Cecelia was sitting in her office when she got a call. She was to take Godfather of Bella Vista following the departure of Aladdin to Las Vegas. The promotion was a significant achievement for her mafioso career, but had decidedly limited the extent to which Candor Legal Services could operate and hire personnel. The FBN was always on the prowl for a sloppy mafioso. 

A smile on her face, still sitting at her desk, Cecelia dropped a call in to Pyornkrachzark, one of her trusted officers. His time to shine was now.

She communicated the offer to him rather immediately. A space had opened in Philadelphia for an upstart sub-organization to take hold. The opportunity was his, if he chose it. On the other end of the line, Pyorn paused. Thoughts milled in his head. Eventually, his voice was heard, 

"Okay."

Cecelia, taken aback by the short and casual answer, replied hastily, "Are you sure? It's a pretty big responsibility for yourself."

Pyorn responded to her questioning, "Yeah, sure, I'll do it if you want."

Cecelia, realizing it was the typical nature of Pyorn, shrugged.

"Have your people send our office an invoice. I'll see what sort of funding we can scrounge up. Have you thought about what you'd like to call it?"

Pyorn paused for another minute, obviously considering some names and possible business ventures, before speaking again.

"Shale. Let's bring some mining to Philly."

The next day, Cecelia went out into the streets of Bella Vista to greet the people, and make the announcement. Her bodyguards floated behind her, giving the space she asked for when talking with the people of her territory. She took it upon herself to get up on the ledge of a fountain, the light wind blowing mist in the opposite direction of her words. With a large-enough crowd assembled in front of her, she bellowed out to the group, her voice carrying to the back of the crowd.

"On this lovely day, it is my great pleasure to introduce you to Mr. Pyornkrachzark of Shale, the new head of the latest and greatest mining company in all of Philadelphia. May he find success in all operations, and may the bumps along the road lead to better enjoyment of the happy times. Thank you!" 

Cecelia stepped down, while clearing a path in her bodyguards for Pyorn to come up and speak. The people seemed to be asking for at least a few of his words.

There was a different smell in the air than usual surrounding Pyorn’s shack off the side of the abandoned factory in Bella Vista; it wasn’t the usual sulphur that you’d typically be accustom to. It was a sweet fragrance, almost like freshly baked bread. The occasion was simple, he had been given the opportunity to run his own headquarters, and what better front than mining delicious rocks? He had been working on a few different locations until he found the perfect one just a few miles outside of Philadelphia – it was pretty large and could fit a whole slew of activity.

No longer would he have to slum it in a shack! No, now it would be a rather cozy hut off the side of an abandoned mine shaft, the upgrade of a lifetime to the gigantic man. After signing the paperwork and legally renaming the mining operation to Shale, it was no longer abandoned and he was ready to start it all back up.

Heading over to where Cecelia had just announced his big move, he waved goodbye to all of the people who had helped him get to where he would now be. However one man would follow him, ForeverSexy who was now to be appointed as head mine crafter. A very prestigious role within the business, and one that Pyornkrachzark knew he would be able to handle… maybe.

“So who wants some free ore?”

Taking some bits of scrap from his pockets, he threw it to Cecelia and everyone else who happened to be around and then got back to work. He had a full Slate of work to do...

Mikhail stepped out onto the streets... he hadn't been around much, he had been preoccupied working on the farm. Physical labor was always intense but the farm had been super productive lately. The new hands on the farm were coming up nicely and Mikhail's vodka was as potent as ever. Nonetlessthess, he need a breath of fresh air from the manure that filled his nostrils. As he went into town he stopped at a few shops to buy some mason jars for his vodka. On the way it was then he noticed CeceliaBriggs making an announcement about her districts expansion.

"Congratulations Mister Pyornkrachzark. I eagerly look forward to working with you."

Mikhail stepped back onto the sidewalk and went towards the butcher shop to see if he could find a new connection to sell his meat to.