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After concluding her negotiations with Prince Cyrus, Violet accepted his offer to join him in one of the liner’s upper-class lounges. Although at first glance a highly out-of-character decision for the no-nonsense CEO, it soon became clear that she had ulterior motives for visiting the luxurious bar aside from mere leisure. While some of the high-profile guests might have preferred to make a boisterous spectacle of themselves, while sampling as many of the various high-end spirits as possible, Violet herself refrained from consuming anything stronger than pure spring water, and thus kept her acute senses on high alert for any potentially lucrative information the other patrons’ loose tongues might let slip. Patrons like Elkon Mishima. 

It was upon catching sight of his flamboyant presence that Violet was most thankful for the anonymity provided by her nondescript mask. Indeed, the last thing she wanted was to be drawn into some ridiculous social drama. Yet, for all his bombast, Violet couldn’t help but notice that the Mishima Motors CEO only seemed to discuss the most superficial and irrelevant topics, never once revealing anything that might be sized upon by his rivals. It was almost as if his entire persona was an act, a performance to disarm his opponents in this arena of ostensibly innocuous small talk, causing them to drop their own defenses and reveal things that would otherwise have gone unsaid. As she continued to observe Elkon go about his boisterous banter, Violet couldn’t help but be impressed by the ease with which he assumed such a persona. [color=BlueViolet][i]I shall have to keep that in mind for future interactions,[/i][/color] the heiress reflected. 

When she had sufficiently indulged her curiosity, Violet returned to her quarters, rejoining Darya on the way. It was upon reaching her suite that the CEO immediately saw that something was amiss. The door, which should have been sealed and locked, was ever-so-slightly ajar. Someone had either entered and left, or was still inside. While there was nothing in the suite that Violet considered to be of a particularly sensitive or important nature, it was not lost on the heiress that she, herself, might very well be the unknown intruder’s target. In any event, it cast the liner’s security systems in a distinctly unfavorable light…

[color=BlueViolet]“It would appear we’ve had an uninvited guest,”[/color] Violet remarked before turning to Darya. [color=BlueViolet]“Would you kindly check to see if they are still present?”[/color] she inquired.