[ all told, the complete picture amounts to a man who has his shit together as much as one can here. Stephen's glad it can be said of one of them, even if they keep knocking into setback after setback. Fitz seems well enough able to adapt. this latest blow will hit hard, but he's built himself an infrastructure here. he'll be okay.
and if that infrastructure involves a little of the underground, better to be part of it than have it cave out from under them later down the line. this isn't Stephen's wheelhouse. he'll spare Fitz the lecture, especially today. ]
"Yet" works fine for now. Heard any whispers from them on anything else?
[ shitstorms, shrines, etc. does the gang work tree bear fruit beyond its most immediate perks? ]
[ that's Fitz, reliant on the routine to keep him together, for want of the internal infrastructure to do so. it mostly works.
he starts picking at the label on he bottle, not paper but a thicker compound. must be better for recycling. ]
There are three things the gangs want no part in. Not just the Hi-Jacks, but all the rest, too. The 66s, the Warlocks and the Kings.
[ supplied in the event Stephen should ever need to judge a situation where the names arise. given the displaced's myriad ties to the underground, it's an eventuality that could plague their new safehouse. ]
[ he holds up a finger. ] First, the UNA. They won't speak of them, won't raid their transports, won't trade their tech. That's for arms-dealers and the higher-ups in organised crime, working with the Petrov Family and the Riverside Mob. [ and another, ] Second, Morningstar. [ wryly, ] Morningstar has a PR problem across the city, as you've noticed, but the gangs fear their war with the UNA, specifically. It's become clear to them that Morningstar agents were in their midst, after several of their own disappeared following the raids, so they're on the defensive. [ which means he needs to be even more careful, playing double-agent. he flashes his hand one more time, three fingers held up. ]
Lastly, they don't want to be associated with any of the mad happenings in the city. [ sighing, ] They're pretty irritated that the news outlets try to link them to things like the outbreak, y'know. Reckon if there's more to be learned, it's higher up the food chain, with the crime families.
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and if that infrastructure involves a little of the underground, better to be part of it than have it cave out from under them later down the line. this isn't Stephen's wheelhouse. he'll spare Fitz the lecture, especially today. ]
"Yet" works fine for now. Heard any whispers from them on anything else?
[ shitstorms, shrines, etc. does the gang work tree bear fruit beyond its most immediate perks? ]
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he starts picking at the label on he bottle, not paper but a thicker compound. must be better for recycling. ]
There are three things the gangs want no part in. Not just the Hi-Jacks, but all the rest, too. The 66s, the Warlocks and the Kings.
[ supplied in the event Stephen should ever need to judge a situation where the names arise. given the displaced's myriad ties to the underground, it's an eventuality that could plague their new safehouse. ]
[ he holds up a finger. ] First, the UNA. They won't speak of them, won't raid their transports, won't trade their tech. That's for arms-dealers and the higher-ups in organised crime, working with the Petrov Family and the Riverside Mob. [ and another, ] Second, Morningstar. [ wryly, ] Morningstar has a PR problem across the city, as you've noticed, but the gangs fear their war with the UNA, specifically. It's become clear to them that Morningstar agents were in their midst, after several of their own disappeared following the raids, so they're on the defensive. [ which means he needs to be even more careful, playing double-agent. he flashes his hand one more time, three fingers held up. ]
Lastly, they don't want to be associated with any of the mad happenings in the city. [ sighing, ] They're pretty irritated that the news outlets try to link them to things like the outbreak, y'know. Reckon if there's more to be learned, it's higher up the food chain, with the crime families.