Just another day at work for Ebony, luckily her shift was almost over. Earlier this week she'd just got done training the new girl Sera, who she really liked. Damn can't wait for the party tonight! I really need a drink. She put those thoughts to the back of head tonight she'd party for now she needed to work on getting done with the last hour of her shift, she didn't want to let Chris down. She glanced over at the first person who came in the cafe and was going over a menu. She walked over to him with a smile. "Hey welcome to Populi ex Machina, I see your going over the menu, so I'll give you some time, my name's Ebony and I'll be your waitress today. When you're ready to order just let me know, everything here tastes absolutely fantastic!" She said and really meant it. With her employee discount she made sure to eat everything there at least twice.
As soon as she said that she was about to head to the back and grab a glass of water herself when she a noticed another person walking in. Wow he's cute, but this guy..holy shit..I hope he gets more then my order. She looked over Sebastian, undressing him with her eyes as she went over to Kieran and grabbing a menu on her way. "Hi I'm Ebony! Welcome to Populi ex Machina, the best cafe in Atlanta. Here, follow me sir." She said directing him over to a table while also sliding the menu into his hands. "Can I start you with anything to drink, a glass of water, lemonade, or better yet the best cappuccino you've ever had."
Kieran followed Ebony and sat at the directed at table. After she finished Kieran spoke.
"Tell you what, why don't you give me a couple of minutes to decide because I cant decide between what looks better. The food or the service." Kieran replied, winking at her.
Ebony couldn't help but smile, two good looking men in the cafe, much more handsome then most of the guys at her campus at least. "Hehe well I'll be back in a few if you ready to grab something to eat, but you could always slide me your number if your looking for something else." She grinned as she left to go back to the kitchen to grab herself a drink.
Kieran smiled, inwardly wishing she could have gone away faster, but if she had he would have noticed and it would be apparent she would be a spy. Clearly she wasn't, but still. Kieran looked around the place, and after a few moments he found his mark. A casual looking male, sitting at a table at the other end of the restaurant. He appeared normal at first, blue shirt, black jeans, jacket, on his laptop. But upon closer inspection there were slightly visible tattoo markings on his arms which more than likely all up his arms. There was clear marking of taken out piercings, and he seemed too focused. No one is that set on anything unless they are just trying to look busy.
Kieran stood up and walked over to the man. The man looked up and in an instant he realized what was happening. Kieran smiled, waved hello, then pulled out his gun and smacked him across the face. People turned at looked at the spectacle, in which Kieran shot three rounds into the ceiling.
"Alright everyone shut up and don't move and you will get to live a lot longer!"
Kieran turned to the man.
"Now...is there anything you want to tell me about government documents being hidden anywhere around?"
Kieran watched as the many shook his head. He sighed.
"Ok then, that was your only chance."
Kieran looked around and aimed his gun at a random man. He motioned for him to come over but stopped aiming at him.
"So listen guy I hate torture a lot, like a lot a lot, and I always end up killing the guy. So your gonna beat the snot out of this guy for me until he tells me what he knows."
"And just what the hell do you think you're doing in my cafe?" A gruff, booming voice rang out across the suddenly quiet shop. From the kitchen a tall, burly man ambled toward the spectacle, casually holding a large kitchen knife in one beefy palm. "Now, I don't really give a damn what you do on your own property, but coming into another man's home and starting trouble is damn rude, ya hear? If ya got a beef with someone, take it the hell outside!"
Chris knew that his bluff was a gamble. Sure, he might be larger, but he still couldn't take the man in a real fight. He just hoped he could intimidate the man into leaving before anything worse happened.
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Ebony was in the back getting a glass of water and relaxing while checking her phone to see if anything was going on. After texting two of her friends back she put her phone away, and finished her glass of water. However when she heard the gunshots she jolted with fear dropping the glass on the floor. Oh no fuck! Her heart beat was racing flashing back to the last words she heard from her ex dealer's brother that he'd come back to get her one day. But luckily or perhaps that was the wrong word the man had no ties with the dealer whom she helped the police put away, but was after some sort of government documents. What the fuck is going on..oh my God..I just wanna live. Her head was filled with panic and she felt relief when Chris went out to confront the man. She was just praying and hoping she didn't end up shot and now wishing the cafe had a wall separating the kitchen from the dining area.
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After surveying the menu for a moment, Sebastian was satisfied with what he had picked. Unfortunately it seemed that things had taken a rather interesting turn while he had been absorbed in the menu. There was a man with a gun, a man with a knife and a man in the ground.
"I don't know if this is meant to be some kind of performance thing, but I am kinda not into it." He said as he folded up his menu and stood up from the table. He made his way past the men and dropped his menu on the counter. "So yea, sorry for interrupting, but do you gotta do this right now? Like I haven't eaten for a day"
"Oh sure, let me just go sit back down, order a mocha cappuccino, and eat a nice flaky bis - whatever man! I didn't say anything to you. But you know what....you might be just what I need."
Kieran sighed and took a step to his side.
"I was hired by your government to do something. Its classified. Now I need you to "help" me "convince" this criminal to tell me what I need to know. Then I leave. Oh yea and -"
Kieran quickly shot his gun without warning at the beefy man with the bullet flying right past his cheek.
