[b]Wire[/b]

Wire left his partner alone after that comment. It was a simple dismissal, and could mean a variety of things. With the slightest of shrugs, he dropped the discussion and proceeded to do what he did best: observe.

At least one other powerful mob boss accepted the necessity of the meet. That was encouraging, and would actively discourage interruptions from those unprepared to make a move; any gang would think twice on a takeover given the certainty of two large outfits being your opponents. The trouble was, any gang with the balls would have thought a lot more than twice about it..

Wire's ears pricked up as Marconi mentioned dropping hints to the League, although he did not move. Listening to the world at half-speed made keeping your emotions in check a lot easier than the people he was surrounded by. And given the League's resources, he doubted that they wouldn't have some form of representative here. It was time to see who they were. Slowing his perception more gave him the opportunity to scan the reactions of those in attendance; maybe they would shift their weight, or move their head, or take a deep breath. Maybe they wouldn't do anything. Regardless, he saw numerous people who he could say reacted to the words "the League". However, given the context in which they were mentioned, it was difficult to gauge their relationship. Discomfort at the prospect of helping the League was definitely to be expected, gang member or not, but he now had some faces he could at least assume had some ties to the League. Positive or negative. Fletcher was one of them, and that did not surprise him. Wire now was 60% sure that he was a spy, and miles away from certainty.

At the end of the speech and as negotiations began, Wire made note of the outlier; small bosses who were feeling insulted at their insignificance in the grand scheme of things. He had neglected to factor in that small detail. They would start a fight out of obligation to their pride. That was dangerous.

Fontana seemed to have noticed, and Ross gave him a nudge to action. They proceeded to the man, and his partner approached him. Wire had his back.