Daniella sat in the spacious office that was located inside her headquarters. It was late and the place was mostly deserted; some associates were downstairs playing cards and a few were out running jobs. Most had gone home to their families. Sitting across from her was her right hand man, her most trusted advisor. They had known each other long enough now that there was a lack of formalities; there was a glass of scotch in front of both of them and an open bottle in the middle of the desk. She was leaning back in her seat, legs crossed, sipping from her glass in silence for a few moments. It had been a long week; first they’d move their whole headquarters from Chicago to the Bronx. Then days later most of Chicago had been wiped out, followed by a nation wide event that had taken much of their time and attention. Finally things seemed to have settled down; sure there were still boxes laying around that needed to be unpacked and her own home, well that was a disaster. But they would take things one day at a time.

“You know,” Daniella began, looking over at Brant with a smirk. “Your father would probably be rolling blunts on my desk right now, trying to get me to smoke with him.” She laughed softly at the thought, shaking her head. “He was a good man you know. It seems like so long ago that he brought me out to Los Angeles, so he could start a crew of his own. I was his right hand for only a short time but that was a good crew. He didn’t have the chance to show his full potential. You however, he would be proud to see what you’ve accomplished so far. Honestly, I don’t know what I would do without you around here. But....”

Daniella reached into her desk drawer, pulling out a small box and tossing it across the table at him. “I guess I’m gonna have to find out. After all, you’re gonna be pretty busy in a place of your own from now on.” Her smile turned into a grin, her eyes glittering as he opened the box to find a set of keys and an address.

“Go check it out if you want, tomorrow we announce it to the rest.”

The next day Daniella had her driver bring her straight to the location of the new headquarters. Brant was already there, not surprisingly, as well as other members of her crew, people he had chosen to be his hands. Climbing out of the car, Daniella waited for a crowd to gather (an announcement had been sent out after all) before she started to speak.

“Today I am proud to announce that I am authorizing my dear Brant to take on his own crew here in the Bronx. He has been with me from the start and is someone I can trust in with my life. I am excited to see what amazing things he will be able to accomplish here, although I will miss him dearly. I am proud to announce the newest addition to the Bronx:

House of Stark

SadPanda had been up late the night before drinking and tossing dice down at the local gambling hall. Hazy and barely awake a man knocked on his door. The man walked up to him and gave him a note. He jumped up and ran straight to the address. 

When he arrieved he heard Daniella speak. It was a very well thought out speech. When she was done he headed over towards Brant. 

"I just want to say sir congrats. I've known you for sometime now and I must say you will do very well in this new position." 

He then headed over to Daniella and gave her a hug. 

Charles woke up on the floor of his apartment with a severe hangover, and a half empty bottle of Scotch next to him. This was far from unusual in his daily routine. He could barely remember anything that happened last night. It took him a few minutes to realize where he was. As he looked up, he noticed the clock on the wall said nine forty five. Today was the big day, and he was suppose to be present at ten o'clock for the big announcement. As he stood up in a hurry he noticed that he still had the clothes on from the other night. "Oh well, no time to change now. This will have to do." he thought to himself. He rushed towards the bathroom and splashed some water on his face. He quickly grabbed the car keys and rushed out the door.

Charles drove towards the new headquarters, not far located from the Tiger's Lair in the Bronx. When he pulled up, he noticed Brant was already there. Slowly but surely a small crowd was gathering around the new headquarters. Charles got out of the car and walked up to Brant. "Congratulations Boss." he said with pride, as he shook his hand. In the meanwhile the crowd was still growing. Mostly friends and family gathering from all districts in and around New York City. A few minutes later Don Daniella pulled up to address the crowd, and to make the official announcement. 

The speech was heartfelt, and Charles couldn't help but feel a sense of pride for his soon to be Boss. After the Don and several others were done speaking, Charles figured it was his turn to say a few words. He walked up to the middle and cleared his throat.

"I just wanted to say that i'm truly honored to be standing here today for several reasons. First of all, I feel honored because Boss Brant has been given the opportunity to accomplish something great here for the city of New York. Second of all, I feel honored because I was asked to be a part of it. Boss Brant's family and mine go all the way back to Los Angeles, where they worked side by side, but never really got the chance to work together. Although I heard nothing but great things about his family, I never got that opportunity. So it was with great pleasure that I accepted this offer. I'm looking forward to working with you Boss Brant, as well as Capo Classy, and the rest of the family. Thank you for putting your trust in me, I hope I can make you proud."

After Charles finished his speech he thought to himself "Not bad coming up with something like that, while still dealing with a severe hangover. I really need to go home and sleep one off." 

Aldora ran down the steps towards the car, barely giving her driver time to open the door, she had already been awake a few hours and had no patience for formalities this morning. As she arrived at the new Headquarters she could see some familiar faces in the small crowd gathering, all awaiting Don Daniella's speech. After listening to both Daniella and PrettyBoyFloyd, Aldora went to find Brant.

"Brant, congratulations on your new position and Headquarters."