E-Mails to Manuel and Amanda, Jamie, and Charles

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To: [inigo], [buttercup (sorry, luv)]
From: [westley]
Subject: Welcome home.

Hey, you two.

Very glad to have you and the others home again. You lot gave me quite the scare. I still owe you both a dinner, I think - let me know when your stomachs are feeling up to it, and I'll see if Sarah feels up to joining us. She's still feeling a bit rocky - having Miles go poof definitely didn't help, but it did get her out of the basement, so it was a blessing and a curse, methinks.

I also owe you both hugs, regarding the 'missed you and worried sick' aspects of things. Yes, you too, Manny. I don't think Amanda would tell anybody that I hugged you, if we asked her nicely. (Especially if I mentioned that Bethany swung by the other day and left some of her mother's chocolate chip cookies in her room, with a 'call-me-call-me-call-me' note on them. I get the sneaking suspicion she may have missed you, little sister.)

On a less happy note, though.. I do need to talk to you about Alphonso, Manuel, when you're free. Nathan met him, it went somewhat phenominally badly, and I know word of it is going to get back to the Black Court - but I want your opinion on how you think it will go, and what we need to worry about, before I go and talk to Charles about it. Let me know when you're available?

-Shinobi




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To: [jamie]
From: [shinobi]
Subject: Special delivery.

First, welcome back.

Second, that beard was hilarious, and I am vaguely sad I didn't get a picture of it before you shaved it off.

Third, Bethany dropped a few pages off the other day - HeLiX logos. There's about a dozen of them, she wanted you to be able to pick and choose between them. Let me know when I can swing by and pass them off to you. Some of them are really kind of neat.

-Shinobi



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To: Xavier, Charles
From: Shaw, Shinobi
Subject: Nathan, Askani, and Alphonso.

Sir,

Nathan told me about his meeting with Manuel's father. I'm going to be talking with Manuel about it, once he's up for it, and once I have a better grasp of what our fathers would be likely to do with the information gleaned, I was wondering if I could come up and speak to you about it.

I also had a thought regarding Sarah, but I can cover that one in an e-mail just as easily, if your schedule is as swamped as I imagine it might be.

Just let me know, sir.

-Shinobi

Comments

It is good to be home.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

Dinner sounds fantastic, but I'd prefer it be mano-a-mano, if you know what I mean. Invite Sarah if you wish, that sounds like it should be OK. And I don't plan on telling Amanda much of anything really. Things are ... not well ... on that front. I won't bore you and slander the lady by discussing it publically.

I'm guessing that Alphonso made an ass out of himself as usual? Chasing little girls and poking his nose in where it wasn't wanted? I'm not surprised. I trust someone with some sense handled him correctly, or do we have to worry that he's learned things he really should not have learned?

Manuel

Reply to Manuel

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I'm sorry to hear things are rocky there. If talking would help, I'm here, and very good at keeping things that need to be quiet, quiet. As for dinner, I think you and I are overdue for a Handsome Rich Boys night out, now that you mention it. Give the photographers some nice eye candy to feed the masses.

Askani and Galin took it upon themselves to introduce themselves to your father. Given that there is a psionic vampire serving as Queen of the Black Court, Nathan and I are rather worried about where this information might wind up, and what might happen as a result. I'd like to be able to give him and Charles some idea of what they might be able to expect, so that preparations can be made, just in case - I think that between the two of us, Emma, and a friend I have back home, that we should be able to piece something together. Assuming Charles thinks letting me ask Tessa to keep her eyes peeled would be safe. I need to ask him about that.

-Shinobi

Re: Reply to Manuel

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

He WHAT?

That was unbelievably dumb. Even if he didn't know about this psychic vampire of yours, that was still ill-done.

Alphonso is not one to let information like that go to waste. We have to assume that the Lords Cardinal know everything, and even together we do not have nearly the amount of pull necessary to checkmate the Black King.

Please tell me you've notified Emma?

And yes, things are rocky on the relationship front. I'll tell you more when I next see you - it is not something that should be told via this journals.

Manuel

Reply to Manuel

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I told Nathan to go to Emma about it, since she likely knows our fathers better than we do, so Gods willing, he's done such. I'm on my way to see her now, to make doubly sure she's been notified.

Apparent rockiness aside, you're sounding well. I'm glad to have you back.

-Shinobi

Re: Reply to Manuel

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

Like I said earlier - it is good to be back. When my schedule frees up, I'll give you a call. We should talk.

We should really talk.

Manuel

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To: {not the cute phaser}
From: {Jesus 2, Electric Boogaloo}
Subject: Re: Special delivery

Rock on. I'm just calming down enough to wonder what the hell the last week did as far as backlash for Columbia, so you and Bethany get accused of amazing timing. Swing by whenever you've got a minute, because I always do.

And I'm not at all sad you missed taking pictures of the beard. They'd make their way back to Kitty eventually and I don't want her to scream and run away. :)

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To: [my savior]
From: [brother shinobi]
Subject: Re: Special delivery

Cool deal. I'll run them by around lunch tomorrow - I have a very early wake-up call ahead of me, so I should be crashing for the night soon.

Oh, come now. Kitty wouldn't have screamed and ran away. Screamed and laughed, and mocked, and never ever ever let you live it down, perhaps, but no running would have been involved.

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Aww, you city boys don't know the meaning of a wake-up. Get back to me when you have to get up at four in the morning to stick your arm up to the shoulder in a cow uterus because your hands are smaller than your mom's. ;)

And . . . okay, point. I rephrase to "screamed and refused to let my face anywhere near hers until I shaved it off," which is almost as bad.

Subject: Glad to be back

[xp_daytripper]

To: [big brother]
From: [still trouble]

Just answering before I run and pounce on you in person. Food would be great, tho' not so sure if Manny can handle it if I'm there. I had to do something in Asgard he really didn't like me doing, and things have gone to shit since. But I think Sarah needs this as much as I do, so I can goseberry with you for a night, yeah? Only let me have time to dye the hair back - there's no way I'm going out in public like this.

I found Beth's package. Christ, she's never going to let me out of her sight after this - Columbia was bad enough. I'll call her tomorrow, when I'm not so over the place.

Alphonso? Oh fuck, this can't be good at all. Bad enough I've had Rom in me ear telling me to keep the fuck away from him - which wasn't needed, but something's put the wind up her all right.

A.

Re: Glad to be back

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To: [little sister]
From: [big brother]

My door is open. You may pounce when ready. Very much invited to, as a matter of fact, especially considering your troubles with Manny. I have several hugs with your name on them. (And you're a cute blonde. Sorry, but it's true.)

Definitely call Beth. She was.. a mess, frankly. She's good at hiding it, stubborn bitch that she is, but not that good at hiding it. If you want a ride out to see her later, I can drive you.

As for Alphonso.. no, definitely not good at all. But we're going to do everything we can to fix it, and keep things from going pear-shaped. Between Emma and Charles, I think it'll be okay. (Has Rom spoken to anyone about whatever he did to upset her? Do I need to go ask and make sure everything's okay?)

-Shinobi

Re: Rom and Alphonso

[xp_daytripper]

Rom didn't say exactly what went on, but she did talk to Nate and Pete about it, so I don't think you need to get involved. Stuff about me, I gather - Rom went all mama bear when she was talking about it, so I guess Alphonso made a repeat of the offer he made when we visited. Did I tell you he offered money for me to sleep with him? Gah. Even I have some standards.

If you're still worried, chat to Rom about it - she likes you. *grins*

A.