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Nov 14, 2017 10:21:09 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 10:21:09 GMT -5
Antonio had just arrived back home. He set the keys in the keybowl by the door, and set his labcoat on the hook by the door. He exhaled, and went into the kitchen to start dinner. It had been a tremendously long day. Not only did Sorin know about Daniel, but he also knew about Anna... He didn't know what to do about the situation, so he continued to make dinner. Shortly after putting the chicken in the oven, he heard a doorknock. "One minute..!" He threw the oven mitt on the dinner table, and ran to the door. He opened it, and his eyes widened. "Anna..." There she was. Looking as beautiful as ever. Her hair was pulled up, and pinned. She wore a little black dress with red heels and a fur coat. "Hello, Antonio..." She said, walking inside. "Come In.." He muttered. He pretended not to know what was going on, "What are you doing here, Anna..?" She looked around. "This is a nice place..." She said. She picked up a framed picture on the living room coffee table. "Thanks..." Antonio replied. "I've tried to make a good life for our son...." He clenched his jaw. "What are you doing here..? After all the years?" She ran her fingers over the photo. "When was this..?" She asked, her voice breaking a little. Antonio walked up to her, and slowly took the photo from her. He looked down at it. "This was his twenty fifth birthday..." He set the framed photo back down where she took it. She looked up at him. "You were supposed to keep him far away from me..." She said, her voice was raspy. Antonio frowned. "Then why are you here..?" He shook his head. "How did you find my house anyways..?" She pursed her lips, "Phone book. You're not exactly secretive with where you are...!" "Fuck, Anna..!" He yelled. "He told me what happened this morning, How was I supposed to know you were going to live in Japan!? You were still a teenager when I left, I tried to keep him away from you and your assassin family, but I guess fate had a bigger plan for you!" Her eyes burned. "That's not the only reason I'm here.... Who is NT02..?" She asked. "You wanna ask me what I'm doing here..? How DARE YOU impregnate me AGAIN!?" She slapped him across the face. "I was in a cryosleep stasis, unable to do ANYTHING!" Antonio remained silent, rubbing his face. "How did I not even know you were there..?" Antonio looked into her eyes. "Because I preferred to work with Nina... She was far more interesting." He said, spitefully. Anna then punched him square in the jaw. "You violated me....!!!" She was crying. "It was so hard for me to give my son to you...." Antonio shook his head, "Bullshit, Anna...! What you did was run away! You had a big scary life altering thing, and you made an excuse to run away!" Instead of getting angrier, Anna started crying. Antonio grabbed a note and pen. "I'm sure he has questions for you, that I don't need to rehash..." He handed her Sorin's phone number. "Stop running, Anna... He wanted to know you so badly... Still does...." With a trembling hand, she took it. "I'm sorry, Antonio..." She said. She looked up at him. "I'm so sorry, for everything.." "Sorin is the best thing that ever happened to me." He frowned. "I Don't know where Daniel is, but... Sorin's been looking for him..." Anna was looking at the paper. "Daniel was NT02..?" She asked. Antonio nodded. "All I know is that he's safe..." Anna looked up at him. "Well... Maybe we can start over..." She said. Antonio stood there... "You want a glass of wine..?" He asked. "I'm cooking dinner." She nodded, "Please." She then pulled out her cell phone, and dialed the number.
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Nov 14, 2017 21:25:11 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 21:25:11 GMT -5
Zakk pulled into the nice little home. He cross-referenced the address he got and made sure this was the right place. Zakk straightened his jacket and knocked on the door, waiting for him to answer. Hopefully, he can get some info on Daniel.
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Nov 14, 2017 21:29:38 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 21:29:38 GMT -5
Antonio was sitting in the living room, drinking a glass of red wine, when he heard a knock on the door. He sat the glass down, and walked to the door. He opened the door, smiling a little. "Can I help you, sir..?" He asked.
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Nov 14, 2017 21:33:04 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 21:33:04 GMT -5
Once the door was answered, Zakk smiled.
"Are you Dr. O'Donoghue? I'd like to ask you a few questions about SN-95's escape this morning."
Zakk wasn't sure how this was going to play.
