Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Here))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She drives her way up to the docks area in the Bitchmobile, which is silent for once. Killing the engine, she gets out and makes her way to the pier in question, face serious, steps quick and direct.

Okami Yuki: ((eh!))

Malcolm De Witt: Those who are familiar with Trevor's boats will recognize this as one of those boats, the almost yacht with the belowdecks cabin. Trevor is in the wheelhouse. Malcolm, looking very distraught, is on the main deck, pacing as he waits for the others.

Okami Yuki: *she'll be drove there by Tenka, once there she orders him to leave... if really needed to come for her she'll phone him. And steps down, moving on*

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She gets up onto the boat, flashing a very small smile to Malcolm. "Hey."

Malcolm De Witt: "Silkie's still in jail," he says, worried. "And Karlos has been...captured."

Malcolm De Witt: (And Ang-p says Ang would be here but she has to head off to sleep now so we can log it for her)

Okami Yuki: *she freezes as those news are blunted out like that* what?!

Malcolm De Witt: "I can't get ahold of Ingvar."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I heard about the first, and WHAT???" She stares at him. "By who?"

Malcolm De Witt: Once everybody's aboard, he motions to Trevor, who motors away from the dock, heading into open waters.

Okami Yuki: *She frowns, sighing, then taking a slow breath in, slowly, waiting for the cold water to be droped fully*

Malcolm De Witt: "Okay so...here's what happened...Karlos heard about some...kinfolk smuggling ring...so he got kidnapped by them...to find out how they work."

Okami Yuki: *sighs, yet again* why he did not told us about this before he ... let it happen?

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: A sigh, and she lights up a cigarette. "Fuuuuck."

Malcolm De Witt: "And we were communicating via Firesnake...and..." He trails off, shrugging. "I guess Faris said something that Firesnake didn't like."

Okami Yuki: *looks to Malcom* what was it?

Malcolm De Witt: "Because right after that...the link shut down and Firesnake has been...angry."

Okami Yuki: What did he said?

Malcolm De Witt: "Well..." Malc bobs his head from side to side. "Faris said several things...and I'm not sure which one specifically drew the Firesnake's ire..."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, I've noticed." She takes a drag, exhaling it. "So, we need to find Karlos, then. For a few reasons, I'll wager. When did Karlos let himself be caputred?"

Okami Yuki: *shakes her head, passing slightly off them, a couple passes then back* and where?

Malcolm De Witt: "But he told Firesnake that he thought that...the sentai is too large. That the dragons were right, seven is an inauspicious number. And that we couldn't carry it off."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: Whoa. That draws her attention. She looks at Malcolm, frowning a little.

Okami Yuki: *and then halts as if Frozen again* he... broke the Sentai?

Malcolm De Witt: "And Firesnake asked him if he as the Heart truly believed that...and then Karlos said yes, that he believed the sentain was too cumbersome and should be split up into two smaller sentais. One with...Trevor at the head. Made up of his...women. And one with the rest of us. And after that...the link stopped."

Okami Yuki: *looks at Malcolm in disveliebef* FAther Fire Snake has already made clear his despleasure with him.... why would Vosoalto san asume his ire was over?

Malcolm De Witt: "I don't know," he answers Okami. "There's quite a lot nobody's told me about things."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Par for the course, hon." He sighs. We've fallen into the bad habit of not communicating again, I'm afraid."

Okami Yuki: *huffs faintly* Welcome to the club...*shaking her head, looking on towards the Sea, sighs* We have failed him.... and over all Karlos.... *breaths in, just staring off* We will need to gather as one again to try and apeace him...

Malcolm De Witt: He nods to both Reyna and Okami. "What do you think we should do?"

Okami Yuki: *Closes her eyes, speaking slowly, in that slow well thought English of the begining* We need to get Vosoalto san and Silkie chan out of their problems.... and Gather once more at the place we Climbed the Mountain as One

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, we all need to come clean, for one. Karlos, it seems, is worried about Angelia and my loyalty to the sentai, as opposed to our loyalty to Trevor. I'd like to think we can do both, personally...but the first thing we need to do is get all of us together--all of us--and clear the air. It may not be pleasant, but we all need to get on one page."

Malcolm De Witt: He nods. "We need to get Silkie out of jail, then. And then help Karlos destroy these kin smugglers? Or should we focus on retrieving these children that were stolen?" It's very clear he's starting to enter a low grade panic without having Karlos there to tell him what to do. "Or do you think this is because we failed to avenge Silkie with Ammon?"

Okami Yuki: *shakes her head, moving to stand in front of MAlcom* Breath. Father is angry becasue we have not only failed, but atempted to bring a man he considers a Traitor to him into his Sentai. Trevor san needs to be forgiven by FireSnake to even be brought to his precense, much less to his service.

Trevor Dunne: 9,7,6,10,3,5,7,

Trevor Dunne: He hears that, and turns to regard Okami from the wheelhouse, a dull, angry heat in his eyes.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I think possibly, all of the above." She sighs. "Malcolm, you focus on getting Silkie out of jail. You've got the connections. I'll try and work on helping Karlos with the smugglers...I'll see if I can find Ingvar, talk to him and get his help. Okami, maybe you and Angelia can work on Ammon. It splits us in separate ways, but we've got a lot to do."

