Josie and Mark have a heated discussion over the phone when Josie calls Mark to confront him sending Feral to her office at the NSA.
<Josie_Lyons> 4 RPG On!
<MarkSulfur> Jose likes rojo!
<MarkSulfur> ((Dangit, that was supposed to red. XD))
<Josie_Lyons> ((::dead:: Red… for BLUUUUD))
<MarkSulfur> ((Red rum. Red rum.))
<Josie_Lyons> ((XD))
<Josie_Lyons> ::is in her office! finally has a break in her work. hasn’t heard back from Feral yet. curious to see how Riley is doing however, so dials up Mark. Wants to thank him for sending Feral her way lol::
<MarkSulfur> ::you’re welcome. XD:: Hello?
<Josie_Lyons> Enjoy your vacation time, Mark?
<MarkSulfur> I was. :lol, bitter much? XD Tho’ Robi’s tea time with him perked him up some.::
<Josie_Lyons> As you well know, I had a talk with Commander Feral, since you sent him over.
<MarkSulfur> Ah. Glad to know things went well.
<Josie_Lyons> You’re really mature, Mark. Let me tell you. Unfortunately for you, there was nothing amiss going on and Feral was welcome to take Sinclair, which he did.
<MarkSulfur> I know. That’s why I’m glad things went well. I’m surprised you didn’t try to put up a fight.,
<Josie_Lyons> I’m surprised you were too cowardly to come talk to me yourself instead of getting the Enforcers involved.
<MarkSulfur> I asked you to keep your nose out of the Bureau’s business, Lyons. Since you decided to do the complete opposite, I had to get the Enforcers invovled. Katnapping isn’t considered lightly in this city.
<Josie_Lyons> Neither is harboring a kat who’s a danger to herself and the city. It had to be done. I saved her life.
<MarkSulfur> She’s in a COMA, Lyons.
<Josie_Lyons> If I could’ve had her at the NSA sooner, she might not have been.
<MarkSulfur> You took her without her consent.
<Josie_Lyons> It became necessary. It was within NSA’s jurisdiction to handle the matter.
<MarkSulfur> The NSA’s jurisdiction… ::in that “don’t give me that malarky tone XD::
<Josie_Lyons> YES. The NSA’s jurisdiction. ::lol like “it is legit malarky!” XDDD:: You don’t have a clue with what is going on around you, Mark. You think the MBI has taken on strange cases? Take a day to read some of my paperwork and you’ll be grateful most of your cases involve the mafia and the occassional shoplifter.
<MarkSulfur> ::rolls his eyes:: Then stick to what you do best, Lyons. Stick to yanking peoples’ tails and let the good guys do their own jobs.
<Josie_Lyons> ::sighs:: WHY are you so insistant that the NSA is a malicious organization?
<MarkSulfur> You want me to REMIND you?
<Josie_Lyons> That was under Spinner. And he had to go outside the lines in order to achieve goals to assure the safety of Megakat City. ::… yes is defending Spinner lol whassupwithdat?::
<MarkSulfur> What?! ::in that “have you forgotten what he tried to do to me, crazy woman?!” tone. Man, so many tones tonight. XD::
<Josie_Lyons> ::lol!:: While I disagree with a lot of WHAT he did to see a mission through, I see WHY he did what he did. You yourself have no right to question my decision over Sinclair when your agency has broken protocol countless times, working outside of the law.
<MarkSulfur> Oh? You didn’t seem to mind at first when you were hired, but now I can see I was wrong.
<Josie_Lyons> I didn’t mind what at first? Doing things against proper procedure? Your memory’s suffering a lapse.
<MarkSulfur> I was talking about being hired into the MBI.
<Josie_Lyons> It was, at the time, my only option.
<Josie_Lyons> ((And my mun, needs to learn, to press enter.))
<MarkSulfur> (((::dies XD::))
<MarkSulfur> So your only other option was to kill Spinner. Why? You had the opportunity to kill ME.
<Josie_Lyons> I… ::huffs:: It was a crazy moment, Mark. I shouldn’t have shot either of you. I shouldn’t have ever been in that position for such a choice… why did YOU have to come with me that night, knowing very well where I was taking you?
<MarkSulfur> Because I was afraid of what he’d do to YOU if you didn’t take me.
<Josie_Lyons> What makes you think he would’ve done anything to me?
<MarkSulfur> What makes you think he wouldn’tve?
<Josie_Lyons> If I didn’t bring you to him, orders would have simply changed.
<Josie_Lyons> ::won’t mention she later realized she was to shoot Stormcrow before she ignored his orders to go to Mark’s lol::
<MarkSulfur> Oh? Like what? You’d jump off the MKC bridge?
<Josie_Lyons> NO. He most likely would have asked me to see to it you remained at your apartment so he could talk with you.
<MarkSulfur> ::snorks:: Spinner talk to me? How? Holding me hostage?
<Josie_Lyons> I don’t KNOW, okay? I wouldn’t have let him hold you hostage, geez.
<MarkSulfur> ::sighs:: Josie…
<Josie_Lyons> What? ::sounding tired… leaning forward on her desk some, runs fingers through her hair.::
<MarkSulfur> Why are you making this so difficult? ::sounding tired himself::
<Josie_Lyons> Mark, I wish things weren’t difficult… but life just… is.
<Josie_Lyons> ::wow am I a sage of knowledge or what? XD::
<MarkSulfur> ((:dies::))
<MarkSulfur> ::sighs:: Maybe we should talk about this some other time.
<Josie_Lyons> Maybe… just… just know that I’m not wanting to hurt anyone, okay? I’m not going to constantly attack the MBI, you won’t have that threat anymore.
<MarkSulfur> What I want is for us to find a way to work together, but I’m doubting that’ll happen.
<Josie_Lyons> It can… with time. And effort on both our parts.
<MarkSulfur> I suppose.
<Josie_Lyons> Will you contact me when Sinclair comes out of her comatose state? I won’t bother her any further.
<MarkSulfur> …Yeah.
<Josie_Lyons> Thank you. ::sighs:: I guess then I’ll hear from you eventually.
<MarkSulfur> Yeah, I guess.
<Josie_Lyons> Good bye then, Mark.
<Josie_Lyons> ((you hang up! No you hang up!))
<MarkSulfur> Good Bye, Josie.
<MarkSulfur> ((::dies!:: XD))
<Josie_Lyons> ::hangs up the phone. headdesks lol::
<Josie_Lyons> <Least that didn’t end in an argument like it usually does.>