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Sept 2, 2018 19:40:29 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Sept 2, 2018 19:40:29 GMT -5
"Don't worry, Eric... It'll only be a minute..." She said, knocking on Marcella's office door. She reached into her purse, and pulled out a small envelope that had Marcella's name written on it. Marcella was currently inside of her office, conducting research of her own into her assignment that included Eric. She was torn but also puzzled by the situation, almost sad that it had to come down to these circumstances. Hearing the knock on her door, Marcella got up from her desk with her gun drawn. "Hold on, I'll be right with you!" There have been many issues of threats towards the Mishima Zaibatsu, Marcella was technically forced to keep her guard up at all times. Taking a look into the peephole, Marcella noticed that her visitors consisted of Eric and Elysium. Sighing in relief, Marcella finally found a reason to put her gun away.. Opening the door, Marcella greeted Eric and Elysium, "Hey you two! What are you guys doing here? Everything okay?"
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Sept 2, 2018 20:28:46 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Sept 2, 2018 20:28:46 GMT -5
Elysium quietly slipped into the office, smiling at Marcella. "Well, I just just returned from Dublin..." She said, handing Marcella the envelope. "Grandmother left this for Celina. It should be more than enough to pay for her college tuition, that was what Grandmother wanted for her..." She said, smiling. "Daddy wanted me to go ahead and give this to you..." She said.
She was silent for a moment. "She loved Celina...." She started. "She knew that Celina would grow up to be strong, just like all of the other women in our family." She said, with a smile.
She took a deep sigh. "Well, Eric and I are off to get lunch. Daddy said he'll be home in a few days. He wanted to check in with Aunt Anna, to see how she was coping with everything going on." She said.
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Sept 2, 2018 20:54:11 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Sept 2, 2018 20:54:11 GMT -5
Elysium gave Marcella an envelope that had money contained in it, not only that but it was enough to pay for Celina's college tuition when she would eventually decide to attend school. Marcella was speechless. She had no clue what to say, instead, she hugged her step daughter in place of speaking. "Thank you.. You guys have no idea how much this means to me..." Sure, Marcella and Johanna had their bad times, but throughout the course of her journey with the Williams family she later found out that her mother in law wasn't who she thought she was, which was a complete relief to Marci. "Oh! I almost forgot.." Marcella walked over to her desk, and opened a drawer, pulling out a jewelry box. But,before she pulled it out fully, Marci looked up at her step daughter, "Close your eyes and turn around, facing Eric.." Once her step-daughter followed the instructions, Marcella walked over to her placing a necklace on her. "Me, you and Cel have matching necklaces, haha, of course Cel is a little too small to fit hers but I brought these for us because although you two are half-sisters and I am your step-mother, this necklace symbolizes that no matter what we are always and forever will be connected." Marcella wanted to be there for Elysium as much as she possibly could, though they are not blood related, Marci looks at Ely as if she was her birth mother. Marci also knows how important Johanna was to Ely, and that it crushed her when she learned of her death. Hell, it crushed all of them. Marcella included.
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Sept 2, 2018 21:05:45 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Sept 2, 2018 21:05:45 GMT -5
Marcella was thrilled, as Elysium thought she would be. She then told Elysium to turn around, and she did. She gave a smile to Eric, waiting. When Elysium realized that Marcella was putting a necklace on her, she quickly pulled her blonde hair up. She looked in a mirror, and gave Marcella a big smile. "Marcella, it's beautiful!" She said. Her stepmother told her that she and Celina had one just like it, symbolizing their union as family.
She turned to Marcella, "Celina is my sister, half or no, she's a Williams." She paused. "Daddy was so happy with mom, and he was so devastated when she died... But, when he met you, this light filled him up." She smiled. "You will always and forever have my gratitude for that. You're more than just a step-mother, you're a friend and... I'm just so glad to have you in my life." She hugged Marcella. "It's people like you that keep me from going on a murderous rampage..." She laughed.
She sighed. "I'm gonna go. I'll see you at home." She said, facing Eric. "Are you ready?"
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Sept 2, 2018 21:26:18 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Sept 2, 2018 21:26:18 GMT -5
Marci smiled at the comments her step daughter made, hearing them made Marcella feel good, it was a wonderful surprise having Elysium and Eric stop by. Marcella hugged Elysium and Eric, but when she hugged Eric, she placed something in his pocket..
"Keep this with you, don't look at it until you get home and to a safe place.." She let Eric go, before waving at the duo, "Alright lovebirds, have fun on youe date-- outing! I definitely mean outing!" Marcella said jokingly before closing the door to her office..
Meanwhile, Eric was caught off guard by the object Marcella placed into his pocket, the instructions she gave him would odd as well. The object wasn't heavy but Eric could definitely tell it was there.. his curiosity got the best of him only to be released from the sound of Ely's voice asking him if he was ready.
