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#Adrasteia – February 22, 2015
The Kodiak makes good time to Adrasteia from Devin's family's house, but it's become reasonably late and the sun has disappeared from sight.
Devin is standing in the cockpit doorway instructing Victoria where to go. "Should be right up ahead." he informs her as he looks over his omni-tool to confirm the location, "Yeah, yeah. Right over there." he points through the windshield.
Adrasteia is quite a bit larger than Freedom Falls, with a fair number of larger sized buildings in the distance, near the heart of the city. Lights from those buildings light up the sky. Where Devin is directing Victoria to, however, isn't quite as bright. It's mostly prefabricated buildings. The streets seem empty, not a soul in sight. As they near the indicated location, they pass over a huge warehouse and just
behind it is a large, multi-floor building that would be instantly recognizable as 'Illumination'. Mainly due to the enormous, flashy neon screen displaying the name atop it. Unlike the rest of this part of town, Illumination appears to be hopping, with a line going half-way down the block. The light thumping of the club's music is already making its way to the group's ears. Just off to the west of the club is a large
Ilyna is still sitting down. "Looks like concealed weapons aren't allowed, neither are amps," she says. "If we can park nearby, I think it's a better idea to leave that back here instead of having to hope their staff can get it if things get hectic."
Leah sighs and reaches back with one hand to lift her hair as she uses her other to unseat her amp. She hesitates for a moment and cranes her neck around, "How are we running this one, boss?" she calls back to Ilyna, "Want me to stay behind in case we need to make a quick exit?"
Victoria yawned lightly ''Think they would allow me to bring in my visor? Could use it to scan for biotics.''
Devin chuckles and shakes his head. "You guys need to take it easy. It's gonna be fine." he says as he makes his way back to the cargo hold and scoops up his mostly-dry jacket and slips it back on.
Ilyna takes hers out, as well. "Yes, unless Victoria wants to stay behind," she says. "And yeah, but hand it off if you can't bring it in."
looks up at the client. "Conflict can erupt quickly in this city, it's best we're prepared for that."
"Well I can stay behind and use the visor to spot any biotic signatures, and if you guys bring in a headset I can keep you guys informed."
Leah looks over at Vicky. "You sure? I don't mind staying behind. I've got all my gear crated back there." she cocks a thumb back towards the cargo compartment.
Devin shrugs and holds onto the handhold of the shuttle, waiting for Victoria to land anxiously. "Whatever you say. You folks stress too much. Haven't any of you ever been to a club? Go in. Sit down. Enjoy the sweet, sweet tunes, and have a few drinks. Simple."
Ilyna stands up. "Of course I have," she says, "but I usually aren't responsible for someone else's security when I'm in one. And I'm staying sober tonight."
Victoria lands the shuttle ''So that is the plan, I stay in and try to inform you guys about any possible biotic dangers?'' She then looked at Leah, I also got my stuff in the back.
Devin groans. "Of course you are, mom. Shit, havin' a couple drinks ain't gonna make you piss drunk or anything." He gives a glance over his shoulder at Ilyna, "Unless you're a lightweight." he adds with a smirk.
Leah sighs and finishes removing her amp. "You sure you don't want to go in? Seems like it could be fun." she says, attempting to negotiate her way out of spending a night around Devin.
Victoria looked at Leah ''I can get the shuttle started the fastest out of all of us. So if we need a quick escape, I can provide it.'' Negotiating back with Leah.
Ilyna nods. "Whatever helps you do your job," she says before turning to Tanner. "I'm not a lightweight, but I don't drink on the job," she continues. "You'll be stuck with me while you're in the club, and one of the others will be watching us from a distance." She enables her omni-tool and opens a comm channel before sending it to the others.
Leah nods a couple times silently, looking a bit defeated. "Makes sense, I suppose." she says as she stands up and makes her way back to the cargo hold to put her amp away with the rest of her gear. "How about trying to slip one past security?" she asks, glancing over at Ilyna as she raises a Predator from her crate, "Worth a shot?"
The extranet site was unspecific, but it mentioned they scan for weapons. With such a high-profile performer, I'd wager they've tightened it even more.
