[Bakiri Retsu]

The moment Rui mentioned losing eyes Retsu's hand was halfway to her knife's sheath before her brain could catch up to her actions. It took another moment for her to realize Rui was asking Sonya about the loss, not her. At about the same time she realized it probably wasn't a great idea to hint that she had a weapon on her -despite the fact that everyone with a quirk always carried their weapon with them- what with 'safety' laws and likely club regulations as well. So instead of continuing towards the knife on her back her hand moved towards her thigh, motioning as if to grab something and finding it missing. She patted her clearly weaponless leg before feigning a brief grimace that she pretended to quickly get back under control. 

"Hardly a hero, just someone who makes weapons for them." 

She could respect that. After all she was doing basically the same thing, albeit for the other side of the equation. Her disdain turned to interest and she was about to speak up when Sonya continued.

"Stare any harder and I might think you want something, dearie."

Raising her eyebrow again Retsu considered how to reply, wondering what the woman getting at.

"Want me to make you a new eye? Might give you a discount since you're cute."

Interest turned to rage as she figured out what Sonya was implying. She had to grit her teeth to stop herself from lashing out at the smug-looking woman. Rich looking, savior complex, kind to Rui and above all not taking her serious in the slightest. The woman was looking at her like she was a charity case. Retsu bristled at the implication at merely being another tool amidst a long line of feel good projects. Had she been anywhere else she might've said 'fuck it' and tried to punch the arrogance right out of her.

"Nah, ah'm good."

''I'm totes getting wasted! Bottoms up!''

"Hmm? Yah, sure. Cheers." Retsu replied while downing her entire drink before the next one arrived. 

"So, given that none a' us seem up for doin' anythin' remotely serious fer now what say y'all our little coven go finds a place to sit? Railing here's comfy 'n all but ah've been on mah feet enough fer today."

"Sounds lovely."

She only vaguely acknowledged Sonya's reply with a hum and a half-nod before turning her attention to Elias.

"Oh, but of course, would the three of you prefer our VIP seating or a visit to-"

"KAMIYA!"

Retsu's eye twitched at the interruption, chiding herself for her lack of focus. She just had to look away from the crowd below, didn't she? Every time. Every single time she's even the slightest bit careless something like this happens. Even so the thought didn't stop her from accepting the drink Mawatari handed her and casually continuing to lean over the railing.

"Excuse me, ladies. I shall return in but a moment."

After all, it wasn't her problem this time. She had to admit that she was curious how the Hibernacula's boss would handle the situation. Maybe she could even learn something? Loath as she was to admit it her recent victories had left her with a much wider area of influence than she knew how to handle. She smirked as she took a sip of her expensive drink, casually leaning sideways up against the railing while she looked down. Retsu had to admit, the whole thing he did with the music added a lot of oomph to his presence. Yeah, she'd definitely be taking notes here. As the discussion turned to shouting however she wondered how far it was going to escalate. Right up until she heard Rui shout back. She was glad she was on the opposite side of Elias so the girl didn't end up hitting her while doing whatever the hells it was she was trying to accomplish.

"Oh, Tamotsu, what has wisdom done to prove itself your enemy so?"

Retsu let out a whistle. Such a raw line, she'd have to remember that one. In fact, she was so impressed she barely paid attention to the man dropping half a sewing kit on his enemy and using it to jank him into the air.

''Do we fight them now? Someone gimme a knife!''

Retsu wasn't going to lie, she was tempted to give hers to the little devil if only to see how much she'd manage to accomplish with it. The reason she didn't was the exact same as before, revealing she had a concealed weapon on her was more trouble than it was worth. Either way, she thought as she watched Rui fall, it was no longer necessary.

Finally she was rid of the annoyance. Ah, no, it stood back up again. Shame. Oh well.

Her gaze was briefly drawn away from the conflict when Sonya moved over to the railing as well, standing where Rui had been but moments ago. It didn't stay there for long however, no, she was much too curious about the events down below to pay attention to what the socialite was doing.

