[b][center][h1][color=Hotpink]Johanna Phillips[/color] & [color=orange]Alfie Sutherland[/color]
Chinatown
Los Angeles, California [/h1][/center][/b]


[color=hotpink]"Here’s your payment….Fifteen thousand dollars in crisp one hundred dollar bills, as per your request.”[/color] Johanna snapped her fingers at her associate who immediately popped open the locks of the first black leather briefcase they had brought along with them. Inside laid ten neatly stacked piles of freshly printed and barely touched one hundred dollar bills. The young scruffy haired man let his shades slide to the tip of his nose before jerking his head up from his work to take a quick glance over the content. Even though she had meet with the 'talented' Alfie Sutherland numerous times before she was still not used to seeing someone wearing sunglasses indoors especially in such a dimly lit room. She found it very odd but decided not to question it not just because he is a vital source for Quantum but also because he is a specialist and professional in the forging industry. For all she knew this job works best with sunglasses. 



[color=Orange]“Count it,"[/color] is all Alfie muttered before returning his attention to his work. 



[color=Hotpink]"Excuse me?”[/color] Johanna's arched her right eyebrow in confusion and slight outrage. [color=Hotpink][i]He better be taking the piss right now…[/i][/color] She wasn’t in the mood for jokes today, well to be honest there was never really a good time for jokes with her unless of course she is the one making them. She had already counted it off back at the base which had taken far too long for her likely so there was no way in hell she was going to count it again. She was about to open her mouth again and give him a piece of her mind but she was cut short by a faint murmur. 



[color=Orange]“Relax Miss Philips. I wasn’t talking to you...I was talking to-"[/color]



[color=red]“Me!”[/color] Suddenly out of thin air an exact replica of Alfie appeared right next to her. Johanna was caught by such surprise she almost fell off the wooden chair she was sitting in. Her colleagues appeared to be have be caught off guard as well because all four black suited men now stood with their guns drawn and fingers planted firmly on triggers. 



[color=Hotpink]"What the fuck man?...I told you to stop doing that."[/color] She flashed him a dirty look before signalling her colleagues to lower their weapons. [color=Hotpink]"It's fine, no threat.."[/color] she muttered as she leaned back into the chair to make herself comfortable again.  



[color=Orange]"Apologies, we didn't mean to frighten you..."[/color] he softly snickered but it was loud enough for Johanna to hear. [color=Hotpink][i]Frightened give me a break. He's lucky I didn't smash both of their pretty heads into the concrete wall.[/i][/color] She rolled her eyes before crossing her arms over her chest. [color=Orange]"Anyway let ME count the money and if it's all satisfactory you can have your precious documents...speaking of documents couldn't help but notice you guys have quite a big trip planned, care to share?"[/color]  Alfie couldn't help his curiosity and just had to ask even though he knew full well she would never share because it was [color=Orange][i]classified.[/i][/color]



[color=Hotpink]"Just an annual family vacation...OI IDIOTS! He is talking about the copy not himself. THE ONE STANDING!..Jeez just bloody hand the damn briefcase over already,"[/color] Johanna hollered at her colleagues noticing that they were getting confused with which lAlfie was going to do the counting. Although she herself was still getting used to his power especially the whole appearing out of thin air thing she seemed to have gotten the hang of deciphering which replica was the 'real' Alfie. [color=Hotpink]"Sorry for their incompetence they're just 'humans' you know, aren't you boys? Just plain normal humans beings..."[/color] She chuckled and even though she was clearly just mocking them and making a joke her tone of voice was rather harsh. Her colleagues were quick to nod their heads in agreement. [color=Hotpink][i]Such discipline.[/i][/color]



[color=Orange]"I must say I'm very surprised to see you already with a new bunch. Surely that must be a new record for you...two weeks since I've last saw you? What happened? Not another wrong coffee order?"[/color] Alfie tried his best to hold in his laughter after all they were talking about people's lives but the whole thing was just too amusing for him. Johanna was going through teammates faster than Lebron James.



[color=Hotpink]"That was one time and she ain't technically dead..."[/color] Johanna spoke coldly whilst remembering the incident. She was known for her sudden and sometimes violent mood swings and unfortunately for this particular teammate bringing her a decaffeinated cappuccino instead of caffeinated cost the teammate a one way ticket to the hospital. [color=Hotpink]"And I have you know my old team are all still breathing they have just been reassigned to a different department because apparently little old me is a bully,"[/color] she seemed to mock the voice of one of her former colleagues as she called herself a bully. [color=Hotpink]"...But anyway enough about me, why don't we get down to business and you show me some of those passports and IDs you've been working on."[/color]



[b]Half an hour later...[/b]



After the exchange was made Johanna and her team proceeded back through what was only know as Chinatown towards the main street where their vehicle was parked. She couldn't help but frown in irritation at the sight in front of them. Every couple of steps a new individual would pop up next to them trying to shove their products and goods down their faces. [color=Hotpink][i]I thought I am in bloody America not China...jeez.[/i][/color] She never really understand the concept of Chinatowns. If she wanted to experience and be in China then she would just go to China instead of coming here to the USA.



[color=Hotpink]"Not interested,"[/color] Johanna repeated over and over again until she finally had enough and snapped. Without actually making contact she pushed the seven individuals surrounding them away causing them all to simultaneously stumble back and fall onto their bottoms. [color=Hotpink]"I SAID FUCKING NO AND THE NEXT PERSON THAT SO MUCH AS LOOKS IN MY DIRECTION I WILL BREAK YOUR FUCKING LEGS. Do you understand?"[/color] Johanna was far to consumed by her anger to notice the hooded figure slowly approaching the group. Within seconds of making his presence known the stranger snatched one of the black leather briefcases from Johanna's colleagues hand before bolting off. Her colleagues were quick to pull their weapons and pursue the thief but Johanna commanded them to stop. [color=hotpink]"I got this..."[/color] She muttered as for a moment she just watched the thief run off with their belongings.



[color=Hotpink][i]Three...two...one.[/i][/color] Johanna without physically touching the briefcase tugs it back towards them causing the thief to get pulled back mid-stride and fall ass first onto the ground. [color=Hotpink][i]To easy.[/i][/color] With a quick flick of her hair over her shoulder she casually begins to walk towards the hooded stranger.