door. I am here for a return of vested interest.

 I quickly spot the man in the back, his goons move to intercept. "He ain't needin no guests," the larger of the goons responds. "Well, I have some business that can not wait, what is wrong? He seems fine to me." The goon ponders it a moment and decides the truth is easier than a lie. "He uh, ain't been hiself lately, keeps forgetin things," in a low voice well out of Theo's hearing. "Well there is no worries I only need to tell him the job was secured and he can collect his money, so if you would let me by gentleman..." They quickly move deciding they want no further problem with a cleaner, they seem to be a strange lot and running afoul of one is a quick way to disappear.

I walk up to Theo, he does not appear to remember me. I have seen this before, he is woefully stupid. It shall not be much longer, who is laughing now. "Theo, I came to tell you the job is to my liking," he stares blankly at me. "Thanks for the lead," offering my hand. He unconsciously reaches out to shake it. I draw upon my will, drinking his thoughts, feeding upon them.

2008-07-18 09:41:31 Jake rolls 7 dice to Brain Eating 6,9,9,8,9, 4,1 (4 successes)

He slumps over in his chair and I look innocently over to the goons. "He just fell over, man I never seen someone this bad. You need to call an ambulance." They run over obviously shocked, to find him drooling upon the bench he fell over on. He can not respond, he does not even seem to be capable of speech. I slowly glide away, the goons realize the last person they want at a scene is a cleaner and they concur. Hell they saw him slump over, could of happened when either one of them was near him. I exit the bar, I know he will never return, do not ever fuck with me.

Severo arrives just moments after Jacob has made his exit. As soon as he enters the bar, he knows something is up. Theo is doubled over the table, a thick puddle of liquid flowing from his mouth. One of the goons is checking on him, while the other speaks frantically into the phone.

"What the fuck is going on?"

The goon helping Theo looks up.

"Oh! Mr. Giovanni! Uh...Uh... He just collapsed... We were gonna call an ambulance... but we wanted to check with Nicky first."

Severo walks over to the table and inspects Theo.

"God fucking damn it! Get this fuck to the hospital before he fuckin croaks!"

Severo kicks a chair, smashing it to pieces in his anger, then storms out the way he came. With Nicky's #2 drooling like a fucking invalide, he's just gonna have to go talk to the boss himself.  

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