https://youtu.be/YWD2Z14w99Y - SUGAR MOUNTAIN
"So. Did I do good?" You start cutting into your steak into tiny pieces as you talk into Alexis. "Mind telling me where I fucked up? Feels like I could've done better." Putting a piece in your mouth, you can feel it almost immediately melt inside your mouth. Your body shivers from how JUICY it is. God, you never had meat this good.
[UNSTABLE] THAT'S WHAT I-
Alexis hums while she cuts into her own steak. "With the W-Corp one? No notes. You did what you could. Hell, I'll be honest, it was like you were talking to another version of yourself." She takes a small swig from a glass of bright white wine that's probably worth $300 for a single swig. "J-Corp, no comments. D-Corp? Well, you could've done better."
"How so?" Taking a sip of your own wine, you take a moment to savor it on your tongue. You make out some sort of blackcurrant and black cherry flavor from it. Pretty good.
"To be polite? Most of the people who work there are barely awake, barely conscious husks who run purely off coffee. They prefer blunt, to the point discussions. You talked a bit too long and she passed out before you could get anything more out of her." She politely but firmly tells you what faults she saw in your discussion. Huh. You guess the S-Corp thing was a waste of time.
"That company is VERY new and very underfunded so...expect a lot of that from anyone who works there?" Alexis shrugs."
"Oh, yeah! They're probably only still around because they're P-Company's biggest partner." Kiara chirps out. "I even heard rumors that the previous D-Company was 'convinced to retire' by P-Company so they could put a new power in their place."
[SCHOLAR OF THE CITY] This tracks with an old rumor you heard of. From what you recall, old D-Corp was more focused on exploring the underground sections of the City. Supposedly they merged with something else to make W-Corp?
"And about partners and powerful people, do you know anything about Otto Foxtrot?" You throw the name out before you take another swig of wine. Your head's already feeling quite fuzzy from it.
<<span class="mu-b">"Oh, that prick? Fuck me."</span>> "Well, I've heard about him. His family has a LOT of connections with the Alphabet Companies. I think he has diplomatic immunity with all of them aside from V-Company...which, yeah, don't blame him." There it is again, V-Company, the only major blind spot you have. "I actually talked to him a few times. He's actually pleasant company all things considered."
You raise an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Yeah?" Alexis is weirdly confused by your reaction. Is she even talking about the same person you are? <<span class="mu-b">"Sure, I want to blow his brains out, but I can say that with most of my associates."</span>> "Only real issue I have with him is that he says freakshit WAY too much."
Might as well drop the present. "Yeah. Trust me, I know. I work for him."
And now the table is dead silent. All of your allies are staring at you. Uh?
