Very good then. I will wait to see the warden.
The next morning, Dougie gets busted for drug possession for smoking the bud you gave him in his cell. They take him out of the room to put him in solitaire, completely ignoring the blunt Cameron is hitting while the three of them laugh at Suxdixfertres.
Roflmao! Still waiting to see the warden.
The day passes without further incident; still no cash being put on your books.
The next afternoon, the guard comes and escorts you to the warden, who thanks you for not having anyone killed the day before and asks what you need.
"I need total access to every gang leader in this place. I need to make my position clear to them, or it all starts all over again. I want to meet with them one on one, in a secure room. No guards are to be in the room, but they remain outside the door. They are not to come in until I summon them inside. If this happens, minor injuries and no deaths. If not, you might want to brush up your resume."
"Excuse me?"
The warden does not look enthused.
"Are you threatening me? I don't think you quite understand your position, Mr. Pharaoh."
He pushes a button on his desk.
"Oh no, warden, I'm not threatening you at all. I am merely telling you something. There's quite a difference. And if that button summons a goon squad, believe me, it will become highly unpleasant in this room. Again, not a threat, I'm merely telling you something. Something you should pay a good deal of attention too."
Before he has time to answer you, a corrections officer enters the room; you recognize McKinley, and he clearly recognizes you.
"Take Mr. Pharaoh to solitaire."
"No," McKinley responds.
"You were just suspended for insubordination. Do you need more time to think about whether or not you need your job?"
"Guess so," he responds, leaving the room.
"Go home. First send in Don."
In the ensuing silence, the warden tells you, "It's so hard to find good help these days."
"Funny. I was just thinking the same thing. It seems to me it is you who doesn't quite understand his position, warden. Your predecessor thought he had the power as well. And look where that got him. The mook scumbags in here think they have the power and look where that led. An entire cell block was wiped out on your watch under the very close supervision of armed guards. How difficult do you think it will be to erase one lowly warden. Or perhaps his soon expecting wife? I could kill you myself right here and now, without breaking a single drop of sweat. But I prefer to give you the chance to shut your mouth, know your role and fall into step. And I mean right this second. I'm through being polite to every insignificant asshole in this piss-hole of a world. Fool with me from this point on, and I promise you, there will be no place on this planet that you can hide. And THAT, warden, IS a threat."
While I wait for his response, I will instruct Dawn to get all the info on the warden she can from Ringo, find out where he lives, and abduct his wife. Treat her carefully as she is pregnant. Blindfold her so she sees no one. Make her comfortable at the building. Wait for further instructions.
Dawn's thought comes to you that you should consider it to be done already.
Another officer enters the room. "Don, take Mr. Pharaoh to solitaire. Maybe some time there will let him reconsider his position here."
"Yes, sir. Come with me, Mr. Pharaoh."
"Sure thing. You were warned. But once you realize that I was serious, warden, I'll expect a visit from you, an apology and then an acquiesce to my stipulations. "
You're taken to solitaire.
Anything you want to do before we jump to the night?
Send Dawn a message: If anything happens to me, kill the warden's wife in a most horrific way and photograph the body and send the warden the pictures. Then make sure they can never find the body.
Stay awake as long as I can so that there are no "accidents" in my sleep.
Late in the evening, two suits come into your cell.
One of them says to you, "Evening, Mr. Pharaoh. I'm Agent White, this's Special Agent Black, we're with the Ennowai Missing Persons' Task Force." They both flash badges.
"We'd like to ask you a few questions about the warden's wife."
"His wife? What has she to do with me? I don't even know the woman."
"The warden claims you made a threat against his family this afternoon, and now his wife is missing," Agent White tells you.
"We find it hard to believe that's a simple coincidence," Special Agent Black tells you, "But we'd like to hear what you have to say."
Odd. I recall no threat against his wife. And I went from his office to here with no phone call, and no possible way to get a message to the outside. So tell me, how could it be even remotely possible that I could have had anything to do with it?"
"Why don't you tell us, Pharaoh," Agent White asks. "Or do you need some help remembering?"
I'll stand up. The last gentleman in here who tried "helping" me, wound up missing an entire arm. Threaten me again, little man, and I'll kill you both where you stand. I answered your questions reasonably. You have no evidence, no motive, and possible way I could have had anything to do with this. Now, I strongly suggest that you start looking for this missing woman, and quit wasting my time. You are dismissed gentlemen."
The both leave the room.
