"Mmm...nice name, and neat trick." she said, raising her own hand and mimicking it all but exactly "I know another it might've fit..."<br/><br/>Still, a potential job was excellent, and starting off with 'last six months we've been tracking' was always a<em>delightful</em>way to start it off.  Especially when 'Twisted' and 'Middle East' came into the same sentence.  Indeed, Islamic culture had always been rather... male-centric, with women as subservient throughout, like in most religions, though there was a strong acculturation aspect as well.  And Islamic zealots and extremists were ages old, not unexpected in the slightest, but somehow she could see where this was going...<br/><br/>Still, thirty women killed, for having any sort of magical potential?  She could feasibly theorize a potential for understanding killing women<em>utilizing</em>magic, but killing newly Awakened?  And<em>thirty</em>of them, even if they were low profile?  Man was a fucking loon for sure...<br/><br/>"Allow me to summarize." she said, though it was less an offer and more of a statement "You want me to track down an Islamic extremist Twisted mage serial killer targeting female mages... and you want me to<em>kill</em>him... a wetwork mission not even your group could accomplish for one reason or another..."<br/><br/>She sighs, and leans back against a nearby wall, thinking of how to handle this.  She already knew what she'd say to the man before her.<br/><br/>"Okay, now<em>my</em>side of things." she began, standing back up straight and moving closer "I have a friend - the woman I came in with, GR - who is having some<em>problems</em>with MCT, specifically they're trying to re-acquire her for one reason or another.  Short term problem is men are hunting her, and - this doesn't leave the room mind you - I plan to help her... eliminate the problem however necessary.  Long term problem is MCT; she's valuable to them, and I want to make it so<em>that</em>problem goes away.  Specifically, I'm hoping Ares can help us<em>make</em>the problem go away..."<br/><br/>She then took a deep breath, and then continued.<br/><br/>"That... and I... am getting old." she started, a chuckle to it considering she knew she wasn't<em>that</em>old "I'm considering a stable life in the near future, perhaps.  Not that I'm too old to do this thing mind you, but that I have a ticking clock that needs silencing is all.  So, that said, here's the deal..."<br/><br/>She cleared her throat and began again.<br/><br/>"This job?  Since it's wetwork, that's double my standard fee, and given the<em>highly</em>dangerous and sensitive nature of it, I want even more, but not in nuyen.  No, what I want from you beyond that is for you to help me make GR's problems with MCT go away, and help me get set up into a stable life.  Specific details will follow I promise, but I'm thinking that if Ares worked out a deal with MCT to acquire GR as an asset - and the potential of having me as a useful asset as well on a more regular basis - then the problem will be resolved for the long term.  Again, we'll discuss details later, but I'm stating up front that she will<em>not</em>be some lab tech-monkey, flat out; she has a dream and I'll be damned if she doesn't get to it..."<br/><br/>She took a breath, calmed a bit (was getting a bit worked up at the end, not the most proper thing at the moment, but she caught herself well enough) and continued.<br/><br/>"So... that fair?  I do this mission, you pay me and help me with this problem of mine and GRs?"