[June 23] Scoobies vs Procession

Arthur listens. Looks thoughtful.

"Y'know, I can't just slot your folk into leadership, the boys will never respect them. But the ranks, that's easy. And if they can earn the trust of those they work with, all the better. Talent is talent, and good leaders are hard to find. I've nothing against a little more muscle in the organisation, especially if we're going to push for more territory. Of course, my people would be off the menu."

He pauses.

"What I need is you and your ability to turn people inside out. A lot of expansion comes in negotiation with other bosses. With you there to change how they feel, things would just roll, and I'd probably have to kill fewer idiots. If you get my meaning. So, you tour, I tag along, I make my move with you at my back. While your boys play tag with the competition."

He lights a cigarette, offers David one.

"How am I sounding so far?"

David sat quietly listening to what Arthur was countering with and his mind processing and and more future plans formulating deep within. His eyes glancing to Caleb a moment because he heard what he said and back to Arthur. He would speak with Caleb soon enough. "As I can tell and listening that will be fine. They will earn the trust required. Now I can offer additional fronts with the clubs I own in New York so....with that more revenue and a way to reach people as needed." He whispers. For now he would agree to the whole trust issue but David had ways of getting his people higher up when the time came so for now it was agreeable.

"Now to the next part what you are telling me is that you require me to say make transitions go with ease and or well lets just say rather inventive to say the least?" David ponders on that thought and quite frankly that would work as well because not only could he help Arthur out but at the same time find influential people and possible candidates for the sect as well. "You know Mr. Waterford as they say....this is a start of a beautiful partnership." He smiles and leans over and accepts the cigarette and after it is lit inhales slowly though honestly he had no reason to smoke but still.

"Now.....before our great adventure know that I leave tonight for London for well let just say something that will help you out even more with our partnership. I will be gone a month but I will make sure you can reach me by cell. Oh and do not believe the papers when you read them in the next couple of days...." David winks.

Matilda moves away from the window and sits back down on the sofa next to Arthur. Sensing the mood is a lot lighter and hearing laughing from Arthur over something. She smiles at them both before saying softly

“I assume you've both reached a deal you both agree with” trying to sound supportive of this business but mostly supportive of Arthur. It was why she was here next to him. Acting like his good woman. 

"I will make sure the next I see the old lady that I will send your regards." David chuckles and takes another drag of his smoke slowly blowing the smoke out of his mouth. He glances at Matilda who came over and sat down next to Arthur. For the moment he is silent processing everything that he would need to when he would text Mary about this meeting and also if she wished to speak about this meeting once he got to London before his time with Erskine and then Aisha.

David looks over at Arthur and sees his extended hand and leans over grips his hand tightly and smiles. "We have our partnership and I look very forward to see where this all goes." A slight hiss and a wicked smile. He releases his hand and leans back in the chair.

"Now....I have a very special offer for Caleb." David eyes flash to Caleb. "Care to join us over here?" David glances at Darren. He had already spoken to Darren and they both were in agreement about this offer to the wolf.

Arthur seems briefly stressed by David's hiss, then grins, but relaxes once the vampire lets go his hand.

He smiles at Matilda.

"You're fine, luv. Sit wherever you like. You belong wherever you choose to be."

He gives her a wink, watching the vsmpires and Caleb now.

This had gone a lot better than he'd worried about. This partnership might just work out ok.

Teagan stands beside Caleb "Business is better then Brute force, and it would seem they have reached an agreement" She whispers looking over as the two other men shake hands, and David calls Caleb to him for another proposition. She is curious about what they could offer him, but was going to be there supportive none the less.

Should Caleb walk over, she follows, though not too closely to tempt David or his companion with her smell, but enough that she is close.