Okami Yuki: *and looks off, trying to think, then to REyna and Malcolm* WE could work on both.. geting Silkie chan out of jail and Vosoalto san back... I do not think he considered been kept without our connection. WE gather all of us, we find him and we handle it?

Malcolm De Witt: "I've hired a lawyer. Should we simply try to break Silkie out of jail?"

Okami Yuki: *Nods to Reyna, that works too. and then looks towards Trevor* you know what I think of you Trevor san, you know it has not changed... but you too know this to be truth

Trevor Dunne: His gaze moves from Okami to Ang. A sneer curls his lips. He turns his attention back to driving the boat, steering it past the Verranzo-Narrow's bridge and out aross the Bay.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "No, no breaking her out. It'll just bring further problems if we do, and the cops'll be looking for her again. Try to get her off, if you can, Malc."

Okami Yuki: *Sighs softly, looking to Trevor but shifts her gaze once more to MAlcom, REyna and Angelia* As alwasy I do no like us being split, without communication now even more.... but it might be all we have

Trevor Dunne: Once they reach open water, Trevor throttles down, and kills the motor, heading out of the wheelhouse with a precise measured gait that those who are familiar with alcohol abuse recognize as "plastered enough to think he's not letting on he's drunk off his ass." He doesn't look at the pained, longing look Ang throws in his direction, just heads below and disappears into one of the cabins.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Our attentions are already split, Okami. We just have to get this all resolved." She nods a little. "Work with Ang on finding Ammon...she's got some info, I believe. I'll find Ingvar, try to locate Karlos, and work with the Sept to take down the slavers."

Malcolm De Witt: Malc nods to Reyna. "Well she should have had her hearing today. They'll either have to charge her or release her."

Malcolm De Witt: "I know where Karlos is." Malc offers.

Okami Yuki: *Closes her eyes slightly, and merely nods to Reyna, letting her gaze drift back onto the sea before opening her eyes again* alright Reiruno san

Trevor Dunne: 1,3,8,9,9,6,3,

Malcolm De Witt: "And we think we know who took Sadie's children."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Where is he?" She looks to Malcolm.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "And who took Sadie's kids?"

Malcolm De Witt: "He's at a big industrial Laundry in Brooklyn. He picked the brains of the people who are keeping him and told me via Firesnake before the link was severed."

Trevor Dunne: 'The fucking Princess," Trevor shouts topside to Reyna's question about the kids.

Okami Yuki: *frowns, breaths in* now what?!

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Oh, fucking beautiful." She sighs. "Any idea why?"

Malcolm De Witt: Malc nods to what Trev says. "Karlos says that one of the women with the Princess is very obsessive compulsive about window dressings. Trevor says whoever took the children went through the apartment and made all the windows look the same."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, at least they're dumb enough to leave calling cards."

Okami Yuki: *shakes her head, not knwoing the background of what they are talking listening*

Malcolm De Witt: He looks at Okami. "Apparently there is a group of European Garou in town who have recently arrived, demanding that the Garou turn Trevor Dunne over to them. This pack of Garou is...well, considered royalty among the Garou. And among the European humans, apparently."

Okami Yuki: *turns off from the sea, lookin to Malcolm* European nobilite? *tries not to scowl, breath in* was him not believed dead?

Malcolm De Witt: "Karlos went to visit them. I'm not sure why."

Trevor Dunne: "Because I asked him to." Trevor shouts up.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, funny thing, that." She sighs. "I'm guessing the fact that the FBI's been looking for Trevor has something to do with their coming here."

Okami Yuki: and these European got him?

Trevor Dunne: "How could they get me? I'm right here," Trevor shouts up.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "No, the slavers got him. Unless her Royal Furry Assedness is working with the slavers..."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "She meant Karlos I think, Babe," she says toward below deck.

Trevor Dunne: 7,10,6,6,3,4,7,

Okami Yuki: *frowns, then simple states* European nobles have been known for that...*thinking* I know what might apeace Father enough to let us at least 'talk' to him

Trevor Dunne: "Oh." he says to Reyna. "I knew that."

Okami Yuki: *looking to Trevor way* I ment Karlos *nods*

Okami Yuki: ((TRevor CAN be so cute...*S*))

Malcolm De Witt: "We think what happened was that the European Nobles were following Karlos, and saw him kidnapped. So they followed him to where the children were being held. And they meant to break in and steal Karlos--not sure why, but maybe to force Trevor to negotiate with them or something--and since Karlos was already gone, they took the children instead."

Okami Yuki: *looking then to Malcolm* the nobles have thiese children?

Malcolm De Witt: He nods to Okami. "That's what we suspect."

Trevor Dunne: "Hasn't been verified," Trevor shouts up.

Okami Yuki: *nods* then confirm.... and set the .... Tribe? these children belong to on the track of thise noble.... that will solve the childre status, will it not?

