<i>A sadistic, amused smile twitched at the corners of Siv’s plump lips. “You hear that, Lily? Looks like our little puppy needs to be housebroken.” Though she spoke to her Asian partner, Siv’s eyes remained locked, like a predator, with K’s; unrelenting and smoldering with primal lust. A hunger, as of yet, unfulfilled. “Good thing we have all night,” the dark-skinned woman added with a chuckle before taking a long drag from her chem-cig.</i><br/><br/>Jaiya’s cheeks flushed at the surprised reaction that clearly crossed K’s face; a shy smirk tugging at the edges of her mouth. It was, almost, embarrassing to see her open admission elicit disbelief. Still, she was filled more by a twisted sense of pride at her place within Siv's extended family.<br/><br/>Jaiya cleared her throat, again, before replying, “I’ll take that as a yes?”<br/><br/><i>“Continue, please.”<br/>
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“Yes, ma’am.” Without delaying further, Aenor shoved the wadded up pair of panties back into K’s maw; hard. Then, she leaned down so that her lips were directly alongside K’s ear. She whispered, “This is going to hurt. A lot. Scream, Mutt, as loud as you can.”</i><br/><br/>Jaiya moved closer to the table and her patient to touch the cold chestpiece against K’s chest. “Deep breaths, please. In and out.” The blue haired female responded in a calm, even-toned voice; more professional than before but still retaining the earlier warmth. After one breath, she moved the piece and listened for the exhale. Repeating twice.<br/><br/>“You can put your shirt down now,” Jaiya announced as and pulled back from K’s figure. She removed the earplugs but left the device hanging around her neck. Turning, she tugged open one of the metal drawers to retrieve her blood pressure gauge. Jaiya had a fondness for simple, often times older, methods or devices; instead of relying on computers or sensors, which she felt were too easily manipulated or, possibly, misleading, deliberate or otherwise. “Left arm, please,” she requested before wrapping the dark cloth around K’s upper arm. Immediately the cuff started to swell as it was pumped with air, squeezing tighter.<br/><br/>While her eyes were glued to the pressure readout, Jaiya broke the decision to break the growing silence between the two; as best she could, anyway. “So, have you met everyone else in Blackwood? I know mom-, I mean, Nova has kept you pretty….isolated.” Jaiya had never been more thankful to have something to focus her attention on. Even if to simply avoid meeting K’s gaze. Hopefully, Aenor’s reassurances were as good as always and she<i>didn’t</i>need to worry about a sudden smack to the head.<br/><br/>Before K could reply properly, however, a deep, dull '<i>beep</i>' chirped inside the heads of all Blackwood Company members. Then, Siv’s silky smooth voice and a portrait of her face materialized along the boundary of everyone’s vision.<b>“Listen up, Blackwood. Three hours ago Peacekeeper forces raided twelve drug labs belonging to a handful of gangs across the city; all sectors. Total blackout on the media right now but that won’t hold for another hour, at best.”</b>Siv allowed a moment to pass so the simple implications could settle within everyone’s minds before continuing.<b>“We’ve been hired to take out one David ‘Mongrel’ Thorshen from the Toxic Dragons over in Sector 5. A lieutenant, he’s been a thorn in the Peacekeepers’ collective asses awhile now. Seems he finally pissed off the wrong person somehow. Needless to say, he will have gone to ground already.”</b>The timing of the raids and Blackwater's hiring was not a coincidence, this she knew but didn't see the need to elaborate further.<b>“He’s wanted alive; unless absolutely unavoidable.”</b><br/><br/><b>“Alpha and Omega, rendezvous with Ikawa. Hit the streets, bars, clubs and anything else to see what can be found on the ground. Someone’s always willing to talk.”</b>How they got such information mattered little to Siv; only results.<b>“Eve, see what you can dig up over the Net; if you need a hand let me know, please. Shane, prepare the bikes. I want them prepped and ready to hit the street within the next six hours. Take K as you need if there are any problems but do not get distracted, is that clear?”</b><br/><br/>Siv's tone then became, somewhat, softer.<b>“Now, before you all start getting to work, I would like to make an announcement regarded our newest addition to the family. Should she make a mess on the carpet, each of you is free to discipline her however you see fit. But,”</b>she paused, a clear smile present from her pitch.<b>“You will notify me and Lily first.”</b><br/><br/><b>“In other news, the simulator in the garage has been reset and repaired, finally. So, to kick things off, how about a little contest? Whoever sets the highest score by the end of the night gets to pet sit over the weekend. No restrictions. Shane, I’m sorry Honey but your score will not count for this one. Come by my office later and I’ll make it up to you somehow, I promise. Have fun everyone, make mommy proud.”</b>The wink was practically audible in her voice. The avatar winked away as Siv terminated her link.<br/><br/>Jaiya looked over to K, “Well. Welcome aboard. At least your blood pressure checks out, right?”