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Chapter 16
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ShadeWriter
Does Ivy join up?
Sure why not?
Harley cheered along with the imps but Ivy was already thinking. Having a backup of Imps for her own plans was interesting and more importantly she could keep the clown on a leash. She'd probably go too crazy and or get corrupted. Better to stay close by... but hopefully out of the blast zone. She gave a slight cough to get attention.
"Now for my own... reasons, I WILL help out but..., production of this new **** you want will go through me and me only." Ivy shot a side glance at the smoking imp, "If only to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands."
"OH good idea RED! See this is why I wanted you around haha." Harley said with a grin.
Reya just gave a weak shrug and snapped her fingers, making the rest of the imps line up. The two older imps giving saultes but Allison jsut weakly waved. Ivy could feel for the former human just a bit.
"Well then, we are at your service one again Boss Harley. One Ivy freed and joined up, what is the next job?" Reya said as she sat down on a lounge chair made of smoke, "I do hope it's something a bit more... exciting than playing human resources."
Harely was about to answer but Ivy put a hand out to stop the clown, leading to a bit of a muffled noise coming out. Reya narrowed her eyes just a bit before taking a drag of her cigarette holder. Red was going to be an issue she knew it.
"No, no Recruiting right now. Though if you want a stronger chemical compound to help work your... magic, I'll need supplies." Ivy explained giving a small spin with her arms stretched out, "There's little to nothing here for me to use and even at Harely's current base, there probably isn't the set up I require to make more. I can make trace amounts but... well, you're a performer arent' you? Why work with a lesser product?" the green skinned woman's eyes stared down the imp's.
Yeah. Red was gonna be a problem; far more controlled than the clown, less impulsive. So long as she was around, Harley's tendencies were going to be limited. That said, if she DID deliver on her end of the deal, it would be easier to get new imps. And with enough Imps well, little Red here wasn't gonna be able to stop them.
"Very well, we did a relocation once before, we can do it again. Point out anything of use or need here and Sammi will carry it. As for your materials needs, if you get Allison a list, perhaps she can find some good spots to ... do some shopping. That is, if Boss Harley wants to." Reya said, turning towards the clown.
"OH yeah sure. Just think of Ivy as like... underboss. Listen to her like you would listen to me." the blonde said with a grin.
Reya gave a small bow as Ivy barked a few orders for Sammi. There was little here but beggars can't be choosers. Reya kept planning though, as she was only required to LISTEN to Harley due to the book. Ivy was free game but she'd go along with the orders... for now.
Back at the hideout, Harley was busy trying to get things stuffed away into the book as storage. Anything that she didn't need currently but didn't want to leave behind. Given everything going on, they might need to bounce to a new hide out. Sammi helped out while Katya did her best to keep up. Honestly she wasn't that helpful, but it kept her away from the other three. Speaking of the...., brains of the group, they were around the desk planning.
"Resources first or location?" Allison asked as she looked up from the map of the city. She had a few of them during her time as a human and took them with her when they abandoned her own hideout.
"Personally, I would prefer a new hideout." Ivy said as she looked over the map, "Possibly a place with plenty of room... and maybe some green."
"Oh but darling, Mr Dark Knight would more than likely realize where you are if you do that." Reya pointed out with a shake of her cig, "There's so few plant themed villains in this city after all."
"Do you have a better idea?" Ivy asked, her arms folded. The glare between the two 'bosses' made Allison take a step back.
"Hmmm.... the Black Rose then?" Reya said with a knowing smirk.
'The Black Rose' rang a bell in Ivy's head. It was a rather famous cabaret club at one point in the city's history but went bottom up when the criminal boss that held it died. After a couple shoot outs and court cases, the spot was left to decay over the years, protected only by a 'historical building' permit but that didn't stop the looters and homeless from using it. It was fairly large though, as it had be used for criminal uses all the way back to the Prohibition era. Not the best spot, but a reasonable one.
Which is why it made her bite her tongue at trying to argue against it. She didn't have any counter argument as she only had about 2 other safe houses in mind. Batman and others had been a thorn in her side the last few months, running her into ground. She'd need time to get back up on her feet, another reason to help with this Imp idea.
"We will..., consider it. Have to scout the place out first." Ivy explained, ignoring the knowing smile on Reya's face.
"That out of the way, where to get supplies then?" Allison asked.
Ivy quickly circled three sites on the map, using some of her lipstick to do so. The sites were quite a ways apart from each other, located in the industry district of the city. Reya raised an eyebrow though Allison knew all three places.
"There's three spots that I can get the supplies from. Ace Chemicals, Stagg Enterprises, and Sionis Industries. All are big time players in the chemistry industry to a degree. Or we could just hit up one of the campuses around Gotham. I'm sure we could find something in one of their research labs." Ivy coo'd as she explained the plan.
"What about this one." Reya asked, tapping a large complex in the middle of the industry sector.
"Oh that a Wayne plant." Ivy said with a scoff, "But in my experience, they either have everything or nothing, and are no where near the trouble of messing with their security systems."
"Hmm yes... but I don't think they've ever seen anything like me." Reya said as that smile grew wider.
"I have it on record that Wayne industries has been expanding their chemical focus." Allison spoke up, holding her ipad. It was opened to a page about the company making a push for Pharmaceuticals to be more efficient and cheaper.
Ivy thought about it. Nothing in the city was going to be ready for Reya, not for awhile anyway. But Wayne instrudies raids always had the worst luck. Batman tended to be more proactive in defending the Waynes. Made sense, Bruce was basically the star of the city and a shinning simple of hope and progress for the city. Not to mention the company was usually on the cutting edge of tech and research so even if Bruce Wayne was a massive scumbag, making sure things didn't LEAVE Wayne industries was a smart move.
"Sort of like Superman always looking over Lex's company." Ivy noted.
The others were safer bets though. Ace Chemicals was always a bit.... underhanded and at times underfunded. Low risk but also low reward. Stagg Enterprises would give a better shot but nothing high end either. While Sionis Industries was always a bit of a risk, due to it's rumored connection to mafia. Still they would have access to things... not on record.
As Harley walked over, Ivy figured out out which one to hit.
So who we robbing?
Tome of Imps
Of Books and Boobs, Chapters and Shortstacks
A magical tome that tempts men and women into a new life of shortacks and mischief. Grand adventures both in the sun and the sheets await. Art by krokobyaka, Book of Imps by huffslove which supplied the inspiration of this.
Updated on Nov 5, 2023
by ShadeWriter
Created on Apr 14, 2022
by ShadeWriter
With every decision at the end of a chapter your game state can change. Here are your current variables.
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