[Sodium_noir] Listen to the Night

[eugene mcfadden]

>Titus, Warren
>Templar, Troglodyte
>Lasombra, Nosferatu
>Darktown
>
>' I dunno what Santiago's going to do.  Technically he's only Bishop, so if
>he makes me a Bishop too... well, that puts him in a strange position,
>doesn't it?  I think that he's quite content for me to be Khan of chinatown
>and leave it at that.  I do my thing and pay kickbacks to him, he's happy.
>So long as no one rocks the boat.  Which none of us want, do we?'
>
>"Of course not!" Warren replied a little too quickly.
>
>They walked a little further. The Nosferatu clearly wanted to say more, his 
>body language was all expectant and hesitant at once. Eventually he found 
>the courage.
>
>"Only ...." He seemed uncertain. "rumour has it, and you know we Nosferatu 
>are only the messengers here not the creators, that Santiago is on the way 
>up. Even though we don't yet own all of Gotham the powers that be are going 
>to make him an Archbishop for what we do hold. So the whispers go of 
>course. We thought that perhaps the Templar needed to know this, and hoped 
>he wouldn't spill where he got the skinny. Seeing as you're the one best 
>placed to know if our sanctified Bishop was worthy of the responsibility 
>...."

Titus mulled it over.

' I don't get told much, Estoban has the ear of the man in charge.  Me, I'm 
just the thug that gets shit done.  If political shit like that is gong 
down, why would I be told, though it makes sense with that Father august guy 
hanging around?'

Titus smiled.

' I might get ideas above my station... just like Estoban does.'

He scratchd his chin, ' If Estoban did make a play for the throne, which he 
will, one day, I'd have to go against him.  He's... dangerous in the wrong 
way.  Dangerous to us.  Would you side with me if I had to step up and 
defend the requirement of good leadership for our sect?'

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