"Well I'm not going to change my lifestyle, she's a good kid, quick learner. Not afraid to get her hands dirty either. Actually helped up clean up and dispose of certain individuals at the yacht club. I'll let her figure out which direction she want's to go."

Talia raised the glass back up to her lips, finishing the contents of the glass. It wasn't a large sip but it was the last one in the glass. She licked her lips subtly before placing the glass back onto the bar top. 

"This place is doing well, Johnny is managing it and he's done quite the job. Speaking of which, I wonder where the hell he is..." She gave a quick look around but didn't see him. "Oh well, he's around here somewhere. I think..."

With no more then a shrug, Talia directed her attention back onto Lordian. 

"Anyways, speaking of operations. You want to try some of the newly acquired product I have?" 

Lordian shook his head politely. "Not for me. I've got my whiskey and my guns. If I had a woman too, i'd be set for life, that part's harder though. You can pay for everything in this life, but you can't pay for a woman, only for the sex, and that's not what I'm looking for." He shrugged and cocked his head toward Talia a second.

"If you want to partake though, you're not bothering me none, I'm just glad I found you, and that you're alive. Not necessarily in that order." He reached out a gripped the fresh glass of whiskey the barkeep had brought over and stared into his reflection in it. He wasn't sure if it was the whiskey, or if it was the fact that there were bullets flying since the last time he saw Talia, either way, he turned then toward her and leaned in to kiss her brow.

"Really glad you're alive." He said quietly before going back to sipping at his whiskey and staring into the haze of smoke.

"Will take a little more then a couple random bullets flying in my direction to take me out but are you sure you don't want a taste?"

"Of you?"

His response caused Talia to chuckle a bit before she talked once more. "No... of my product." He shook his head from side to side in a bit of a disappointment. "No worries, it's quite the good stuff though."

Talia fiddled with the necklace around her neck before unscrewing the cross charm from itself. She took a bit out gave it a taste before closing it back up. With a sniff of her nose and a slight wipe. It caused her eyes to widen immediately as a smile went upon her face. 

"You ever want any, just let me know. Ok?"

Lordian nodded.

"Might, to sell, or to package in something else. You've heard of Coca-cola? I hear that stuff is their secret. Question is, can you smoke it? You give me the answer to that and we might have an idea."

He gestured around.

"Speaking of which, who supplies your cigars and cigarettes here? Or is that a question I should be asking Johnny? If so I might need an introduction." He smiled the businessman's smile he'd been practicing since he was five running a lemonade stand. "Where'd your girl go off to by the way? Samantha right?"

"Can you smoke it?" It was a question that resonated in her head. She didn't know the answer to that, hell she was still very new to the stuff in general but this was a great question. 

"You know.. I'm not sure. Maybe though?

She reached over and picked up a newly poured glass of wine, giving it a slight swirl before taking a sip. It was just as good as the last glass but that was not much of a surprise. 

"Yeah, you'll have to talk to Johnny about that. I don't do much around here other then drink. I'm sure he is around here somewhere, when he comes about I'll introduce you."

She took another sips then peeked her head up towards the pool tables. 

"Yeah, Samantha. She's over there somewhere. She seems quite fond of the pool tables. I don't see her but she couldn't have gone far."

Lordian nodded.

"Does she play?" Then he cocked his head to the side. "Do you play for that matter?" He sipped his whiskey again and put the glass down, half full on the bar.

"I'll play both of you, winner buys dinner how's that? Let's see if the girl knows what a hustle looks like. Shall we?"

He extended his elbow so that Talia could take it and then gestured to the bartender that they were going to a table. As he looked back toward the tables one of the lights above them lit up, he supposed that meant that was the table for them. It was closer to the back than to the front. That didn't bother Lordian too much. After all, how good could Samantha be?

"If you've got some secret weapon other than your girlish physique you should warn me now. After all, I'm already at a disadvantage playing against the both of you."

ElectricMojo had stopped by Detroit as there was some "business" he needed to attend too. However, he had some time to kill before his next "meeting". He was walking along the street and stumbled across an opening in the street. Through the opening he could see a tall structure, quite exquisite and striking - Mojo thought he'd go and check it out.

