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[color=gray][sub]LOCATION & TIME : SWAN SONGS, MONDAY EVENING[/sub]
[sub]INTERACTIONS : ASSOCIATES , SHANNON - [@Pilatus][/sub]
[sub]MENTIONS : N/A  [/sub][/color]
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	[color=BC8F8F]"No, no, she shoots only between nine to six Pacific Time Standard, but she does tend to shoot later in the evening. I mean, you should really ask her!"[/color] Alejandro looked at the woman who had apparently sneaked behind the table and sat just in time to make a grand appearance in front of the pair. There was a playful smile on his face as he put the food aside and willingly took the woman's hand. [color=BC8F8F]"I should really talk to her about that, shouldn't I John?"[/color] His voice oozed of sarcasm.

	Alejandro had to give her credit, that had been a pretty little trick. Not many people had a touch for the theatrics and show, so he was glad to see someone who still tried to make an entrance. Alejandro was flattered, really. Oh! And the information! How Alejandro missed having potential partners being informed! Those bastards back in Huston had [i]nothing[/i] on this woman! The more she continued to talk, the wider his smile got and the more his excitement grew. He could feel a small laugh rising from his chest when she mentioned the Huston incident. 

	She was good. Really fucking good, and Alejandro liked that. 

	[color=BC8F8F]"You, Shannon, are amazing."[/color] He pulled his hand back and gave the woman a round of applause that John had joined in. Behind them, Mara had stood up and lowered his hand from her gun. As she made her way towards the trio, her eyes never left Shannon's relaxed figure. While she seemed unfazed of her words towards her mother, her body was still tense at the fact she has made it so close to Alejandro. Or at least, that was she was trying to make it seem. Mara knew that giving any reaction to the woman would just fuel her and give her more motive to keep insulting her mother. 

	If Mara could, the woman would have had a bullet to her head if it wasn't for the obvious security around her. Someone so relaxed must have various people around her protecting her. 

	[color=gray]"Shannon, a name that has come up in the past. Connected to the Deputy Marshall Paige.[/color] John said, eyes trained on the woman's cold gaze. [color=gray]"Widowed not too long ago."[/color]

	[color=BC8F8F]"Ah, that Shannon."[/color] Alejandro leaned back on the bench and crossed a leg over the other, almost mimicking the way Shannon was sitting. The excited smile had been replaced by an easy-going one. [color=BC8F8F]"We heard and saw your name pop-up, but all the trails went cold after seconds of digging. I'm impressed. We know almost nothing about you, and yet you know us."[/color] John and Mara had mentioned that a woman with that name would be connected to the one he was really looking for. If she was here, then that meant he was close. Although, he wondered why she was here talking to him. Alejandro didn't like not knowing. 

	[color=BC8F8F]"You are very well informed, Shannon."[/color] Alejandro turned back to look at Mara. [color=BC8F8F]"Although, Mara's past isn't much of a secret. Chen is a lovely woman; I don't know why would you say something like that about her. Her dumplings are one of the best I've ever had. Really! I've been to China, as you probably know already, and not even the top restaurants compare to lovely old Chen."[/color] He smiled when Mara rolled her eyes but gave a small nod. Of course, Alejandro was right. 

	[color=BC8F8F]"As for John... he is a real enigma, isn't he? So lovely to look at and yet so mysterious."[/color] Alejandro ran a hand down John's arm before looking at Shannon again. [color=BC8F8F]"And then you mention Julio. Ah, Julio. I do miss his stupid jokes sometimes. He always managed to crack a joke in the most inappropriate times. He had a talent that guy!"[/color] His voice fell flat and cold after that, [color=BC8F8F]"That [i]poor soul[/i] deserved so much worse. What I gave him was mercy. [i]Madre[/i] would have done so much more worse than a simple bullet to the head."[/color]

	Alejandro cleared his throat as his smile returned to his features, [color=BC8F8F] "So since you haven't turned in this precious information to the LAPD or anyone, you must be here to strike a deal. Or a proposition. Maybe a partnership? Oh, I do love surprises! Good ones, of course!"[/color]