The hard heels of Jake's boots struck against the cold metal floors of [i]The Awoken[/i] as he marched through it's labyrinthine hallways.  Unlike the [i]The Maiden's Shadow[/i]; a much smaller ship within Krynne's fleet, which he'd been working as security on, the amount of passages twisting throughout the ship's vast interior seemed almost countless. Despite the summons he'd received, Jake never even met Krynne himself, as he was an employee of Zek Odessian; Captain of [i]The Maiden's Shadow[/i], thus making him an underling of Krynne by proxy.  However, it still struck him as rather odd that such a man so high above him would summon him for a meeting, let alone know his name, perhaps Odessian had recommended him for some form of promotion.... Or perhaps an execution.

However, before he could venture further into his ponderings, a wretched smell reached his nose.  

The moldering chunks of a half eaten corpse littered the hallway, its rank, wet, stench violated Jake's nostrils without fail, nearly causing the man to retch.  From his tailcoat, Jake immediately procured a small, travel size humidor.  though it was tinted a slight red in some spots; mementos from when it had been 'liberated' from its last owner, the box was otherwise in pristine shape. From this wooden container came a thick cigar which he wasted no time in lighting.  The dull orange glow of the cigar's burning tip pressed against his features as he took a long drag; the robust scent of tobacco making the stench just barely tolerable.  From what Jake could tell, whatever had done this couldn't be too far from here if the less-than-subtle (and noticeably fresh) trail of pestilent slime trailing through the corridor was anything to go by. Normally, he would've just informed the ship's security team, but hunting down something killing personnel sounded like a much better reason to be late than being outright fucking lost aboard the massive vessel.

Taking great care not to step in the thick sludge or get any on him, Jake followed the creature's trail, as it eventually led him to a large ornate door, seemingly the entrance to a private lounge of some kind.  The thought of what a group of Slaanesh devotees might intend on doing with a clearly wet and slimy creature; despite its smell, twisted Jake's face into a grimace as a shiver went down his spine.  Granted, he'd heard about Slaaneshi cultists partaking in grand acts of sexual depravity before, including one rumor of a group of planetary governors filling the water supplies of hive citys with enough chems flip the mating preferences of Catachan Barking Toads.  He didn't like that in the least.

Ready to take action in the event that this [b]wasn't[/b] part of some strange fetishistic act, the wrangler cautiously opened the door, carefully surveying all that lie before him as his cold eyes swept over the room.  Numerous large forms filled the chamber; a rotting ogryn with many festering wounds, an even larger crimson figure with horns jutting out its head, and the dark, yet unmistakable armored forms of astartes. At center stage within the room, was none other than Krynne himself; who seemingly had the situation under control.  This was clearly the place he was supposed to be.  Though unnerved and intimidated to a degree by the size and power of the other individuals in the room, Jake held his poker face strong.  With long, calm, deliberate strides he positioned himself noticeably out of weapons' reach of the other larger individuals gathered for this meeting.  Facing towards Krynne, Jake held his hat to his chest in his right hand, a warm smile forming on his lips; such that one would typically use when greeting an old friend, as he made a deep bow. [Color=B8860B]"Mister Krynne--"[/color] he spoke, his voice deep and coarse, yet his accent carried a sort of charm with it, of welcome and comfort as words flowed like honey, [color=B8860B]"Jacob Elijah Moore, at your service sir."[/color] 

Placing his chapeau back in its proper place atop his head, he softly crossed his arms as he spoke once more, [color=B8860B]"You wanted to see me boss?"[/color]