"You know I can call Sapphire and ask" Kim said point blank. "She owes us one, even if she is busy making her Casino."

Tyler's look shifted into a glare. "Kim, drop it," he said quietly. "I'm not leaving."

"Tracking Emika," Itsumi said, shrugging. "Making sure I stay ahead of her. She has habits, specific styles of hunting. Once I can figure out what tactic she's using, I can more or less know where she's going to be pretty regularly."

"Old friend?" Jonathan asked, not informed of who this Emika is. "Oh, that's the person our scouts reported checking out Skyla's house the other day, huh?"

Kim stated "You know damn well that I will be watching you around the clock." She also glared "Tyler, this is killing you too, and it has to stop. I miss Violet too...more than you could ever know. However, she would not want to see you kill yourself like this...and you know it"

"I own this place," Tyler laughed. "I pay these guards better than their salaries, they answer to me. I don't intend to leave, particularly because it keeps me away from that fucking shit hole named Facina," he growled, slamming his fist against the table. "You're not going to make it very far threatening me, Kim. I'm not leaving, and I'll hike my bail up to bankrupting Sapphire if I have to, or better yet, I'll just get myself a death penalty, solve everyone's problems then."

"No, she can't find me," Itsumi said. "And if she dies, the Yakuza will descend upon Facina in a fury. She is the granddaughter of the Ancient Grand Master and Aska's cousin."

"Oh, I see." Jonathan nodded. "Not someone we can convince to walk away either, then."

Kim stood her ground and said "Oh, I'm sorry, did you expect me to be gentle with you about this. You know damn well that's not who I am. I'm all about that tough love, and you need it desperately right now. You call me a poison? What you're doing right now is poison! You are hiding from this! For once it has nothing to do with Facina, you just don't want to be there to face reality! That's why I'm calling you a coward. I faced reality, I face the pain, I've cried, I've mourned, and every day I miss Violet to pieces.

I don't choose to hide from the fact it happened, I face it head on! It wasn't easy, but it was what had to be done. Hiding like this...the only thing you're going to end up is a pathetic shell of your former self, and I will not stand idly by and let that happen."

Kelly said "What would I be dealing with in Shady Oaks?"

Frank sighed "Big old gang war, even Carpinello couldn't tame it. Three Factions of gangs trying to make it their own. The Big time players and even Sapphire gave up on it. You make something out of it there...it's reputation will keep you protected"

(So that would be a no then?")

"Well, she has two targets, her attention isn't wholly on me," Itsumi sighed. "Not much else I can do."

Tyler glanced past Kim to the guard outside, who nodded as he met Tyler's eyes. Tyler stood, glowering down at Kim. "You did more harm than good in her life, Kim. And you did nothing after Violet died. I tore apart Facina and everything I knew for her. But I don't have to argue myself to you. Goodbye Kim, don't bother coming back." He looked away from her, his eyes trained on the wall as he zoned out once more.

The guard stepped in, cuffs in hadn. "I'm going to need you to step back against the wall, ma'am," he said to Kim.

(Mb I forgot to respond to it the first time and had no idea what you were talking about the second time, nah I dont wanna take more characters, I prefer this thread being low-characters for me.)
(Also how does frank know what is considered black dirt turf when nobody else does, does this man need to die)

(I am also really not interested. I don't think you'd like what I do with Elizabeth either, namely making her the child she's supposed to be and not some weirdo freak child who is far more intelligent than she should be lol)

"Stand against the wall, ma'am," the guard repeated sternly. "We have to remove him from the room first."

Tyler ignored Kim entirely, just waiting quietly.

"Do you have a place?" Itsumi asked, looking over at him.

(It's PROTOCOL KIM, don't fight the cops, you will lose)
"I do actually." He pulled a folded and slightly crumpled scrap of loose leaf paper out of his pocket, unfolded it, and put it on the table in front of her. It gave an address and a name. "Gale Turner is a good friend of mine, runs a little suits and ties shop in the eastern part of Facina, pretty easy to miss but I'll let him know to keep an eye out for you."

Kim stated "Sir, no offense, but he needs to hear this." She sighed "I love him, he's my brother in law. He was so good to Violet but he has the same problem. They insist on they need time when in truth they want to just forget it ever happened. I know it was harsh but it was out of love. The only way he's going to heal is if he faces that it happened... that my sister is gone...but it'll be okay. That she would be more happy that he was strong enough to face the worst pain imaginable...and move on. It's...tough love...that's all it is"

(Never did awnser this, sorry Equi. Frank hears a lot of things from a lot of people. He's actually an Ex-Accociate of the Falconettie family. However he retired after a bullet to the knee and opened up the bar to make ends meat. He's harmless... actually I could see him being one of the few criminals that Kenny would like but then again Kenny ain't my character)

Kelly said "Okay, say I become the hero of Shady Oaks by being the nicest game in that area...then what?"

Frank stated "Well I say just run business from there. You could have a decent life in Shady Oaks. Full of the exciting criminality you want."

Kelly smirked at that saying "Thanks"

(As for Elizabeth- yeah lets make her the innocent girl.)

Pampers looked at Andy as he was working sitting next to him. "So what do we got?"

"A whole lot of literal garbage" Andy said with a sigh "But, it keeps a small cash flow going. Been meaning to ask...Other than Frank, since he's retired, any of the old boys still avalible?"

Pampers stated "Some, but most are looking for other work. Carpinello did a number on our forces, the new Police Chief did even worse, I'm not it...obviously...but our numbers are damaged. There was a few hundred of us...I think there's about a dozen left counting you and me"

"I'm guessing focusing of Skyla so much made me ignore that was happening" Andy said feeling a bit guilty "I abandoned some of the boys..."

Pampers stated "Yeah, some understand but that kind of hurt doesn't go away. We're going to need to find accociates. I would have suggested that biker gang, the Angels of Death...you ocould just pay them in meth and they'd be happy...but..."

Andy sighed "I read the news...they're all dead"