"Uhh, yes, I'm ready to go.." Eric soon followed behind Elysium on their lunch date...
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Sept 24, 2018 23:42:12 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Sept 24, 2018 23:42:12 GMT -5
Elysium quickly made her way to her step-mother's workplace, knocking on the door before entering the office. "Have you heard from him!?" She asked, not even saying hello. She sat at the chair, looking at her phone, refreshing her messages. She dialed his number, over and over, eventually it began going straight to voicemail.
Frustrated she set the phone down, and looked at Marcella.
"What's going on..?" She asked.
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Sept 25, 2018 0:30:24 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Sept 25, 2018 0:30:24 GMT -5
Marcella opened the door to her office, letting Elysium into her workplace. She was caught a little off guard, being that her step daughter didn't say hello to her, but Marci understood that Ely was worried about her friend, and brushed it off.
Marci heard Elysium's questions, and decided to answer them once she sat down at her desk. She looked at Ely for a split second, before reaching into her desk and pulling out the same folder that she showed Eric when he was in the hospital.
"I have a hit on your loverboy that's what, Ely." Marci responded, "I'm doing my job, I'm given targets and I eliminate them. Easy as that. But, with Eric it's different." Marci pursed her lips in thought, "Something is up with his files, and I know Eric very well. The fact that I know something is wrong and that you two are close friends are the only two reasons why I haven't pulled the trigger yet.."
Marcella noticed that Ely couldn't get a hold of Eric, "You're not going to get in touch with Eric for a while. Don't worry, I know where he is. Before you two left for your outing, I placed a tracker on him just in case he wanted to do some risky shit.."
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Sept 25, 2018 10:45:35 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Sept 25, 2018 10:45:35 GMT -5
Elysium took the file, finally understanding. "You could have gave me a warning, Marcella..." She flipped through the folder, before eventually putting it down. "I nearly killed a couple of your employees..." She said, softly. "We will just... not tell daddy about this..." She said, standing up. She crossed her arms. "Is he going to be okay?" That was all she would ask.
She understood stuff like this, hell she was a trained assassin.
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Sept 25, 2018 16:56:30 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Sept 25, 2018 16:56:30 GMT -5
Marcella arched an eyebrow at her step-daughter, she was curious. She didn't send a hit out to Shibuya, her expression grew to that of immense confusion. She pointed to herself, "Wait. My employees? Granted, I knew you two were in Shibuya, but I didn't send a signal to my men to go over there." Marcella crossed her arms, "I'm not that cruel, plus, if I did you would need to make arrangements.."
From there, Marcella turned on her computer and loaded up the information just before the ambush in Shibuya, using the tracker that she placed on Eric, Marcella ran through the recording, and stopped just before Eric and Elysium ran away from the assailant..
She zoomed on his gear and immediately her face drew a look of concern, "Shit..." Looking over at Ely, Marcella motioned for her to look on the computer screen, "I know that battle gear more than anything, at first glance I thought Eric was involved with some form of mafia, but it goes a lot deeper than that."
Marcella began to point out different characteristics of the masked mans ensemble, she knew greatly on this subject thanks to an encounter she faced in Sweden when she was held captive when she first entered the military, "Gear of that stature belong to members of the Swedish Militia who have gone rogue. Basically, whoever is after Eric wants him in a body bag.."
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Oct 5, 2018 15:28:43 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Oct 5, 2018 15:28:43 GMT -5
Elysium was confused. "...Who are these people? Are they trying to help him, or hurt him?!" She was frustrated, cocking her pistol. "I don't have time for these games. I already have a bitch to kill..." She said, her voice raspy.
She grabbed her purse. "Meet me at the house, if you can...." She said. She heard an alert from her phone. It was from her father. .
"I'm coming back early. Grabbing a red eye to Tokyo. Could you ask Marcella to pick me up? I tried to call her, but she must be working. We need to talk when I get there. Love you."
Elysium showed the Text to Marcella. "Looks like daddy is coming back. It must be important if he left home early... He's always complaining he never goes back enough.
She sighed, "Done. See you when you get here." She responded. "Meet me at the Estate, when you can." She said. "we will figure it out."
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Feb 18, 2020 20:45:31 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Feb 18, 2020 20:45:31 GMT -5
It was another late night for Marci as she had to work late tonight. She was wrapping up her documentation on Eric's case since everything between them seemed quiet, for now.
While on her computer she would occasionally glance at her phone, she was waiting for a call from Chris to let her know when he was on the way to pick up Celina since they made plans a few days prior about Chris spending the rest of the week with Cel.
Ending the relationship with Chris was a tough situation for Marci, especially with them sharing Celina. But, through it all they managed to create a system that made it easier to co-parent, so Celina gets to spend time with both of her parents..
