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Eli Delacroix ([personal profile] aspectional) wrote in [community profile] diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm

Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [closed]

He's late.

Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.

So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.
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[personal profile] privatematter 2014-04-21 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, I do," Shannon replied vaguely. Jasper was prodding and Shannon wasn't going to let him get the information that easily. It was, however, true that he was much more patient and understanding with Jasper than with the rest of the elites in his ranks. It came from the hard work and above average loyalty Jasper displayed and not at all from vast amounts of favoritism. Well, not that there wasn't any favoritism, but Shannon liked to think that he valued the skill above the personality when it came to work-related things.

It was true, on both accounts. Now that he had learned of Eli's powers, his potential as Shannon's protege had skyrocketed and there were far too many things the kid could do for him as part of Shannon's organization. Aside from being able to keep Shannon's identity under lock and key, he would be able to be anywhere in the city as soon as he was needed or otherwise subdue or dispose of unwanted complications. His powers were bar none for usefulness and there was no way Shannon was going to let Eli get by with only minimal control over such abilities.