Note to Rhys / Action: open to be seen by those in Junon (pre-logging?) and summon

[turk_katana]

[The hotel room has been turned upside down and inside out; glass shards and splinters the only left-over remnants of cheap furniture

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[call to Kitty's cellphone~]

[tanjuu]

[it's only because he barely registers the light footprints downstairs that Rhys bothers to check after the soft click of the door cues the exit of their silent guest. leaving without service? too many people are worried about dying not to drink. spying the envelope on the bar, opening it and reading, laughing aloud to himself.

cellphone in hand, he only has to hit pre-programmed speed dial, grinning hard. there is no greeting when the other side answers, just a purr.]

You selfish motherfucker.

[So he picks up. It doesn't mean a damn thing]

[turk_katana]

[Adrian is breathless, he's running to the docks right now. He nearly throws the phone away as he rings. Instead he jumps over a metal barrier and slinks, crouched and ready to move. There is a laugh, and it's practically hysterical.]

Aww, I screwed up the wedding plans?

[A breath: calm, calm, calm. He needs to move on. Find him.]

Why did you phone me? I don't have time for you right now, petit.

[except that Kitty obviously wants to hear from his BFFforlife.]

[tanjuu]

Fuck you, Adrian.

[not as if that can even really be taken seriously, laughing like he is, despite the fact that he practically spits the words. he's started pacing and he doesn't realize it, sliding over the top of the bar and shoving glasses around, relishing the clink of glass. discretion is for the weak.]

Why the fuck do you think I'm calling you, idiot? You fucking wrote me the most pathetic suicide note I've ever seen. Did you skip your pills this morning?

[a quiet slosh and accompanying glug of liquid, the soft plop of ice in his drink and the all but silent way he hisses after a sip.]

Where the hell are you going. [it would never be a question.]

Re: [except that Kitty obviously wants to hear from his BFFforlife.]

[retired_gun]

{ The sound of the door slamming in the background punctuates the last comment, although Gun had caught what Rhys had said. ]

...Let me take a wild guess here, Katana's gone off the deep end again?

[ She'd heard about the bodies and come to see if there'd been any contact since Rhys was one of the few members Kat talked to. ]

[tanjuu]

[he's ever dramatic, it's a bad habit even now, head whipping to face Alex and he lowers the phone, raising an eyebrow delicately.]

Again? He's always been off, [he brings the phone up to his ear, voice suddenly hard] queer ass son of a bitch.

[Rhys covers the speaker and mouths a silent "what" at the blond, eyebrows furrowing in irritation.]

Can I help you, baby? Kinda busy.

[retired_gun]

He killed two members of the WRO who were taking part in the cleanup and wrecked one of the rooms in the inn. Tell him he needs to come back here before someone else dies. And don't call me that, I have a name, Rhys. Use it.

[ Alex crosses her arms and waits. ]

[tanjuu]

Tell me why I should give a damn, Alex.

[He snaps, sneer already forming on his lips.]

What happens in the WRO isn't any of my business. They'll lock him up or put his fucking crazy ass down execution style.

[turk_katana]

[Katana listens to the exchange, a manic hiss escapes his lips at Rhys' words. It's a sound that has never before been heard by his 'colleagues' and subordinates. He had always treated his job seriously, even when messing about with people's heads or flirting.

He listens, regains his breath, and the little respect he has for the female race sinks to an all time low.

The sneer in his tone is dangerous and edged like his blade. If Rhys listens close enough, like they were tained to do, like Katana was doing, he would be able to hear much more underlying the actual words; a man barely staying in control]

You really think it's a good idea to try and provoke me right now, Rhys?

Perhaps you should be more concerned about getting some fucking balls, little one~

[There is a click as he abruptly hangs up.]

[tanjuu]

[As if someone had smacked him, Rhys jerks away from Alex, disappearing almost fluidly back into the kitchen, a hand up and covering his free ear. It's not as if he has to strain to hear Adrian, because Adrian - for once this is completely Adrian, not a shred of Katana left - is clear as day. He's trying to listen beyond, to catch a snatch of the highway or the noise of the docks, some kind of sign.

He's trying to talk over Adrian, voice venomously low as he struggles to keep his temper in check.]

Gods damn it, Adrian, I'm not fucking trying to provoke you, asshole, I'm tryi-

[The line clicks dead. His control snaps as he lashes out and splits his knuckles open against the wall. His most important possessions are already hanging at his waist, always present because they're all he needs, and he bolts for the door.]

[turk_katana]

[Adrian has been stalled at the docks by Cissnei's phone call.

Of all the people to be ringing him,

...it had to be his former partner.

A woman who is almost as important to him as Sebastian.

Almost

His blue eyes are burning fierce as he tries to figure out his next move.]

[retired_gun]

[ Alex was only a step behind him when he left the bar. She damn well wasn't letting him out of her sight given the current situation and Katana needed to be contained. The fact Sebastian was in custody might return his sanity, but it also might push him even more over the edge.]