The door opens and 'The Raven' enters the room. She is wearing all black including her face mask, but she is wearing a different outfit from what she was wearing for fighting earlier. She looks younger than I originally thought. Her eyes are a striking green and strangely similar to Alex's. "The Raven, I presume?" I ask "You presume correctly" she responds. Even from those 3 words you can tell she has a strong British accent "you're British?" Riccardo stupidly questions. "No, I'm Chinese. What does it sound like?" she responds, sarcasm dripping through her words. He clears his throat "sorry". Alex is obviously trying to hold back a grin. I speak up again "I'm Leonardo, this is Riccardo" I gestures towards him "and this is Alexander" she nods "so what did you want to talk to me about?" she states shortly.
"Well, you fought Riccardo this evening and we were surprised that you managed to beat him. As I'm sure you've already been told by Mr Polo we were here this evening to scout out some fighters, and you were the only one who managed to show legitimate talent" I say "yes, Marco did share that with me, however I'm still unaware of why you want to talk to me". So, she must have a close relationship with the owner for her to be on a first name basis. Knowing mr Polo, it won't be anything sexual. He is a man of good morals. It is more likely that she is the daughter of one of his clients or something similar.
I share a look with the others. It's unlikely that she will turn down the offer, but if she does then it is possible she will tell mr Polo and we could be restricted business. It is an unlikely situation but possible.
"We would like to offer you an opportunity to use your..." I pause to think of the right word "...skills for us. You will be paid more than you earn here, and it will be more of a... professional situation." She pauses to consider for a moment "How permanent would this job be?" we share yet another look. On one hand if we tell her that it would be the last job she would be allowed it will probably deter her, but on the other we can't outright lie about it, so I consider my answer carefully "well, it would be relatively permanent. You would need to stay with us for at least several years before we could let you go"
There is a tense silence and I get the feeling that she's going to say no, which won't do at all. I look towards Riccardo and convey with my face that if she declines we're going to have to resort to other means. He nods.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to decline your offer"
Other means it is.
Eh. I mean, I don't think its horrible... although, I will probably change my mind in 10 minutes... we'll see.
Sincerely, the mentally unstable human
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The Raven
Action"you're British?" "No, I'm Chinese. What does it sound like?" he clears his throat "sorry" "We would like to offer you an opportunity to use your... skills for us. You will be paid more than you earn here, and it will be more of a... professional si...
