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[RL with Rose, the Bloody Hook in Kras City]

((Forward-dated to the very end of the alignment virus))

The Bloody Hook was, surprisingly enough, mostly a racers' bar. In the last year or so Jak had achieved quite a bit of fame on Kras City's racetracks, so he'd secured an out-of-the-way booth that people weren't likely to look into.

Of course, in Kras City, it was usually wise not to take an interest in anything shady in case the people involved decided to take an interest in you. Specifically in conjunction with the sharp objects that a lot of them seemed to be named after.

Jak was watching the door, waiting for Rose to arrive. He had a fairly good idea of what she'd look like from her icons, but he'd never met her in person, so he was watching carefully. Then again, anyone without the long, pointed ears that were common in Jak's world would probably be fairly conspicuous.

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After finally working out a deal with Gaara, Rose finally arrived in Kras City, just outside the Bloody Hook. She went up to the door and pushed it open, not caring about all the stares she got as she walked in. Indeed, she did stick out like a sore thumb in this world, with her short rounded ears and with the indigo leather armor she wore.

She looked around the room to see if she can find Jak, a smirk playing on her lips. What was about to happen was bound to be exciting.

Jak grinned as she entered and moved out of the booth just long enough for her to see him wave. Quite apart from his friends looking for him, he had a few enemies in the city as well - which was precisely why he'd chosen to meet here, where it would be harder for the others to search for him.

Looks like she didn't have to look very long. She made her way over to Jak's booth and easily slide into the seat next to him. "Hm... Nice place," she purred as she got comfortable in the booth. "Seems like my kind of crowd here."

"It does, doesn't it?" Jak agreed. "You'll forgive me for being overly cautious, I'm sure; I'm afraid I'm rather well-known here, and being recognized could get... inconvenient." Working for and then killing one crime lord, racing against and then indirectly killing the next, and racing alongside the latest tended to do that.

"Oh you are definitely forgiven, my dear." She said as she leaned in closer to him. "But I'm sure if we do run into any trouble here we can handle it, hm?"

"Of course." Just for a moment, Jak's appearance changed entirely. His skin turned a pale blue. His hair went white and lengthened, as did his fingernails. His eyes turned a deep black, and were those horns tangled in all that hair?

The transformation lasted only a second before Jak reverted back to normal with a slightly feral grin.

Rose grinned at the transformation, liking what she saw. "Nice trick. Can't wait to see it in action."

She leaned in a bit closer to get a better look at his face in the deem light. "You know," she said as she lifted a hand to lightly trace his jaw up to one of his ears. "You are much better looking in person."

Jak laughed. "Courtesy of the old Baron of Haven City. I was the only one who survived the Dark Warrior program." Being one of the line of Mar did amazing things. "Praxis was trying to create the ultimate weapon. Seems like I was a success."

He grinned at the compliment, taking hold of Rose's hand. "So," he said, "are you."

"A dark power huh?" Rose gave him a seductive smile. "That's something we both have in common."

Her smile turned into a smirk at his reply. "I know," she said, being coy with him. "Now tell me, now that we're here together, what shall we do?"

"Really... I suppose I'll have to ask for a demonstration sometime, won't I?" He returned the smile with one of his own.

Jak pretended to look thoughtful. "I don't know; did you have anything in mind?"

"And I'll be more then happy to show you," Rose said, really enjoying where this conversation might lead too.

"Oh I have some ideas," she moved a hand up his chest, feeling the muscles through his clothes. "But they all require come place more private."

"Hmm..." Jak's fingers trailed up her arm. "There are rooms upstairs. Not the cleanest in the world, but I doubt you're too picky about that. Perhaps we'll make use of them."

"I travel around a lot," Rose replied. "And you're right. I'm not very picky. Especially when there isn't much of a choice available." She leaned in and gave him a light kiss on the corner of his mouth to tease him a bit.

Jak smirked. She certainly didn't waste time.

He stood and offered her his hand in a courtly gesture. "Shall we, then? Unless you'd like to demonstrate your powers first?"

"Well, well, if it isn't Jak." Two burly figures - one tattooed with a black flame around his eye and missing most of both ears, the other with bushy eyebrows and a silver earring - sauntered over from their place at the bar.

Jak nodded at them. "Shiv. Edje. Fancy meeting you here."

"Who's your friend there, Jak?" Shiv - the redhead with the tattoos - asked.

Edje snickered in agreement. "Get tired of the mechanic girl?"

Rose took Jak's hand and got up easily. She looked at the new arrivals and arched a brow some before giving them a charming smile.

"I take it you know these fine fellows, Jak?" She asked him, without taking her eyes off the two men.

Jak nodded. "Shiv and Edje. They're on the racing circuit - they work for Razer. Gentlemen, this is Rose."

The two grinned and produced knives from somewhere. "Well, isn't it nice to meet you," Shiv drawled. "Might have to get to know you a little better, hmm?"

"'Course," Edje added, "we've got some business with Jak to take care of, first."

Jak turned to Rose. "They never learn," he said apologetically. "Perhaps now's the time for that demonstration."

"Perhaps," Rose replied with a smirk. She quickly drew her sword and lightly pressed the tip to the throat of one of the thugs. The smirk she wore became a bit more sinister. "But then again, I'm not so sure these guys are worthy of such a demonstration."

Jak nodded thoughtfully, staring at the duo's horrified expressions. "Perhaps not. I'd be obliged if you didn't kill them, though - I'd just as soon not have Razer mad enough to come after me personally. It'd be too much of a hassle; he's actually competent."

Edje, the one without a blade at his throat, dropped his knife and swallowed nervously. "Yeah. Uh. That sounds like a great idea to us. We'll just, uh, leave you guys to what you were doing, then..." He started backing away slowly.

"Aw, really?" Sounding disappointed, she lifted the blade away from Shiv's throat, leaving a small shallow cut there, but didn't sheath it just yet. "I was hoping for a bit of sport from these guys. But if it would cause too much trouble for you, Jak dear, then I'll back off."

Shiv, showing remarkably little sense of self-preservation, snickered. "'Jak dear'? I can see why he ditched the mechanic."

Jak raised an eyebrow. "I suggest you gentlemen leave before I decide that I don't care if I have to deal with Razer after all."

Edje tugged on Shiv's sleeve. "C'mon, Shiv, let's get out of here before he changes his mind. We can deal with him sometime when he doesn't have her with him."

"Now," Jak said as the two left, "where were we, dear?"

Well they were easy to deal with, Rose thought as she sheathed her sword. "I believe we were off to find someplace more private. Unless of course you want to see my abilities, then we should head off to some place where we can have a lot of action. I would hate to transform into my dragoon armor and not be able to do some damage."

"I suppose the demonstration can wait, then." Jak smirked and offered her his hand again. "Shall we?"

"You're such a gentleman," Rose returned the smirk and put her hand into his. "Lead the way."

Jak led her upstairs to an empty room and shut the door behind them. "So, just what did you have in mind, hmm?" he asked teasingly.

Rose pulled away from him and took off her gloves along with her sword belt, letting them drop to the floor. "Well first, would you mind helping me out of this armor?"

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