"Anyways. Please. Then I go. Pinky promise."
"[color=Crimosn]Well there you go, you can be polite too[/color]" Sebastian said with a rather sarcastic tone. Gunshots were a rather good method of intimidation if you didn't know how to treat them. Granted, a bullet to the head was something that was pretty hard to fix, so Sebastian decided to play this one a little carefully.
"So, you want me to torture this dude till he gives you some information. So what's in it for me? You are hired to do this but you want me to do it for free? That just seems like shifting your responsibility. But, I guess if I could get paid too then I would be more inclined to help" Sebastion was a crafty man, he liked to make money wherever he could. And if it meant throwing around his surgical knowledge for a little intimidation then he was more than happy to help.
Kieran sighed, pulled out his wallet, and threw five one hundred dollar bills at Sebastions feet.
Chris was getting tired of being ignored, even after the bullet whizzed past his ear. "All three of you, get out of my shop." He growled, exercising his modified vocal chords. "I don't care what you do down the street, but you've already ruined my ceiling, and I'm not going to be mopping blood up after you. Either get out, or get thrown out."
"That's a little better" Sebastian picked up a knife from one of the tables and made his way over to the man on the ground. He glanced over to the man with the kitchen knife and smiled. "Don't worry, I wont make a mess" He crouched down and looked the man in the eyes. "So, I don't know what this guy wants to know, but I will tell you what I do know. There are a few different places you can cut on a person that have some rather interesting results. Like for example, if I were to cut the tendons in your hands, your fingers would stop moving. Then I could cut your Achilies tendon and you couldn't walk. Long story short, I really suggest you tell him what he wants " He rested his hand on the man's shoulder for a second, causing the man to shift a little. He knocked the table a little, and the man quickly glanced up towards his computer. Sebastion glanced between the two for a moment.
"I guess that's a good spot for info... Plain sight" He stood up and made his way back over to the armed man. "Here is a crazy thought, try looking at his computer. Hiding info in plain sight might be pretty clever. Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but hey could work." He grabbed the money off the ground and placed it on the counter of the cafe' "Sorry for the interruption buddy." He said to the man with the knife. "Have a lovely daaay!"
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Ebony just wanted the situation to end one way or another, she just wanted to make it out of here with her life. God help me.. She was praying when it seemed the handsome man with the knife might diffuse the situation she didn't care that he was paid. She watched with anticipation as he made his way out, and the man bolted up knocking his cup of juice onto his laptop then pushing it off the table leading it to hit the ground with a crash.
He was filled with fear of getting shot, but he couldn't let the man get the info he wanted. He figured he had a better chance of trying to negotiate with this armed guy if he fucked up the laptop. "Fuck you!" He barked at Kieran knowing He may have either saved his life or sealed his fate.
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Kieran looked at the laptop contemplating what to do next. Kieran knew his options were limited so and that was a major sign of disrespect. It was going to become necessary to kill. Kieran pulled out five more 100 dollar bills and threw them at Chris.
"Listen man word to the wise, you look old, your fat, and seem kinda rude. Maybe being an asshole isn't the way to go in life."
Kieran walked over and picked up the laptop. He put it in the laptop bag and slung it over his shoulder. Then he grabbed the man and dragged him over to the exit. Kieran pushed him out the door, turned around gave everyone a two finger salute, then turned around and stood in the doorway.
"Ok so long story short, you're useless now since I have the maybe broken laptop. SO you're free to walk away. Bye bye."
Kieran smiled and waved his gun at the man. The man looked scared, worried, and nervous but he did as he was told. The man walked all about 100 feet away before Kieran took aim and fired his gun. He hit his mark, the back of the mans head.
Ebony thought for sure the man was gonna get killed after he messed up his laptop. She just hoped this guy's anger didn't end up with all of them getting shot up. She was impressed by Chris's boldness, he was the best boss she had great flexible hours, and he was standing up to an armed gunman. She was happy that he seemed to be sparing the man then gaped in horror as she saw him pull the trigger. "Oh my god" She was breathless and took out her phone only for it to go black. "FUCK!" she yelled louder then she intended to wishing she'd charged her phone instead of texting back her friends every second she got. She saw another person approaching the coffee shop about to enter and yelled out at the girl. "HEY!!! Run away, the guy at the front is crazy! He's got a gun! Call the cops!!!" Ebony yelled hoping someone could get away from here and call for help.
Chris stared out the window for a moment to make sure the man was actually gone, then slumped back into the kitchen, ignoring the money on the counter. As soon as he was out of sight behind the door, his body started to lose form as if deflating, and he quickly returned to his normal shape. His clothes were ruined, but he kept a spare set in the back for very similar reasons.
As Ebony followed him into the back room, he smiled wanly at her before his knees gave out. He slid down the wall as the adrenaline of the moment flooded out of his system, and took a few deep breaths to try and calm himself. When he was finally under control again, he met Ebony's gaze and nodded. "Take the rest of the day off," He told her, climbing slowly back to his feet. "You've had quite the fright, and I won't hold it against you if you take the next week off too. Get some rest, alright?"
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