by ToxicShadow » 08/17/2013 5:20 AM
"Well, she thinks drawing blood and dissecting things is fun, if that's any indicator. I'm certain some of the reason she started the medical division in the mafia was because she enjoys cutting things open and sewing them back up again." What better way to cut people up than legally? Although, Hellia's other intentions was to prevent so many deaths. When the mafia couldn't collect on their dues, the person owing them unable to pay, they would be dragged in to have some of their blood tested and taken away in safe increments until their debt was paid, assuming their blood was clean. It was usually Strages' job to sell the blood as it came in.
"It's not so much a matter of you possibly vanishing again, I wont allow that to happen again." His words came with a bit of a smirk. "I don't particularly care to have a higher degree, it's not a career I am pursuing outside of my current responsibilities, and I don't need to be any more legal than I am in such a shady business. Besides, it would take too much time to attend school officially for it. There is much work to be done." At the given moment, Strages was actually the acting mafia boss, given that their boss was dealing with other matters of their city being invaded by an army that wanted to tear it apart. Karkaine wasn't about to let his empire fall or be tarnished, so he was fighting on the front lines and in the shadows to deal with their enemies.
As his hand was pressed against the other's chest, his face twisted from a smirk to an actual smile. He removed his hand, only to prop himself up on his hands and knees on the bed, half hovering over his partner, and leaning down and carefully pressing his ear against Aaron's chest. The sound of his heartbeat, something he frequently had listen to in the past out of worry, surprisingly felt soothing after such a long period of time apart. Strages closed his eyes.
Just as he was, without moving and just enjoying himself, he answered Aaron's next question, "Many of our children still live with me. I already said that we moved, well, I bought out a mansion that could easily fit fifty people since I had nothing else to spend money on and I wanted to keep everyone together. None one has bothered to settle down yet, not that I know of. Liam works for the government, dealing with licenses and those sorts of things. His health stabilized. Intre... she's not in the best of ways, still, but she is an actress and works with me. Having little sisters mellowed her out. Nardat became a librarian, her nose was always in a book growing up. Ivi, she... seemed to tap into... my family's mage genetics, she's an oracle. She can see and sense things about her family and those that she's close to, so she became employed by the mafia. She can see the past and the future, and she uses her talents to prevent our injuries. Adze isn't any less of a recluse than before, he's primarily resorted to communicating in morse code, but he makes a fortune in buying and selling stocks. Though, he's good with all sorts of technology. Our grandson, Vivax, lives with us, too. He became a doctor, a proper doctor, like my brother, Ente."