The blood on Koehler's plush white shirt had dried into a stain and it left a nasty impression on anyone who saw him. He didn't have time to clean himself up lately, he had been so busy keeping everything under control with the recent demise of Oblivion and Sovereign. He did what he could to save his family and salvage the remnamts of North Side, and now it was up to him to begin the rebuilding process.

The stains were all too visible underneath the moonlight. Koehler wasn't even close to being presentable, but he didn't care. He had business to tend to. His mind was beginning to wander, thinking about the recent events, when JoeyOlbose finally arrived. With a concerned look on his face, he spoke up; "You wanted to see me, boss?"

"Yes, I did. You know what happened the other day; our beloved Oblivion and Sovereign fell. That leaves a gaping hole in North Side that I believe you can fill. You have been nothing short of amazing for me and I want you to set up an operation under me. What do you say?"

Joey seemed to be speechless, all he could do was nod. Koehler smirked and handed Joey a set of keys, those to his new HQ. There was a reason Koehler wanted to meet here; the HQ was directly across the street from where they stood. He pointed his finger at the building.

"Well, there she is. What will you call your family?"

Joey looked at Koehler and grinned from ear to ear. 

"The Hardcases."

Seeyara tripped and mud splashed all over her dress while going to her appointment with Don Koehler and Mr. JoeyOlbose. She is dead late and surely, a punishment is already up for her. She ran as fast as she could ignoring her current situation and finally arrived at the place... an hour late.

She stopped a meter ahead to breathe some air and fix herself. She took her handkerchief and wiped some of the dirt on her clothes hoping it would work. Feeling frustrated, she threw her handkerchief away then walked towards Joey's HQ and knocked. One of Joey's man opened the door and let her in. Everyone in the room looked at her from head to toe. She bowed her head in embarrassment though silently cursing everyone as she heard them laughed. She scanned the area and saw Don Koehler nod at her, instructing her to sit beside him. 

"What a mess" Koehler whispered once she settled on her seat. Seeyara ignored his remarks and took her glass of champagne.

"Cheers for The Hardcases" Koehler raised his glass. "Cheers" Everyone chorused.

While everyone is busy drinking, chatting, dancing, and singing, Seeyara took the opportunity and approached Joey.

"Congratulations Mr. Joey. Working with you has been a great experience. I know you will do great for our district and for Chicago. You deserve this. "

Snowball was as usual minding his own business and rolling around somewhere in Northside, this day he rolled faster than ever before, because today something very exciting was going to happen.

Today one of the best friends of Snowball would get authorized to have his own HQ and that also meant they would have to follow their own path. Snowball quickly found Koehler whom looked at him with a frown deeper than he have ever seen before.

"Sorry, Koehler, I was stuck in my freezer today, someone put a lock on it, so I couldn't get out, but I rolled here as fast as I possibly could in order to honor Joey"

"Don't make me turn the heater on" Koehler said while his frown changed to a smile in the relief that Snowball atleast showed up not TOO late.

Snowball cleared his nonexisting throat and made Joey pay attention

"Hi there Joey, I would just like to say, that even after all the tragic recent events, I am really glad SOME good news would come out of it, and I see noone more fit to the position than you, you have been a friend for as long as I have been part of this family, and even though we wont be in the same, I will still make sure to drop by to visit you, and even Arakis" 

Snowball said with a grin on his face, after that he looked towards his body since he had stuck a cigar there for Joey to take as that was tradition.

"You deserve it Joey!, now hurry up before I melt!"

Well well..

Congratulations Joey, I only wished you would have got your chance to shine without unfortunate recent events. It's up to you and Koehler to fill the void now. Good luck. 

Jack Sparrow see's a crowd in the streets and being nosey he walks over to see Koehler infront of the crowd so Jack Sparrow stop and listened until Koehler finishes then he clears his throat and steps forward. 

"Congratulation JoeyOlbose, I wish you all the best in your new position in North Side and know you will do a great job and I look forward to watching you and The Hardcases."

Jack Sparrow turns round and walks back through the crowd heading out of the streets.

Joey sighs a content sigh as he looks over his new home, the crowd of both strangers and friends, and the new shining faces ready and excited to be molded into model criminals. He throws a hand onto Koehler's shoulder and looks at him with a smile.

"Thank you all, so much, for this fantastic opportunity. It wouldn't be right for me to pretend this wasn't a bit... bittersweet. Many unfortunately had to lose their lives in order for this to become a reality. I lost some great friends, and Chicago lost some very hard workers."

Joey pauses a moment to think of some of the faces he will miss in North Side before continuing.

"But with these losses comes the opportunity for myself, and for Koehler, to fill some very big shoes and rebuild North Side Chicago. I will do my very best to continue to impress those I've impressed, bring pride to Chicago where I can bring pride, and lead like some of the best lead. There is a lot of work to do, but I'm motivated and up for the challenge! Now then, I think a celebration is in order! Here's to The Hardcases, to North Side, and to Chicago!"

Joey pops a bottle of Champagne open, spraying those closest to him in the crowd. Cheers, hugs, handshakes, and kind words are exchanged as the HQ gets it's first taste of celebration!

Walking up to Joey I wait until he's finished speaking with other family members before shaking his hand.

"Congrats Joey, you deserve this and I know your going to make Koehler proud. Wish you all the best my friend and I'm always here to help you whenever you need it."

Joey accepts the handshake with a wide grin, happy to see his friend KL once again.

"Thank you for your kind words KL, I'm glad to hear that I can always count on you! Not that I doubted it for a second anyways! You can always come to me for anything you need as well, I'm just down the road after-all!"