John Doe and Pinocchio go about Rome asking if anyone has seen their target: Tammy Squirrel. During the day John gets a phone call from Mr. Christiano.
 
John (answering his cellphone): Hello... Good Afternoon Mr. Christiano.
Mr. Christiano: Listen very carefully. Bianca has established contact with Onyx, and will be heading out to conduct other services for me. You make sure that no one collects on that reward, not even her.
John: Understood...
 
John hangs up the cellphone when Mr. Christiano ends the call on his line.
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Hillshire and Marco are also seeking out information in the streets of Rome. Walking through the more seedy side of town, Marco finds a few grunts and shakes them down for information after they tried to make an attempt to rob them. As difficult as it was, the cyborgs stand their ground from killing the lot bare handedly, as Marco needed them for questioning, and as for the lot of them, an unconscious body is no better than a dead one when immediate information is needed. Marco does his best in shaking down the couple who were awake and aware. One has Marco's gun barrel shoved into his mouth while the other is pinned on the floor with his arm behind his back in a very awkward and uncomfortable angle by Angie. Triela and Hillshire search the bodies for weapons, money and identification.
Marco: I know you and your boys here are with the Padania terrorists, so start talking and tell me what I know. I got a nervous trigger finger and it might slip if I don't get what I want to hear!
 
Marco pulls out gun from punk's mouth and slides it across his face to his forehead.
 
Punk: We don't know nothing! I swear!
Marco: Funny, you were so eager to get something from us, and now that the tables are turned, you become chicken shit!
Punk: All We Wanted Was Money! That's All!
Marco: Oh sure- you and your friends here thought that it would be fun to pick on a couple of old men and their young girls... (he pulls back of the hammer on his gun)
Punk: OK! OK! Word On The Street Is That There Is A 2 Million Euro Reward For Information On Who Ever Killed Mr. Christiano's Niece! That is All I Know!
Marco: Any word on who will be collecting that reward?
Punk: All The Big Guns Are Trying To Collect On It, But Nobody Knows Who Did It!
Marco: Do You Know?
Punk: I Would Not Be Mugging Old Men And Their Young Girls If I Knew!!! I Swear!
 
Marco steps back and puts away his gun.
 
Marco: You get to live another day... but if I hear you mugged an old lady, that will be the last old lady you and your friends mug...my grandmother lives around these parts, so you better treat every old lady here as if it were YOUR grandmother- if you don't want to see me come back...
Punk: I promise, I wont, I swear!
 
Marco starts to step away, as empty wallets are tossed at the ground. Angie follows, then Hillshire and finally Triela. Marco hands over a switch blade that he confiscated from one of the punks to Angelica.
 
Marco: Here Angie- add that to your collection.
 
Angelica smiles and she pockets the knife in her dress pocket.
 
Hillshire: She collects knives?
Marco: Guns, knives, gold teeth, anything. She collects odds and ends from missions. It helps her remember things when she has a physical connection to them. I think she has a ring with the finger still in it... Angie- do you still have it?
Angelica: Its in that black box... but the finger shriveled up and turned black though.
Marco: Its OK Angie... Its still good.
Triela (to herself but still audible by everyone): And all I ever get are teddy bears!
Hillshire: And that is all you are going to get if I can help it, Miss!
Triela: HMPH!
Angelica: I would not mind having a teddy bear.
 
Hillshire hands over a handful of cash to Marco.
 
Hillshire: Slim pickings... they only had 800 Euros on them.
Marco: So be it. Its just enough for dinner and gas for tonight. At least it wont be spent on drugs and other dregs of society... Hmmm... You still want that teddy bear, Angie?
Angelica: Oh yes!
Marco: Lead on Hillshire. You know where to get them.
Hillshire (to himself): uh boy...

Alex II Talking to the Agents "What I see well Tail John Doe and Pinocchio and if they reach Nami then Caputre good over and out  
 
Then he went to Nando  
 
Alex II: One of my agents call and he say that two guys John Doe and Pinocchio in Rome and looking around trying to Find Tammy and if they tell them were she at and if they come to Nami I told my Agents to Capture them so I can Intergate them find were is Mr,. Christiano is So Just incase Some one need to be with Tammy if she want to go out but we need to keep her safe too

OOC: Caution here. Mr. Christiano is a very powerful man in Italy. With corruption as it is, he knows who to go to and who to pay off. Secondly, Mr. Christiano would/will be dealt with once the connection is made between his business dealings and the terrorist groups. This investigation is underway since his bookkeeper made a deal with the SWA-evidence in exchange for protection. Until then, any confrontation Mr. Christiano comes up against will be dealt with his piranha lawyers or his organized crime friends. With billions of dollars at his disposal, throwing a million here and a million there is chump change to him.
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Marco, Hillshire and the girls return to the house with the girls in tow as Hondo takes the burgers upstairs to Rose. What ever Rose wanted to make for Hondo could at least now wait for the interim, and he hope that his interruption will be minimal at best.
 
The girls take a seat at the sofa and start channel surfing the TV as Marco and Hillshire sit down with Fernando at the dining table. Angie sits down holding onto her newly bought Teddy Bear.
 
Marco: Very little was found in Rome.
Fernando: What did you find?
Marco: There is a 2 million Euro reward for your heads.
Fernando: Just 2 million?
Marco: Yes, but they do not know who it was that did the deed.
Fernando: Interesting. So they intend to use the 2 million as bait to flush out those who did it.
Marco: You got that right.
Hillshire: So, what’s the next step?
Fernando: Well, as much as I hate them, we are now in the depths of a double mission. I so hate double missions.
Marco: We can take care of the problems if anyone tries to collect on you two.
Fernando: Its not that. I need to get the pressures off Tammy, since even though she drew her weapon to protect me, it was I who did the actually shooting.
Hillshire: Put the word out on the street?
Fernando: If you have a few contacts to do it with.
Hillshire: More than just a few.
Fernando: Good. I want the word to be- It Was Not The Redhead Squirrel.
Hillshire: Got it.
 
Hillshire goes out to make a few call on his cell phone.

As Rose meets up with Hondo ouside, Fernando quietly gets up and walks out follwing her. She sits down next to Hondo and starts to enjoy her meal. Fernando keeps his distance from them.
 
Fernando: Thank you.
 
Rose almost jumps out of her skin, not expecting anyone to be where he was.
 
Fernando: Look Rose... There is no place for man in an arguement between women, which is why I needed you to do this. I cant say I'm sorry, because it was something that needed to be done, but maybe a 'Thanks' is in order. In the least, I owe you one.
 
Fernando walks back into the house without waiting for a reply from her or anyone else.

OOC: Shortly after Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:10 pm; Dr. Indy deleted the GsB II thread in the Cafe Story Board; as he stated in GsB. He also locked GsB and stated that it too would be deleted in 7 days. I already saved it to my hard drive.
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