[center][h1][color=f7976a]Alfonse[/color][/h1][/center]

[color=f7976a]"Of course."[/color] Alfonse bowed and turned on his heel as Alice shredded his original plan. The human was the perfect scapegoat. Mortals tended to roll their eyes and look away once human error was introduced to little events like these. He reached the guard house and knocked quickly before ducking in. 

[color=f7976a]"Good evening again."[/color] Alfonse shook the slightly bewildered guard's hand. [color=f7976a]"While my colleagues are looking over the grounds, would you mind answering a few questions about your team and the security procedures here? Or better yet, may I speak to your superior? I am sure you'd prefer they take the heat in the event my clients have an issue after all."[/color]

[color=00a651]"Uh sure, I guess? Just gimme a moment." [/color] the guard picked up a receiver on the desk and contacted whoever he needed. Alphonse took a moment to look over the security set up. Screens displaying a live feed of the interior of the building lined a wall. A computer sat beneath it, logged into the camera management client. Excellent. The guard caught Alphonse's attention and passed him the phone. the woman on the other side didn't sound particularly pleased when she greeted him and demanded his information.

[color=f7976a]"Of course, please contact my firm at once. My clients don't want to wait longer than necessary."[/color] Alphonse passed over the contact information and waited while she followed up on it. [color=f7976a]"This is terribly inconvenient however. My firm contacted you almost a month ago for this. My clients had high hopes for this property and they'll be incredibly disappointed in this little communications hiccup. Of course, I entirely understand. I wasn't blaming you, its very likely your colleague just forgot to record it properly. We have one like that at my firm and we always have to scuttle around trying to fix everything. It is most exhausting isn't it? What are we, neanderthals? Email exists for this exact purpose after all."[/color] Alfonse chuckled superficially as the woman ranted about her lazy coworkers. It never failed to amaze him how tedious and trivial mortals were. 

[color=f7976a]"You got us cleared already? I'm glad the firm responded so quickly."[/color] Alfonse nodded as she continued. Mortals. A few credentials and the promise of money and they'd do just about anything for you. [color=f7976a]"Excellent! So may I ask you a few questions about the security system set in place? I see you have a closed camera system but if I required a copy of the recordings, would I come here or would I have to request it through the company itself? Through the company, excellent. So the system is controlled at the company then and this only views the footage in real time? No, its controlled here unless you have cause to log into it. Very well."[/color] Alfonse glanced at his own phone and tucked it back into his pocket. [color=f7976a]"Thank you very much for your time this evening. I'll have my firm contact you with more questions once we've reviewed the location."[/color] Alphonse returned the phone to the guard and caught his eyes, implanting the memory of Alfonse walking out of the small building. As the man was working his way out the trace, Alfonse conjured a small barrier around his head and let it fill with the sleep gas, catching the guard as he fell.

[color=f7976a]"My apologies."[/color] Alfonse murmured as he propped him up in his chair and went to work at the computer, setting up a camera loop for the past few hours. He returned to Alice. [color=f7976a]"The issue has been dealt with, my liege.[/color]"