''Give us all your money! Or Timtim here gets it!''

...She didn't know what she was expecting. 

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TL;DR: Retsu replies to everyone while misinterpreting a bunch of stuff and being dramatic along the way after which she decides to simply spectate the whole mess on the ground floor.

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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui Sonya Chernovna




 

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Rui Matsui Sonya Chernovna Bakiri Retsu

Tamotsu's eyes were daggers planted firmly in Elias's heart, but the threat would go no further. The thug hung in the air, powerless against the Wish-Maker. It wasn't by virtue of simple strength that Elias had won. It was that of wisdom and intelligence. A fact that only just dawned on the Skull Riders' new boss.

Elias traded in the currency of secrets and information. Information like the fact that Tamotsu's quirk, the ability to manipulate stone and minerals, only worked if his feet were firmly placed on the ground. The giant of a man hung - a fish out of water. Elias wasn't the strongest. He didn't need to be. He only needed to know where to hit you. 

The little witch had earned a dozen scowls from the bikers below. Without someone to bark orders, indecisiveness plagued the rowdy troop. Rui might have presented an appealing target, but she was surrounded by beasts and monsters in human shape, one of which strangled any final defiant sparks still burning in the group below. It wasn't Elias putting the ice out now, but the woman to his side. And it wasn't lost on of them that Bakiri had taken up his other flank as well. In the eyes of those below, Elias was swimming among confident confidants.

"No need for concern, Ms. Chernovna," Elias offered the CEO at his side before returning his attention to his prey.

"I offer you but one final chance, Tamotsu. Leave. Quietly," he emphasized, "and I'll forget this happened. Stay, and your little gang will be buried here. Unremarkable and swiftly forgotten, just one more body beside Icarus for such aped folly."

Tamotsu nodded, red threads robbing him of his ability to speak. And so, Elias dropped him between the rest of the bikers. A few glances were exchanged, but the display had robbed them of their fight. Tamotsu picked himself up and dusted himself off. 

"Skull Riders, clear out," he managed with what pathetic scraps of authority he could muster. 

Slowly, the ruffians made their way to the exit. One even dropped his wallet, taking Rui's threat to heart. To call them whipped dogs would be an insult to canines everywhere. 

"LIBATIONS! FOR EVERYBODY!" Elias shouted, rousing the club, the music cranking up to full blast once more. Nothing like a few free drinks to settle his guests' nerves.

With matters settled, Elias turned away from the railing. "Apologies for the theatrics. Now, where were we?" He asked of Sonya and Bakiri, confident Rui would be quick to join the party again. 
   

OWL

[Rui Matsui]

Rui grabbed the business card, holding it in both of her red hands as she stared at the letters with big eyes. She wasn't reading it, but she could still pretend like she was! ''Really? I'll be there!'' She smiled up at Sonya, stashing the business card away. ''Melted?!'' She blinked her own eyes as she tried to comprehend what that was even like. Once they resumed drinking Rui was laughing loudly with Retsu chiming in and saying cheers, right up until weird guys showed up and interrupted their fun.

''They're getting scared of me!'' Rui proclaimed proudly with her hands on her hip, completely missing the fact that Sonya was actually doing the heavy lifting with her presence. ''Finally someone who respects the name!'' She cackled, thinking that the bikers had put two and two together and somehow figured out that Rui was the villain Mummy. Which made no sense, especially as Mummy was still just a budding villain name on the streets of Tokyo, but that didn't stop Rui and her proud delusions. When one of the goons dropped his wallet, Rui quickly rushed over to fetch it, holding it up proudly as she shouted back at Retsu. ''Bestie!! I made a ton of money!'' She yelled triumphantly, before even checking the contents of the wallet. She was cheering right along with the party after what Elias shouted, before running up to rejoin her besties.

''How did you make that guy levitate, was it your quirk or magic? Is that how you survived getting poisoned too?''