Upon approaching the building, Mojo noticed it was a pool and billiards hall - he thought to himself "Excellent, I've not played pocket poll in sometime, this'll be a great way to kill a few hours". Mojo entered the building through the rich, heavy double doors and was met by a blonde lady who gave him a warm welcome. She asked "Drink, table or both sir?" Mojo replied, "Both please, I'm parched and in need of entertainment". The staff member noted Mojo's request and said "Right this way, there's a table ready and set up for you now".

"She's not too bad, still learning but she's hustled a couple guys out of their paychecks already. Needless to say she is a quick learner. Me on the other hand, unless you are portraying that you've never played you don't stand much of a chance."

Lordian gave her a look... "You're good?"

Talia nodded. "Not trying to brag or anything but I could have gone pro if I wanted to, but the professional circuit is boring and doesn't play well. Much easier and much more profitable to hustle here and there. So, just giving you fair warning before you commit to anything. Cause I don't plan on hustling you, not today at least." Talia smiled.

Lordian nodded simply and continued toward the table.

"No hustle then, just an honest game. I don't think I could have ever gone pro myself, but I've played enough that I won't fuck up too badly." He smiled and began to rack.

"So, winner buys dinner then? Seeing as it's a friendly game and all, or do you have plans?"

"Oh, so you have played before. Trying to act like you've never played, you trying to hustle me?" 

"No, not in the slightest." He said as he finished racking up the balls. 

Talia made her way to the sticks, grabbed the straightest one she could find and began chalking it up. Samantha on the other hand, drifted off into the crowd and made her way to another table. It was a move that Talia caught out of the corner of her eye. 

"Not sure I have plans or not... what day is it even today?"

Lordian shrugged. "Only Wednesday I think, but honestly, sometimes things just blur together, it could be Tuesday." He watched as Talia struck the cue ball with an alacrity that only those who truly knew the game possessed. He swallowed hard. It was very likely he would be buying dinner. In fact, as he watched Talia strike again, he wasn't even sure he'd have the chance to defend himself.

"You really could have gone pro huh? Would they have let you I wonder. And even if they did, would they have let you wear anything comfortable, or do you think it would have required some revealing outfits now and again, you know, for the sake of the audience?"

Lordian's own mind wandered a bit then, imagining the kinds of distractions that come naturally with the game. it was all but unavoidable after all. You simply had to bend at the waist in order to properly line up a shot. he chuckled to himself and covered it with a clearing of this throat.

Talia looked up momentarily from the table, then looked back down and took her next shot. The ball slid across the table, tapped the 3 ball, which went into the side pocket. She stood up, grabbed the chalk and rubbed it over the tip. 

"See now that is the real question, I am or was definitely good enough to compete professionally but would have had a hard time breaking into it. Honestly it wasn't worth the effort."

She walked around the table to play out her next shot, stopping momentarily to speak once more. 

"Would have been too much effort for very little payout. Especially when I could walk in any random pool hall on any given night and leave with cash in pocket."

Lordian nodded. "Sure, but it would have been far less risky. Then again, knowing you that never mattered in the first place." He watched as another one of her shots lined up perfectly, and the cue ball gracefully slid to the side rail instead of following the ball into the pocket.

"So where are we going for dinner? If it's going to be my treat you might as well pick a good spot. Oh and I expect Samantha to be coming along, can't neglect the little one of course." He glanced over in the direction he saw her last moving, and it only took a brief second for his eyes to spot her. She was doing quite a good job of blending in, and it would keep most people from noticing her.

A man who did this sort of thing for a living though? No, she would still have a lot more to learn before she fooled someone like that.

Talia stood up, walked over to the table nearby and grabbed her wine. She made sure to bring it with her, would have been silly just to leave in on the bar and not nearby. Lifting it off the table, she took a sip then placed it back down. 

"Yeah, that route probably would have been a bit safer. I definitely caught a couple beatings along the way but don't worry, most of those guys aren't breathing anymore." She gave him a wink then picked up her glass once more, this time just holding it in her hand. 

She glanced down a couple tables where Samantha was playing, then directed her gaze back onto Lordian. 

