Sky Cities (Jake)

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Carlos tries to find a seat at the bar. When he does, he looks at those nearby him, surveying them. He wondered if he could maybe get any information out of them.

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The evening is still young, and only the lightest of light weights will be drunk anytime soon. The bar patrons are a collection of shifty folks that'd stab you as soon as they'd offer you a drink, and a number of blue color workers just looking to relax for a while after work. A band is setting up their instruments to play the evening set, and the man behind the bar seems like he could know a bit of information, but he's preoccupied at the moment serving and talking to his newly arrived guests, and is unlikely to want to talk much to you.

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Carlos waits until the bartender is ready to help him.

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The bar tender finishes his current conversation after a number of minutes, and moves over to serve you.

"What're ya having?" He asks coldly 

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Carlos pulls the photo from his coat pocket, shielding the other patrons from seeing it with his jacket as he did so. "Preferably I'd like to have this. Know him?" Carlos asks, holding the photo steady.

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The mans cold expression doesn't change as he leans in to look at the picture.

"Buy a drink, stranger, and maybe I'll tell you what you want to know."

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(Is it okay if I have a little bit of pocket change on hand?)

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(Sure thing)

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Carlos lays some money on the table, keeping his hand on one end. "No drink necessarry. Just talk," Carlos says, looking the bartender in the eye.

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The bar tender the slides the money into his pocket, and then look to you

"What do you want to know about him?"

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"Name's a good place to start. Maybe where he works as well?" Carlos says, laying both arms on the table, leaning in to talk with the bar tender a little more discreetly.

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The bartender picks up the photograph and looks it over, then sighs.

"You must be new with the gangs. You're looking for Ray. He's been in deep with your gang even before this city took flight. He's a bum. Always taking odd jobs and mooching off who he could."

Photograph still in hand, the bartender takes a pen from his apron, and begins writing something on the back of the photo, before placing it back down in front of you.

"I wrote down the address for you. Bastard never footed his bills, to me or the gangs, so I'm sure as hell not going to cover for his ass, but try not to anything too terrible to him."

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"Bullet to the head should be quick enough," Carlos says, taking the photo. "Appreciate the help, I'll be on my way," Carlos adds, departing from the bar to go scout out Ray's complex for awhile.

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You're still not too familiar with the layout of Hava, but you find the address in time. It's a simple apartment complex on an unassuming side street. Night has come in full force, and there isn't much light aside from the streetlights and the light from the surrounding buildings.

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Carlos looks around. Are there any public areas he could stay the night and scope the complex out in? Maybe some areas on roofs or in alleys he could?

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You notice a fire escape on one of the buildings opposite the apartment. It seems like it'd lead up to the roof.

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Carlos climbs the fire escape, attempting to be as discreet as possible about it.

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The fire escape is a creaky old thing, but the darkness of the alley makes you hard to spot, even for the few pedestrians that pass you by. You arrive at the top successfully.

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Carlos find a spot that would offer a relatively incognito profile to scope out the apartment complex in search of his target.

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You wait atop the roof for awhile, trying your best to make out the shapes and figures through the windows that are still lit across the street. About half an hour later, when you may or may not be starting to get tired from all this waiting, a man saunters drunkenly down the street. It's hard to make out from a distance. but once he steps through a few street lamps, and closer to the apartment, you can definitely see that it's your target.

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Carlos makes his way down off the rooftop, target in sight. He intended to casually stroll into the apartment a little ways behind his target, reckoning the drunken man wouldn't notice a thing or think twice of it. He would stay relatively close though, wanting to know exactly where this man lived.

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You follow the man at a safe distance, more worried about others in the complex noticing you then him, as he seems to drunk to be aware of anyone tailing him. He leads you too his apartment on the second floor, unlocks the door, and shuts it behind him. If you're quick, you may be able to sneak in before he remembers to turn around and lock the door.

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Carlos -

Carlos fiddles with the razor in his coat pocket, pondering his options. With no one in sight right now, he reckoned a quick kill would be the best option. He waits a few moments before going into the room, attempting to open the door and enter silently.

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The hallway seems deserted, probably because everyone is either still out on the town or already asleep. You try the doorknob on your targets door, and as expected, it's unlocked. You spot Ray across the room, drinking water in an attempted to help sober himself up a bit. He's facing away from you, guzzling down a water jug. He doesn't seem to have noticed your entry quite yet.

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Carlos -

Carlos draws his deringer, wielding it in his dominant hand while keeping his razor in the other. He begins to slowly creep into the apartment, looking for a place he could duck into cover in for the time being. After all, he reckoned he wouldn't be able to take Ray by surprise in the matter of time he currently had. It'd be best to wait things out of a better opportunity.