Real World
North American Alliance- Greater New York Conglomerate
Kevin groaned as he stretched his legs as he was finally free of the shrink. Two hours of questions and prodding at his thoughts, but he was finally free. He had honestly told the shrink if she kept asking questions he was going to fall asleep. She had acted put out but the little smirk had given away her amusement as he exited her office. Matt and Jared were there waiting for him and cheered as he finally exited the office. "What did you tell her? Did you tell her if you had any inclination to go out and skin someone alive and wear it afterward?" Jared asked and Kevin snorted before punching him in the shoulder.
"No, she was fascinated by my sexual relationship with a digital being. She thinks it's unhealthy because she isn't real. I laughed and told her Cathrine nags, critiques, talks shit just like any flesh and blood women. I also told her if she wants to define reality by what you can touch, taste, feel, smell, or hear, guess what. Fate Online is FIVR, meaning all five senses are felt." Kevin responded with a smirk.
"Yes and a threshold of fifty percent, but I heard they will give people an option to increase it to seventy-five percent with the next patch," Matt said as they walked out of the building.
"Being a tank and accepting more pain...I don't know? Where are we going to eat?" Kevin asked as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Bruces' Burgers!!!' Jared stated as he flagged down a vehicle. 'Bree and Jordan are on their way there with Anastaisa and Cortez."
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Being early in the week, Bruce's was far from packed but a steady crowd was present including all the other officers from the Seekers. "Kevin!!' Bruce bellowed out as soon as he saw him. The man gestured Kevin over while waving his friends onto the table. 'I don't know what you got yourself into kid but a bunch of people came through here about six months ago asking about you, but you hadn't been around for a couple of weeks. Be careful kid." Bruce stated and Kevin nodded his head before ordering drinks and some appetizers.
"So, how is the Pearl?" Kevin asked as he sat down at the table.
"Umm, it's very upscale with a bunch of rich snobby bastards," Bree responded and Jordan snorting and trying not to laugh, something must have happened.
"How is your new place?" Matt asked.
"Pretty much the same, but I don't think I have to worry about anyone breaking into my apartment except BlackRock," Kevin responded with a mirthless laugh.
"Hey, I warned you," Jared responded and Jacob nodded as he ate an onion ring.
"So, is everyone looking forward to getting the interview over?" Anastasia asked and everyone nodded although Jared had a grimace on his face.
"What?" Jacob prompted and the former Military Intelligence officer just shook his head.
"Its a lot of exposure for us, I don't want us to get in over our heads," Jared responded.
"It's just an interview that will be broadcast later on BlackRock tv. It's not live and they will more than likely cut it to make us look as good as possible." Kevin responded while patting his friend on his shoulder.
"Yes, exposure is good for us. Some of us want to get laid in the next decade!!" Cortez stated while glaring at Jared which started everyone laughing at him. Kevin glanced at Anastasia when he said it and noticed she flinched slightly when he said it...Oh, she liked him. Kevin glanced at Jared who smirked and nodded, he had seen it too. No drama in the ranks though, the drama is bad for officers and they didn't need it while they were still building the guild.
"So, do we know if how many or are any of our guildmates going to participate in the Tournament?" Kevin asked as food started to arrive.
"Only a small handful are participating from what I understand.' Anastasia pipped in. 'Are you going to participate?"
Kevin shook his head, "No. It does not matter if I win or lose, I would always bee suspected of rigging it in some way." Kevin told them his reasoning for not joining the tournament.
"We had plenty of requests for allowing team matches." Jordan put in.
"Well, it depends on how this tournament goes. If it goes well enough and we earn enough money, it will happen next time. However, we are fronting a lot of money to the contestants, if we cannot earn enough back..." Kevin reasoned and they all nodded in understanding.
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Next day...
Kevin pummeled the bag. He was frustrated and he missed Cathrine. He knew Fate Online was offline this week, but it still felt like he was wasting time doing nothing. Kevin stopped himself and just breathed, he couldn't do anything at the moment. Suddenly his comm unit buzzed. He had an hour to get ready and downstairs to go to the interview. Kevin quickly wiped the bag down and left the gym. The few people working out ignored him, they were mainly the trophy wives or mistresses or the male equivalent. Kevin ignored them in return, they were a waste of time if they thought people were that useless.
However, when one of them is not looking where they are going and slams into you, it gets annoying. It didn't stop Kevin from helping her to her feet or picking up her comm unit and handing it to her. "Watch where you are going asshole!!" Kevin stopped and turned around.
"Excuse you bitch. You ran around the corner while messing with your comm unit. That's why you dropped it. I could have kept going and ignored you, but I stopped, helped you to your feet and gave you your unit back. So go fuck yourself if you can find your slit since your such an uptight bitch." Kevin replied before turning and leaving.
Forty-Five minutes later Kevin walked out of the Black Spire, security immediately joined him as he made it over to the open car. "How are you doing Kevin?" Marc asked as he sat down.
"Not too bad. So did the shrink finally certify me as crazy?" Kevin asked with a chuckle.
"Not any more than usual. So we talked to the reporter, we have a rough list of questions. Everything is above board and it should be a fluff piece. There might be some difficult questions, but nothing you cannot handle." Marc informed him as the car took off heading further into the financial district.
"This interview will be done as a team, correct?" Kevin asked and Marc nodded.
