>>5673578You bite your tongue and let Max say his piece.
As funny as it’d be to tip him off that you haven’t really been taken off-guard by his gambit, people tend to be more forthright when you don’t let them know you’ve caught onto their plans.
Max’s proposal is simple enough; he’s in a bad place financially and strategically after some bad business ventures a campaign of targeted harassment that he was barred from retaliating against. Now that his main oppositions is belly-up, now is the perfect time to loot their empires for all they’ve got.
Unfortunately for Max, even if he gets out of here unscathed, he has nobody reliable enough to call in for a job of this magnitude. Either they’d spread the word or cut him out entirely, leaving him in lurch.
However, you’ve got just the kind of skills he needs; seeing as how you practically waltzed in and bulldozed his superiors.
Therefore in exchange for your assistance in securing the assets of his fallen rivals and thereby consolidating his position, he’ll cut you in a silent partner. Equal split down the middle, 50/50. He’d run the day-to-day, and keep you on speed-dial if things get woefully out of hand.
Max eyes you up and down approvingly, and makes a comment that if you ever need reliable muscle, he’d be happy to oblige once he’s in a powerful enough position. After all, what else are good friends for?
Alternatively, you might be able to give him a bit of a push and persuade him to throw his lot in with the Steel Wolves. Max has a rough charisma to him that could come in handy, and something tells you that he’d be a good quartermaster. Y’know, if you can trust him.
So, what would you like to do?
> Accept his deal to set him up as the local kingpin. Wasn’t expecting this raid to lead to new connections being forged, but opportunity beckons.> Accept his deal, but encourage him to flee the country and join up with the Steel Wolves. You can always use more men of substance, regardless of their origins.> Accept his deal to set him up as the local kingpin, with some added conditions. (Explain what those conditions are, may require a roll for persuasion.)> Decline his deal. You’re here to clean up the streets, not to get involved in the intricacies of its politics.> Other? 