They return three hours later, and Special Agent Black says to you, "Alright, Pharaoh, what is it we can do for you to make you more cooperative with our investigation?"
"Since I have nothing to offer, and you can't really do anything for me, I don't see why we're even having this conversation. I know you're just trying to do your job, and I respect that. I'm just here to do my time and then go home. I do however, have certain resources on the outside. Resources that may possibly do what you cannot. Of course, I must inform you, in order to do what they do, there may be a few laws bent in the process. I would of course have to be released in order to facilitate all of this. And if successful, I would expect an immediate pardon from the governor. Take some time and think it over. Realize, however, that the longer my offer sits on the table being debated, the more the chances of finding the missing woman, diminish. If the deal is agreed to, I of course, want it in writing and presented to my lawyer."
Agent White goes to speak, and Special Agent Black puts a hand on his arm.
"We'll get back to you," Black tells you.
The remainder of the night passes without incident.
To Dawn: "Hide the woman well so that she will not be found and keep her safe and alive for now."
Dawn's response to you is of the woman, safe and sound and asleep.
The next day passes without anyone stopping in other than meals being given to you.
Guess there's nothing to do but wait.
On the second day, beginning to approach night, the two agents return. One of them, Black, breaks his gun on your face.
(It didn't hurt you, but it was awfully rude of him.)
I'll break his hand.
His hand is broken, and the other man shoots at you and misses all three shots he tries.
Disarm him, break his hand. Pick up his gun and point it at both of them,. "Gentlemen. THAT, was impolite. Now, you want to tell me why you're trying to get yourselves killed?"
"My hand! My ----ing hand!" White is a bit preoccupied at the moment.
"Where is she, Pharaoh? What the ---- did you do with her?!" Special Agent Black has got a bit more presence of mind.
You gentlemen, are too jumpy and impolite for your own good." I will drop the clip out of the gun and eject any bullet that may be in the chamber of the gun. Once I am convinced the gun is useless I will throw it into a corner behind me. I will then go to White remove his gun, empty it in the same fashion, and throw it into the same corner.
"You have nothing but hearsay and conjecture to even possibly indicate that I may have had something to do with this. Indeed, an person of reason and rationale could see that there is NO possibly way I could be implicated on this. And despite such rude and unseemly allegations, I offer to assist you in the very crime you so so irresponsibly accused me of, and for the merest of compensations considering the greatly undignified manner in which I've been treated given my status as an ambassador. Then, you come in here and have the outright audacity to attempt to assault me as if I were one of your common peers? Gentlemen, you are fortunate that I do not rightfully invoke my privilege to take your lives. The next move is yours. You can leave, and never darken my presence again, take my gracious and generous offer while I still feel magnanimous and keep it upon the table, or you can pursue this avenue of foolishness and surely end your lives. Which shall it be?"
The two of them leave the room.
Half an hour later, another man buzzes over the intercom next to the door.
"My name is Agent Orange," he tells you. "This is your last chance to tell us what you've done with the warden's wife."
"Bored now.", I will say indifferently. "I'll be with you in a moment."
I will message Dawn. Kill the woman. Throw her body someplace public. Then immediately move the building far away. Someplace EXTREMELY safe. And hidden. I am using the ring. Warn the others A.S.A.P. You know when the ring is off, you'll know. The killings will stop. Once it's over I will make my way to you at the building. Until then, HIDE. See you soon Kiddo.
I will address agent Orange: "Very well, Orange. You have my attention." I will put my hands in my pocket. "I have been agitated for the last time. You want to get on my bad side, let me introduce you to my bad side. You should be careful what you ask for. You just may get it."
Put the ring on.
"Bored now.", I will say indifferently. "I'll be with you in a moment."
I will message Dawn. Kill the woman. Throw her body someplace public. Then immediately move the building far away. Someplace EXTREMELY safe. And hidden. I am using the ring. Warn the others A.S.A.P. You know when the ring is off, you'll know. The killings will stop. Once it's over I will make my way to you at the building. Until then, HIDE. See you soon Kiddo.
I will address agent Orange: "Very well, Orange. You have my attention." I will put my hands in my pocket. "I have been agitated for the last time. You want to get on my bad side, let me introduce you to my bad side. You should be careful what you wish for. You just may get it."
Put the ring on.
Hahahahaha. I wasn't really anticipating that, though maybe I should have been. I think somehow I forgot that you left and came back with it.
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You put on the ring.
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