Elias
Bakiri Retsu
Sonya Chernovna

TL;DR: Rui is ecstatic to get the business card from Sonya and surprised to hear that her eyes melted. Rui mistakenly thinks she is scaring away the bikers when it is Sonya projecting her presence from behind her. She runs to grab one of the dropped wallets and rejoins everyone else, asking Elias about his quirk and whether that helped him survive the poison she tried to secretly feed him.

[Bakiri Retsu]

"Next toimes drinks are on you den." Retsu shouted back at Rui with a snort, completely ignoring that a statement like that would imply she was paying this time. With the same breath she replied to Elias without caring in the slightest that she was still holding her last drink -which he also paid for- and ignoring that his offer was probably directed at the people downstairs. "Well if y'r offerin' it'd be rude of me ta hold back, ah'll take a Last Word."

She thought for a moment on whether to ask right away about the thing she was here for or to wait until she could head down to the Hibernacula for that later. Either way she supposed that wasn't a decision she had to make now, she had a drink in hand and another on the way so she had some time to kill. Who better to do it with than the boss of both this club and the one she was heading to.

"Ah think we were gonna find some'ere ta sit?" Retsu shrugged. "Unless ya need ta 'catch up' with dese fooks once dey're outta the limelight. Wouldn't wanna git in y'r way."

A lie of course. She didn't care in the slightest whether she'd get in the way or not but it sounded like a hassle and given that it wasn't her problem she couldn't say she cared about it.

"Come ta think of it, heard another group went the way a' ta dodo recently too." Something she absolutely had nothing to do with, not in the slightest. Unless it benefited Elias of course, in that case she'd be more than happy to take credit. "Some arms dealers gettin' shite in through the bay, well, past tense now. Y'all found anyone ta fill the vacuum a' that yet?"


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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Rui Matsui Bakiri Retsu

"Angel, I am the magic," Elias said to Rui upon her return, with a smirk, before turning his attention to Bakiri. "Ah, you are correct, aren't you. So, we seem to have lost Ms. Chernovna, but I believe we'll make do. Now, would you prefer a VIP booth," he offered, nodding toward one of few second level booths overlooking the dance floor. "Or we could retreat to my office," he then looked to the closest doorway. One wall of the office was made of up from a floor-to-ceiling window, similarly overlooking the club below. 

Elias was awaiting their answers when Bakiri mentioned the mishap with the Akimichi. Like the gaze he had offered Tamotsu, Elias's facial expression was carved of ice. He had been expecting business to be weaved in by the words of Chernovna, not the mercenary. Not so directly at least. 

"I assure you, I haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about." He allowed the answer to hover a silent moment, "though I am confident such dialogues might take place not far from here." And then came the smile. 

Elias dealt in information and secrets. It was his trade, and the Hibernacula was the grandest bazaar. And he owned it all. Though even the Wish-Maker answered to a master. Masters. But his benefactors had no place in the two clubs day-to-day operations. 

"Perhaps my office is best, for now," he offered. It wasn't quite as secure as his office in the club below, but it would do for now, if they were to talk business.    

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[Rui Matsui]

''Sure!! I'm rich now anyway!'' Nothing could ruin her happiness at successfully getting some money out of those thugs. ''You got it Magic Bestie!!'' She smiled at Elias, getting money, drinking alcohol and being called Angel? She was out here living her best life!! She looked at the VIP booths as he pointed them out. ''Which one is better?'' She looked at Elias, then Retsu, she was totally fine with going wherever as long as this night continued to be entertaining.

Even though she was right there, the entire dialogue about the Akimichis went completely over her head as Retsu and Elias talked in what sounded like cryptic business talk. ''Office it is! That's what I was going to say too!'' They really were getting the special VIP treatment, talking to the owner and getting to see his office which was likely off limits to your regular club goer. She was starting to feel like a big shot already! Maybe she was going to become Prime Minister next week at this rate? She could only hope so!

