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</div><br/><div style="text-align: center">《 Armando &amp; Marcia》<br/>
Location: Abendblume<br/>
Present: Rebel <a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Traveler" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Traveler</a>​</div><br/>"The Hale's history? They were majority shareholders to a major communications program, then branched out to offshoot investment opportunities. Abendblume was only purchased because he thought Liliana would enjoy it. He didn't really consider this much of a worthwhile venture. Not in the scope Hale is used to playing in," Armando explained. "As for me, I was conscripted into the Brazilian armed forces when I turned eighteen. A year of service is mandatory, but I stayed well past standard obligations. Based on my accomplishments with the Brazilian armed forces, I was eventually accepted into permanent resident status within the united states, though it took years. I joined the united states Army so that eventually I could apply for citizenship."<br/><br/>"As an enlisted member he was under utilized and under valued. He had no potential for growth, and without growth and remarkable performance, it is hard to achieve citizenship. An impossible cycle," Marcia elaborated.<br/><br/>"Not impossible, but we were running out of time. Hale provided more opportunity for growth, so I went to work for him. From there had also had his legal team with citizenship status. Not just me, but Marcia as well. It is amazing what wealth can accomplish within the united states. Brazil is a dangerous country to live in, even for its residents. We had wanted something better."<br/><br/>"And look at us now. Still living in fear," Marcia pointed out.<br/><br/>"<i>Afff, Marciiaa.. </i>Everyone is living in fear now. We are lucky by comparison."<br/><br/>Marcia hid her expression behind her cup of coffee. Her brother was not understanding that is was not the necros that she feared, but the control the Hales held over her family.<br/><br/>"The other community? Dryden?" Armando asked. The exiles aligning to them? He furrowed his brows. "I understand that Dryden and Abendblume were on poor terms, after the last meeting held with Hale. Negotiations had gone south, and perhaps that was enough to flip things on its head. Hale has always been cautiously defensive, nor did he ever really trust them. He and the newer representative of Dryden did not get along. I was not expecting retaliation but I cannot really speak on that if I'm no longer in the loop as far as current events." Armando frowned, having trouble no longer being the first to receive information. Was Alvaro being kept up to speed?<br/><br/>"A rotation would take some of the strain off the security team. Most of the time nothing actually happens, yet it keeps them away for their families for long hours," Marcia agreed.<br/><br/>"Dan did a fine job here with this," Armando acknowledged. "Is he alright? He seemed pretty shaken with how things had gone."<br/><br/>"It won't matter. Hale likes the men that do as they are told, regardless of their training and qualifications," Marcia interjected, looking at the work put in that Hale would be quick to disregard. If Armando had never been able to truly do things the way they ought to be done she wasn't sure Rebel would have a better time of it, but at least he was trying. And her brother was seeing that now. If they all worked towards the same purpose, perhaps change could be brought even if it meant forcing Hale to bend.