The morning in Las Dudas seem to pass ever so slowly as a combination of rolling clouds and dim shine of the sun reflected off the Las Dudas skyline...It was here where Russian Crime Boss of New Milan Alexi Klaznikov and Irish Mob Soldier Tommy Harttigan

Stood on the pent house level of Alexi's Casino looking out on the Las Dudas skyline drinking an ice cold glass of vodka..

Tommy= ..So..this is where is all begins..

Alexi= heh...i guess so comrade

Tommy= Hey Alexi ..i got a question..how did u manage to open this place...i mean by yourself?...between the Yakuza..the Triads...and well never mind the issue of money..?

Alexi= well you see comrade after the cival war in the Vodka mob i took what remained of the family and added people much like yourself...out side help as one would say...to rebolster our numbers..I never really consider my family Russian...or Italian...we have people from all over...it is a fact of skill...nothing more

Tommy= ok..well i guess that kinda explains it..but how did u get the money?

Alexi= Most of it...came from my personal money..the other part of it came from Mr.D..you see he and I saw it as an investment into the west..you may or may not know about my past...but Mr.D thought that it would be a good idea to send me out here...to set up shop...seeing that ..uh well im not a push over..as you can clearly see..

*Alexi drinks his glass of vodka and sits down at his marble table*

Alexi= Tommy there will be people on this city that will make it there life mission to kill all of us. And is because of that ...that we must have the resolve to come through this problem...and do you know how were going to that?...

Tommy= Cant say that i do

Alexi= youll soon see.....you may leave now comrade i have much work...oh and here is the number of a good friend of mine from New Milan...make sure you give him a proper welcome..

Tommy= Sure....whats his name?

Alexi = *laughs*....heh heh his name...is ...Enrico

*It was this command that Tommy left Alexis skytop office/penthouse and continued on to the Casino Floor and sat outside smoking a cigar and calls up his sister Anna and Lissa*

*Meanwhile at Las Dudas International a Limo is waiting at Terminal 5*

Lissa sits lounging on the couch in the condo that her friend Anna and her brother Tommy were currently staying in. With a cig in one hand and the remote controll in the other she flippes through countless boring channels.

Where did Tommy go anyway? Something about a russian guy? Who knows.

The phone rings, "Anna! Could you get that?!"

Screw it, that girl is too slow. She sets down the remote and answers it.

"'Ello?"

...Hey hey Lissa whats up girly...hey...uh listen...i was hoping you and Anna could come on over to the Red Star Casino some time tonight...my uh...boss has a old friend coming to town and asked me to show him a good time...you know show him around...

So i figured u and Anna would like to join me and this guy named ...uh Enrico and show him around...so why not u and Anna go to the Mall and buy something nice for yourselves and meet me at the Casino's Night Club..." Red Square"...I left 2k on the counter for you girls to spend...

So meet me there at oh say 9ish..

talk to you later i got another call to make

"Heck yeah! 'Course we would! So, I guess we'll see you at nine then. Laters."

Lissa hangs up the phone and glances over at the counter. Sure enough a couple thousand was sitting right there. She gets up and sticks the money in her pocket then calls down Anna, "YO ANNA!! GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!" Then in a sort of singing voice, "We're going SHOOOOOPPPPPPPIIIIINNNNGG!!"

She finishes up her cigarette as she waits for Anna.

Just a second! I'm on the phone with Tim.
*hangs up and heads down stairs*
What's this about shopping?
*Turns off phone for security precaution and grabs shoes*
Where are we going?

"Oh, forget Tim for a second, will ya?! Tommy just called. A friend of his boss's is coming into town soon. We're meeting them at the casino at nine. In the meantime, Tommy gave us some cash so we can go shopping at the Mall. Lessgo!"

Lissa slips into her shoes and heads out the door. Ooh, tonight should be fun.

Since when does Tommy have a boss?
*Confused look*
He gave us money to go shopping? Wow! he must be in a really good mood. I think we should stop by a spa first and then go to the mall. There's a dress I've been eying for a while...
*Heads out the door*

"Yeah, that's what I was wondering. He didn't give me the chance to ask though," she heads out of the building and starts walking down the street, "I'm pretty sure it is this way...anyway, I don't think it matters. We may or may not meet the guy eventually but who cares?! Right now we get to go enjoy ourselves a little bit, get a massage or something, and go shopping. Then tonight we get to go have a little fun at the night club!"

She laughs, "Oh, I'm also curious about this guy your brother is having us meet. He said his name was Enrico. The three of us are supposed to 'show him a good time'. I wonder if he knows what a good time is!"

I better not try to show this Enrico guy a good time. The poor guy could end up in a body bag. Oh well. You have fun with him for me. Anyway, Tim told me the funniest story on the phone...

*For the evening Anna decides to wear a high class black dress with matching heels.* *A note for the GM: from now on I'll always have with me Ibuprofen/other head ache remedy and an awesome pair of sunglasses.*

((Whoa...talk about fast forward! Jeze that's lame. There is a reason this is called a roleplay!))

Lissa laughs, "This is true, but somehow I don't think Tommy would do anything to this Enrico guy, no matter what he does. Your brother may seem a little wild but I think he has enough sense to know not to beat up on someone that his boss told him to take care of. And that is definitely not meant in the 'Take care of by getting rid of' sort of way."

While they are at the mall Lissa is sure to splurge and use up the rest of that money, even if Anna doesn't. She ends up coming out with several bags full of several different outfits with several different pairs of shoes. Suddenly she realizes that whatever Tommy could possibly have planned for tonight...or even for the duration of their stay in Las Deudas...dangerous or not...it's definitely worth it.

After quite a long time spent deciding which of her new outfits she wanted to wear, Lissa finally settles with a blue dress-shirt/tank top, Loyal jeans and a pair of trusty flats.

*While Lissa and Anna are shopping about in the mall they notice Tim standing at a Star Bucks paying for his coffee*

Tim=....Anna!..hey! ..whats going on? *hugs*....sooo what brings you girls here...not causeing trouble are you *laughs*..

Tim= Oh hey listen dear..i was thinking I have off thursday and I just so happen to come across tickets for that uh...Circus O ...some thing...you know that show with the artsy dancing and music and ...well a buddy of mine and his wife were suppose to go...but there kid got the flu..so Mitchell gave me his seats so i got 4 tickets 2 for you and me and ..i was thinking of course asking Lissa if she wanted to go ...

Tim= And i thought this would be a perfect ice breaker for me and your brother to actually meet...ssoo what do you say? good idea?

Lissa elbows her friend in the ribs, "Come on! We should go! Besides, what's the worst that could happen? I mean, sure, Tommy could hang him from his ankles on the trapeze and take away the net but-" she pauses and smiles at Tim, "Don't worry, I'm just teasing. I won't let him do anything. And if he does, Anna will just blackmail him again. Quite the little sister, you know?"

While they are standing here, Lissa goes and grabs some coffee. Nothing like a good cup of coffee to help you shop!

* at the moment that Anna was about to answer Tim's phone rings*

Tim= oh hey sweety i got to take this be right back.

* walks off a few feet and starts talking on the phone*

* At this moment Lissa gets a text on her phone..its from Tommy*

Tommy= Hey im at the Mall buying some clothes for tonight im at The Armani Store buying some clothes meet me there..

Not waiting for Anna to answer Tim she grabs her by the elbow and starts dragging her towards the Armani store, "Don't worry Tim! We'll come! Just text us the information later okay? We gotta go," once far enough away, Lissa lets go of Anna's arm, "Your brother is here. He wants us to shop with him," she laughs as she is saying this.