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"And there are exceptions to every rule" A pause "'My mentor'. BIll...you think the mentoring is more of my 'ethics' teacher? Or..lack there of?"

He nods. "Could be, although I would argue I am -very- ethical. Point taken, though. Not someone I taught intentionally, directly, but someone who learned from me nevertheless."

Dragonfly frowns "yes, his own view on your code. Efficiency first- that might be quite the work around you spoke of."

He nods. "Yes. Now... to find our friends here... any luck, Prince?"

"Apparently a lover of Karoke… I saw that tongue in cheek, but there's a karoke club not so far from the graveyard and apparently it sent flowers to her funeral" Prince asnwers

"Was it the only one?"

"No, One of our trio may have married and changed the name. I'm looking into it"

He nods. "Thank you. Where did she end up, at the end?" He asks Prince, then looks up at the Dragonfly. "A fruitful mission?" asking about his... her.... bargain.

Prince names the cemetery//Dragonfly says "Very. My contact..well, here" A note is handed over. When he reads it, it has not just the address of where the phone was purchased but a description that happens to match the ex-marine

"Nicely done, Dearest, nicely done... Hm...." He muses. "My impulse is to go sort this fellow out, but we should be sure he does not have allies that are backing him up. I think a bit more research here is in order."

OOC Approximate location of the elementary? Kingdom/Duchy/County/Barony/Latitude and Longitude? *Zzzzz*

OOC: We'll discuss later 😉 Night/sleep pause

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OOC elementary??? CEMETERY.

"Prince pointed out that the tattoo could be another point to follow up. Perhaps the others got them as well?"

"Interesting. I know a troll in Tijuana who can do incredible work but I doubt that's where they got it done" CC considers

"The cemetery is an old one... in Carmel...th Gilead Cemetery"Prince says

BillBill nods. "Well, it's a start." He thinks. "So. Priorities. Additional research to identify others, or shall we hare off to Giliad, where there may be balm?"

"It has the element of being good atmophere, the grave that is"

OOC Who said that? *G*

Prince

The boggan lifts an impressive eyebrow set. "What think you, Dragonfly?"

"I think splitting up is an option but has risks. And we have to start somewhere. why not there?" Dragon ly says

He nods. "Well, let's stay together then. We can get technology that will allow us to research from the road. I'll rent a car. Prince, I take it your last abode is rubble?"

"Quite"

"Mmm... we don't have lodgings to speak of here." He glances at Dragonfly. "How quickly can we be on the road?"

"Very" Dragonfly assures

"Well then. I'll get the car, Dragonfly, you tend to packing what we need, Prince, go acquire what technology will be useful.... shall we meet back here in... an hour?"

"Sounds good to me, stud" Dragonfly winks/ The Eshu grins "i'll see what falls off a high tech truck" and goes

BillBill walks Dragonfly to the sidewalk. "See you shortly?" he shifts as if to take her hand, but doesn't.

"Count on it" he says.

"Hmmph." A clearly dissatisfied look, not at her exactly but at the situation, and he bustles off down the street.

((An hour later.....?))

an hour later, Prince returns. with a dufel bag, presumably full of tech

((and rubble))

BillBill is standing on the sidewalk at the library, keys in hand; he had to park down the street. NYC.

"Amazing what folks will turn over when you mention that nasty virus" Prince observes

"Mmm. I've had similar success, but it was over biological viruses." He looks up and down the street as he speaks.

A woman approaches with a pic nic basket... "Everything's packed." She looks to be a female eshu dressed a lot like Carmen San Diego. Prince nearly drops his own bag in stunned shock and admiration

Oh, much more admiring appreciation in his eye. "Excellent. We're just down the block." He leads the way, giving Carmen an arm.

She takes it, "Lovely, still a watermelon man?" She asks low

"Ham and carrots, Dearest, ham and carrots."

A throaty chuckle// Prince says "I have to ask. Bev, do you have a sister? And is she single?"

BillBill gives Prince a smug, satisfied look.

"As a matter of fact," She slides against BillBill as she slipsi nto the car, "I do, and... I don't know. Chop chop, we've got a road trip ahead"

BillBill is startled enough that he gives Beb a -look-. "Oh?" his voice perhaps higher than usual.

"Oh now, Bill. Do you really want to learn this at the same time as someone else, or do you want to wait so you learn it first and maybe only?"

The noise he makes is nearly a whine. "Very well, very well." Back to Grumpy; all he needs is a pick-axe. They arrive at the car (nondescript sedan) and he opens her door before taking the wheel. "Prince, if you don't mind, share some of those goodies with Bev and keep looking into things. I have to get us out of the City...."

He passes them forward. She takes a few.

BillBill takes a bracing breath, and off they go!

Traveling in NYC is one thing, DRIVING In it is...a pain in the ass