Chapter 7:2 Dates Part 1
Mr. Capryse smiled Politely in a five-star restaurant as he sipped a glass of wine while he stretched and checked his clock. “Welp it’s almost twelve! Time for the fun!” He said with a chuckle as Amanda Cross walked in wearing a yellow tight hugging dress, she had put a lot of time into her makeup, and she seemed to draw the attention of several people while striding to his table. He quickly pulled the chair out and nodded to her, after a curtsy she sat down and he took his seat, quickly putting in orders for the both of them after she stated what she wanted. “Imagine my surprise when THE Lieutenant Cross invites lil’ ol’ me out to dinner! What brought THIS on?” he asked with a happy smile while looking her in the eyes, something about his damned crystal blue eyes took her off guard, causing her to clear her throat. “I just felt maybe I came on a bit too strong… You had to look up my information just to make me back off at first…” She said as she watched him chuckle “Oh no no no, I did that when you first transferred in, I Know everyone on the force, in the city… the state…. The whole COUNTRY! Sorry if you felt like I was singling you out.” He retorted, causing Amanda to swallow hard “So…. how much do you actually know?” she asked as he sipped more wine “If you’re worried I’m gonna leak out that time you lost a bet and streaked around your entire Campus in the nude… your secret is safe from me… as well as all the other exhibitionist stuff, hey… We ALL did crazy stuff as a kid right?” He said with a chuckle, by now the pink in her cheeks seemed to glow through all the makeup, even noticed by the server as their food arrived. She ate slowly as Mr. Capryse ate politely, but it was clear he didn’t enjoy the food as much. “A five-star restaurant not to your liking?” She asked, causing him to smile at her. “The food is quite good, but my daughter has made me a bit of a spoiled brat, food just doesn’t taste quite as good without the love she puts into it ya know?” He asked with a proud sigh. She giggled and nodded. “Yes I have heard a lot about her, and what to not say to either of you… You must really love her!” She said with a genuine smile, trying to break the ice subtly. Mr. Capryse sighed and nodded “Indeed, she was the daughter of a close associate who went missing, even I was surprised to hear she hid a daughter from me… I caught her cooking up a snack for the other orphans and just KNEW I had to adopt her… I would burn my entire home and the entire state of New York to ash if anything happened to her.” he said, slowly turning serious at the end of his sentence, making Amanda begin to fearfully sweat. After about an hour, both of them got up as Mr. Capryse escorted Amanda to her car, though they were stopped by a bulky man in a suit smirking. “Well if it isn’t the Golden Boy of New York and our newest member of the NYPD… two birds, one stone!” he said as he pulled out a Gun. Amanda grunted in frustration as she reached for an imaginary firearm. “Shit, I forgot I’m not on duty!” she muttered, Causing Mr. Capryse to laugh “DREADFUL habit dear, what do you think good sir? Zach would get a good kick out of that one eh?”
“SHUT UP! If you know why I am here, you know you ain’t for much longer!” Responded the thug as he pointed the gun to Mr. Capryse’s head, who simply just smiled calmly “Now… listen Mac, Me and the lovely lady here were trying to enjoy a lovely dinner, you can understand that right?” He asked as he pinched the gun, causing shiny rocks to grow from it, stabbing the man in the hand, who screamed out in pain, but Mr. Capryse kept talking “And we can’t go around threatening people for just trying to have a good time… are we clear here?” he asked the man who looked at his arm in terror as the rocks began sprouting from his body. “CRYSTALS!” He screamed in terror as he tried to run, only for his body to stiffen before it turned to solid crystal, freezing him in place “Oops! Clumsy me” Said Mr. Capryse, knocking the statue over, causing it to shatter into small pieces that rolled down a nearby storm drain. Mr. Carpyse just helped a now terrified Amanda Cross into her car. “What a fun date that was! You Drive safe now Amanda, and make sure that the next one gets cleared by my wife, she’s not as good-tempered as I am you know..” he said as he waved and whistle a happy tune while he walked off. Amanda just sat there, trying to process what happened. “You… You’re not the hound of justice at all… You’re a scared newborn puppy” She cried out into her reflection through the vanity mirror. “How can I even begin to fix this state when a man like that has it in his hands? I don’t know… but I have to at least try.” She said, getting a bit more determined at the end. After a few minutes, she started her car and sped off, not noticing Darkness Drilling a few holes in a building nearby. “For Christ's sake, I’m a MERCENARY! Not a damn construction worker… dammit Capryse!” he said as he covered up the holes. “Ah well, the pay was good, time to meet up with Lyte!” he said as he hopped in his Challenger, leaving Farley Incorporated behind.
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