Grigori rounded on Scorpio, glaring wildly at her beneath his clay-and-iron guise. This [i]lunatic[/i] just wandered in through the back door purely to buy some [i]tea[/i]! Didn't they know that this was obviously a sting set up by whatever has taken over their boss? The coffee and tea would be the [i]most[/i] likely to be poisoned! Grigori [i]needed[/i] to inform her of her potentially dangerous decision in a tactful and subtle matter. One slip-up here could alert the monster behind his "boss"'s guise to what Grigori knew, and when [i]that[/i] happened... Grigori shuddered, and began to whisper to Scorpio.

[b][i]"THINK FOR A SECOND, YOU SCATTERBRAINED HARLOT!! THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN'T A NORMAL MEETING-- IT'S TOO DAMN SUSPICIOUS!! QUIET DOWN... YOU'LL ATTRACT UNWANTED SUSPICION!!"[/i][/b]

Grigori peeked out over the counter. Sure enough, Max seemed to fake a call and told those who had taken the bait exactly where to go... a dirty alleyway in the bad part of town. Organizing a squad meeting in [i]public[/i]? Not bothering to wait for everyone to show up before telling them where to go? Using the words "lickety-split"? It was all too obvious! Fortunately, it seemed that Max had noticed neither Grigori nor Scorpio, and so they were above suspicion. Grigori turned to Scorpio, and raised his hands emphatically.

[b][i]"WE'RE SAFE, FOR NOW. LISTEN, WE NEED TO TAIL THIS GUY-- HE'S NOT MAX AVENDIR... AT LEAST, NOT THE ONE WE KNOW!! HE'S TAKING OUR COWORKERS TO SOME DIRTY ALLEYWAY OFF WHERE NOBODY WOULD MISS THEM, AND WE NEED TO STOP HIM!! ARE YOU WITH ME, OR NOT?!!"[/i][/b]