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Post by gravemindzombie on Sept 21, 2015 20:20:06 GMT
Destiny nods. "Yeah, my boss wanted to accompany Nikki, that's all." She then follows Nikki to elsewhere!
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Post by mercaius on Sept 22, 2015 7:16:02 GMT
Alexis is reviewing a manila folder of information and pictures as she moves past the party, her face a dour straight line. After moving past the three, Alexis stops to look back there direction, then at something in the folder, then back at the party. The folder snaps shut with one hand, and Alexis straightens. "Hold it!" The gorgon begins to move towards the party, taking small, but purposeful steps in her business skirt. "You, with the green lipstick. You're Nikki Howell, right? Which would make you..." Alexis points with her folder at Xue, "...Zu Feng. I have business with both of you."
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Post by jadenfayle on Sept 22, 2015 20:39:12 GMT
Ugh. What now? Xue turns on over towards the speaker. Skit. Business. Folder. Hunting them down in the middle of school. Either a lawyer or a reporter. "You have us at a disadvantage." Xue says with an eye over the other person.
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Post by Tzauri on Sept 23, 2015 2:52:35 GMT
"It's not lipstick. I'm a dryad. But yeah, I'm Nikki." Nikki explained. So it seemed like some gorgon was walking down, and seeming to address them on what was perhaps official business. She was a bit suspicious; it seemed that she wanted to talk to both her and Xue. If it had been either of them alone, then it would have been one thing; however, considering the circumstances of Xue being the quarry of a clan of cyberninjas, and Nikki being her biggest defender, the dryad was a bit suspicious.
"So, what's the occasion. I presume it's something we can discuss somewhere in this building?" Nikki asked. She wasn't sure in it's entirety, but Nikki was still a bit suspicious "What is it?"
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Post by mercaius on Sept 23, 2015 20:27:02 GMT
"I'm aware," Alexis replies—to whom, it's difficult to say. She flips her manila folder so it is backside up, and then slips it open with one hand, snagging up three sheets of paper with the other. "Alexis Jane Marinos. I'm with Red Skies Law Firm. I've been hired as a legal consultant and attorney-on-retainer for the Meta Club by Ms. Hoit—from private conversations, it's been suggested that you all might be in need of one in the near future, given previous conflicts of interest with other parties." The gorgon's soft phrasing belies the hard tone in her voice. "This form is to signify your acquiescence to this decision, and allows for a cursory background check that will determine the final going rate for my services with the Meta Club. You are not obligated to sign it, but refusal now will hike up additional fees if Ms. Hoit asks me to represent you in any official legal services."
"That's only one copy—you'll need to use the copy-scanner here if you are both going to sign."
As she lets Xue and Nikki process the terms of the legal form, Alexis looks over at Destiny with a straight expression. "Speaking of legal services... are you here on behalf of the Duo dynasty today, or should I address you as a private citizen rather than a liaison?"
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Post by jadenfayle on Sept 24, 2015 1:35:52 GMT
Xue gives the matter some thought. So. A ..gorgon lawyer. "... So.. you're our lawyer." From the club. Hm. Ngh. Lawyers were for when you left evidence. Like the janitors of crime. The better the janitor, the more of a mess you could leave behind. "... Ngh." Then again, she was using the club as protection. ".. my rates are going to be terrible." She says. "Let's just get this over with. You said we need a copy?"
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Post by gravemindzombie on Sept 26, 2015 5:12:29 GMT
Destiny nods to Alexis. "Private citizen, I'm with her." Destiny pauses, motioning to Nikki. "My boss, miss Duo has an... interest in her... I'll leave it at that."
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Post by Tzauri on Sept 26, 2015 5:46:15 GMT
Nikki was a bit apprehensive about letting the lawyer do a background check. Criminal record? No problem there, Nikki had respect for the law beaten into her, almost literally at times. The dryad was worried about Alexis finding out about her used to being a boy. She sighed; Nikki supposed that at any rate, attorney-client privilege had a reason for being a thing.
At the same time, Nikki was She sighed, before reading over the form. She didn't sign anything without at least giving it a cursory reading. For all she knew about the psychic world, this could magically compel her to be a scantly clad salesgirl to help pay off legal debt.
She looked towards Destiny "Does it have anything to do with my father?" she asked. She knew Destiny was working for the heiress, but she didn't know what. For all she knew, Casey could be a military-industrial complex heiress, for all she knew, looking for a chance to make a big sales pitch.
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Post by gravemindzombie on Sept 26, 2015 8:18:48 GMT
Destiny shook her head to Nikki. "No, miss Duo is interested in you, not your father. If she wanted your father I'd be speaking to him instead."
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Post by jadenfayle on Sept 26, 2015 15:59:31 GMT
That gets a bemused smirk. The kind that digs into the cheek just a little bit as she listens. "Well good news is, if we have a club appointed lawyer, we can always file for a retraining order." The tease slips out easily enough from Xue. Her eyes return back to the attorney, gorgon-at-law, "So are you a para-legal, full time lawyer, got your degree, I mean how'd you get here at a college campus?"
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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2015 16:50:14 GMT
Huh. Xue just got a text, along with Nikki...apparently...that Adrian guy posted that he's planning to do an interview with Justivist Leah on...the mysteries of the Meta Club?
That probably isn't a good thing. Least he apparently hasn't arrived yet. So, if they want to intervene, they have time.
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Post by mercaius on Sept 26, 2015 19:38:56 GMT
The forms start out with the usual redundant requests for personal information to confirm the signer's identity, followed by a list of terms regarding how the attorney will interact with the signer in the event that services are requested, the legal duties of both the signer and Red Skies Law Firm, and conditions where the contract with the Meta Club will become void for the signer. The usual jargon, all very mundane in contrast to the person presenting it. The required background check is, of course, mentioned.
"I said you would need to make copies for each person to sign," Alexis replies to Xue, "What you're holding is the first dead tree copy of the final draft. It only allows one member to sign per form, so we'll need copies to cover everyone here. Three copies, if Ms. Resi is a part of the club as well. Though I doubt you have any problems with legal aid, hm?" The gorgon crosses her arms as she looks back to Nikki. "I'm an first-year associate with my firm. I just passed my bar last year. Believe me, playing defense for a school activity board. But I've been assured that your activities are bold enough to require legal counsel, and that our ends ultimately have more in common than first glance dictates." The gorgon shrugs her shoulders. "Besides, I'm not a partner. I do the work I'm given."
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Post by Tzauri on Sept 27, 2015 0:27:20 GMT
Nikki sighed after looking at the text she got "Fucking fantastic. Can we do this later? There's a lunatic who's going to throw a fit in front of someone we're trying to recruit."
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Post by jadenfayle on Sept 27, 2015 2:32:43 GMT
"... actually..."
"Let's sign these papers, so that we have a lawyer with us when we go deal with a possible press event." Xue says and looks to Nikki, "But let's hurry this along, yeah."
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Post by caseydevroe on Sept 27, 2015 9:11:57 GMT
Destiny shook her head to Nikki. "No, miss Duo is interested in you, not your father. If she wanted your father I'd be speaking to him instead." "Dessy! Comeon! I still haven't made a plan to seduc...I mean impress her." She said before looking at Nikki and then Alexis. "I can handle the payments if you all do not mind." Casey said smiling
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