Ah, internal politics... that was a boon Alex had not been planning on. Well then, this just got a lot better.<br/><br/><strong>"Thank you for the compliment; I do try to make a good first impression, and as the saying goes: 'Beware any old man in a profession where one expects to die young'..."</strong>she chuckled, shut the hidden compartment in her forearm and flexed her metallic fingers.<strong>"I mean, technically I died, but to be fair, they weren't trying to kill 'Alexandra' per se... and I got better after ten years, so it doesn't totally count."</strong><br/><br/>The older woman - Alyssa - would be her personal escort apparently, which was good. This one was less likely to accidentally shoot her for doing something 'stupid,' which was very well on the table. And if the big-boss was a smart boss, he'd have guards, lots of them, so... always good to have someone with the senses about them. Once the elevator doors opened... WOW this place was... right, Dragon's hoard...<br/><br/>...wait, was that...<br/><br/><strong>"Wait, that cute thing on the throne is <em>the</em> Silverfang? The dragon? The <em>male</em> dragon?"</strong>Alex asked Alyssa, a little incredulous.<strong>"Damn... he's <em>cute</em>..."</strong><br/><br/>Anyhow - with a shake of Alex's head - she recomposed herself and left the elevator, approaching the dragon to Loriell's displeasure, and Kailith's great pleasure. She curtsied, smiled, and then addressed the dragon.<br/><br/><strong>"It's good to be up, and to see my benefactor whom so graciously dumped all that money in bringing me back to the dead,"</strong>she responded with a tongue as smooth as silk.<strong>"And not as far of a setback as you might think, I mean, all of the data was recovered and rests inside my head, and one of the scientists - whom I might add was NOT the head scientist until all the others were executed by the four gangs that broke into the place - stands naked before you now. In fact, it's because of her that I'm here today; once the attack began, it seems she prioritized securing my 'operating room' and waking me up, and if not for her the gangs would have torn me apart limb from limb before I was even able to wake up. Speaking of waking up, I'm rather fond of the body... especially all of the tactile sensors you put in <em>just</em> the right places... I mean, I liked my original body, but seeing as that was destroyed by a rather sizable bomb, this is an absolutely amazing improvement over the last ten years...<br/><br/>"Anyhow, once I woke up and Maki explained the situation, I proceeded to eliminate most of the members of each gang I came across, deliberately leaving at least one of them alive - the one that I determined to be the most... cooperative - to gather information about this assault. Turns out they were contracted by what I suspect is a big red mother of a dragon, to destroy and/or retrieve the 'android' at that facility, so I suspect corporate espionage is more to blame than a 'leak'..."</strong>she explained, shooting a glance at Maki.<strong>"And even if it was, the leaker is dead, and Maki wasn't even in charge until about five minutes before I woke up, and then only because everyone else on the project had been eliminated. So! With nothing but a surgical scalpel and my new body, I eliminated... I want to say 7 gangers? Then we found my gear, I killed about, what, four more then? We retrieved your data and stored it in the safest drive possible - my brain - and then it was like, 7 more gangers.. so about twenty dead or so at my hand, five left alive from the four gangs, whom I managed to persuade to join and fight with me so that they'd have a chance to live, with the understanding that they would be talking with you about what they had done and would do...<br/><br/>"Not sure where Loriell sent those five; they went in a different entrance than us, and I do hope they're alright because I hate being made into a liar if she's instead decided to execute them..."</strong>she shot Loriell a glance, then snapped back to the dragon-trap.<strong>"Speaking of, two of them would make phenomenal specialized security staff, though one of them you'll want to drop the funds to remove her busted-ass X-mods, and put in ones of actual quality; the ones she has make her dangerously aroused and that would be a problem. Another would make a good DJ, and is good with computers as well. The last two... I'll think of something, but if I am to work for you, I think they all would make a good bunch for a team for me to work with. No offense to you, but I'm not used to working for the 'corporate security' type... I'm more used to eliminating them.<br/><br/>"Oh! Speaking of, once we were out and Maki contacted you, I decided to have a bit of an orgy; we all fucked the shit out of each other, which is how I know those tactile sensors are the highest grade imaginable!"</strong>Alex shivered visibly at the thought.<strong>"About the end of it was when Loriell here showed up in her armored vehicle, and it's at this point that we have audio-visual proof of what happened next, considering my eyes AND ears are cameras and microphones..."</strong><br/><br/>It's at this point that Alex then took off like a shot... (OOC: Rolled a 20 and 9, so a 35 as she likely has advantage)... towards Loriell, and she was<em>fast</em>! She moved in low, towards her middle, off to the side, caught her stomach with an arm and wrapped her arms around the woman as she got in behind her. With a show of her new strength, she lifted her up and effortlessly suplexed the small elven woman, dazing her and knocking the assault weapon away. Alex scrambled then, wrapping her legs around the woman and pulling taught, falling onto her own back with the woman atop her, disarmed, in a rear-naked choke with one arm... and her trusty knife popping out of her forearm into her free hand, which then lined it up with the woman's heart...<br/><br/><strong>"Oh, look at that, my favorite knife!"</strong>she said mockingly to the elf, visibly grinning.<strong>"Guess you didn't disarm me fully huh? Oh well..."</strong><br/><br/>She shifted her head around to face Silverfang, now that her visual profile was so low none of the guards would take a shot, for risk of hitting their superior officer. Assault rifles after all were NOT known to be precision weapons...<br/><br/><strong>"Sorry Silverfang, but you'll understand in a minute why I've subdued her; Alyssa here has my computer with the video, I suggest you watch it as it's VERY entertaining, and stars this elfy right here..."</strong>