Infamy

Drew Yoki

"If you really want to work with a problem," one man spoke to his friend in a bar, "the new guy is a pain to work with."

"The new guy?" the friend replied, looking at his friend curiously.

"Yeah," the first one hushed, "he's a freak, like a bomb waiting to detonate whenever you work with him."

"How so," the second one whispered with curiosity.

"He's unstable," the first guy divulged, "I think he has something like PTSD, he gets triggered by certain things, causing him to either: A. break down, or B. get extremely violent."

"Sheesh," the friend sighed, as he slouched back on his stool, he waved to the bartender to fix him another drink, "sounds like a handful."

"Aye," the other man grimaced, than he turned to his friend and asked, "did you know we found him getting chased down by police?"

"Oh really," the second man chuckled, "how long has he been here?"

"About a month," the first continued, "Apparently, El recruited him."

"Oh ho," the friend huffed with amusement, "She is good at...recruiting..."

"I bet she does the same thing she did at Neon Nights," the first sniggered, "she just sleeps with them and then seduces them into joining."

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SLAM

Ella held her target against the wall by the neck, they were in a dark alleyway on a rainy night.

"Listen up, you little wuss," Ella hissed angrily into the scared man's face, "I know about your little brother, I know who killed him."

The scared man suddenly calmed down and stared at Ella with anger.

"I can help you find him," Ella continued with irritation, "...We can help you find him."

Ella gestured to the hooded man behind her.

"What...What..." The man in Ella's clutches muttered, then he steadied his voice, "What do you want from me."

"I want your allegiance," Ella demanded, "If you join a gang under the name of 'Yoki,' the gang will help you kill the man you hate and you will be a member of the gang."

"For how long?" the man responded.

"The rest of your life," Ella spat.

"I...I can't do that..." the man mumbled.

"What if I told you that you have no chance of killing this man unless you join our side," Ella explained.

"Why is that the case," the man replied shakily.

"He is a member of Chasm," Ella stated with anger in her voice, "a gang that has rapidly grown and is about to become too big for the underground to handle. He isn't killable unless the gang is defeated."

The man was silent for a few moments, he was in thought, stone faced, then he responded, "...where do I sign up..."

Ella smiled victoriously, she let go of the man, and then her and the other hooded man began walking away.

"Follow us," Ella waved. The other man did so and they entered a small building in the alleyway, where two men were waiting.

"Give him the reps," Ella stated to the two men as she shoved the new member into the building. The two men nodded as they opened a door that led into the basement, the new member and the two descended, disappearing into the darkness. Ella and the hooded man left the building and went back outside, into the alleyway.