Pondering how to survive in your future setting

You realize that this "family" and it affiliates are like a bassin filled with sharks. You either need a sharks abilities yourself or you will become someone else´s dinner.

However unlike sharks humans can form alliances, build bonds and use connections....

Very unfortunate that you have none of those in this environment.

The lawyer is likely to be neither friend nor foe by now, yet tricky to get by....

Eric on the other hand...

He´s young, he´s a man and by the glance he bestowed on you he already seems a bit interested in you. More from a non-professional point of view....

You are pretty sure as your looks have attracted a lot of guys since you turned into an attractive young woman.

At the very same time back then you have also realized that you are pretty adapt in using those looks to your advantage to get what you want.

So why the heck it should be so much different with Eric?

A bodyguard who would be into you would be a first cornerstone to really protect you when you venture deeper into what is the Pike "business"

A decission has been made, now working on it carefully will be key.

You know that you clearly want the upperhand in this so you start by playing it cool.