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "So these tight-assed, nutso Fangy nobles have another Tribe's kin?" She raises a brow. "This may be able to work to our advantage somehow, I think."

Malcolm De Witt: Malcolm looks to Reyna to translate what Okami just said. English is his second language, too, and he's not very good with languages as a rule.

Okami Yuki: (I think I didn't made any sense *S*))set the tribe of the children agaist the tribe holding them... the tribe of the children will claim them and then childring thing will be solved))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Okami's saying that we should set the Lords on the Fangs, as far as the kids go. Not thinkin' that's such a good idea, myself, though it is an option."

Okami Yuki: If we interfere Reiruno san... they might see it as an ofense.... we need to at least let those the children belong to know...

Malcolm De Witt: "Oh." He says to Reyna, considering.

Trevor Dunne: "Shadowlords are the ones running the ring, with a little help from the Fianna and the Fangs. Giving the kids to the Lords is putting them back in t he hands of the slavers," Trev calls up.

Okami Yuki: ((and saying... 30 mins warning.. need sleep... to tired))

Okami Yuki: *and frowns, a faint hiss scamping her lips* ARe there not any of the children's Tribe who is clean of such suspect?

Okami Yuki: (8who are))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "The person that the children belong to is not very trusting of her Tribe, Okami...and since her tribe's the Shadow Lords, I don't blame her. Her name's Sadie Blackfoot, and she's a kin. She's been targeted by the slave ring."

Trevor Dunne: "Lotta the local Garou are upset about the slavers. They'd be more than happy to get the kids back from the Europeans, I'd wager," he shouts up. His footfalls sound as he moves around the cabin below. Sounds like he's going behind the bar, to those who know the layout of the lounge.

Okami Yuki: *sighs, nodding* alright... then we should get the children out....

Malcolm De Witt: "Well, Karlos knows where they're holding him," Malcolm offers. "But Okami's right...technically we're not...supposed to be attacking Garou."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Which is why I'm thinking of myself and Ingvar, if I can get ahold of him and get him involved. I can make with the sneaky, and Ingvar has ins due to his tribe."

Okami Yuki: *nodding once more to Malcolm, hearing Trevor* Could we pass then the children's location onto this Garou?

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Point to you, Fists." She looks to Okami, then Malcolm. "Who among the Garou do we trust to get the kiddies out?"

Malcolm De Witt: "No," Malc says to Reyna. "We're neutral. We can't attack the Garou. We're associated with the Courts, so that's not just the Treaty, but the agreement between the Court and the Sept we'll be violating if we go after the slavers. Or the European Garou."

Okami Yuki: *nods, smilling faintly and bowing her head, not commenting on the who... she knows no one of them*

Okami Yuki: WE only have the rigth to persue those who have our Sentai mate in hold *thinking* That does leaves us less split... Malcom's san lower is working on Silkie... so we shall know tomorrow what is of her, right? means... Silkie can back up you in finding Karlos san.... I do not wish her to chase Ammon this soon....

Trevor Dunne: "Aerin is already working on this. Mercury was upset when he learned about it. Sadie offered herself as Bait. Laidan and whoever she might be cobbling together as a pack might be good. Troy Lawrence is a Fang, he might have info on the Europeans."

Okami Yuki: ((mate=Brother))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "We can, however, get Karlos out, as these slavers have violated the Treaty and the agreement between Sept and Court by kidnapping him."

Malcolm De Witt: He nods to Reyna. "If we do that, then we should get permission from the Sept to go after the slavers. It could be a joint force."

Okami Yuki: *nods to Malcolm* and it'll leave those of the Sentai getting Vosoalto san out stronger that would be our best path I think.... Caponelli san and I can move then to find the ... kinjin

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Sounds good to me. I'll talk to the Sept...I'm on pretty good terms with most of the people in there."

Okami Yuki: *nods* good.... so Reiruno san and Malcolm san will work on getting vosoalto san and an allianges with the Garou and I'll work with Caponelli san on the kinjin.... Then we present ourselfes in front of the Court, as one... and reclaim the Renown we have lacked in claiming... It will be our first Step to try and apeace our Father... right?

Trevor Dunne: "Liam and Micah have been helping, also. Micah went deep cover. Knows the whole route from Virgina to Cairo."

Malcolm De Witt: Malcolm nods to Okami, then frowns down the stairs at Trevor.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Liam, Micah, Laidan's pack, Troy Lawrence, Merc, Sadie, and Aerin...wait, Aerin's who, exactly?"

Okami Yuki: *sighs faintly* I think you two should talk in depth with Trevor san about all he knows on this, so you can plan in accordingly....

Okami Yuki: ((And guys.. I need sleep soon...=( I am really , really tired))

Malcolm De Witt: Malc looks relieved that he's not the only one who didn't know who Aerin is. "Apparently that's what Jeremy is going by now."

Okami Yuki: *blinking* Dream?

Malcolm De Witt: (*nods to Okami* Yeah, want to say Okami talks to Ang off in one of the cabins or something?)

