Garbage, You contradict your boss. You say you knew who Christina was all along, yet Michael says he says that while he was suspicious he never really had time to dig deeper. In fact, he just swore before us that you were certain, my mother was not of the Ketamine line. 

A good leader would have interacted with his left hand. You say he is approachable, she did approach. Not up to par? What are you talking about? Most of the crew is IA, or nonverbal. My mother helped in prior defenses aiding where she was asked. She donated, helped restore forts, engaged the crew. Did she forward spam mail to annoy people? no. She had her faults after all, I guess. 

The only words that stand out is that mouthful of gibberish. It was I that came to the conclusion you did in fact have a personal agenda before the demise of Nutcracker. You used that as an excuse to move forward sooner. My gut is a wonderful asset I have. 

Now to this, How did you arrive at this conclusion? Did my mother possess the gift of fortune telling? Was there some third eye that told her that her mentor and friend would be murdered, his line cut yet again? How did my mother move sooner? The fact is, this was a gut reaction. Christina was not happy to see the hypocrisy regarding Nutcracker, who had done nothing wrong, was gunned down. 

Your mental gymnastics are dizzying.

Looks like I hit a nerve. Good. Was it not Christina who put a bib on staing they were the real KW? And why don't you learn how to be your own person? For example: Think for yourself.  

Was it not Christina who put a bib on staing they were the real KW?

Ooooh that. Yea, I did it to troll you. That was my idea. All by myself! 

I find this rehashing of history tedious and, as usual, this is all so completely besides the point, that the point has long since retreated into the distance and jumped off a cliff to escape hearing more of this lame conversation and the retarded blending of actual people and coffeeshop aliases. 

I knew Ketamine's lineage, and I didn't give a shit about it as I find the constant bloodline mentions almost as boring as the quibbling over who did what and why 10 years ago. I took her contributions at face value and treated her accordingly, as I try to do with everyone. Unfortunately the favour is not always returned and we end up with a situation like this where we are forced to explain why, even despite their behaviour making it extremely difficult, we continue to operate that way for the betterment of the country as a whole.

But that's the tricky thing about having principles, they only matter if you're prepared to stand by them when they are tested, something Christina was incapable of. The reality here is that Nutcracker was a third of the age of Christina and wasn't the father of anybody. Shut the fuck up with this ridiculous justification for the LHM of a Detroit family shooting a New York Godfather, Don, and Chicago Don because of the death of an LA Consigliere. This was coffeeshop friendship nonsense taking precedence, yet again. Nothing more and nothing less. Nobody forced Christina to join MichaelHaller. Nobody forced her to be Made by him. Nobody forced her to be his LHM. At any stage she could have voiced her concerns, if she had any, stepped down or even just joined the people more important to her than family if she was incapable of making the distinction between the two, but she decided not to do any of those things. Her first response instead was to buy out of her family and shoot one of the very people who had facilitated her survival in an extremely disappointing lack of understanding as to what matters more, desperate to claim vengeance that was not hers to take. 

Defending this behaviour is an embarrassment to anyone doing so. Family first. Anyone who thinks otherwise can go and choke on the fattest dick they can find. 

What goes around, comes around. This is all a part of the game, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.



 

I, Enricho, do not see a light in this tunnel. Why is it that you must validate the actions of someone like it matters by this point? No one wants to find common ground on this issue. NoKingsSpike being the worst advocate of this situation as arguing semantics is what I see you doing. You cannot change someone's perspective with arguing. I, Enricho, have already said: let this rest. Let bygones be and live separately in hopes to find respect for each other in the future.

In other words, I, Enricho, have told you to shut your mouth and move on. After GodFather Matt's words on this matter, THAT should have been the FINAL word. As a GodFather has addressed the issue. Trying to argue the word of a GodFather? Even I, Enricho, would never dare! I couldn't even stomach to listen to everyone's bickering that erupted after his speach. All because NoKingsSpike has some chip on his shoulder and something to prove? Did I also hear Ketamine chiming in? With absolutely no respect behind my word to you both, move on. The lack of respect is due to the spike lineage slighting my OWN family. A slight that made this glorious place lose a would-have-been faithful member. Pitiful. However, did you notice how THIS is the time I chose to call you out on it? You chose to keep arguing. This point may be mute to all others, but you ruined someone's character in plain view and they will never return, NoKingsSpike. Don't dare try to argue me on this. You are the one who should feel shame.