As the hours grew by, Marcella began to worry about Chris and decided to call his phone only for it to go straight to voicemail, which brought up red flags for Marci since Chris always has his phone on, and he always answers when she calls...
This behavior is out of character for Chris, did something go...wrong?
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Feb 18, 2020 20:53:08 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 18, 2020 20:53:08 GMT -5
A quiet knock could be heard at Marcella's door, before Lillian just opened it. She slowly walked inside, still splattered in blood and dirt. She was surprised nobody stopped her. Her expression was vacant, and she just sat down across from Marcella. "...He's gone, Cella..." tears began to flood again, as she gripped the desk. "....He's... He's gone....!!!" She wiped her tears, "I can't get ahold of Elysium... I... She's not picking up... I just..."
"I'm sorry to barge in like this...! I--"
She looked at herself. "....Our Aunt had him killed... Out of some... vendetta against our mother... Anna is back, and I just... I'm not making any sense..." She grasped Marcella's hands, with her own bloodied ones. "I need you to tell Elysium that her father is...." She began to cry again. "....dead..."
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Feb 18, 2020 21:59:54 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Feb 18, 2020 21:59:54 GMT -5
Marcella's eyes widened as she noticed Lillian barge into her office covered in blood, she immediately rose from her desk to comfort the distressed woman.
"Lillian.. Look at me.. Lillian slow down, Talk to me." Marcella consoled as she held Lillian's bloody hands, her heart sank to the pit of her stomach as Lillian revealed the news that Marci never wanted to think would be possible..
"H-He's... what?" Marci stammered, as she clutched her chest her breathing becoming labored and rushed. Tears threatened to fall as she faced the realization that her daughter no longer has her father around, someone whom she loved so much!
Marcella couldn't believe the news she was hearing, it all seemed like it was a nightmare. But, it would suddenly become worse. Her hazel eyes covered in tears looked over into Lillian's direction, "No! No Lillian, I love Elysium like she was my own blood. You know that! It'll destroy her!"
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Feb 18, 2020 22:19:31 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 18, 2020 22:19:31 GMT -5
Lillian pursed her lips. "This news... may trigger her..." Lillian held her hands together. "When Elysium's mother died, she... she lost herself... Chris was her whole world, and..." She buried her face in her hands. "I'm sorry, Marcella... I know you two had separated, but..." She paused. "He really did love you..." Lillian got up. "She should be landing here in Tokyo in a few hours... I need to get back to my sisters..." She said. "I.. I can't face her... Especially not like this..."
She took Marcella's hands. She was tearing up. "...You told him that you couldn't deal with all of this death anymore, and you begged him to leave us all behind and stay with you..." Tears streamed down her cheeks. "I wish he did... But I asked him to stay...." She began to cry more. "I'm sorry, Marcella...."
Lillian hurried away...
Marcella's phone alerted her to a text from Elysium.
'Marci! I landed early from Peru, and it was... Well, it was informative. I guess I didn't know my family as well as I thought I did. Madison was right. She told me my grandmother had my mother killed because she took a contract to kill my father, and I did track down the contract. I'm not sure how to wrap my head around that, but... this is a family of assassins afterall. Anyways, I'm heading to the estate so I can talk to daddy about it. Can we do lunch tomorrow? He usually takes Celina to the park on his first day with her, so I'll be free! xoxo'
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Feb 18, 2020 22:36:46 GMT -5
Post by Ling Xiaoyu on Feb 18, 2020 22:36:46 GMT -5
Marcella couldn't say anything to Lillian, her mind was completely blank. Of course she wanted Chris to end his killing days and to come home and be a family together. It's all Marcella ever wanted, not just for herself but for Celina as well...
Tears flowed down her rosy cheeks as she watched Lillian walk out of her office. As soon as the door closed, Marcella let out a frustrated scream as she repeatedly hit the wooden closet door behind her..
She cried hard. She cried for Anna. She cried for Nina. She cried for her baby girl, Celina. No matter what she did, the tears would not stop flowing until...
Her phone chimed to the sound of a text message, getting up from the floor she walked over to the table to pick up her phone reading the message from Ely...
Immediately Marci's heart dropped as more tears threatened to fall, she had to tell Elysium the worse news ever.. and she didn't even know where to start..
She stared for a second as she thought of the words to type Ely: 'Hey Ely! Glad to see you're back home early! Celina is actually here with me, she's been wanting to see you since you left for Peru! I think you should stop by and pay her a visit!'
Of course Marcella felt bad for lying to Ely about having Celina in her office but how else could she lure her in? Celina was around but she was being taken care of by the daycare on the lower level..
Marci sat down in her chair, anxiously awaiting for Ely to enter her office....
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