Nighthawks

**Naga** · Apr 5th, 2020 06:52 PM

"I see." Not necessarily anyone she knew, in any case. She hardly knew every Warlock or Théarch in L.A. Nor every lawyer.

"True," she conceded the simple fact. "But that wouldn't be any fun. Do you like skipping to the last page of a novel?" She shrugged, picking up her coffee cup once more. "Who's to say how many of them are practicing under their original names? I know a guy who had his name legally changed to Max Powers. Thought it'd be more impressive in the courtroom." She took a sip. Counter.

**Winter** · Apr 5th, 2020 07:04 PM

"I've learned to distrust the written word. But to answer your question, I'm not too fond of surprises. The first thing I do is spoil myself the ending", he holds his cup high, gesturing the waitress to bring a refill, "Who knows. There's an attorney in Los Angeles called Sue Yoo. Dick Strong? You can't make this stuff up"

**Naga** · Apr 5th, 2020 07:21 PM

She, too, requests a refill from the waitress. "Remind me never to watch a movie with you," she smiled. "It's a weird town. I blame the traffic."

"Do you spend a lot of time looking up funny pseudonyms?"

**Winter** · Apr 6th, 2020 01:26 AM

"About the same time I spend getting chatted by lawyers", they get their refill. This time the tea tastes a lot more sweeter than it did before, "Hmm", he says. "This city is a bit of a backwater. Not much in the way of ambitious goals"

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**Naga** · Apr 6th, 2020 07:52 AM

"And yet it's the capitol city of the world's fourth largest economy. A lot of moving and shaking going on here. Your ambition may be tempered by your goals in life."

The second cup of coffee was good, of course, but never was quite as good as the first. She still savored it, however. "But I suppose Sacramento does get overshadowed by it's more glamorous siblings."

**Winter** · Apr 6th, 2020 07:56 AM

"San Francisco is probably better, no? A lot more money changing hands, new technology. Stanford and Berkeley too", he asks, "you familiar with the area?"

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**Naga** · Apr 6th, 2020 08:03 AM

"As I said, more glamorous. San Fransisco, L.A., Santa Barbara... Sac could seem dull in comparison."

She took a sip. "I've been. You?"

**Winter** · Apr 6th, 2020 08:09 AM

"Every now and then. Can't say I'm overly fond of the area. A lot of drilling operations in the San Joaquin Valley area", repeat a lie many times and it becomes the truth, "you haven't said why you moved to Sac. Bored of the big city life?"

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**Naga** · Apr 6th, 2020 08:43 AM

Naga seemed to be able to make a smirk feel charming. "Orders from on high. My bosses wanted someone here. Representation matters, as they say." She swirled her now half-empty cup, "You know how it is, yes? I'm making the best of it."

**Winter** · Apr 6th, 2020 04:29 PM

"Your bosses might have wanted you out of the way. This is the place where careers go die", couldn't say he didn't enjoy fucking around with a Ladder's brain. Especially a Mastigos' one. Besides, she wore an outfit worth a couple of months of rent. It was well deserved karma.

Spells: Mind Shield [pot 1]