The price of breathing
[secure comms]-Syndicate group chat]
Thread:"Recruit the GraveDoll? "
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
she's freelance. which means she can be bought.
Selena Virelli(Cartel heiress)
she kills for logic,not cash. You throw money at her she throws your spine back.
Jin Takeda(Yakuza Underlord)
she cut my uncle's trigger finger off with a credit card.
Don't. poke. The Doll.
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
I'm offering 10million dollars and a penthouse in Monaco.
Selena Virelli(Cartel heiress)
you're offering her...noise. she prefers silence.
[private island off Seychelles/Arlovs estate]
Zeke Ryker/fl fr.
[comms] You sure about this lia?You're walking into a trap wrapped with cavier.
Lia Vex/fl
He invited me. I RSPV'd with knives
Nova Graves/fl fr.
*snickering* Tell him I want his wine collection after you gut him.
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
*smiling smugly* Miss Vex. Champaign?
Let's talk employment,benefits,legacy,purpose.
Lia Vex/fl
*emotionless*I don't work for anyone. Especially someone who uses words like "legacy".
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
Everyone has a price.
Lia Vex/fl
Mine's payed in blood not bonuses.
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
Tsk. That's unfortunate.
[10minutes later -island security feed(silent footage)
14 guards down
No screams
one body floating in the koi pool
lia walking out barely a wrinkle in her hoodie.
Nova Graves/fl fr.
You literally shoved a banana in a guy's gun barrel before knocking him out.
Lia Vex/fl
He was monologuing, I got bored.
Zeke Ryker/fl fr.
They had snipers, you dodged a bullet with a dinner tray. How?
Lia Vex/fl
Reflex. And he was predictable.All you need to know is where a man thinks he's safe. That's where you bury him.
[Meanwhile -across the world/Dark Web forum:under thread]
Post title-"The GraveDoll rejected a 10mill dollar offer"
Top comment:okay but who tf says no to 10mill and just walks away.
user:v3x-unit
she didn't walk. She made sure they couldn't.
[Back at hideout-quiet moment]
Ash Marlowe/fl fr.
(former cop)So you just kill because your what? Empty?
Lia Vex/fl
*Low, flat voice*I kill because its what's left.
They took my World when I was 9.Now I take theirs. Piece by piece. No anger. No thrill. Just...removal.
Ash Marlowe/fl fr.
Ever think about stopping?
Lia Vex/fl
Ever think about breathing underwater ?
[Dmitri Arlovs safe room-later that night]
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
*gasping,bleeding*You said no...
Lia Vex/fl
*coldly crouching over him*I did. This isn't a job. It's a message.
Dmitri Arlov(Billionaire war broker)
(whispers)to who?
Lia Vex/fl
(whispers) Everyone still breathing.
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