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To Meet With the Mayor [Active]

Character(s): Pein, Konan, the Mayor
Content: Pein decides to act on information he's received and makes a visit to the Mayor's office.
Setting: City Hall [I-6]
Time: Afternoon
Warnings: It's Pein, so stuff.

Pein stood at the entrance to City Hall, looking up the staircase at the door. The information that Sylar had given him had certainly piqued his curiosity, and he was going to act on it... through less public means, of course. That was why he was here--to meet with the Mayor and see for himself if he could find out about the organization that Sylar had mentioned.

Making his way here, over the rooftops of course, had given him plenty of opportunity to consider what he wanted to say, how he wanted to address this. It would be better to act as the newcomer he was at present, he had decided, than to garner attention as the shinobi and killer he also was. And with any luck, the kunais and shuriken could stay tucked away, unnecessary as he sought the answers to his questions.

Pein began to ascend the stone staircase. This was going to prove an interesting meeting.

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"Indeed," Pein commented. This meeting seemed rather anti-climatic, especially after all the fun of earlier. "We sought a meeting to discuss some things that were brought up, and what better way to do it than face to face?"

It was easy, far too easy, to lie through such anonymous means as the message board and journals. Hell, it was expected that people weren't always speaking the truth. However, in a physical confrontation, it was much harder to lie without being found out. And Pein really had wanted to discuss things with the Mayor. But while he'd let it seem like he sought to discuss the methods of leaving, his true intentions had been to seek out information on the Organization. So far, his luck had been very limited in that regard.

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Konan's gaze was locked on the blue-haired man, and silent she remained. She was watching for any sort of flicker of recognition, a hint of what he was and was not saying--and while she did that, she folded. It passed the time, and having her paper around was always useful.

The paper tiger slowly took shape beneath skilled fingers.

One of the advantages of no longer having proper emotions was that said same emotions couldn't betray ones feelings, by virtue of not being there. As a result, Konan would be rather hard-pressed to pick any flicker of recognition in those calm yellow eyes. Of course, if it might still be possible on occasion, but hardly easy.

"I doubt he'll be meeting any more people from hereon out, dead as he is." An idle comment, to judge from the way he sounded almost bored, but one designed to test the waters all the same. "Will you then wait for his successor to take the field or seek out some other source for your answers?"

One like the one standing in front of them, for example.

Pein glanced at Konan, knowing her silence was not without its merit. She was always good at picking up on things while his focus was elsewhere. That's what made them formidable as a team. And surely that paper tiger would be useful in the future.

"I suppose we'll just have to find someone else to address our questions and concerns," Pein replied. He wondered how likely it was for Saix to be able to answer their questions. It seemed the people in the know around here were those who shouldn't be, and the people who should have the answers either didn't or weren't around to give them. Point in case being the untimely death of the Mayor. "Though I'm sure we'll drop back in to speak with the new Mayor as we find time for it. Unless, of course, you can answer our questions?"

The tiger emerged tail first, blooming like the paper flower in her hair. And yet she did not look down at it; her hands moved automatically along the folds, feeling the tiger as easily as her eyes could see.

"You were just in his office, then?" Konan asked; they had just been there, and he certainly hadn't been there. Perhaps she could catch him in a lie.

There was a smile at Konan's question - a smile that spoke nothing of kindness. They'd have to do better than that to catch him out in a lie, although he had to applaud them for at least trying such at thing. "I was not. But I needn't see things to know of their occurrence," he answered. Let them make of that what they would, but it was true all the same, even if he rarely used that ability.

"As for whether I not I know the answers to your questions it depends on what they are."

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Pein raised an eyebrow at Saix's response. How interesting a fact to admit. It did beg the question of how Saix could know such things without seeing them. The Akatsuki leader supposed he would find that out at some other point in time.

"What can you tell us about the so-called "Organization" that's apparently in this city?" Ah, blatancy. How sweet it was.

The smile was noted and filed away in her mind. This man was interesting enough to keep Konan's attention, which was never entirely a good thing. The tiger, complete, lay in her hands. An ability such as that was not one she was entirely unfamiliar with; she had her origami spies, after all, and Pein had his rain.

