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(It was good)
Skyla looked up as Brett answered. "Actually pretty busy, I have moping, pacing, and getting drunk planned for today," she joked, cracking a hint of a smile. "I've got all the time in the world. What's up?"

Itsumi disappeared back into the city not long after. She didn't know if her job with Kenny still stood, but she had at last found Skyla's house. She hadn't gone there just yet, nervous of what she might fight, and apprehensive to see so much of her sister in one place and still not know where she is.

Andy pulled up his car, as the press was in a panic taking more and more pictures as Andy calmly said "Good morning everyone" as he walked Elizabeth looking very uncomfortable.

(Also what even is andy in the public eye, outside of his mob work he hasnt done anything the whole thread. They never attempted to maintain some sort of cover, so unless he's a hands-off CEO or some shit he's basically the shadiest person to ever give a speech? And if he is a hands off CEO then he has the public standing of the inventor of Myspace.)
"Well, like we offered before, you're free to stay here and work with us. Either way, you can finally leave the cage." Brett stated in a more serious look.

"Of course. I can't just leave you to aimlessly wander and possibly be roped back in by Andy. I've already spoken with Kenny about it, he's okay with it as long as you follow the rules." Brett confirmed.

(There was still a media firestorm before this, plus Andy has a big reputation in Facina. He's very well known) 

Andy stood in front of the press, which was lower than he thought but big enough, as he finally began speaking. "In case you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks. The city of Facina was deemed so horrible, so horrific, that the United States Government felt it was appropriate to find someone willing to institute Martial Law. They did not bother checking records of this person, they did not ask our mayor, governor, you name it if it was okay, and worse then didn't even consider if this was even democracy. They only saw Facina's faults and a quick way to gain voters instead of whether or not this would be victimless. 

Well, we now have gotten confirmation on many things from this choice. Many who were incarcerated had no prior criminal record, they were just outspoken against the act, this criminal had hundred of bombs that are being removed from under our city and was going to level it to "clean it up", some with priors were locked up without trial, and the deaths that did happen from the so called "order" that was being enforced. 

This was so UnAmerican, that it took a criminal act to finally expose this man as the fraud he was. Now you are probably asking yourselves, why am I not outright stating his name. Simple, this can't happen again. 

Facina is flawed, I'll admit that outright. Many people I see here today have done criminal acts, there has been a spike in murders in recent months prior to this man's actions, and of course all the local wars between organized crime, where the victim total is countless. Our sanitation is laughable, many buildings are in disrepair, and it seems only the very wealthy have any sort of chance of survival unless you join the banner or a criminal organization. However, the methods that were chosen were not the way to handle this. 

We can not solve violence with more violence. It is clear the fire vs fire mentality only leads to destruction and death. There is no one right way to fix a city's problems. One can not destroy all crime by using the same methods those criminals use. One can not sit idly by while they let a madman do whatever they pleased. One should not be Judge, Jury, and Executioner. 

The only way we achieve a brighter future is by fixing the problems of the past. I have been told by our new mayor that any who were captured during the martial law, with some exceptions, are being released with all charges dropped due to the circumstances. I personally am using my wealth to fund the long underfunded Facina Police Department. I am funding a project called the Black Weathers Project, named after my Father and Mother's maiden names, a project designed for better community outreach. Finally, I am building Facina's first mental health center and raising funding for our hospital. 

Facina is not a crime filled death pit that needs to be wiped off the face of the earth. It's a city with problems, and hopefully this will fix the problems. Thank you" 

Andy stood and waited for questions. 

(Have it guys) 

Jason watched that and said "Give him this, he's charismatic" 

Kim chuckled a little "and you're cracking jokes." She smiled a little "What happened Rider Boy?" 

"Andy said we were brothers" was all Jason needed to say. 

Sapphire was getting her bar repaired as she saw the news and laughed a little "Nice speech, better back it up though, Falconettie. All of Facina is going to watch what you do now with a microscope." 

(There was no media firestorm. Ref bottom of 193, you tried to do #freefacina and agreed to not do it. The government was trying to keep this martial law hushed, and so shut down any outward communication. Tyler has paid everyone off to continue not to talk about it, and the citizens of Facina are being given homes and money by the government to 1. get back on their feet and 2. forget this ever happened. I think there might be some still trying to talk about it, who didn't accept it, but too few in a crowd of people who want to get back to their criminal lives without the govt watching, and the quickest way to get the govt to go away is to comply)

(It's a decent speech, don't get me wrong, but I agree with Equi. Andy is very obviously a mob boss, especially because Elizabeth Falconettie, daughter of David is there too)

Skyla let out a heavy breath. She was getting out. "Can you open the door then?" she asked, her voice shaking only slightly.

“Air. Fresh air,” Skyla said immediately, cutting off his last word. Her hands were twitching at this point.

“Thank you,” Skyla said quietly to Brett, giving him one last, strained look before she hurried after Hathor. 

Hathor led Skyla down a long hallway, everything around them seeming to be made from concrete. Even the stairs they walked up eventually, toward a hatch. "Just up here and you'll be outside. Do you need to be alone?" Hathor asked as they approached it, pulling out a key for the lock on the hatch.

Hathor unlocked the hatch, which actually popped out on the very outskirts of facina, the hatch itself covered in grass on the other side. "I'll be right down here if you need me." She stated, moving out of the way.

Jonathan at the moment was making his way down the street, waiting for something that might tell him where Itsumi was. He had neglected to establish a new meeting point with her, as their old one was occupied again. Where could she be?