Malcolm De Witt: Malcolm nods to Okami. "Yes. Dream. He changed his name to Aerin, I guess."

Trevor Dunne: "Stupid name," comes the judgemental voice from below. "Dumbshit should know that the only people who name themselves are fucking tyrants."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Ahh. Seems like everyone's changing names, these days." A tiny little grin, and she moves on. "A'ight. So we have semi-plans, I think?"

Okami Yuki: ((please *S*)) *nods to Malcolm* oh *and merely nods, moving to close to Angelia* We'll work on the kinjin... you should keep planning on the chidlren and the garou alliance *looking to Reyna* remember the Renown... Father FireSnake might be more wanting to talk if we finally start doing our duty as a Sentai

Malcolm De Witt: He nods to Okami. "I think you're right about that."

Okami Yuki: *nods to Malcom, bowing her head so faintly his way then to Reyna... moving with Angelia to duscuss on the kinjin* ((sleeeep))

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She nods to Okami, then leans back against the wall, sighing.

Okami Yuki: ((thanks for the scene* hugz* and nighto))

Trevor Dunne: As Ang comes downstairs, Trev moves topside, carrying a cooler and a bottle of single malt scotch. He pops the cooler open and tosses a beer to Reyna.

Malcolm De Witt: Malcolm frowns, looking at the booze, and then sighs, looking down at his hands, trying not to let his dislike for Trev get in the way of doing his job.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She catches the beer and sighs, popping it open. "And may I say, for the record...Fuck."

Trevor Dunne: He takes a good long swig of the scotch, and when the wind shifts, Reyna can tell from the stench that he's been drinking a good long time. Day or two, at least.

Malcolm De Witt: "Do you want me to drive the boat back in?" Malc asks, tentative.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She looks to Trevor for a moment, then looks to Malcolm. "Sure, Malc. Please do. I'll bring you up to speed on the whole business once we get back to shore."

Trevor Dunne: "Please," Trevor says, nodding to Malcolm. "But don't fuck it up."

Malcolm De Witt: Malc shoots an annoyed look at Trevor, and moves up to the wheelhouse after weighing anchor.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She looks over at Trevor, smiling a little. "You seem fairly pickled. What's up?"

Malcolm De Witt: (dropping nick until needed)

Trevor Dunne: "Ah, I tried sobriety. Didn't work out."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Ahh. What happened?"

Trevor Dunne: He shrugs, takes another swig. "Doesn't matter. I'll get over it."

Trevor Dunne: "So, you know if Karlos had hurt you, I'd have reacted the same way, right?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "You know what, hon...I have no fucking clue what even HAPPENED that night." She shrugs. "It's fine. I'm cool."

Trevor Dunne: "What happened, near as I can figure, is Karlos hates alcohol and alcoholics and took total umbrage at you all deciding to have a pissdrunk party at his house, during which you divulged certain secrets of his to Sonja, whom he doesn't trust."

Trevor Dunne: "So he got even more pissy. Enter me. Who has no clue how to handle a situation where my instincts to protect my pride from a potential rival male are warring with my paranoia about anybody intimate with me trading secrets about me with anybody else who's intimate with me...and things take a nose dive rather quickly."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "And he didn't, say, tell us hey, ladies, please don't drink the alcohol that's already in my house? Since when were Angelia, Sonja, or I alcoholics? I drink, yeah, but not to the point where I can't function without it. He's never expressed a problem with my drinking before. And I called him Flutterby, which I had called him in front of her during our mutual shroom trip. So while I see where I might have caused difficulties, I don't see how I could have known any of this would bother him, especially when he let it go on." She sighs. "Not that I'm trying to attack you for it, Babe. Just venting a bit."

Trevor Dunne: He nods. "Yes. He gets...odd. And then he attacked Angelia, for what reason I still can't fathom, unless it's to get back at me for refusing his gift."

Trevor Dunne: He sighs and takes another swig. "Hell, maybe he's just trying to force me to step up to the plate."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She rubs the bridge of her nose. "Jesus Muthafuckin' Christ on a Cross made out of popsicle sticks. I just..." She shrugs. "I dunno. What gift did you refuse, if you don't mind me asking?"

Trevor Dunne: "He offered me the house. I...couldn't accept it."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Ahh. Why would he be pissed about it?" She looks at him, curiously.

Trevor Dunne: He shrugs. "I'd be angry if I offered someone a 1.7 million dollar house and they turned it down."

: 7,8,2,8,

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, we'll have to ask him when he gets back, so he can not answer." A little smile, not all that mirthful for once.

Malcolm De Witt: "That's because you're a controlling asshole..." Malcolm mutters under his breath.

Malcolm De Witt: 9,5,6,4,10,4,8,

Trevor Dunne: ((oops that last roll was Trev's Per+alert) He glances up at Malcolm in the wheelhouse, frowning at him, and then looks away, taking another swig of scotch.

Trevor Dunne: "KArlos wants me to become Mind."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She raises an eyebrow. "Really. What do you think about that?"

