Well, truth be told the woman was not wrong; Assassins did better from the shadows, using the element of surprise to their favor. To be fair though, the comparison was that of a highly trained surgeon and a team of field medics... however, Alex didn't have to prove that right now; she just had to get to see her benefactors. She noted the armored vehicles were... just a tad overkill really. Seriously, the hardware was drastic overkill, especially as it looked like the area they were at was camouflaged to blend into the area.<br/><br/>The heavy hardware aside, it seemed they were going in a vehicle more like a converted police cruiser. She had to settle for a middle seat, a guard on her side and on Maki's. Did they really think she was going to escape? Alex almost felt insulted honestly; she had at least a<em>little</em>sense to her... she settled for the conversation with Maki, in all of her awkward glory. She'd be talking to Silverfang then? Interesting...<br/><br/>She took the time as she thought to scan the surroundings, which was easy despite the darkness, and yeah, quite the factory-farm out here. Some of the people were lovely to look at though... not as lovely as the neon-rainbowed land of lust and greed, with more whores than she remembered in the city. Alex didn't really recognize the area for sure, which made her wonder if she'd be able to find any old contacts again...<br/><br/>Now 'Silverfang's Keep'... different than she remembered, but the site was not new to her. She hadn't had reason to learn much about it, but it came up enough that she knew quite a bit. VIP entrance was the target it seemed; her party was likely going supply backdoor, and she hoped that they'd not be hassled too much. At the VIP entrance they were greeted by some more delightfully sexual ladies, with an outfit she'd rather like to wear maybe... at least the style... and the guards had gone down from eight to two: the guard on Alex's side in the vehicle, and the 'leader' that liked to run her mouth. Seemed that the woman was keen on keeping an eye on them, how fitting. Worked to Alex's favor however, and so she just kept smiling as they were politely escorted into the building, and she got a lovely glimpse of the inside on the way to the elevator, the<em>special</em>one, where two more guards remained.<br/><br/>Close quarters, armed, and against foes with ranged weaponry meant she could probably demolish them before they got their bullets close to her, but Alex had no intention of harming anyone... yet. Her patient waiting was disrupted upon the opening of the elevator by a deep,<em>deep</em>kiss from Maki... that threw Alex a bit, if only because such praise was not something she'd been used to; being an assassin meant a LOT of alone time, which she could handle, so stuff like that... yeah, not something she was intimately familiar with. As such, wasn't the most sure what to say as she got off the elevator, to her two new 'friends' whom led her down a fanciful hallway, to another new friend, and for Alex, this one had to be dangerous...<br/><br/>'Fear an old man in a profession where one expects to die young'... especially if they looked like smoking-hot female GILFs in skintight armor...<br/><br/><strong>"Professionally non-professional... you've definitely been at this awhile, respectably so,"</strong>Alex responds, deliberately not answering the question as she retrieved her handheld computer, pulled the cable out of the back of her skull, and plugged it into the comp.<strong>"I've no intention of biting the hand that so graciously fed me for ten years, and is solely responsible for my still being alive, and I can't promise I won't disappoint them after ten years of building up expectations, but I'll be doing my best. Before I meet them, how about a little home movie? See funny thing about cybernetic eyes and ears: they work as cameras and microphones!"</strong><br/><br/>And so played the video she'd made earlier, uncut, unedited, timestamp running in the corner as she had finished uploading it to the system in her hands. All her words played back through the speakers on it for the older woman whom clearly cared for the girls, including the derogatory terms for her charges. Oh, Alex was sure that ruffled some feathers... once it was done though - about the time Alex was getting into the car - she unplugged the computer and handed it to the older woman whose name she knew not, but whom she felt had a right to respect.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh, and she didn't disarm me fully,"</strong>she said, tapping her other forearm, and allowing the hidden compartment to open and reveal her weapon... SLOWLY...<strong>"Now before I say hello to the darling young half-dragons, I think it'd be a good idea for you to allow me up to the 70th floor - alone, I might add - so that I can take care of a certain 'treasonous slag' before she tries to fill the Mr. Silverfang's head with a bunch of garbage and sack Maki, whom I might add is the sole reason why either of us are here now, and why the girls are not heartbroken at my second death. Now I know my reputation as 'The Doctor' likely precedes me, so the idea of letting a highly skilled assassin run loose is... less than favorable.<br/><br/>"However, keep in mind that title is because I'm as precise as a surgeon, and as benevolent as a physician. I promise no bodies, not even the slag's, minimal damage at worst, and at the end of this, the girls will get to see that their crush for the past decade is willing to fight for them... sound like a plan?"</strong>