She skipped across the floor as they all made their way towards his office. ''Did you know we're both villains? I'm Mummy, I'm kind of like, super powerful.'' She outed them both casually. ''I can fix people up. There's no one I can't heal.'' Her power was a point of pride for her, a power that made her almost immortal and played a big hand in why she had become as unhinged as she was.

Bakiri Retsu
Elias

[Bakiri Retsu]

"Ah'm fine with either, so long as y'r guy knows where ta bring mah drinks." Retsu replied with a smirk. In truth, she most definitely had a preference. After seeing what his quirk could do and with a lack of understanding as to its full capabilities she'd rather not move anywhere he could get rid of her without witnesses. Not until she figured out a proper way to fight back if he tried anything. Then again she supposed it was a moot point. With nothing but her combat knife on her she couldn't exactly bring her A game.

Not to mention that she'd just seen him get rid of an entire group in the middle of the club. If it came to a fight chances were witnesses mattered less than the fact that it was his people that were all over this place. A more secluded area might actually benefit her more than it'd hinder her. So long as the horned menace stayed on her side, of course. Retsu's gaze briefly flicked to Rui. She didn't quite know what to think of her, nor whether she could rely on her. The blonde's powers would definitely be beneficial on her side but...

Her mind flashed back to the factory, arms stained in blood and heart thumping in her ears as the menacing visage took up her vision. She blinked and was in the club once more, the thumping music all around her and the familiar smile atop Rui's face seeming far less ominous than it was last time. 

Business. That's what she was here for. Business and information. Pushing her thoughts down she continued her spiel and awaited Elias's response, nodding once it came.

"Ah'll keep an ear out den, got som' time ta kill later anyway."

Mentally she took note of his response. Plausible deniability was quite important in their trades yet Retsu was well aware subtlety wasn't one of her fortes -albeit she'd deny it if anyone asked- so she was more than happy to learn from the actions of another -although she'd deny that too-.

"Works fer me, lead the way," She replied with a nod and a wave of her hand. Her eye twitched at Rui's words, right hand clenching unbidden once more. Retsu's teeth grit. Those instinctive responses were really starting to get on her nerves. She hoped they'd pass soon. The last thing she needed was for someone to stop taking her seriously due to her flinching at the wrong time. She couldn't afford to let someone spread word of that and bodies were a pain to hide.

"Fancy place," Retsu continued while taking a sip of her cocktail, only belatedly realizing her white-knuckled grip might have shattered the glass had it been of lesser quality. Her other hand ran over the top of one of the chairs. "Is this Ziricote?"

When it came to types of rare and luxurious wood Retsu was far from an expert. Perhaps if she was lucky the chair actually was made of wood, but even that was far from a guarantee. All she knew came from a few research sessions on what she'd want for her future decor that were little more than getting lost in search engines while high on delusions of grandeur. Still, that had never stopped her from pretending she knew what she was doing and she saw no reason to stop now.

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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Rui Matsui  Bakiri Retsu

And with the door shut behind the trio, one mask was peeled away, another set to take its place. Elias exhaled, then rolled his neck as he made for his desk. "Of course I know, dear. I knew who the two of you were the moment you entered the premises." The room was virtually soundproof. A few signals could be passed from Elias to those outside, but little more. This was his fortress, one of many. The two guards posted just outside the door were the most capable of Nirvana's security. Here, the shadow broker was safe.

"Ebony," he answered Bakiri, "but I understand the confusion." Much of the woods the shaped Elias's office were not quite what they appeared. His snakewood desk was often confused with Amboyna Burl due to the specific red hue it possessed. 

Rounding about his desk, Elias collapsed into his chair, waving his arm to the three seats on the opposite side. He could have brought them down to the Hibernacula, but the club below could only be accessed by elevator and a hidden stairwell he preferred not to reveal to others. Whichever option he elected would be far slower than just taking it to his office. 