Trevor Dunne: He shrugs again, gazing out at the water sliding past the boat. "I'd have to be accepted by the Courts. Which I don't know...if that's going to happen. Or even if I want it to. I'd sort of...hoped to retire."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She nods some at that. "Yeah, that would be a neat trick. Not impossible, but not easy. Of course, those are the things I like to call, 'challenges.'" She grins a little. "If you want to get out of the biz, though, I can see why you'd be hesitant about this. Of course, a blind deaf-mute with a Down Syndrome could see how becoming Mind would curtail a retirement, so I'm not trying to say I'm performing nay great observation."

Trevor Dunne: He stares pensively out at the water, taking another swig of scotch. He sets the bottle in a gimbel and heaves a deep sigh, leaning back in the seat.

Trevor Dunne: "Angelia says the Princess looks just like me," he says abruptly.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "She...wow." That damn raised eyebrow again, as she watches him. "You thinkin' what I think you're thinkin'?"

Trevor Dunne: He slants a look at her. "That that's gotta be one fugly Princess?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "One manly Princess, rather." She winks at him. "Not that you ain't attractive, 'cause you are, but those masculine features probably probably don't translate too well onto a lady. 'specially the Adam's apple."

Trevor Dunne: He smirks. "Yeah. It's why I keep to male disguises, unless I'm doing the full burka, hunchback routine."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Sounds like a good plan." She nods. "Could always play yourself off as a female German bodybuilder, I guess."

Trevor Dunne: "East German," he sniffs. "But I'd hate to have to tape the meat and two veg up."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, that would be inconveniant," she agrees with a chuckle.

Trevor Dunne: He takes another swig from the bottle. "I'm...related to her, anyway. My mother was...her grandfather was...an illegitimate son of the Mad Empress Carlota. So I'm a Fang...kinfolk. I guess you could say."

Trevor Dunne: "Great grandfather, I mean."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Wow." She blinks a moment. "Well, that's... certainly an interesting turn of events."

Trevor Dunne: He nods. "My mother used to say how much I looked like the portrait of her grandfather at that age..."

Trevor Dunne: "My father..." He nods, a bit too many times, brow furrowing as his eyes go a bit faraway and haunted. "He said I favored my mother's looks."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Thus, the odd resemblance." She nods. "So, you think they're really here to take you down? Or maybe, here to bring you in? I'm sure the Simba aspect is something they're...having issues with..."

Trevor Dunne: "I'm not entirely sure they know about the Simba aspect. Neither Karlos nor Angelia could come out of there with much useful information. Or if Karlos has any, he found it far more important to throw himself into the hands of slavers and attack Angelia in my bedroom, rather than actually inform me of what transpired between him and the Princess."

Trevor Dunne: "Angelia says the Princess is convinced I'm a criminal, and cited the death of a...prostitute in Johannesburg. Along with the deaths of some Fenrir back in June of 2004 that they said I tricked into becoming assassinated by the Ghana."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Hmmm." She frowns. "Well, I don't know that I'd have much more success, but I could try, I guess."

Trevor Dunne: "Somehow, after Karlos and Angelia ticked them off, I don't think anyone from the Body's going to get them to open up."

Trevor Dunne: (mind if we pause for 30? Fullmetal just started)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Like I said, I didn't know if I'd have any more success." She sighs. "We still gotta get those kids from them, though."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((Not at all, go ahead.))

Trevor Dunne: (*hits pause*)

Trevor Dunne: "Like I said, it's not been verified that they have them. Plus..." He sighs. "I hate to say it but MAlcolm's right. You can't act against the Garou. Only the Garou can."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Which is why we'll get them in on it. By 'we,' I meant the good guys in general." A pause. "You think they might be involved in the slave ring? You said some Fangs were involved..."

Trevor Dunne: "THey're too young. The oldest is the Princess and she's only twenty. The youngest are the twins, at 15."

Trevor Dunne: "They took the children's toys. Their clothes. Their toothbrushes. I don't think they would have done something like that if they planned to merely slave them."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Fair enough." She nods. "So it's an entirely separate thing."

Trevor Dunne: He nods. "I think, from the evidence, that they took the children as a target of opportunity. They meant to snatch Karlos. Found the kids. Took them instead. I don't know if they think the kids will flush me out or if...they think I'm involved somehow with the smuggling..."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, then we can always get someone in there...someone friendly, from the Sept. Someone who can figure out what's going on."

Trevor Dunne: "All I know is that, according to Angelia, the Princess is quite convinced I'm...the scum of the earth."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, well they're welcome to their opinion...I'll be happy to disagree. So will Harry." A bit of a smile, to indicate she is joking. Mostly. "So someone without a known association to you, or someone who could go there with information to turn you in, then, like Sadie was going to, maybe?"

Malcolm De Witt: Malc motors the boat toward the pier, doing his best to orchestrate the approach to go as smoothly as possible.

Trevor Dunne: He nods to Reyna. "Yes. I don't know if they do know you're associated with Karlos or Angelia. If, as Okami has said, you've not claimed renown, then perhaps they won't be aware of you. But if they're working with any of the Asians...to locate me--I'm sure there are still some Dragons with hard feelings--then chances are they know of your association with Karlos and Angelia, if not me."

