Mandalore entered the diner of his old friend. Realizing still that it was managing on its own. He smiled and made his way towards the back of the diner. The waitress went to stop him, only to realize who he was. Everyone know about the armored friend of Enzo's here. He never shut up about him. Something about from another world who knows, Enzo was into some crazy stuff they said. Mandalore made his way to the office, opening the door seeing a bunch of dust where his old friend had sat. Beginning to clean it up, he figured he would take over and run the business in on of his late friend. Opening up the log book as he began to look over the ledger of this establishment. 

Rembrant yells to Fredrick "You are going to make me late"

Fredrick nods his head and increases the acceleration as they drive to the diner to meet John_Difronzo.  John just whipped up an op that had them swimming in clams and she wanted to spend some at the casinos, but first, tea.

They pull up to the diner.  Rembrant finishes her cigarette as she scans the sidewalks and street out of car the window looking for John.

John Has his left hand out of the Window down the side of the Driver's door of his Pontiac Deluxe Pulling into 12th street dinner parking lot Stepping out His Black dress shoe's Clack onto the asphalt as he step's out fixing his Tan Daniel Ellissa wide leg pant's With his wife beater tucked in as his Gold Crucifix Swing's slightly while he close's the Driver's door stepping up on the sidewalk 

"THERE"  Rembrant hops out, Fredrick tries to reach her to open the door but she is out and walking briskly toward John before he can blink an eye.  He will pay for that lack of anticipatory action later, perhaps in the ring.

Rembrant is wearing a black double breasted suit, she is sporting her classic spiked tipped heels and is adorned with white gold jewelry.  Her blonde curls are loose and carefree, a welcomed reprieve from the tight bun she just wore for their job. She is lightly made up and smells like Chanel no5.  She is smiling warmly as she approaches John.

John smile's as he see's Rembrant Approaching him with her warm smile "How are you Rembrant 

leaning in kissing her cheek "Glad to see you again 

Smelling the 12th street dinner Made him Hungry while they waited for the crew 

Rembrant strokes her cheek welcoming his greeting "Oh John, it is so great to see you! God I miss you guys so much, it just isn't the same.  So quiet"  Rembrant's pout dissolves as she see John's smiling face.  "How are you, how is business?

She takes his hand as he leads her into the diner "Nice organized crime by the way, eaaasy money.  Smooth as ever John" she grins

Walking Rembrant into the Diner as it was crowed Chatting could be heard as the bell ring's on the door as John open's it for Rembrant 

"Business is good i'm doing good Just Traveling a lot With the transfer 

Making their way to a booth John sit's down in his wife beater tucked into his Dress pant's with his jet black Dress shoe's Looking thru the menu "It is different From Philly To LA But I can't complain it was the Godmother's Wish's How are you doing 

The waiter walk's up Smiling in her Diner Waitress outfit "What can I get you guy's to Drink 

Looking at up Rembrant 

Rembrant looks up at the waitress "Green tea please"  she doesn't wait to see if the waitress knows what green tea is, she is used to the perplexed looks on most diner staff when she orders it up.

"You look good man, the sun is really bronzing you up."  Rembrant leans in with all sincerity "Use your sunscreen! I just witnessed Fernando's lack of regard for it, he is shedding all over LA!"  

Rembrant's beverage arrives, hot water and a Salada tea bag, she rolls her eyes and tosses the bag in the water.  She looks at John's arms "Ya know, Yumeko also has a guy who does custom tattoos.  Rocka is doing a full body one or something, oh he is going full out.  One day at her spa and he is Samurai"  she bursts out laughing forgetting how bad the tea smells.

Salada, it is like sweeping up a woodshop and tossing the debris into a cheesecloth to steep in some hot water

It's a good thing I don't burn huh

Chuckling as he lean's back in the booth Listening to Rembrant "Haven't Really Talked to  Yumeko met her for a minute Rocka better be careful before he get's a happy ending 

John laugh's busting Ball's about Rocka "How's he doing it's crazy to See us in LA now

The waiter Walk's back to their table "What can i get you guy's to eat 

"I'll Take a Cheese burger with onion ring's and a glass of Lemonade Thank you hun

looking over at Rembrant "Would you like something to eat?