"Now, to what do I owe the pleasure?" he repeated, eyeing Bakiri, though this time without the threatening undercurrent he offered Tamotsu. The air-headed angel didn't appear to be shouldering any burdens of business, but the mercenary wanted something. She had a reason to be here. 

"I can only guess the nature of your interest in that business by the bay. I don't very much like guessing. Care to clarify?" 

It appeared obvious enough, but Elias wasn't about to play the first cards. 

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[Rui Matsui]

''You knew? You know! You've heard of me! But then again why wouldn't you?'' She gloated to herself, proud that someone had recognized her before she had gone and thrown out her villain name all casually. So she was becoming a big shot after all, just not as fast as she had originally expected. She gave them both a confused look when they started talking about wood or something. She wasn't entirely sure, but they were using big words and she wasn't going to dwell on it. Instead, she climbed into her seat and looked around the office, taking in every little detail.

She looked over at Retsu too as Elias posed his question, turning her head to look between the both of them before she spoke up with a smile. ''You looked lonely, standing up there above the club. I wanted to show you my quirk.'' Simple goals from a simple woman, he was entirely right to not look too deeply into her motivations. Retsu on the other hand, she had mastered business talk and seemed to be after something. Something she would have listened to, if she wasn't getting distracted by her own daydreaming about inheriting a ton of money and buying an armored tank to live out of.

Elias
Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

If anyone would be able to see through her nonexistent disguise Retsu supposed it'd be the owner of the Hibernacula. Even so it was just as possible he was simply making a wild claim to get more information out of them. Retsu scoffed. She wasn't about to fall for that, not with how often she'd taken refuge in audacity herself.

"Ain't that moity interesting'. So, what did ya figure out then?" Retsu said, her tone not nearly as mocking as her choice of words might imply. No, the focused manner in which she looked right at him was more than enough to show just how seriously she was taking this. 

Retsu stopped herself from showing a smirk as she put her drink down on the expensive 'Ebony'. The mere fact that he'd had to answer her question meant she was controlling the conversation, at least as far she knew. Of course she wouldn't push it too far. She was well aware of how exactly she'd react if anyone tried that on her turf so she'd behave herself. So long as the gains outweighed the losses of course. Exchanging a quick glance with Rui she tried to subtly signal her to stay on her guard. Whether the following smile meant she'd understood or not wasn't something Retsu could figure out so she put the thought aside. Worse come to worst she'd deal with stuff herself, just like she always did.

"And ah was bored." Retsu added with a shrug, a slight shiver passing through her spine at Rui's mention of her quirk. Her hand twitched before she tightened the grip on her glass to hide any further shakes. The moment Elias changed the subject to more practical matters Retsu latched onto it as if it were a lifeline.

"Well see, there's somethin' real fookin' interesting 'bout that group," Retsu said with a nonchalant smirk. "Namely the sheer fookin' amount of stuff they managed to get their hands on. Just reeks of somethin' bigger goin' on. What ah wanna know," She continued while leaning forward. "Is who the hells their benefactor was and what their stake in all a' dis is. Failin' that, a way ta find 'em mahself."

She left the fact that she'd very much like to get in on it out. If he truly knew as much as he'd like to make them think he'd figure it out, especially with what she'd already said before.

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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui

[Elias]

Fi

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Rui Matsui  Bakiri Retsu

Hungry. Bakuretsu, the mercenary, was hungry. That was good. Hunger he could use. Throw some scraps the hound's way and you had a loyal companion for life. Another piece on his board if he played his cards right. The mummy was far less complicated. Her motivations appeared innocent enough, but behind that smile there was a killer and he knew it. Wild card maybe? This wasn't where he saw the night going, but danger had a way of lighting the soul aflame. It was something one could feel, so he would play his part and see where the night took them. 

"Figure out? Dear, where do you believe yourself to be? You were here naught but a few weeks ago, Bakuretsu," he emphasized.