Malcolm De Witt: 8,10,4,5,

Malcolm De Witt: It's not a perfect docking procedure, but he definitely didn't as Trev put it "Fuck it up."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She shrugs. "I'll try if you want...personally, I'd love to go in and make Princess Pool-Cue-Stuck-Up-The-Ass be played for a fool, but I also don't want to screw up a play like this. Thinkin' maybe someone from the Sept would be a better choice. I'll work another angle."

Malcolm De Witt: He hops onto the dock and ties the boat off quickly, slipping the bumpers into place. He heads below to let Ang and Okami know they've docked.

Trevor Dunne: "I would really like some photos of her and her entourage," he says, expression far away. Maybe two days of hard drinking is finally catching up with him.

Trevor Dunne: "I tried to hire Anne but she...turned the job down."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I can see if I can do something about that. You know where they are, and if they leave their location at all, beyond to steal kids when they want to steal adults?"

Trevor Dunne: "As far as I know, they're still staying at the Four Seasons hotel. Unless they've moved suddenly due to having the children."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Penthouse, I take it?"

Malcolm De Witt: Malc calls for a car, and leaves with Okami. (and Ang if she wants to go with them)

Trevor Dunne: He nods.

Trevor Dunne: His expression sours, his gaze tracking Ang as she exits and heads off with Okami.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She watches him scowl after Angelia, eyebrow raised as she thinks.

Trevor Dunne: He watches them drive off, then slowly leverages himself up to a standing position and moves to throw the lines off. "I'll see you later. Call me if you need anything."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Tell me about this window dressing fetish the packmate has. How does she arrange them?"

Trevor Dunne: "Hufffff," he grumbles, scratching the stubble on his face. He steps back and slumps into the seat, elbow clipping the bottle hard and sending it slapping back and forth in the gimbel. "Fuck...uhm...." He considers.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Does she leave the blinds open, or cloesed, is all I'm looking for."

Trevor Dunne: He closes his eyes and makes an archway with his hands. "Drapes parted precisely three inches. All pleats smoothed and straightened. All window shades open exactly three quarters of the way. All blinds set at forty-five degrees. If they're vertical they're angled to the right. If they're horizontal, the outside is bottom of the angle."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She moves to pick up the bottle.

Trevor Dunne: "At least that's how things were in the apartment where the kids were taken."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Eeesh. That makes my plan hard." She sighs. "Still, not undoable. Do you know if the penthouse encompasses the entire floor, or is it on one side?"

Trevor Dunne: "I think in that hotel the penthouse is the entire floor."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "A'ight. I'll do what I can to get you pictures, one way or another."

Trevor Dunne: "Her aunt's brother in law is the Belgian ambassador to the U.N.," he says out of nowhere. "Her uncle is His Royal Highness Prince Phillipe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant."

Trevor Dunne: "He's in charge of the Office of Finance and Trade."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, that'll make things easier, maybe. Or harder. Either they'll have news pictures somewhere, or they'll be exceptionally sheltered and protected. Still, an overzealous photographer might be able to get a picture off before security busts them down."

Trevor Dunne: "I was just thinking...if they're keeping the children somewhere else...it'd be with the diplomat. He'd have immunity."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "True." She nods a little. "Might have to scope that out a little, too...little recon. Find out what Belgian-boy knows."

Trevor Dunne: "And Prince Phillipe he'd..." He trails off, as if he lost his thought. Maybe having the bulk of the scotch at sea wasn't such a good idea. "He'd be my cousin...third removed. If I wasn't...a bastard. Well...if my great-great-grandfather wasn't...one."

Trevor Dunne: "Maybe they just want to...do a little...ethnic cleansing. Get rid of the...kaffir blood in the line."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She looks over at him, appraisingly. "Trevor, if that's what they're doing, they can, with all due respect, kiss my mulatto ass. We'll get the Sept on this, and we'll get them off your ass, too. We've been in worse situations."

Trevor Dunne: He nods, then smiles at her, looking her over. "You ever wanted to have kids with me?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She blinks at that, a little surprised by the sudden question. She considers a moment. "I...hadn't honestly considered it before. Never thought of myself as the mom type to date...if I did have kids, though, I'd want it to be with you, yeah."

Trevor Dunne: He stares at her for a long moment, then snickers, an edge of bitterness tinging his features as he looks away across the river at the lights of the city on the other side. "That's the politest way anybody's ever told me to go fuck myself."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She sighs, running a hand through her hair. "That is SO not what I said, Babe. I guess I'd say yes, I want to. I just don't...think I'd be a really good mother." She pulls a cigarette and lights it, settling back against the wall of the boat again.

Trevor Dunne: "It's alright." He nods. "I'd be a shitty father, anyway. Hell, I have been a shitty father." He shrugs, looks over at her. "You staying or going? If I don't get underway soon, I'll be too drunk to drive the boat."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I'd...like to stay, if you don't mind." She smiles a tiny bit, with a shrug.

