Marie stops by Yheti's office and knocks on the door frame.  "Hey you got a moment?"  Yheti indicated that he did and invited Marie to come on in.  The godmother waddled in looking like she could could pop a kid at any moment.  With a heavy sigh she sat down in a chair on the other side of his desk.  "I wanted to say thank you again for all your hard work yesterday.  I could not have done what needed doing without you.  You have served me well through two different conflicts and through it all we have developed a strong bond of trust between us.   It is because of that hard work, loyalty and trust that I have decided to give you the nod to set up your own crew under me here in the Loop.  That is of course assuming you would be interested in such an offer."  She smirked.

Yheti stood up and bowed slightly to Godfather Marie_Lucania, showing respect.  He listened to her address him and smiled warmly back.  Since meeting the Godmother of Chicago he had grown a huge amount of respect for the woman.  She had lead her city through trying times to get where she is today and he had her respect forever for it.  Not many would have had the fortitude to stand up for herself and her people the way she had done.  Sure, he may have helped, but ultimately the outcome rested on her shoulders.  She had performed spectacularly.

Yheti started and nearly knocked over his glass when she offered him the opportunity to set up a family within her Loop district in Chicago.  He fumbled for words as she eyed him expectantly.

Marie_Lucania, you honor me with your thanks.  I was merely doing what you and the others commanded and thought needed to be done.  I will continue to do whatever you wish until the end.  If you think it is best for Chicago if I leave the nest here and start my own family in the loop, I would be overjoyed.  Again Marie, you honor me.

Yheti hurriedly moved around the desk and pulled out two clean glasses.  He reached over and opened the liquor cabinet.  He motioned to Marie, offering her a drink.

Marie smiled.  Her staff at the HQ had taken to making the place drier than a Billy Sunday revival since news got out about her pregnancy, so the fact that her Right Hand was sneaking her a glass amused her to no ends.  She nodded and stood up as she accepted the offered drink.  Raising her glass she offered a traditional Italian toasted, "May you always have work for your hands to do. May your pockets hold always a coin or two."

She clinked her glass against his and drank deeply.

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Later that evening, Marie surveyed a ball room at her Casino that had been set up to receive members of the mafiosi of Chicago and any visiting mafiosi that might be in town.  Yheti, who had been working all day to get things set up in his new HQ, had just arrived and people were beginning to assemble to pay their respects.  Once it came to the appointed time, she drew the attention of the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to thank each of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to night.  We are gathering here today to pay our respect and to give warm wishes to Yheti as he sets off to start a crew of his own in the loop under me.  Please enjoy the food and drinks and make sure to come say a few well wishes to the man of the hour!"

Joli arrived at her godmother's casino, she entered and bee lined it straight to the ballroom, she was so excited to hear the great news of her friend setting up his own family in The Loop. She walked into the main area just in time to catch Marie's announcement, she grabbed one of the glasses of champagne from a waitress walking around and took a sip, she then raised her glass in a toast as Marie finished her congratulations speech. Smiling as she took another sip she quickly walked over to Yheti and tapped him on the shoulder, as soon as he turned around she gave him a tight squeezed hug, being sure not to spill her champagne. 

"Congratulations! I'm so glad to see you setting up, I'm looking forward to  seeing your future." She broke the embrace finally and winked at him as she finished off her champagne. 

Lordian had been working for what seemed like hours, it would be nice to see the rest of Chicago come wish Yheti their best. In fact, he realized, he'd not seen the man yet.

He made his way through the backrooms of the Casino and into the ballroom just before the Godmother started her speech. He grabbed one of the waitstaff as they walked by

"No more champagne for the Godmother, she's with child, or are you all blind?"

He was working on being stern to people when he needed to be, but he really was concerned for his godmother. No time for that now though, he took a step toward the man of the hour and watched as the infamous JoliBebe stepped in front of him. He waited patiently and poked hi head around her when she had finished speaking.

"Yheti, my brother in arms, congrats on this and your bright future!" He beamed a smile at his compatriot and pushed a small batch of cigars into his pocket. "Those are for a special occasion, which means you can have one now, save the others for another time, they're expensive."

He patted his friend on the back and made way for more folks to give their well wishes.

Dolores looks around at all the people crowding around the giant turkey, tall enough to stand with men. She sees that his feathers are fully fluffed, and his puffed out luscious turkey breasts. Today is a day of celebration.

Congratulations, Yheti. You are no fabled creature of the North. You are a turkey, a wild turkey, and you will do @MarieLucania proud! And now, I see that you've been sweating out your juices, and need replenishment. I can surely aid with that.  

Dolores takes out a large baster, and squeezes out all the gravy onto Yheti's back, as is the custom.