As David and Aurthur reached their agreed terms and shook on the deal, Darren leaned forward and lit a cigarette of his own. He had sat quietly watching in the background as the two men spoke. He listened as David laid out his terms and Aurthur countered. As the men talked Darren sat mapping out what the power structurer would look like and how the expiation might go. It would seem as though he might be very buys in the not to distant future, but when David mentioned making the offer to Caleb, Darren stood, fixed is suite, and walked over to stand next to David. This offer was coming from them to Caleb and it was only appropriate for Darren to make his presences apparent but not to take attention for David.

As he walked over he glanced around the room, to Aurthur still sitting on the couch. The man was surprised a little at how smoothly everything had gone thus far, maybe future dealing would be even less tens. Then to Matilda who was still on the nerves side, she wasn't sure of her place in this room. She seemed still uncomfortable with the idea of the vampires being in the same room let alone dealing with Aurthur. Next there was the little woman that appeared to cling to Caleb. She was quite only really talking to Caleb when she did speak, but whens he got near there was a very familiar sent about her. Darren took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, she had been around a week ago, at least for a short time but now that she was this close, her sent was hard to ignore. Darren made a note to ask David about her later, now it was time to speak with Caleb.

Matilda is taken aback by what he says. A social invite back to that dammed house. He must know that she is Arthur's lady. This is possibly the first time her being here has been acknowledged. She thinks that she would need to play nice for this deal. Even if she doesn't like this world she has found herself in. She is nothing more than a librarian from Massachusetts. She looks at Arthur before looking at David.

"Well it is something to think about, As long as there's no magic. The last lot came close to breaking me" she says as she pours another G&T for herself.

Caleb is a little surprised by the invite, he thought they were about to suggest some sort of repayment for the death of Dane. This was not what he expected at all.

A little lost for words he grins and gathers himself.

'Well Gents, if this is what's needed to move along the deal then alright.' he looks to Arthur almost as if looking his approval. Arthur really was the only family he had anymore and Caleb thought of him as an older brother.

David slowly stands from the chair he was sitting in and nods in deep respect to the first toast given. "New beginnings and for a partnership everlasting." David whispers and smiles looking over to Darren and then to Caleb. "Good. What I will need you to do Caleb is to get with Darren while I am away in London for a month and he will get you everything you need. I look very forward to performing with you. The world is in for such an awakening this winter." He continues to smile.

"You have no worries Mr. Waterford I would never dream of taking him from you. After all he is very close to you and such a bond should never be broken." He turns to Darren now. "We should be leaving now. I have a plane to catch if I am to make it to London on time and punctual." He nods and looks back to Arthur. "A great honor to have this meeting with you and your family and to be able to start a new horizon." His eyes looking to Teagan now. "Excuse me miss? Would you do me the great honor of escorting us to our car. You have our word no harm to you."

David waited quietly now for Teagan to or not to accept.

Arthur also looks askew at David's request of Teagan. He says to her "Only if you want, sweet heart. No ones gonna make you." Then he looks at Caleb, who's moved to go with her, and nods.

He hugs Matilda close as he sips his whiskey, and watches.

Matilda hugs Arthur back. She whispers to him "I know things will be fine but I still don't trust them" she the just started thinking about this social visit. She ain't too comfortable about it.

'Anyway you should be celebrating this partnership and Caleb becoming a rock star" she says to Arthur in a more joyful way.

David nods to Teagan and to Caleb as well. "Of course Caleb you are more than welcome to accompany her. I am merely showing that all of us are on the same page." David turns to Darren. "While I am away I will take care of the papers. I task you to...." He pauses and glances at Caleb with a smile and back to Darren. "I want him ready for our tour in the winter. Also our new sound needs to be implemented as well." David nods and looks to Arthur. "One month from this night. Our home and please bring Matilda. I have something that I feel she will enjoy." He smiles.

David turns now and starts to head towards the main door now to leave.

She kisses him back as soon as they're alone in the room smiling as they kiss. It was worth waiting for. She laughs as he asks her that “Feels strange but I guess I can get used to it”

She also feels uneasy at Teagan being asked to walk them to the car. She also starts to think about what David said about something she might like.