Trevor Dunne: "THat's fine." He clambers drunkenly to his feet and throws off the lines, shoving away from the dock and moving to the wheelhouse to start the boat up. "Gotta keep movin'."

Trevor Dunne: And he motors off into the night (And I need to sleep, thanks for the RP)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She nods, and takes another drag of her cigarette. She turns to watch the ocean for a moment, lost in her own thoughts, before following him down.

Trevor Dunne: So....Trev motors out pretty far out to sea, and lets the boat drift in the current. And heads below to go to sleep.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: So, Reyna follows Trevor down into the wheelhouse, watching him steer the boat away. She brings the bottle down with her, watching quietly as he motors along. As he heads down to below, she moves along with him...not hovering, really. Just wanting to be in the man's presence.

Trevor Dunne: (Wheelhouse is topside)

Trevor Dunne: (it's above everything)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: ((WHoops. You'd think I'd know boats by now. :P))

Trevor Dunne: He pulls her into his lap, and just sits there silently, arms around her as he steers. It's kinda cozy if you don't mind the reek of stale alcohol around him

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: Surprisingly (or perhaps not), she doesn't seem to mind the reek of stale alcohol. She settles in against him, seeming content. "So how've you been, Babe? Between all the shooting up hospitals, beating idiot vampires with chairs, and pissing off Karlos, we haven't had much time to talk lately."

Trevor Dunne: "I'm sorry about that," he says sincerely. "I should have gone after you that night at the house. I just wasn't...dealing with things very well."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She leans up to kiss his jaw. "Don't be. Was my own shit, not yours. You had a someone else to deal with, who was very traumatized, from the looks of it. I can deal."

Trevor Dunne: "Yes, but you're always the one who...doesn't get looked after."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She shrugs a little. "I'm used to looking after myself. I appreciate that you've noticed, though. And thank you for the apology...necessary or not, it means a lot to me."

Trevor Dunne: He lets go of the wheel to hug her, using his knees to steer. He kisses the top of her head. "You know I love you, don't you?"

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, I know." She smiles, leaning back into the hug. "I love you, too, Trevor. I'm just...I get wierd, sometimes. You know this isn't something I'm used to...having people that I stick around for a long period of time. I told Sonja and Angelia that I'd never stayed in one place for over a year since I left home...hell, I've never stayed in a place for three months, before here. So this whole being around people, caring for them, trusting them a lot, especially loving them...it kinda sppoks me, sometimes. So I get all funky. I get over it, though."

Trevor Dunne: He nods, his stubbled chin moving against the soft silk of her hair. "I know. I have...similar difficulties."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Yeah, I know." She smiles a little, eyes traveling up to look at him. "Just...don't think that because I go distant sometimes, that I don't care. And I won't think the same back."

Trevor Dunne: He nods again. "I know what you're doing. But sometimes I'm not...adept enough to...reach you."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I know. But you make the effort, and that's what counts. It says a lot to me, even when I don't recognize it immediately. Thank you."

Trevor Dunne: He smiles, and kisses the top of her head again, continuing to hold her while he steers with his knees.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She settles back, making a small "Mmm" sound at the kiss. "So Cap'n, are we heading anywhere in specific, or just off to sea?"

Trevor Dunne: "Just keeping moving. I think the Princess or someone in her pack has a way to track me."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She frowns a little bit. "Maybe one of them's got that Questing Stone thing...or something else, perhaps."

Trevor Dunne: "Sense of the Prey," he says. "Or perhaps they've got a NAmer on staff to scry. Who knows?

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Oh, wouldn't THAT be wonderful." She sighs. "Well, whatever the reason, we'll get them off your ass, like I said. Not the hardest thing we've ever accomplished, right?"

Trevor Dunne: He shrugs. "It's not just them. It's..." He trails off, gaze going distant as he stares out at the water ahead.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "What?" She looks up at him, curiosity and concern mixing in her gaze.

Trevor Dunne: He sighs, and shakes his head, looking incredibly weary. "I fucked up. Seriously. I don't think I'll ever be able to...be Trevor...without every fucking cop coming out of the wood work after me."

Trevor Dunne: "So either I have...Sonja make me into something else...or I leave New York. For good."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: A little sigh, as she looks up at him, smiling sadly. "Neither of which are choices you must particularly be fond of. I kind of get the impression you were enjoying being able to be you again."

Trevor Dunne: "I was. Until I tried to kill Angelia."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She blinks. "Why did you try to kill Angelia?"

Trevor Dunne: He doesn't say anything for a long time, just staring at the water ahead, steering aimlessly with his knees.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She doesn't push the issue...she just watches him for a long moment, worry and love mixed in together inside the brown eyes set in an otherwise calm face.

Trevor Dunne: "I guess even with a full brain, I'm still a crazy motherfucker," he says at last.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Don't make me go through the crazy/insane speil again, Babe." She smiles a little. "Did she do something to set you off? We all know she has a knack for it from time to time."

Trevor Dunne: "I don't think you'd quite understand the significance. And...I'd rather you thought of my as...what we have here."