Leah gives a nod and sets the pistol back down. "Not worth the attention, then." she says as she proceeds to link up with the comms channel.
Devin jerks the shuttle door open. "Come on, ladies! The party is happening without us!" he hollers as he hops out.
Victoria looked at Leah ''Sorry about that Leah, at least you are watching from a distance. Remember Ilyna has the worst job.''
Ilyna hops out of the shuttle in turn. "If anyone with a recorder asks, I'm not security, okay?" she says. "Just 'always-worrying acquaintance' would do." A sheepish smile follows.
Leah leans into the cockpit and gives Vicky a pat on the shoulder. "No worries, Vicky. Keep us in the loop if you see anything." she offers before following Ilyna out of the shuttle and closing the doors behind her.
Devin perks up a bit and a smile crosses his face. "How about... Fling?" he asks, allowing the question to linger for a moment before adding, "Hell, by the end of the night... That might not even be a lie." He winks at Ilyna and starts towards the club. He doesn't bother going to the back of the line, instead he simply walks alongside it towards the doors.
Victoria turns the shuttle off and looks out the shuttle's window to see where the club to located from her position, before getting her visor.
The club is located right next to the parking lot. From Vicky's location, she would only be able to see the side of the building, and the tail of the line streaming down the block.
Ilyna shrugs. "If that's what you want to call it," she says with a slightly amused smile, just imagining all the explanation she'd have to do to friends back home if the press ate that up. She looks around at the line. "You can get me and Leah in with you, right?"
Devin continues walking alongside the line, outside of the ropes. "Absolutely. They wouldn't dare turn away my peoples." he says confidently.
The line to get into the club is roped off to keep things orderly. The crowd consists mostly of people on the younger end of the scale. Plenty of bright clothing and strange haircuts. A young woman with long, dreaded locks and wearing lime green legwarmers and a short, sky-blue skirt is walking up and down the line with a headset on, shouting to the crowd to keep them involved, "How excited are you we got DJ Zolnon!?" she shouts, and
The music is noticeably louder outside of the shuttle. It's the sort of thump you can feel through your entire body, and it only gets heavier as they get closer to the door. As Devin passes by, a young woman shouts "Oh my God, that's fucking Devin Tanner! DEVIN I LOVE YOU!" The outburst causes a few heads to turn and inspect Tanner and, soon, the whole line is going nuts and hands are reaching out towards Devin.
Victoria put her visor on and looked at the building, turning on her visor biotic sensor. ''I think I might start believing in god today. Cause that asshole is a spawn of demonically stupid moron.'' She said to herself.
The hype woman runs up alongside Devin and puts a hand on his shoulder, walking with him as she does. "YOU SEE THIS, PEOPLE!? EVEN DEVIN TANNER KNOWS THAT ILLUMINATION IS BLOWING THE ROOF OFF TONIGHT!" she calls out, and the sea of people scream back all at once in an indecipherable mess of thunder. One young woman is actually in tears upon seeing Devin. Plenty of people begin pulling out their omni-tools and opening apps to take
Leah winces as the crowd gets riled up. She jogs slightly to catch up to Devin and flashes a smile at the crowd, although she looks extremely uncomfortable.
Devin reaches out as he walks along, allowing the fans to touch and grab his hand. He keeps his cool about him, waving and blowing a few kisses as he flashes that bright smile of his that's on the cover of all his vids. "DJ Zolnon! WHOOOOOO!" he shouts, and the crowd responds in turn.
Leah raises her voice slightly to be heard over both the crowd, and the loud music, "This is insane!" she says, glancing over at Ilyna. She's still holding a ridiculous, fake, toothy smile.
As they near the front of the line, a krogan can be seen manning the door. He steps aside, seemingly having no intention of stopping Devin and company. Near the door, the music is so loud it's hard to hear someone right next to you, although Ilyna may still be able to hear a group of women nearby. "Who is that slut with Tanner?" one asks, "WHAT!?" another responds, unable to hear over the music, "THAT SLUT WITH TANNER! WHO IS
Ilyna returns the glare to keep up her act, although she doesn't look forward to the people she'll meet inside. "On second thought, maybe the fling-story isn't a good idea," she mutters, probably barely audible to anyone even near her.
