Cosmo stands on the steps of a non-descript brownstone.  The sign at the side of the door reads Dunroamin and on a small plaque beneath, the words Clan Macleod can be picked out as the sunshine glints off the newly polished brass.  Workmen clamber around scaffolding towards the rear of the building.

 Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a mixture of great pride and almost overwhelming sorrow to be standing here in front of my shiny new headquarters; obvious pride at Godfather Cherokee entrusting me with this position but sorrow at the turmoil behind my appointment.  Many cities have suffered since last night and I doubt there are many people here who haven’t lost good friends and colleagues.

An orange and blue van pulls up to the side of the building and delivery drivers start unloading freshly captured haggis, lovingly matured whisky and case upon case of Irn Bru.

For those of you in the dark about the latest appointment in this city, my father Eckybloke served Tyrion in NY at the end of Deimne’s reign.  Following in his footsteps, I was taken under Joey_Cesari’s wing in NY and worked with him in the NY operations and latterly in the SL move.  There is a lot of work to be done in restoring Saint Louis to its former splendour, as you can see building work continues on my own headquarters at this point.

Catering teams start erecting trestle tables on the pavement in front of the building.

 Once work is complete feel free to join my friends and I in the Connery suite adjacent to the Hogmany lounge however in the meantime, I’d like to extend to you the invitation to join in the HQ-warming party.  There is haggis for everyone, whisky for the men and diet Irn Bru for the wimmin.

 An aide leans over and whispers something shocking to Cosmo

 Errr…the whisky is for wimmin too apparently, so tuck in folks and welcome to the Clan Macleod.

There can be only one?

Congrats!

Stomping over from the near by golf course T-rexa helps himself to the Haggis and Irn-Bru vans.

Well, I wouldn't normally visit such bashes but the catering certainly appeals, as do the caterers.

Sorry, to the point at hand, congratulations my friend, this has been a long time coming, a very long time actually, I know you will prosper in St Louis Cosmo, it's in your blood to succeed and I fully expect to see you achieve great things in the city.

I wish you all the best

Still hungry, T-rexa consumes several Scottish caterers and heads back to the golf course for a small snack.

Holy fuck, a dinosaur eating an Irn-Bru van. Now that you don't see everyday!

Josiah starts to think that Cosmo spiked the Haggis

Congratulations my friend, as was said by T-Rexa, this has been a long time coming and im over the moon to see you get the nod. I too believe you will achieve great things in St Louis and look forward to working alongside you.

Climbs on T-rexa and wrestles a can of the good stuff from his mouth...mmmmmm Irn Bru.

Well this has been a long time coming my friend and i wish you every success.

Cassiopeia smiles proudly as she watches Cosmo taking up residence in his new HQ.

Cos, I am so proud to see this moment. I know that you're going to do an amazing job and I look forward to working alongside of you as we rebuild this city that we love and cherish so very much.

She leans in, whispering into Ramone's ear and then smiling as he pulls out the box of cigars Cassiopeia had bought just for the occassion. She hands them to Cosmo and then hugs him fiercely.

Congratulations my friend.

Only feet away, benton watches out of the corner of his eye but appears to pay no heed to the casual watcher, resplendant in his red tunic and uniform he stands ramrod straight outside the Canadian consulate, performing the duties of his 'day joy'. At exactly 1pm he hears the clock bell chime the hour, and he steps down from the doorstep, his shift over and finally on his own time again.

Mr lavish, it is a truely great honour to be here and see you with your own family once more. Our family lines go back an awefully long time, even if from time to time our ancestors found themselves on opposite sides of the fence. You are a truely great mafioso, and command my respect always. I look forward to seeing what you achieve over the coming weeks and months and wish you all the best for the future.

Ahhh, I believe its customary to present the newly crowned leader with a gift on occasions such as this.

Benton quickly pats down his uniform before fishing into one of the pouches attached to his sam brown, and retrieving a compass.

I know its not much, but this compass was my fathers before me. It was invaluable when I tracked the Coen Brothers for 40 days and nights across the artic wilderness of the Northwest territories, from Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik. I hope it gives you the same direction in life that it has given me over these past years.

Frazer smiles and salutes before heading off to a waiting car and returning to the Family HQ to complete some paperwork and change out of his Best uniform into his second best uniform.

What? A free party? Free catering? Drinks?...."

Big Fat Tony rushes in.. This is not an opportunity to miss.

"Congratulations Cosmo_Lavish. I am sure you will make our ciy a better and safer place for us to live in"

Hearing of the promotion down in St.Louis, Higgs thinks to himself he may as well get into character for the event. Dusting down his great grandfathers Kilt and refreshing the sporran with a little fabreze, he stands admiring his new look in the tall mirror.

 Now then, he says to himself........with them or without them, with or without? Hmmm, oh to hell with it.............he duly removes his undergarments, allowing the cool night air to mingle with his morsels.........and proudly marches off, cuffing several young thugs who try chatting him up on his way.

The celebrations are well under way as he enters the bar and spots Cosmo_Lavish........”Congratulations my friend, I wish you good health and prosperity as always. I know your experience and business acumen will serve St. Louis well.”

Grabbing a couple of glasses from a passing waiters tray, Higgs offers one to Cosmo as he raises his, toasting his success................”Dip on mon frère, dip on.............”

A well known clan to those with more than a few years experience in this world.. 

A warm welcome to Clan Macleod