While not a frequent visitor, the mercenary's visits to the Hibernacula, the club below, were noted, as were every other individual's, whether they knew it or not. He wasn't going to offer anything of note in but the first hand at play. He was not familiar with their every move, but he knew who they were because it was his job to know. Their names. Their reputations. Their apparent abilities or lack thereof. 

"And I appreciate that, dear," he offered, turning to Rui. Cute. Simplistic. Deadly. He kept the lattermost point in mind. Elias was one to surround himself with women, but they weren't usually those ready to slit someone's throat... or poison him. "Though perhaps a more apt demonstration is in order, one that doesn't involve myself." 

He could heal away himself, but unlike Rui, he required someone else's wish to do so, and he hadn't made it this far, putting himself at the mercy of others. But before they called for another display, Elias turned his attention back to Bakiri.

"For sheerly inquisitive purposes, clearly," he played, watching for any sign that hunger might grow voracious.

Anyone clever of mind sitting across his table knew he was playing at her motivations. What was there to gain by digging into the Akimichi family's dealings other than to replace them? It was either wealth or retribution.

"And say I know someone who might know someone with the answers you seek, what then? What would you have to offer?" 

Make a wish. Play the game and become a piece on the serpent's board.

It was the fate of all those that dealt directly with the Wish-Maker. That, or they walked away whipped and broken like ol' Tamotsu.     

OWL

[Rui Matsui]

Given her quirk it was almost impossible for her to stay on her guard. She had seen what Elias could do and it was no doubt impressive, but she hadn't felt it herself and he had also given her no reasons to fear since he had only been nice to her. She smiled at Elias as he addressed her, nodding her head eagerly. ''Is that so? I can demonstrate on anyone, I don't care who it is, bestie.'' So long as he thought her quirk was super cool and awesome and like, the best quirk ever. She kind of tuned out their conversation as they started talking business, her mind wandering at first, but soon she was up from her seat and quietly exploring the office in the background. Maybe her Magic Bestie had one of those secret levers or buttons that revealed even more office, or a secret villain lair.

At this point she was just pressing her hands against parts of the wall looking for a secret button when she turned and looked over at Elias and Retsu. She only heard the latter part of his question. What could she offer? ''I can heal.'' Was all she replied, even if the question wasn't directed at her. Then she was back to finding the secret passageway that definitely existed.

Elias
Bakiri Retsu

[Bakiri Retsu]

"Got it all figured out, do ya?" Retsu answered while smiling as smugly as possible when Elias mentioned her alias. From what she knew of his kind he'd read way too deeply into that gesture. It wasn't nearly enough payback in her mind for being so smug about knowing who she was but until she could get a big enough arsenal to raze his everything to the ground it'd have to do.

"Wouldn't wanna get blood all over y'r fancy desk now would ah?" She said in reply to his next query, leaving it open to interpretation whether it was his request to serve as Rui's 'demonstration' that she was refusing or whether her words had different meaning. It was the latter but she wasn't stupid enough to outright state it right in the middle of his turf. Sure, it meant she was past all of his defenses and probably stood a better chance of killing him than if she came in from the outside like that horribly incompetent group from earlier but then what? She'd be surrounded in hostile territory with nothing but a flimsy piece of steel and a devil that might just fix him back up again purely for her own amusement anyway. 

"What ken ah offer?" Retsu echoed with an edge to her tone. Was he implying there was nothing she had that could possibly interest him? Her eye twitched. For all that she'd been impressed by how he'd handled that group earlier the guy was really getting on her nerves. "Why dont'cha find out? Up for a gamble?" She refrained from adding 'fookhead' to her sentence at the very last moment. There was always next time.

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Tags: Elias Rui Matsui

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Rui Matsui  Bakiri Retsu

While Bakiri spoke, Elias's eyes trailed Rui. She was as a child, or so she presented. He couldn't be sure if it were but an act, a ploy meant to disarm her enemies before she struck, or her true mind at work. In truth, he didn't know all that much about the Mummy aside from the mutterings shared within the confines of the club—a crazed girl who mutilated as often as she mended. As for the mercenary, well, her reputation followed her closely. This wasn't the first time she came around asking questions. It wouldn't be the last. 