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"Yes, all the other officers will be there. Now the two doing the interview might ask each of you individual questions, but you will all be there. Just keep your cool." Marc responded.
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"Hi!!! Thank you all for coming, I have been waiting for this for over a month!!" Sandy said as Kevin and the others sat down across from her.
"Thank you, Sandy, for having us here," Kevin replied as he shook her hand then sat back in his chair. The others quickly followed Kevin's example while Kevin looked around the studio.
"So, if you do not mind me asking, but where is your partner in crime?" Kevin asked Sandy as she sat back down.
"I don't mind at all. Tim is out sick with the flu, so I will be doing this interview alone. Now if you guys are ready I can start the camera and get this going." She stated in response. Kevin quickly looked at the others who all silently nodded and Kevin gestured for Sandy to start.
Sandy smiled and nodded as she hit a switch and certain lights dimmed while others brightened as the cameras came online. "Ok folks, for everyone out there I am Sandy. My co-host Tim is out sick with the flu and is not in today. My guests today have caused humongous waves in Fate Online over the last few months. For those who do not know them yet, these are the Seekers of the Dawn, the first guild in the Empire of Night. Before we get started thank you all for coming today. Now, before we get into your guild we do have some questions about your origins. Now you web series has been very vague on your actual start. Can you shed some light on how you stumbled upon the Vampire race, Kevin?" Sandy asked and Kevin smiled and glanced over at Marc who nodded.
"Well if you want the truth it's not very glorious. I stumbled and fell into a hole in the ground literally while running for my life." Kevin responded and Gloria smiled.
"You stumbled and fell into a hole and found a Vampire?" she prodded.
"Not exactly, I stumbled and fell into a hole. A voice said something about a 'sacrifice' being accepted then I wake up bound in a cell with what I would later find out are Vampires." Kevin responded.
"Ok, that is a very odd way to unlock a race. Ok then moving on, this question goes out to any of the Seekers, how challenging has it been to set up a guild within the Empire of Night?" Sandy asked.
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Thirty minutes later Sandy was done and they were released for the day. Marc was waiting and congratulated them all on a job well done. "Well, hopefully, that will help you all roll out your guild on launch day. The interview will be broadcast Thursday, the day before the patch twelve launch. So tomorrow night. I would suggest you all sit back somewhere and watch it together, but from what I hear, the pear has very comfortable accommodations." Marc stated as they walked out of the building.
Once the others left Marc rounded on him, "So meet anyone interesting this morning?" Marc asked with a smile.
"Oh..yeah one person who doesn't understand basic elicited. Why did I insult some executives fluff bunny or trophy wife?" Kevin asked as they walked to the car and got in.
Marc was smiling, "No that was a daughter of one of the executives of a company renting a floor in the Spire. The Executive sends along thanks for taking her down a couple of notches." Marc stated with a laugh.
Kevin smiled, "Any time. She was a stuck-up little girl. Can't stand people like that." Kevin replies as the car zoomed through traffic.
"Well good thing you two got along so well because you are going to dinner with the CEO of BlackRock, me, the stuck-up little girl and her father. He does not expect an apology to his daughter, but she might. Wear one of the suites and we will be fine. I will be there at seven to pick you up." Marc stated and Kevin nodded as he looked at the buildings as they flew by.
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Real World
North American Alliance- Greater New York Conglomerate
The Obsidion
Kevin and Marc entering the dining room, Kevin immediately recognized Anthony Mitchels from the many interviews he had done. He also recognized the girl sitting next to him, although last time he had seen her she was wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt, this time she was wearing one of those little black dresses that drive men crazy. She filled hers rather nicely, too bad it also contained a tongue that could rip the paint off the side of a car at twenty feet Kevin thought as he offered his hand to Anthony. "Mr. Mitchels, thank you for the dinner invitation.' Kevin stated before turning towards the other man sitting on the other side of the bitch in the little black dress. 'Kevin Jones Sir, I heard that you wanted to thank me for something." Kevin offered the man his hand and he took it with a big smile on his face while his daughter scowled.
"I am Barthalomul Jackson, please call me Bart. This is my daughter Hayley from my understanding, you two know each other already." Bart responded with a smile and Kevin returned it.
"Yes, we had a run-in, but after that...well she is very forgetful and not worth noticing sir. She did say something sharp, but I replied in kind." Kevin stated completely ignoring the girl as he sat down.
Bart laughed at Kevin's comments, "She gets that from her mother. I must say most people don't manage to get one over on either woman, so watch your step, she will take it out of your hide." Bart stated with a laugh.
"Well sir, I am not too worried. I have learned that women who are like that are like small yipping dogs. Annoying and not worth my time, so ignore them and if they get to close, leave the area." Kevin responded causing Bart, Anthony, and Marc to laugh.
"Daddy, I thought we were going to have this dinner so he could apologize." Hayley finally entered the conversation.
Kevin raised his eyebrow at her statement before nodding his head. "Ok Hayley, I will make a deal with you. If you apologize for running into me and then being a bitch after I helped you, I give you my word I will apologize for being a dick too you." Kevin responded.
Hayley crossed her arms and sat back as the food started to arrive. "Well, this place has some of the best steaks in town. Now Kevin, how did you like that testing you did for us?" Anthony asked moving the subject on.