Trevor Dunne: (thought of me)

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: A little nod, as she shoves that damn coyote curiosity down. "All right, Babe. I get that."

Trevor Dunne: "But basically...she broke a vow to me. And then...wouldn't let me leave to deal with my anger alone. So I tried to drown her."

Trevor Dunne: "But Sonja did something to break the rope, so...I just took the boat and left."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Ahh." She nods. "Well, for the record, I don't know if that's insanity, hon. That's being my definiition of crazy, mixed with your new Lion King anger. My guess, anyway...I could very well be wrong, after all. Stranger things have happened."

Trevor Dunne: "It doesn't matter." He sighs. "I'm not what I used to be, and she doesn't want me any more."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She frowns a little. "Okay, I'll admit to being in the dark here, Trevor, and I'm comfortable enough with staying there. But whatever happened, I can't believe Angelia doesn't want you anymore."

Trevor Dunne: "She's as faithless as that fucking cunt Alexis."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: Ah, shit. She looks up at him for a moment, then out to the water.

Trevor Dunne: "I mean, really, what bullshit is that? 'I love you, I can't forget you, please be in my life.' And then go off to Chicago and never call once and hand your kid over to fucking Jeremy."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She sighs. "Yeah, well...I don't rightly know. I've met Lex exactly four times in my life, and one of those times, she was her father. There's issues with that girl, I'm sure, that I can't even BEGIN to comprehend, much less explain."

Trevor Dunne: "Well, I must be attracted to the faithless painsluts in the world because Angelia's exactly like her."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She's quiet for a moment. "Babe...I'm just throwing something out here, and again, this is just me shooting in the dark, so I admit I could be very wrong. With that as a qualifier, is it maybe possible that something Lex has done has pissed you off to the point you've transferred some of that anger onto Angelia, because they're both masochists and submissives and Angelia broke a vow, like Alexis did?"

Trevor Dunne: "She broke the ~same~ vow that Alexis did," he says ominously, staring at the horizon bitterly.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She purses her lips. "Ahh." A sigh. "I...should stop talking now, about this, I think, before I bury my leg in my mouth, past the knee. I'm sorry."

Trevor Dunne: "No, you're right. I am projecting."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Oh. Well, then. I guess the only thing I have to ask is whether you're going to talk to Angelia about this. It's obvious you're hurting over this, and from what you're saying, I don't blame you for doing so. But if I know anything about Angelia--and I think I do know a bit--I know that she loves you. And I can't explain why she did what she did, or justify it. But I also know you love her. And I think you would feel better if you talked to her about it, when you feel you're calm enough to."

Trevor Dunne: He sighs, and he gets one of those shellshocked, thousand yard stares. "There's nothing to talk about. I'm not the man I used to be. I'm not the man she fell in love with. It's not fair to expect her to see me the same."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Babe, I don't know that she does view you differently. She may have told you she does, I don't know. She hasn't told me." A little sigh. "All I'm going to ask you...and I won't push the issue with her, mind you, it's all up to her...is that if she comes to talk to you, then listen. Hear what she has to say...tell her the things you're telling me. I know that's difficult, and I understand if you're not comfortable with it. I think you'll be happier if you do, though."

Trevor Dunne: "I don't think I was meant to be happy."

Trevor Dunne: "And I told her not to speak to me."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "Well, that throws a potential kibosh in my request." She sighs, and leans back. "And I think you can be happy. I don't think there's anyone who can't be. I just think you have to try harder for it then others, as unfair as that is."

Trevor Dunne: "I'm not adverse to hard work. I'm just....getting tired."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "And once again, that vacation sounds like a good idea." She smiles a little, and leans back. "Is there anything I can do to help, Trevor?"

Trevor Dunne: "And frankly, I don't think I'd know what to do with happiness if it dropped in my lap, anyway." He shakes his head, and hugs her with a sigh before reaching past her to throttle down the boat. He turns the ignition off.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I think that's because you're not used to it. Like you said during the night at the house, you don't have much experience dealing with groups that don't revolve around killing someone or keeping someone from being killed. It's not a lack of ability, it's a lack of knowledge. That knowledge can be gained."

Trevor Dunne: "Kinda hard to do that while I'm either serving time or running for my life."

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "I can try and help you, as you know I always will. I'll never stop trying to help you, and standing by and supporting you. We'll figure it out, if you want to."

Trevor Dunne: He nods, rising and kissing her on the lips as he hefts her up in his arms. He's a bit wobbly but not too drunk to carry her down below.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She smiles, and lets herself be carried, for once, setting the jokes aside, butting the coyote mask down, and sincerely enjoying the moment. "I love you, Trevor. We'll get through this."

Trevor Dunne: He grins, and nods, but he does look a bit haunted. "Survived this far, right?" He settles her down on the couch, and lays down beside her.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: "That we have." She smiles, and curls up to him. "And we keep hitting them out of the park on those strikeout experts. Just need a few more runs, is all."

Trevor Dunne: He nods and kisses her, then seems to slowly melt into sleep.

Reyna Varinia Reiruno: She rests her head against him, and just relaxes, eventually drifting off herself.