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Nov 14, 2017 21:38:47 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 21:38:47 GMT -5
Antonio widened his eyes little. Who was this kid, and how did he know about SN95's escape..? Upon looking at his face, he had a vague memory of seeing selfies with his son on social media. "...Come inside...." He allowed Zakk into his home, and showed him to the living area. He shut the door. "Answer me this one question, young man...." He walked up to him. "Has Sorin been telling you about Zaibatsu business..?" He asked, sternly.
"Because there is no way you would know anything about that if my snooping child hasn't been spilling secrets... And if the Zaibatsu finds out, they will kill my son... and if that happens, I will find you..." He said.
His jaw was clenched. He wanted to beat his child, and hide him at the same time.
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Nov 14, 2017 21:46:09 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 21:46:09 GMT -5
Zakk obeyed the man and was invited inside. He took a seat on a nice couch and made himself very comfortable.
"Answer me this one question, young man.... Has Sorin been telling you about Zaibatsu business..?"
"Um, actually, no. I just work there." Zakk shrugged. So he does recognize me...
"Because there is no way you would know anything about that if my snooping child hasn't been spilling secrets... And if the Zaibatsu finds out, they will kill my son... and if that happens, I will find you..."
"And they might probably kill you, too. But yeah. Back to SN95. Focus."
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Nov 14, 2017 21:50:34 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 21:50:34 GMT -5
Antonio looked at Zakk, and was a little amazed. 'This kid must think I'm stupid.' He pulled out his phone, and went to Sorin's social media page. He scrolled through the pictures, and low and behold. A photo of Zakk and Sorin that was captioned, Dinner with a friend! What a way to spend a night!. He showed it to Zakk. "You don't work with me, you are friends with my son." He shoved his phone back in his pocket.
"You don't want to get mixed up in this, trust me..." He crossed his arms. "Please go." He wasn't going to let up so easily. With Anna in the picture now, and Sorin knowing about the experiments, things were going too far.
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Nov 14, 2017 22:13:21 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 22:13:21 GMT -5
"You don't work with me, you are friends with my son."
Zakk hit himself in the face. So much for pretending to be a Zaibatsu employee. Damnit Sorin!
"You don't want to get mixed up in this, trust me... Please go."
"Okay, fine. You got me. I'll come clean." Zakk held his hands up. "Yes, Sorin told me things, but he wasn't the only source. You see, I spoke with NT01, as well." His eyes narrowed. "He told me about the experiments. Which is not any of my concern. This isn't something that I'm just 'mixed up' in. This is something I'm involved in. NT01 is my dad's best friend. We promised we'd get to the bottom of this."
He had to try another approach. "I know you say I should go home. But I'm not leaving here until I find out who you worked with that created NT01, Steve Fox, your nephew. And NT02, Daniel, your son. And of course SN95."
It was really hard to interrogate someone without force. Very hard. Usually, Zakk would threaten bodily harm and bluff. His go-to is, "Bub, listen, if you don't give me information about the crime, your grandmother is going to get hurt..." He and Lei both had this good cop, bad cop combo. Lei being the good cop, and Zakk being the bad cop. He also used information on his files to annoy his suspects into confession.
"Because a birdy told me that the Mishima Zaibatsu has plans to eliminate your son. Not Sorin, but your other son... Daniel. And do you know what will happen?" Zakk imitated a gun going off in his brains. "Bang. His brains will be scattered on concrete. The press will cover it up. It will be nothing. Just another body dumped and thrown into the morgue and crematorium, forgotten and lost forever... I've seen this happen plenty of times. Believe me. I'm no stranger to this."
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Nov 14, 2017 22:25:40 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 22:25:40 GMT -5
"Okay, fine. You got me. I'll come clean. Yes, Sorin told me things, but he wasn't the only source. You see, I spoke with NT01, as well. He told me about the experiments. Which is not any of my concern. This isn't something that I'm just 'mixed up' in. This is something I'm involved in. NT01 is my dad's best friend. We promised we'd get to the bottom of this."
