#scarsdale

"You need to be careeful with that' siv warns "I can't protect you as easy if you don't know who you are..but, thanks for sharing" She admits "Storage? Do you think she used a storage service? A rental ?"

"Her family may know. Or records of payment. Then we can go there, see if they saw anything. For now, we have the plates for the person who left the note, who might also guide us to the head of this rotten fish. Two leads. We should give this intel to Zara."

"Aye. she may have done some searching in her own way from a distance, coordinating intell is always wise. Want me to have the Baron run those plates? Down side it might attract his attention. Upside it will speed things up on our part"

"You trust the guy?" He says, then rolls his eyes. "Sorry, stupid question. Yes, please do."

"Then we can give all the information to Zara, and let her decide how to proceed."

"He owes me. For Z? I'd call in favor anytime" She texts

And says 'Well, that cost me, but worth it. Guy's name is Brad Casmon"

"Able to get an address?"

"Sure have, and he lives not 10 miles from here" She gives it to him

And the info is sent

(Pause)

He closes his phone. "She'd like us to go to the storage unit, if we can, and send pictures."

"On our way then" Siv says "KNight heart, regular uber?"

"Whichever is quicker."

"Knight's heart it is. I got dross"

She texts

"This is where the disguises may be helpful."

"Lurking around the storage facility."

"Want to stay a white boy? I could go Korean, restore balance to the force" she offers

even as she texts

"Actually... make me Japanese. It looks superficially similar - here, widen my cheekbones, and point the chin a little... the corner of my eyes, here, tilt upward about 5 degrees..." He pauses, then explains, "If someone wants to finger me then under my true face, I can call them out for being racist and thinking all Asians look the same."

Siv follows his direction, and sings the tune to "I'm turning Japanese I'm turning Japanese I really think so"

He resists the urge to roll his eyes.

"You had a better idea for a bunk that fit?" She smiles and turns herself Italian looking, or at least not Nordic

"Actually... do you want to take Tzipporah's face? Might get them to let us in if they recognize a customer."

"Only met her once but.. let me see"

"Use her hair, if that helps. There were a few strands."

"The dreaming knows what she looks like."

And that makes it perfect, she looks like a much younger Eshu wilder, Jewish descent

"I feel like I need to get Mel Brook's permission for this. Real old guy. Jewish Director and actor. HILARIOUS. Makes Hitler funny, I laugh and then feel guilty" She explains

"Uh HUH." Symon has looked up the storage unit, and is ready to get moving.

Knight's Heart pulls up, a nocker driving "Where the furk you wanna go? Oh get in, I'm sweating so much with the iwhndow rolled open I'm gonna get a rash in my second smile"

He slides into the backseat, holding the door for Siv.

Siv slips in and names the storage facility

They drive and head there making good progress

ANd pull up, Siv lobs some dross "Keep the change" And steps out with Symon

He follows after her. "Must be nice, having a job with the Baron that pays dross. I mean, not like it's easy street, you earn it. Just... must be nice."

"I have to hunt for my dross too, not like I get buckets of it. And I have to repay it when it's not to the gain of Bergen" She shrugs "But it's nice having the option yes. But I know a place or two you can dig some up for yourself, with effort. You should see mom. She's not like RICH in dross? But she knows the woods, she knows the sacred spots where the trees yield up their fruits, not of flavor, but of glamour. Ask her about golden pinecombs sometimes. She might not answer"

"Rotten pinecones and squirrel bones are more my style." He nods, walking alongside her.

"YOu know if you ever want to TRADE dross, I've got this embalmed rat tail. Just the tail. It's gross"

He perks up. "I wonder if that's one of mine! Traded around, and making it's way home..."

"Tell you what, if you have any dross you find too cute or sentimental, if you like I'll trade you the tail. It's gross, it makes my cat go bonkers looking for it, and Rikki almost left it in Piper's shampoo.. but I caught her" They see the office, there's a guy yawning

He nods, and heads for the office.

When the guy inside sees 'Tziporah' he looks up "HEY, you're here. Thought you'd pick that up some time ago. WHo's your friend?" He looks to be a kinain, not enchanted, but banlity is low

"This? this is my friend Hiro" Siv says

He nods, less is more when it comes to speaking.

"He's shy" She says "Sorry, I Lost the key to my unit?"

"Oh heck, let me get that for you." He says "Want me to bring it in here?"

He nods, then looks to T-Siv-porrah to answer.

"Please" Siv says