Grover Cleveland Campfire, Tuesday Night

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Savannah was cheerful as she started a campfire in front of her cabin. It had been a good day. She had enjoyed her SAT prep class -- best idea for a class, in her opinion. After class, she had drawn up her courage and auditioned for the new play. She thought she had done pretty well and now was kicking back in front of the cabin and people watching.

She had pulled out some sodas and anyone was welcome to grab one.


[[OOC: Open campfire is open]]

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After Savannah had headed inside, Eve sat there for a few minutes and stared into the fire before deciding that she needed to know what the hell was going on. And accordingly, she got up and went around the fire to where she'd seen Johnny sitting earlier.

"I think we've got a problem."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny was wasn't exactly in a good mood by this point.

"What the hell did you two talk about?"

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Her brain went bwuh for a second before it cleared up. "No, not you and me personally. Us and Savannah, with Benicio and his latest dick move."

Because face it, Benicio had made a good many of them.

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"Ah, yeah. That." A beat. "Can I kill him?"

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"Not before you tell me exactly what he did to deserve it."

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"Savannah didn't tell you?"

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"Something about about asking someone to put a value on..."

And that would be the sound of her jaw dropping and the Very Angry Mama Witch in her waking up. "He didn't. Oh, my God, he fucking did. Screw that, you're not killing him. You're killing him and I'm helping."

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"Ready and willing to cut me a check; name my price and walk away. The man's a fucking dick."

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve was still seething. "The sad part? He's still the best of the Cabal leaders. The others are worse."

She stared at the fire for a moment. "Think it'd be bad form to get a lynch mob together?"

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"Savannah doesn't need any of them, Eve." He firmly believed it.

"She's coming to New York after she graduates. Did she tell you?" Johnny could think of a lot worse than a lynch mob.

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"She doesn't need any of them besides her brother," was Eve's opinion.

"She did," Eve said with a nod. "And that's where I'm headed after the summer, actually. Business school and running a photography store... for Benicio. Which is kind of making me not want to take the job anymore."

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Johnny frowned. "Then why are you?" He didn't understand why anyone in their right mind would have anything to do with Benicio.

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"I took it before I knew about the offer he made you," Eve explained. "And it was..." She frowned, trying to find the words to explain it. "I'm not in your situation. I don't have a lot of money of my own and I'm not a superhero. I didn't have anything even remotely set for me for after high school. And this? It was a chance to do something I love for a living."

She ran her fingers through her hair. "But besides that... he controls the trust fund. And despite how much of a dick he is, he's the head of the largest Cabal and he wants to keep us alive. I'm willing to overlook him being a dick -- in general, not on this specific thing -- because Savannah and I need all the backing we can get in the supernatural world, and aside from Benicio we've got basically jack shit."

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Okay, put like that, he could shut his mouth. But he'd never like the man and he'd be damned if he ever had to step foot in the same room with him again.

"You've got me. You've got the Halliwell's. And you have my team in New York. You have that, Eve."

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve nodded, acknowledging Johnny's words. She opened her mouth to say something and then shut it, a devious grin spreading across her face. "Savannah told me that she wanted me to promise to keep the store and make it the best thing ever... and I think I'm going to. Of course, I also plan to take Benicio for everything I can in the process."

She grinned. "After all, he'd hardly deny me the latest equipment -- especially if he doesn't know that I know about the little deal he attempted to make."

She paused. "And you do realize I'm going to be annoying the shit out of you and your team, right?"

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Eve was using her daughter to win over Johnny. Dammit. It worked. "Just as long as you get that son of a bitch one way or the other."

He chuckled. "Yeah, I figured as much. But annoy Ben more. He likes the pretty girls. Oh, and make sure you ask about his ears."