CHAPTER 46
[Communication Initiated]
Command: Mark, incoming.
Mark: Incoming what?
Zander: One big ugly fucker and his bleeding wife
Mark: WTF? Here?
Gailo: Wifey will be so happy!
Mark: Wifey doesn’t know that I know Skulls Quinn or that Luna knows anything about anything!
Command: I think the two bullet holes Luna is sporting will clear things up pretty quickly
Mark: I repeat: Here?
Zander: I still don’t understand how Mark gets away with the questions. Command says jump, we say up whose ass. The end.
Robbie: Agree
Van: Quit being little bitches and focus. No one will see us, if they do, we are visiting Luna’s childhood friend. Who happens to have a secret bunker under his house.
Mark: you have a much bigger bunker under your giant estate!
Robbie: They will not be going back there.
Gailo: Wait, ever?
Command: Unclear.
Command: Mark, it’s not uncommon for vehicles to come and go at your place. Luna needs her friend right now.
Mark: You mean you want to USE Ellie. Again.
Zander: I repeat: up whose ass, boss? Is the correct response.
Robbie: Now you’re just sucking up.
Gailo: Agreed!
Mark: Eleanna’s uncle will want a meeting if he hears Skulls is in town
Command: No one should find out they’re visiting, and the Delgados will be otherwise engaged.
Mark: Can’t wait to learn what that means.
Gailo: Hopefully more explosives. I keep watching Van’s house implode on repeat
Zander: It was pretty mesmerizing
Robbie: Do we have next steps?
Mark: Van can you give us a run down again since not all of us saw the footage of Manhattan
Command: Here is the run down.
- The Mancini heiress and wife of the Irish don went into a Russian front company, demanded a meeting with Vix Volotov and planned to turn over Van’s true loyalty to Volotov Senior.
- When meeting with Vadim, she gave away Van’s buried stronghold, but not the full nature or location of the bunker. Still, they now know to look underground. Not ideal.
- At the last moment, after learning a key piece of intel that changes everything, Mancini chose our side.
Gailo: and went John Wick on everyone’s kneecaps. So epic.
Van: Agreed.
Van: She also said she loves me.
Mark: No one cares!
Gailo: Our big ugly softie.
Mark: What was the intel?
Zander: It’s been in the magazines this whole time.
Mark: Well, fuck.
Gailo: Van’s wife is the best liar I’ve ever seen. Standing ovation.
Zander: I tend to concur.
Command: QUIET
Command: We have a few unique narratives to craft now:
- Why would Quinn send his wife into the Russian spa to shoot Vadim rather than go himself or send a trained soldier?
- Why would she reveal some of her cards to them and give Vix a cryptic message in the middle of her ambush?
- Why did the Russians blow up Quinn’s compound after reaching a peace agreement?
Van: I’d like to know that last one, specifically.
Mark: I thought that was us.
Van: I should hope not.
Gailo: Sorry about your Aunt, V
Mark: Agreed.
Zander: Condolences.
Robbie: Yes, sorry Van.
Command: More fuel for our fire. She should have been spared. Unforgivable. Vadim will meet his fate.
Command: Until then, we will handle the narratives. Van, you handle your wife.
Gailo: LOL Unfuckinglikely. Everyone better find some kevlar knee pads!
Robbie: Isn’t she already on our side?
Command: She seems undecided at the very least.
Zander: She could play both sides like one of her cellos until we all die
Gailo: She plays cello? I forgot about that.
Van: I’ll convince her.
Command: See that you do. Even after learning about her father she went straight to the Russian girl.
Mark: Well, fuck!
Command: Mark. I trust you and Ellie will help Van with this task.
Gailo: Kevlar. Kneepads.
Robbie: She already loves Ellie. Somehow, she loves Van. I don’t think the kevlar will be necessary.
Zander: Well, if Robbie thinks so in all his vast wisdom, I say we’re all good here. No worries.
Robbie: Fuck off, Zander
Gailo: Ooooo Lil Rob with the F Bomb!
Command: Everyone return to your own tasks.
Command: CAD. DAK.
[Communication Terminated]