It seems there is one clear goal and this old mentality that's obviously dying, is dying in such a disgustingly annoying way.

I, Enricho, said I would be the mediator in this situation, but there is nothing more to mediate. Live separately, live free and away from each other. Find forgiveness and maybe you can find respect along the way as well. Both sides must do this, but only one side is choosing to stick to the narrative of moving on despite the arguments that erupted.

You shall all perish if this commences. Not by my hands, I, Enricho, refuse to kill my fellow mafioso. You will die by your own hands and your own faults.

I agree with you that the rehashing of history is tedious. But I don’t agree that it’s besides the point. Michael chose to try to take a moral high ground on something for which he had no personal standing. I’ll leave it at that rather than more rehashing.

You say that Nutcracker was a third of Christina’s age, but that isn’t taking into account that this isn’t the first or second time that Nutcracker’s bloodline has been executed out in the last six months.

Nutcracker, mysterious death.

Pogacar, mysterious death.

Millers_wife, mysterious death.

“WS Wanted.”

KW’s line is not the only one this has happened to.

This trend of bloodlining of her “father” is exactly the cause for retaliation. Minimizing coffee shop friendships when you surround yourself with the same people your line has for twenty-some-odd years is a farce. It directs a lot of your decisions in uppers, auths, and otherwise. Family first, sure, but you got to this position by being disloyal to families yourselves to take power, and teaming up with coffee shop friends. I note the retaliation wasn’t even taken against you or your direct auths.

I question you bringing up that nobody forced Christina to take made or hand. Michael did this without asking (probably because he was desperate for resources… I mean look at his other hand, scraping the bottom, burnt and soured mashed potatoes... Garbage some might say). I think Christina saying anything after the fact about not wanting a promotion would be received poorly. Voicing concerns would also probably not go over that well. It would look sketchy.

If Drieza indirectly helped facilitate her survival, it could also be assumed that he indirectly helped facilitate Nutcracker’s demise, given those he supported. He was the strength in NY. As for whether the vengeance was hers to take, if that was the case, who was going to take vengeance or try to make the situation right or bring a change to the negative behavior? Or was it all just being swept under the rug? Obviously, likely, the latter. So here we are. 

You may be frustrated that Christina rogued and killed Drieza, with the uncouth “shut the fuck up” and “choke on the fattest dick they can find,” but that doesn’t account for the cause of Christina’s actions, the murder of Nutcracker, and it doesn’t cover for the fact that Michael’s own line had rogued as a Right Hand as well (and he has gone to lengths justifying it)... Small rehashing... I can say, Michael’s ancestor’s reasons are justified, only in that he did not like something that was happening. He did something about it, chose his other friends to do it with. I may not have liked it and neither did the person he betrayed, but it’s how things go. We can argue about betrayal and nitpick, but it’s the same thing, and he cannot prove that to be false. He took a stand against his family’s wishes or interests with his coffee shop friends. 

As much as I’ve argued with Michael, it’s not even his fault that Christina did what she did. It’s the murderer of Nutcracker’s fault. Blame that person, unless you were already complacent with it. Perhaps you were, but then Drieza’s death was the cost.

Enricho, you’re rarely around, uninformed, clearly on a certain side, and low-level, like a valet outside a restaurant, red jacket and a yes, sir, hand out for a tip. Other than that, I don’t know you particularly. I like that you’re ragey and passionate though. I really like it, maybe in a sick way. Matt’s words are useless to me, but thank you for your input.

Buu, are you getting ready? 1,350? Kristoff might be hungry.

What about Disciple in this? Feeling Savage yet? 

After watching NoKingsSpike get gunned down right in front of everyone, Enricho made out a slight chuckle.

Off to a great start I can see. Ha! The Great Enricho shall leave!

After walking for a short while, Enricho could hear the shouts of NoKingsSpike's son off where he once was. With a sigh of discontempt, he continued forward disregarding any snip that may have caught his ear.

"Spike, you’re rarely around, uninformed, clearly on a certain side and low-level with the presence of a ‘closed’ sign on an empty shop, technically there, but contributing absolutely nothing and yet somehow still a disappointment. 

Other than that, who even are you? 

I’ve got to hand it to you, keeping your level of rage and passion going for years takes commitment. It’s kind of impressive in a vaguely worrying, slightly sad way.