Devin pats the krogan on the chest and stops right in the doorway to give the line one last wave. He holds his hand high and proud and gives a short wave before disappearing through the door.
Just through the front door is a small room with a desk on the right-hand side. People are being ushered through the room once they've checked their coats and/or weapons. As soon as someone walks through, they're immediately subjected to a scan by a system built into the doorframe. The man right in front of Devin sets off the scanner, and a batarian in bright green armor moves to pull him aside and over to the desk.
Behind the desk, a handful of employees are moving frantically to take care of the crowd around them.
The current song comes to an end and slowly dies out. Over the speakers, a monotone voice booms to life, "This one is about to drop the bass." A short pause follows before the music roars back to life. Further inside, the crowd can be heard cheering.
Ilyna follows Devin through the door, assuming they'll know she's with him. She has neither weapons nor biotic amp on her, so the scanner shouldn't be set off.
Devin waits just inside for Ilyna and Leah to enter. His head is already bobbing to the beat. "THIS IS AWESOME! RIGHT!?!?" he shouts over the music.
As the scanner isn't set off, a turian in bright green armor that glows under the overhead lights moves over to Devin and his group and lightly puts a hand on both Devin, and Ilyna's shoulders, and begins ushering them through the room. "You're good, keep it moving."
Ilyna gives an nod and replies, "It is," but the music may drown it out pretty easily. She follows Devin after the turian ushers them inside.
The room opens up into an enormous dance floor. To the far left is a bar against the wall with a handful of bartenders all seeing to customers. Small, round tables line the walls, but they're mostly empty. Directly in front of the group is a large mass of people, all dancing in the middle of the dark room as lights flicker about. To their right is a wall with a large screen in the center.
The screen displays random lights and colors, all bleeding into one another like some sort of synthesizer as the words 'DJ Zolnon - The Mindfish Protocol (Enkindlers Mix)' scrolls across the bottom. At each end of the wall, a staircase leads up to an open second floor. The light show looks to get more intense up there, but it's hard to see from their location.
Leah looks over the turian and follows behind the group. "Not quite the word I would use...." she sighs, but it's way too loud for her to be heard. She activates her comms and performs a quick check to make sure they're functioning right. "We're inside, do you copy, Vicky?"
Victoria answers her comms ''I hear you, I am looking at the building now to see if I notice anything.'' She looks at the building and would count any signatures she would see or pick up.
Ilyna actives her comms, as well. "I hear you both," she replies to confirm it works on her end, too.
Outside of the club, a group of three people, two humans and a turian, pass by the front of the shuttle, marching towards the club. They're all wearing armor, but the two humans' bare arms are exposed. One wears a helmet, but it's difficult to get a good look at him due to the lack of light. The human in front stops and looks over at the shuttle as he thinks he spots someone move inside.
He squints a bit to see inside and, once he's sure someone is in there, a large smile crosses his face and he attempts to wave her outside. He moves along to the side and begins knocking on the door. His two friends continue on their path, glancing back over their shoulders once, but then going about their business.
Devin has a huge grin from ear-to-ear once they're inside. He moves close to Ilyna and tosses an arm over her shoulder, leaning in close to be heard. "So this is your rodeo! Where are we goin' first, beautiful!?" he shouts, "We hittin' the dance floor!? Havin' a drink!?" he asks, "If you want, I can get us a VIP booth! We can lose Blondie for a while!"
Victoria stands up and goes to the back to get her pistol ''We might have some friends people. Three armored people, one stopped to talk with me I think.'' She moved her pistol so it cannot be seen. She opened the shuttle door ''Hey yo.''
ArmoredHuman puts a hand on the doorframe and leans against it. "Ey!" he greets. His head is shaved aside from strange tufts of hair that dot his head and stick straight up. There doesn't appear to be any reason, or pattern to the style, "Saw you sittin' out here, girl. You lookin' for somethin'?" he asks, "I got whatever you need."
