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Max watched the pseudo ceremony that was heralded with a chorus of clapping. The purple-eyed boy himself joined in with his own short, delayed claps. The Black Baron looked... older, more haggard than the pictures showed him off to be. The speech preamble seemed to be just like another get-together; one that was filled with criminals and such. It ended with the crowning of a new Black Baron, or 'Baroness'. That didn't seem like good news. The text from Blake and Patricia seemed to indicate that this was rather bad and they had shared history. Max frowned at the apparent wrench thrown in the plans- his first mission could end pretty badly, no one wants that. He was an idiot for being bored at saving cats from trees, that seemed more guaranteed.

Another blonde man wearing oddly familiar colours began his own speech- from what Max could gather, the criminal organizations seemed splintered and mistrustful of one another. This little charade they had was but a simple, fleeting alliance. He flinched when said man broke the glass and slinked away to the bar. [i][color=#E3C7FF]That guy feels like one of the organizational heads.[/color][/i] He thought as he tried to avoid the gaze of the Brookside Bruisers goons who hovered close to the man as he walked away. [i][color=#E3C7FF]Damn Bruisers, so conscientious for criminals.[/color][/i]

With that- he turned his phone on and began texting in the group chat- 

[i][color=#E3C7FF]That Blonde man who just gave a speech after the Black Baron, do any of you know who he is?[/color]

[color=#E3C7FF]Also as for plans it might do with some minor adjustments... just spitballing, maybe we lure Malady- or Black Baroness, whatever, to the boiler room by saying we have Blake and Patricia captured there? You guys seem like you have shared history... Plus it avoids fighting the two of them maybe, idk.[/color] [/i]

Max didn't actually know how much history they shared but it seemed like it was worth a shot.
[i][color=#E3C7FF]or, you know, don't, any plan is fine to me as long as it works.[/color] [/i]
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