"I'm not worried about here her, no one is gonna mess with her and if they do all hell will break loose. Like I said though, I'm not too worried. In regards to food though, I haven't decided. Have any suggestions?"

Lordian shrugged as he watched Talia cleaning the table of billiard balls.

"Could be anywhere. Could be somewhere fancy, could be that you want me to take you home and give you a home-cooked meal. I don't know how good it would be, but I would try." He slipped a hand into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette, lighting it as he leaned against a pillar. if he was going to just watch, he figured he might as well be comfortable doing it.

"So you'll leave your kid here, and we'll go to dinner wherever you'd like, but if we go back to my place and I'm cooking, do you mind bringing her along? If she's going to be around a ton, I'd like to get to know the kid a little bit too."

It was early, too early, and Johnny was sitting in the office at No Foul Play counting the till from the night before daydreaming about coffee. For whatever reason he had come straight work that morning, not realizing he skipped coffee until it was too late. 

"Hey Todd, you wanna run this money to the bank for me when I am finished? Thanks." 

Todd was the only other employee there at the moment, Johnny didn't feel like going to the bank in this state, and Todd was a trustworthy guy. Ood had hired him before Johnny took over managing the place and he had been sent for deposits plenty of times. 

Todd just nodded yes and kept sweeping the floor.

"Perfect, when you get back I'll take off... mornings are pretty dead here and I need to go get a coffee."

Almost right on cue when he said the word coffee Talia appeared in front of him in the office, arm outstretched holding a cup of coffee.

"Coffee!" Johnny said as he reached out and took the cup.

"Thank you. You're a lifesaver. How did you even know I was here though?"

Talia sat down in the chair across from Johnny and placed her bag on the floor. 

"I have my ways of knowing things." She said as she took the sunglasses off her face, folding them up and tossing them in her bag. "Are you still here from last night?"

He nodded while taking a sip from his cup. It wasn't hot or at least it shouldn't have been, the walk from the coffee house to the pool hall was usually long enough to give it a proper cool down. 

"Ahhhh... Oh I needed that and look at you no sugar... Oh and yeah, still here from last night."

"That sounds miserable. Let me tell you, I got a proper sleep last night and it was glorious."

She could see Johnny narrowing his brow towards her, was a clear sign he was a bit jealous. Though taking another sip from his brew, lightened his brow up just a bit. 

"Where's the kid?"

"She was still sleeping when I left, so I'd assume she still is..." Talia shrugged as she took a sip from her coffee. 

"Was it busy in here last night?" 

"Not too crazy, the usuals mainly. That dick face Luke called in sick again though so I had to stick around to man the bar and close the place down. Might kill that guy when I see him."

"Maybe he was just, you know... sick?" Talia asked.

Johnny gave it some thought and took another sip from his coffee.

"Hmmm. Maybe. I doubt it. Maybe though... then again he's been 'sick' three times this month."

Johnny finished counting the money and put it all into a bag, before calling Todd over and handing him the bag. He then pulled out a plain white piece of paper and a marker.

"Whatcha doing there?" Talia asked as he pulled the cap off the marker.

'Now Hiring - Must have bartending experience.' He wrote before looing back up to Talia.

"Looking for a replacement Luke... duh."

"Oh... do you really need a replacement though?"

"Yes!"

"I'm sure you do quite the fine job at tending that bar when you're back there. Probably make it look good too." She gave him a wink while bringing her coffee cup to her lips.

"Well... I'm not gonna argue that but that's not the point. I don't need to be back there, I have too much other shit to deal with."

"You're probably right, I'm just saying is all." Talia smirked, if she didn't know him and she came to this place and was served by him. You damn sure she would make it a point to come back. 

She watched as Johnny finished scribbling on the paper, placing the marker down when he was done. 

"What's on your agenda for the day?"

"Hmm what's on the agenda today..." Johnny repeated as he stood up and grabbed some tape and his paper sign. He hmm'd out loud, just to indicate he was thinking... and headed towards the front door with Talia a step behind him.

He swung the door open reaching around the door frame and slapped up the sign on the wall to the left of the door with a piece of tape on each corner. 

"That'll do..."

Heading back inside he looked back over to Talia... "Nothing really. Sleep would be nice? I feel like you may have a more fun suggestion though?"