Go ahead and keep my name, along with anyone who actually matters here, out of your mouth. Not that your input was doing much for anyone regardless."

kind of curious why we even let those who arent in a family let alone the life have any weight on whats done or said here in the streets. i see so many civilians named spike walking by mumbling over and over again i just assume the local looney bin has a super relaxed "day pass" system. we should just pat them on the head and give em a "whos a good boy?" as we keep walking by

Shandie, you're 0-10 hours a week, pretty consistently. That means worthless. At least @Kirstoff bothered to get over that by a bit... But he's just maintaining. Kristoff is the new Joe-Ligambi, but without the funding. Embarrassing. 

Buu, come on, are you not getting enough kills per day? 

First off, as for Shandie, 90% of her time here has been consistently over 20 hours per week. I shouldn't be surprised that more lies spew from your mouth as you've made a career of it. How long until those you manipulate finally see the light and see you for the snake that you are?

Speaking of embarrassing. "aortireoeyvpkssfui tried to WACK! you." Do you not have one competent person to do your dirty work for you among those still yet to see your slithery stature?

The veil is lifting. How does it feel now that people are seeing you for who you truly are?

To the kin of  YourFavoriteSpikeS, I hope that you manage to get away from your ancestors love for Buu. As charming as it is, I am trying to keep Buu occupied in our mutual hate for one another. He cannot be distracted from this unless you wish me to get bored. My boredom is generally not the greatest for anyone involved. 

Good luck on your ventures though. 

Appearances can be deceiving, Cuphead. This is actually great leadership.

Great leadership? You just let another GFC die because you refused to kill someone you knew would rouge. The fact you are not all dead just shows how terrible leadership is across the board. 

 We all want a healthy Cosa Nostra

This is healthy ,because you aren't purging as much? It is the same way it was when spike was in power. Just this friend group is larger. This whole forgiveness and wanting to be friends with everyone has killed the exact essence that is Costra Nostra.  When mobsters act like therapist we get bullshit like this on the streets. 

Of course Simon does not wish to rehash history.  The fact anyone is even allowing you guys to play is puzzling. Im unsure why no one has shot emake, and got on with wiping you guys.  The fact he has enough pull these days just let's me know things have completely gone off the rails.  

Costra Nostra and rouge in the same idiotic mouthful. You seem like a guy we should definitely be taking lessons from. 

As The Great Enricho strolls the streets he finds himself listening to squabbling he believed was finished days ago. With the spike family tree dwindling into smaller numbers, he paused for a moment thinking if it's worth the time to interject his opinion once again. He starts on:

"I, Enricho, may be the freshest eyes on what it is we have here! I mentioned my reasoning behind my distrust for the Spike family; the deeper explinations are known by those who need to. Gluttony, you came simply to voice a poor opinion of a system that's working out its own kinks. It is also apparent that certain legacies believe that taking your PERSONAL issues into the streets is how you should be acting. It is a piss poor display of personal awareness. What the current leadership is trying to do is set up a place where all are welcomed and, from what I can tell, the streets should control who rogues. Not legacy issues that should be laying in the dirt with your fathers and mothers! The Great Enricho left Italy to return to these familiar streets because I trust the current leadership to show me how the streets fuel disputes and ties with each family. Rather than issues that have since become void of reasonable stature. These families know how to put on a show and The Great Enricho desires a place where the streets rule what happens. Not personal vendettas and silent waits. This is the way we should move forward, in my mind."

Enricho calms his nerves as this isn't a situation that should rile him up as much as it has. Hopefully his message is heard loud and clear. You never know, someone might need clarifications. Enricho lights up on of the few cigarettes he has in a day and walks off with a deep sigh.

The fact you are not all dead just shows how terrible leadership is across the board. 

I'm sure that made sense in your head.

At the end of the day there will always be rogues. Even the most purge happy regime of all time had rogues. In fact, they had possibly the greatest rogue of all time.

Will we do everything we can within reason to mitigate them as much as possible? Yes, of course. However, the qualifier "Within reason" is very important.

i keep getting a whiff of something "snarky" in the air, have they finally started to build that garbage dump off of the freeway?

Kristoff , do you smell it too?

shandie soaks her pocket square in some favorable scented perfume and raises it to her nose and continues to walk through the streets