Saints Row: Bullet to the Heart

Untitled Part 110

~*Downtown Loft.*~

Later in the evening, after a short celebration in Purgatory, Gat and Ky had called it a night. Finally settled down at the loft. Ky kicked everyone out, sending them to the Penthouse in Huntersfield, and it was just the two of them. "Bobby got a little too cozy. He said we can't come back for a week." Ky pouted as she got comfortable on the couch next to Johnny.

"You let him get away with it." Gat rebutted.

Kyouki snickered, then sobered. "I talked to Jyunichi, and he is giving me a week, too. I have to go to the funeral."

Johnny nodded, wrapping his arm around Ky and pulling her closer to him. They watched the tv a talk show was on and Ky turned up the volume, recognizing a familiar face.

A blonde woman and her guest sat opposite each other. The host leaned in to question the woman across from her. "So how does the incident at the Phillips Building affect your recently announced Shivington renovation?"

"It doesn't... if I learned one thing from my husband: we can't let terror grip our lives. These 3rd Street Saints want to cause chaos, and the moment we alter the way we live our lives because of fear, we're empowering the Saints even more."

"So we can expect some great things to come from Monica Hughes?"

"Trust me, Anna, like my husband, I only think big."

"Boy, news travels fast." Ky took her phone and started texting. When she put her phone down, an immediate response came. Satisfied, Ky changed the channel after seeing the Mayor gasp like a fish out of water.

"...making this Aisha's 8th posthumous record to go triple platinum. In other news... Today, someone shot and defenestrated Dane Vogel, who recently appointed as the Ultor Chairman and ranked number 3 on our list of the Sexiest Corporate Power Players."

Johnny rolled his eyes, and they both groaned. He took the remote, changing the channel. Ky stopped him from changing when the news was on.

Troy was on the screen around the covered-up corpse. "As of this time, we have yet to apprehend the assassins responsible for Dane Vogel's death, but rest assured, we will find them..."

"Done watching?" Johnny immediately changed the channel before she could object.

They show a short memorial for the fallen board members and Dane on the screen. With a subtle, tasteless announcement.

"Ultor: A brighter future, and a better life."

Kyouki's phone rang after she turned on a movie. "Hello? Speaking."

~*Ultor.*~

It's never just a simple call, never that in Kyouki's life, things are not that simple. Bad enough, she agreed to roll out of bed early on a weekday. It was having to go back to the Philip's Building like she wasn't just there the day before yesterday.

Dressed in black, Kyouki 'mourned' the assassination of her husband. Several made condolences as she stood in the foyer.

She spoke with the President of Ultor, who rushed from his home. "Several immediate issues have to be dealt with now that Junior Vogel was removed. The Senior Vogel has stated that you will make the decisions this moment after."

She and the President approved the appointment of new board members at an emergency meeting with shareholders. The Ultor head of command was more than willing to give Kyouki time to mourn, but insisted that they get this task completed as soon as possible.

Being escorted to the boardroom, she greeted the already waiting suits looking at her queerly. Something else was amiss, Dex wasn't there. Granted, the meeting was sudden, not one he may have to be present for, but they replaced the person who she should have seen with his peer.