"Steve was fine until he stuck his nose in where it didn't belong." He shook his head, getting angry. "And what happened..? They tried to kill him. He was lucky it was Nina, and not some other assass--" He stopped talking. He looked down, tapping his foot.
"I know you say I should go home. But I'm not leaving here until I find out who you worked with that created NT01, Steve Fox, your nephew. And NT02, Daniel, your son. And of course SN95. Because a birdy told me that the Mishima Zaibatsu has plans to eliminate your son. Not Sorin, but your other son... Daniel. And do you know what will happen? Bang. His brains will be scattered on concrete. The press will cover it up. It will be nothing. Just another body dumped and thrown into the morgue and crematorium, forgotten and lost forever... I've seen this happen plenty of times. Believe me. I'm no stranger to this."
When Zakk mentioned someone killing Daniel, his eyes looked into his. His felt like his heart was going to explode out of his chest. He narrowed his eyes at Zakk, and took a deep breath. "My children are safe. I have ensured that." He put his hands on his head, and closed his eyes. He simply walked to his front door, and opened it.
"Get out of my house." He said, looking out of the door.
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Nov 14, 2017 22:37:33 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 22:37:33 GMT -5
And using scare tactics didn't work either. Zakk had to come up with something quick. He's angry. He's mad. He had to do something. Everyone was counting on him to get the information. However, what Antonio had said revealed something.
"My children are safe. I have ensured that."
He was involved in their escape! He helped them escape! This is it!
This was the only information he could get. Antonio had the door open, and Zakk was just about to leave before he finally stopped.
"You're conflicted. You freed the test subjects. You gave Steve a home. And you gave Daniel a home. You loved them. You loved Anna. You loved everyone. I admire you for it. I promise I won't bother you any more. You've already given me the information that I needed."
Zakk then left, with this tidbit of information he obtained. Now all that could be done is check the adoption records. He's sure that Lei and Xianlong might have found Antonio's co-workers. But right now, they had something that they could work with right now.
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Nov 14, 2017 22:41:14 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 22:41:14 GMT -5
"You're conflicted. You freed the test subjects. You gave Steve a home. And you gave Daniel a home. You loved them. You loved Anna. You loved everyone. I admire you for it. I promise I won't bother you any more. You've already given me the information that I needed."
Before Zakk left, Antonio grabbed his arm, "Please.... I know my son. He's gonna keep looking. Please try to talk him out of this agenda..." With that he let the young man go and shut the door.
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Nov 14, 2017 22:46:27 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 22:46:27 GMT -5
Zakk shook his head. "It's never a good idea to keep secrets from your child. Especially their lineage. Believe me, I was one of those kids. My curiosity got the best of me and I finally found my dad. In Sorin's case, it is a bit dangerous. But I assure you, no harm will come to him. If it does, those guys are going to pay."
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Nov 14, 2017 23:22:10 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 23:22:10 GMT -5
Antonio went back into the living room, and sat down. He downed his glass of wine, and poured another glass. He looked around. He pulled out his phone, checking notifications. It would appear he were waiting on someone...
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Nov 14, 2017 23:27:34 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Nov 14, 2017 23:27:34 GMT -5
It was awhile after Zakk had left before Antonio would get more company. A middle-aged redhaired woman was now at his door steps. Apparently, her daughter had finally escaped, and now she needed to go and collect her before the Zaibatsu gets ahold of her. The woman was dressed in a green turtleneck sweater with a black business skirt and matching stockings and shoes. She knocks on the door waiting for her old friend to answer.
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Nov 14, 2017 23:31:57 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Nov 14, 2017 23:31:57 GMT -5
Antonio finished off the bottle of wine when he heard another knock at the door. He eagerly went to see who it was. He smoothed out his black v neck shirt, and opened the door. He smiled. "Elise... Come in..." He opened the door, and allowed her in. He walked her to the living area. "Make yourself at home." He said, after shutting the door. He then picked up the empty bottle, and threw it in the trash in the kitchen. He returned, and sat down.
"I would imagine you're eager to find Katya..." He said. "She ran away, I did what I could to aid her, but..." He held his words. "I think the Zaibatsu is on to me... She was the final one to escape..."
His face looked tired. He slumped down, looking at her.
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