"Something like that," he answered, a sly smile reaching across his face. "Names, people, plans and ploys, secrets. A little bit of everything." A lot of everything says him. 

His eyes drifted back to Rui for a moment as she poked about the office, nearing a bookshelf opposite his desk. No secret layer was hidden there, but there was a safe room from where he could monitor both clubs. He couldn't afford to connect his office above with that below, though. It was too great a risk. A personal elevator built into his office would have been nice, though. 

Then he turned back to Bakiri again. "Why waste blood of such sacred make?" Again, he spoke with a smile. Yeah, his blood was too good for this earthly realm. He wouldn't have it spilled in the demonstration. He paid others to do the bleeding for him. 

"Names. Two names of note, actually." He answered, and oh, how names were truly things of value. Perhaps she hadn't appreciated his recognition of her name, but the mercenary was about to take him up on some dirty work. All for a few names. "Who exactly is eyeing the vacuum left behind by the bay? I cannot say, but I know those that would see it filled. Two of the Akimichi family's largest buyers," he offered. 

"The price is but a handshake, two jobs, and a few words," he said, offering his gloved hand from across the table. "Should you accept, take my hand and I wish for the names of the buyers. It's that simple." 

Elias would hold his hand there. If Bakiri took his hand and made her wish, he would reply in kind "and in tithe, I take two tasks seen to completion of my choosing. On pain of death, we shall see it done."

Dozens of thin red threads would sift through Elias's gloves and bind Elias's hand to Bakiri's. Two needles would sprout from the threads, one picking at Elias's hand and the other at Bakiri's, each drawing but a drop of blood. A moment later, both the threads and the needles would disappear. 

Elias would lean back into his chair and look Bakiri over. "You're looking for the Hayashida-gumi & the Azure Fangs. The former is an old Yakuza family not too unlike the Akimichi. Traditional, formal, but modernized, keeping up with the new paradigm of hero society. The latter- eccentrics with an odd penchant for those possessing ice-related quirks. They're more akin to our friends from earlier, the Skull Riders, though more competent, even if unpredictable. Both bought from the bay, so if you're looking into the flow of armaments and what's to become of the trade there, you'll want to start with them." 

Let her stir the pot. If she brought business to the club, good. If she failed, no skin off his back. She wouldn't survive his two jobs if she failed in this endeavor. He needed a crew outside of Ouroboros for his assignments. He would be denied their resources for the tasks he was given. So, with these two came opportunity. Hopefully, at least.

"Now, I do believe we were waiting on a demonstration. Let me muster up a body," he eyed the doorway as they went off to entertain Rui.   

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[Rui Matsui]

She interjected at what Retsu said about getting blood on his desk. ''I heal, I don't clean.'' She shook her head firmly, before going back to searching for that hidden switch that was getting less and less likely to exist by the seconds. Then, she got an idea. Craning her neck to look up, she determined that the hidden switch must be on the ceiling, seeing as Magic Bestie himself was tall and could probably reach it easily. Rolling out some bandaged skin from her arm, she curled it into a ball, before tossing it towards the ceiling, still falling short of reaching it. The defenses he had put up against small rascals like her was clearly working!

She was about to think of another plan to reach the ceiling when she looked back to see Elias and Retsu strike a deal, eyeing the thin red threads curiously. How did his quirk work exactly? She was so curious!! ''You both bleed.'' She mused, having climbed back into her seat to rejoin the conversation fully. The names he said next weren't all too familiar to her. No surprise there, she wasn't exactly in the know about these things. She only knew of the people she had crossed paths with herself and it wasn't likely to be some yakuza types or ice criminals. ''Yes!! I'm ready bestie, always! I'll show you my own type of magic!'' She was quick to hop out of her seat and follow Elias and presumably Retsu as they all headed out the door.

Bakiri Retsu
Elias