Rembrant puts her arm next to John's, lifting her other arm she takes her fingers and pinches then together at the tips shaking "Italians, we bronze anh?"  She laughs proudly

Rembrant asks the waitress for water 

"Rocka is, well I can't believe I am saying this, but he is thriving out here!  I thought he would be fighting this ocean air and the sand in his shorts but he looks like you, bronzed up, he has Rocka's auto already filled, the lot is filled John.  In no time at all.  Little by little, the family is re-building LA...in MY image"  Rembrant holds in a burst of giggles "Just seeing if you were paying attention" she lets loose giggling

Rembrant pushes the brown water to the side "Looks like the Connecticut River"  she quips.  "You must be as busy as Velvet with all of these new building contracts.  Were you involved in Harpers manor?  That place looks incredible!"

John bust's out laughing while looking around the Dinner " Glad he is doing good He deserves it might have to stop by his lot 

grabbing his glass of lemonade taking a swig "I've been putting Contract's off a friend of mine was murdered Been looking around for the motherfucker They hit the lamb But once they come back I promise they will Be a pumpkin head 

Looking down at Rembrant glass of water "Look's like they got that from flint But you ever out and about let people know I have a construction company 

"John, I am going to advertise for you all day, there is nothing better than people who can help make dreams come true, and that is you!  Why your name will be on all of the new developments in LA and maybe in a few new spots around the country.  Who knows? Oh well I do, of course"  Rembrant laughs.  She watches the waitress placing John's onion rings and burger down.  She put a tall glass of lemonade with a fresh lemon slice near the napkin dispenser.

Rembrant listens intently as John describes a mark who has been giving him the slip.  She immediately perks up, her blood is racing.  "Anything, anytime brother, always"  Rembrant nods 

She sits back relieved that she doesn't have to watch a neanderthal eat like she normally does when she sits with the fellas...or Ruby.

"Thank you so much Rembrant can always count on you

John look's around the Dinner as the crowd went about their day enjoying their meal's before he 

Grabbed his Lemonade Taking another Swig "How's everything with you 

Dipping a onion ring into ketchup before taking a bite 

"Strange things be a brewing."  Rembrant cocks her eyebrow looking around the diner. "The magnitude of the silence on the streets.  Makes me uneasy, every wonder how far loyalty extends itself when it is spread from coast to coast.  Been getting a cool feeling lately from some of the old stomping grounds."  Rembrant lights a cigarette taking a drag and lowering her voice "And I gotta wonder, if I am thinking about this, well, who else is thinking about it?"

Rembrant shakes her head brushing the idea away "Eh whatever right, what will be will be" Rembrant conjures a seed within her.  A seed of doubt, she didn't need cocaine to elicit hypervigilance.  She simply needed to take a moment and look at how everyone has been acting since the move.  

"Other than bouts of paranoia, I am fantastic!"  She laughs heartedly "How is Nicholas, he has you guys dressed to the 9s over there huh?  I spoke to Zhenya a week ago, she is a great teacher, you guys are lucky, very lucky to have her.  I hope the thugs pay attention or they will have me to answer to.  I am no way near as polite as she is!"   

"Fudgettaboutit The street's has a Eerie feeling to them Making people uneasy Not knowing how other people feel

Tossing the onion ring into his mouth Politely chewing it up before speaking "God gave us two ear's so we could listen to both side's of the story but we're left in the dark Till thing's go south This life of our's is precious Never know when something will happen 

John smile's before taking a drink of his lemonade "Nicholas is doing well Very Like able man Take's care of the Family Zhenya is amazing Always looking out for other's we are lucky to have her They better Listen because I would hate to see them deal with you

looking out of the window watching the traffic go by on the street while grabbing the ketchup bottle squirting some onto his Cheeseburger

"How's Jimmy and Ricky doing? Been a minute since I've talked to them

Rembrant takes in all of what John is saying, he is philosophizing and she savors every word.  She feels better just hearing some validation that things are a bit off no matter how common the occurrence and any point in time.  Gangsters don't get all in the feels too much but when they do, their words are gospel, John is a smart man.

