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diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm
aspectional) wrote in diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm
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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.
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.
no subject
That old adage was never really appropriate when it came to those who worked in the darker areas of the law.
"As you can see," he was saying, patient and even, "my associate has just arrived with word." Shannon turned, then, giving Eli a great look at the coldly amused look on his face. He was completely in control right now, cat and mouse never being so satisfying as the one moment the mouse was against the wall and finally had nowhere to run. "Tell me, Eli, what did Skates' bosses have to say about his proposal to us?"
It was a bluff and a test. If Eli could give Shannon an answer that would get a reaction out of Skates, then all the better. If he stumbled or stuttered in the face of also being late, there wouldn't be much salvaging the meeting. Either way, someone was already in trouble and he had a feeling his protege would not be the one feeling hot under the collar by the end of it.