It was a bright, sunny morning and Suzy Kent woke up feeling especially good and lively. Filled with the joy of the day, she ventured out to compliment a passer by on their outfit.
Suzy had let her social life slide of late and today, a day off from work, she decided to get out and about and not chase a strange news story......so, naturally, she called in at the Goth residence for a "chat".
"Miss Kent...what do we owe this visit?" said Bella.
"Excuse the intrusion but I found our conversation last time to be very informative and your book collection very fascinating."
"Help yourself, Miss Kent...what is it about the collection that you found fascinating?"
Suzy walked to the bookshelf and perused the titles. "There's a lot of history here" she said.
"My personal hobby" said Bella.
"...and mysticism, magic and the occult"
"That would be my husband's tastes"
"And a couple on the existence of aliens"
Bella said nothing. "At our last meeting you expressed an interest in local history, Miss Kent. Here, this book details the history of the Goth family; you may borrow it." she eventually said.
"Thank you" said Suzy. "I notice that your family has close ties with the Landgraabs"
"Hmmm, I wouldn't say close. But as our family mixes in such circles contact with the Landgraabs comes part of the territory. We don't have the levels of influence they have...our wealth is old money."
"Thank you for the book....I must be getting along now but thanks once again for your time" said Suzy.
Once again Suzy berated herself for not taking time off to enjoy herself. Determined to put her investigative journalism on hold this weekend, she headed into the city to the Fashion District. However, once there she ran straight into a protest.
She recognised one of the protesters; someone she met last week called Burr DeBenning.
"Hey Burr" she said approaching him. "What's the protest about?"
"Suzy! Haven't you heard? Landgraab Enterprises wants to buy Magnolia Blossom Park and bulldoze it to make apartment blocks" he replied.
"Really? And what does the Mayor's office say?"
"Well...there's going to be a vote. So far the City council is split 50/50 but we're awaiting a statement from the last elected official not to declare their voting intention."
"Who is that?" said Suzy, with great interest.
"Victor Feng" replied Burr. Suzy thought that was a VERY interesting development. Suzy then headed for the bar; protests really weren't her thing but upon entering the joint she found Mortimer Goth already there.
"Miss Kent...I hear you visited my wife this morning? The two of you seem to be getting on quite well" he said as Suzy pulled up a seat at the bar.
"She's a fascinating woman, Mr Goth"
"Call me Mortimer" he said.
"She's been invaluable help with my story" Suzy replied.
"And what would this story be about? It's not a fashion article, I gather"
"Well, yes and no" said Suzy, evasively. "Your family has an interesting history"
"I know...but there are certain things that I think it wise you don't delve into. Such as my wife's disappearance 3 years ago"
"Yes, I heard about that...nothing is known about what happened and Mrs Goth can't remember anything about it"
"She had extensive therapy at the time and I have used....other methods...to try to ascertain what happened. Whatever it was, it is best left alone. It is a private matter" he said, sternly.
"I understand, Mortimer" she replied. Goth nodded, finished his drink and left the bar. Suzy was feeling overwhelmed with all this new information when Burr approached her. "So, did you learn anything interesting?" he asked her.
"Every time I meet with a Goth, Landgraab or a Feng I learn something VERY interesting, Burr" she replied.
Suzy looked around the bar and had a thought. "You know...tonight I'm going to forget all about it and have a good time!" Burr showed her the way to the dance floor and the in-crowd of San Myshuno danced the night away.
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