"Ricky_bobby is a little monster who I cannot get enough of.  He is starving me lately" Rembrant scowls "Little shit and Jimmy_the_hand, well he is doing just fine.  He is one hell knifes fighter!  I had no idea, most fellas just stab and gut, not Jimmy, he will have ya cross-eyed trying to figure out where his knife will land."  Rembrant's face is serious  "He is no joke, didn't even see it coming, I like that, oh I like it a lot.  I try to tell them all that everyone and their second cousin is waiting for the boomsticks, nobody is waiting for a knife to fly across the room and take them out, nobody, will see a Jimmy_the _hand, before it is too late"

Rembrant takes a deep drag of her cigarette as she looks out the window "it is grey out there, I think it is going to rain"  Rembrant winks at John "think it is going to rain a ton, lord know we could use it" 

John Take's a bite of his burger shaking some salt onto the Burger while listening to Rembrant

grabbing his lemonade washing down the bite before grabbing the napkin and wiping his mouth 

laughing as he hear's her Scowls Ricky "Ricky is a good man Who Bring's life to us When we're down Glad Jimmy is doing good maybe that's how he got the nickname the hand Because he has excellent aim throwing knives i'm glad to hear You guy's are doing good When you see the family Tell them i send my best regard's And hope all is well with them 

Pausing as he wave's the waitress over "Can i get another glass of Lemonade Best I've had in a long time 

before looking out of the window "Yeah it's been grey and dark out for couple of day's Hopefully it does rain

Smiling at Rembrant "It's been raining everywhere around here but been dry as hell 

the squirrel god had been drinking......heavilly at Joyners in Chicago, so ending up in Detroit wasn't a complete surprise. Nor was his hunger.

'Please give me 2 of absolutely everything, except eggs, i'll be needing 12 of them, fried'

The squirrel nursed his headache with a coffee

Puppy walked into the 12 St.  Diner And headed over to take a seat in one of the booths, sitting down he took off his coat and hat and placed them down onto the seat next to him he heard that the owner had passed away but now his son owned to place so that's where all of the money went Enzo's son.

The waitress wearing her red shirt and white pinney walked over to the booth that puppy had sat himself down in.
"Welcome to 12th Street diner my name is Jennifer and I will be taking care of you today what can I get for you?"

Puppy cleared his throat
"Well Jennifer aren't you a sight for sore eyes, and well what can you get me is there any specials on today?"

Jennifer flicked to the back of her notebook were she had written down the specials for that day
"Well Today on the specials menu we have a mixed grill that includes eggs, steak, gammon, pork chop, onion rings and steak fries its a really big meal but it is to die for its personally my favourite special"

Puppys eyes lit up he loved a big meal and this sounded luscious as hell.
"Well that does sound like a very special meal so I will take that please and then for a drink what would you recommend Jennifer?"

Jennifer pondered for a moment
"Well I would recommend this lovley new tropical soda that we have just started to buy the flavour is amazing, its my favourite"

Puppy loved a good fruity drink every now and then he found them rather refreshing.
"Yeah go on then that sounds rather swell and how much is the drink and the mixed grill going to set me back?"

Jennifer quickly calculated it up on her notepad.
"Your total will be 3 dollars 49 cents"
Jennifer put her notepad back in her pinney.

Puppy pulled out his wallet and slid out a 5 dollar note to pay with.
"That should cover it i think you can keep the change"

Puppy sat back in the booth and waited for his meal to arrive as he waited he heard the radio playing in the diner a little music was very nice to pass the time.

It was her first time in Detroit, which would seem odd to most people but she was a homebody. She liked Chicago and had everything she needed there, or at least she thought so. But no, Dihajh had decided that Grace was needed to attend a meeting in Detroit and regardless of what protests she made, she found herself in Motor City, offended by the car fumes and general lack of being, well, Chicago in any way. 

The bell over the door rang when she entered and figuring she would not know anyone she asked to be seated without looking around. Giving her thanks she opened the menu and read over it until the waitress, with a truly excellent name, appeared at her table to take her order. 

"I'll have a coffee, black." Grace said, "And then if I could please get a cheeseburger with fries and coleslaw on the side, that would be fantastic." With a smile she handed the menu over and thanked Jennifer. When the mug of coffee was delivered she thanked her again and took a sip, the perfect temperature. Grace pulled out her sketch book that had the designs for the pub like establishment she was working on for D, and while she waited for her food, she worked. Occasionally she'd pull out a colored pencil and add a bit of color to highlight a feature, or she'd use a pen to write notes in the margins, but she was oblivious to those around her while she worked.