Ilyna looks over to Devin with a tilted head. "You're letting me decide?" she says with a chuckle. "How about a drink at the VIP booth?"
Devin looks a bit surprised. "Shit, you move quick." he says with a big smile as he takes Ilyna by the hand and attempts to lead her over to the bar. "I don't know if Kor is compensating expenses, but it's all on me tonight."
Victoria looked at the man ''Just making some repairs on my shuttle's console. Now, what do you mean, you have what I need?'' She asked pretending to be the curious bystander, wanting to find out if these might have been the guys dealing sand.
ArmoredHuman leans back and looks around for a moment. "You know what I mean." he says with a big grin, "Cheap, too. We got this shit on lock. So what'll it be? Some 'Sand'?"
Ilyna let herself be led to the bar. "He is," she says, "but thanks. Just don't get me something too strong, okay?"
''You can get into the club wearing your armor?'' She said in a surprised voice ''I thought no one could get in wearing that stuff.'' She said hoping to get an answer from him.
Devin chuckles to himself. "Just relax. This is gonna be a good night." he assures her. He takes a moment to flag down a bartender and ask about the private booths. The bartender points him to another batarian standing beside a door behind Devin and Ilyna. The batarian is wearing the same bright green armor. As Devin approaches him, he gives a big toothy grin.
"Mr. Tanner." the batarian says, "Illumination is pleased to have you with us. Will you be requiring a booth?" He looks over at Ilyna, and then at Leah who is pushing past people to catch up to them, "For three?"
ArmoredHuman sniffs hard and reaches up to rub at his nose. "Huh? Yeah, yeah. Long as you ain't packin', they don't give a fuck what you're wearin'.... So?" he asks expectantly.
The batarian gives a nod, taps at the panel beside the door, and steps aside as it slides open. "Enjoy. Someone will be along shortly to get you drinks."
''I'm sorry, I don't have the credits for it. Plus I have never touched the stuff.'' She said with a frown to the man.
Through the door guarded by the batarian is a narrow hall leading to the pair's left. Along the hall are segmented curtain-esque doors blocking five openings. Three are pulled closed, and two (The third and fifth) are open.
Devin enters through the door and starts down the hallway. He heads straight to the fifth opening and steps inside. "Niiiiice." he says loudly, "Get over here, Ilyna!"
ArmoredHuman looks slightly aggitated. "You don't have the cr-... Well how much do you have? Maybe we can work somethin' out."
Ilyna gulps down as she enters. She follows him and steps inside. "I... I'll admit I thought it was reserved booths overlooking the stage," she says, "but I guess with half your fanbase planning my murder, a break would be nice." She chuckles.
"I'm sorry, I forgot my credit chits. I left them at home." She said quickly making a lie. ''But I hope you can make some credits in there tonight.''
Inside of the opening is a small room containing a booth large enough to fit three people comfortably on each side. Against the wall is a large, expensive screen that broadcasts the stage. Plenty of people can be seen dancing as a light show flickers about. Beyond them is a staircase leading up to a booth where DJ Zolnon can be seen manning (Or 'squidding') a synthesizer.
Devin takes a seat at the booth and taps a button on the table. "They should be on their way to take our order." he assures Ilyna with a chuckle. "Yeah... My fans can be pretty fuckin' crazy, but shit... You have no idea how awesome it is to hear your name chanted like that."
The batarian steps in front of Leah and folds his arms across his chest. "Sorry." he says boldly. As Leah attempts to explain that she's with Tanner and Ilyna, the batarian interrupts her, "Mr. Tanner said you're not with them, but nice try. Move along."
ArmoredHuman Looks Vicky up and down. "Yeah... Yeah, thanks." he says as he turns around. He takes a step away from the shuttle, but quickly turns back. "You know, I'm sure you've probably got somethin' worth value. How 'bout you let me come in and we can talk this over? I'm a reasonable businessman." He flashes a wide smile.
Ilyna slips into the booth on the other side. "I don't really like that much attention, and I even hope your fans never finds out my name," she says. "But if I was in your line of work, I'd... probably love it too."
Victoria shakes her head ''I'm sorry, I gotta get this fix for my boss. He will have my head, if I cannot fix the console for this thing.''
Devin stares over at the screen, still bobbing his head to the beat. It's much quieter in here. Most likely a lot of soundproofing. The music is only audible through the screen's speakers. "Yeah... I never thought someone like me-... A kid from the Terminus, would be where I am today. It's insane. I just-... I wish my family would appreciate it."
ArmoredHuman gives a disappointed sigh. "Well, I guess we're both 'fixers' then, huh? You have a change of heart and decide you need your 'fix'... You just let me know. We'll be around, sexy. Plenty of credits to be made her tonight." he says. He doesn't move from his spot, almost as if he's hoping the conversation will continue.
''Alright, have a good time selling. I better get back to fixing.'' She starts to close the shuttle's door.
Leah rolls her eyes and activates comms once again as she marches away from the batarian. "Ilyna! That little fucker locked me out! What the hell is that all about!?"
ArmoredHuman follows the path of the shuttle door as it closes so he can look inside as long as possible and continue speaking to the woman. "Don't forget. I'll be here for like two more hours!" he spits out rapidly, hoping to say as much as he can before the shuttle door closes, "My names Raymond, by the way! What's yo-..." his voice is muffled as the door finishes closing.
"Sarah." She yells when the door shuts and goes back to the pilot seat. ''Well guys, the dealers should be in armor. You can thank me for my investigative work later.'' She said into the comms and so no one outside could hear..
Ilyna enables her comms. "Tanner's request," she responds. "We're fine in here, and we'll be out again soon. Could you keep an eye out for anyone suspicous?"
leans back after disabling her comms. "Family doesn't always agree," she says with a sympathetic tilt of her head. "Just stand up for what you want and eventually they have to appreciate it."
Leah slowly sulks her way over to the bar and takes a seat on a stool that'll give her a good view of the VIP room door. "Copy. Eyes on the door, Ilyna." she responds over comms.
Devin gives a slight shrug. "I've got more credits than I know what to do with, and I can't do a damn thing for those two. Stubborn as fuck. They act like I'm just out there playin' pretend, and one day I'll 'grow up', come home, and take over dad's position on the farm." He finally breaks eye contact with the screen and focuses on Ilyna.
sighs, "That's why I came here. Bought my folks a place on the Citadel. Wasn't cheap, either. Know what my ma' says?" He waits dramatically for a moment before continuing, "Oh, that's nice, Monty. Maybe one of these days your father and I can go and take a weekend there." he says, attempting to impersonate his mother's voice.
Ilyna looks at him, thoughtful for a moment. "Your parents must have worked hard to get where they are," she says. "So they may be reluctant to appreciate something they didn't work for. That's... how I see it, at least, but I don't know your parents."
Devin nods silently to himself. He lowers his gaze to the table as he continues, "You're right. But they're stuck here, and they don't need to be. When I was six, I saw my older brother shot dead when he tried to protect my father from a group of assholes sent to extort our little community for protection credits. My folks have been beaten. Robbed. Treated like dirt."
shakes his head, "And my little sister is stuck in that place, and she eats it up. She has no dreams. No plans. No desires. She'll grow up, if she's lucky enough to survive, and then she'll continue on in my parents place. I just-... I-..." he slams a fist down on the table, "I just want them to be safe. To be happy..."
Ilyna frowns. "But what can they do on the Citadel?" she asks. "It's expensive to live there, and the job market is probably difficult. Aren't there colonies in council space where they build a new place for themselves? Although, with the disappearances I hear about on the news... that may not be better."
Devin smirks and gives Ilyna a goofy look. "Ilyna... I have more credits than anyone could spend in one lifetime. If they'd just take my help, they'd never want for anything. I'd open an account in their name, pack it so full of credits that they never need to work again. They could do whatever they wanted to do. Live their dreams. Get my sister the hell out of here."
Ilyna sighs. "But keep it up, eventually they have to see that living out here won't do them any good," she says. "At least try get your sister to agree with you."