She was silent once more, waiting for the blue-haired man's reponse to Pein's question.

"More than you would expect a newly-met stranger to be able to tell. Certainly more than the mayor would now be capable of telling you." After all, in most cases dead men weren't much in the habit of telling anyone anything. And even if the mayor weren't dead, he was pretty sure he'd still have an advantage over the mayor. Being part of the Organization more-or-less assured that.

"Although I have to wonder why you might be looking for information about them in person. Surely there is enough on the journals for you to find most of the answers yourself and most would warn you away from a direct meeting with our cloaked friends."

"Indeed. I have to wonder what the good Mayor would have been able to tell us, in general." After all, the man had died. And Pein was a ninja. Foul play crossed his mind more than once in regard to this situation, and he had to wonder what the motivation would have been...

"I don't trust information I don't receive first hand. And the written word can be distorted so easily. Harder for someone to lie face-to-face." And the odds were, either he or Konan would be able to pick up on a lie. "I'd rather get the information from the authority within the city, anyway, so that I might make an informed decision for myself."

Surely this man knew something; his attitude all but screamed it. She never had been fond of those who withheld information; she would have preferred to take their knowledge from them. But she couldn't tell what they were capable of, and so could only wait for orders, or for reason to attack or be more pleasant than she was being now.

She knew she wasn't acting anything close to warm. She didn't care.

Well, given that foul play technically was at hand, it was hardly surprising that it would cross Pein's mind. As for the motivation, that was something that would have to stay unknown - he had no intention of letting on that the mayor had died simply because he hadn't been doing his job properly.

"Sadly it would seem that the local authority will be unavailable for some time. Perhaps a 'no-one' will serve?"

There. Now to see how they would react to that subtle hint...

"It would seem we don't have much of a choice in the matter," Pein commented, considering the information presented and tucking it away for further consideration. "We need the answers, regardless. So long as this "no-one" can speak with the same definitive and understanding as any authority, I doubt we'll have a problem with the source."

Konan cocked an eyebrow. "You're a nobody, then?"

The emphasis was only slight. But it was enough.

Slight, perhaps, but more than enough for Saïx to pick up on the emphasis. "I am."

It was perhaps a risky move, admitting to being a Nobody - and thus most likely affiliated with the Organization - but should things go south he could also simply portal out. And they had wanted information about the Organization and who better to ask than someone who was in that very group?

Pein couldn't help the smirk that crossed his face. Perhaps it made him easy to read, but what did it matter when he was more than capable of taking care of himself? He honestly wasn't surprised by the response. Given the way people spoke of the Organization and its Nobodies, it was almost expected that someone would be here. Then again, that was just Pein's own suspicion.

"Were you going to answer the question posed?" he asked. Banter was nice, but it didn't get all of his questions answered, regardless of whether or not he now had more information to hold for a price. "I can repeat it, if you'd like."

Konan smiled, just a bit, and fell silent. Then they were dealing with the very organization they had wanted information on in the first place. How convenient this was. It was just a matter of dealing with this man, then, and seeing how this mysterious organization could be used.

"You wanted to know what I could tell you of our Organization, was it?" He asked, a smirk settling in on his face - it was so much easier when he didn't have to hide his alliances. He'd never liked before, and so their was no real reason to pretend to do so now. "I could tell you many things, although I might wonder as to your reasons for asking. Information can be a powerful thing in the wrong hands."

That and he'd rather not have Xemnas find out that he'd unwittingly let out information to those who shouldn't have it.

"Indeed," Pein told Saix, continuing to watch the Nobody. The concern with leaked information was an understandable one, and an exploit that he had intended on using if what he got was, in the end, not what he desired to hear.

"My reason for asking is purely of an academic and planning nature," he assured the Nobody. "Without information, how is one supposed to make decisions on what to do, who to interact with, and where to settle down? I suppose we could always go see what that Resistance knows..."

The threat was veiled but present. Obviously, Pein thought that it was in the beset interest of the Organization to be in contact, and working, with the Akatsuki, especially if they wanted to be rid of the pesky Resistance that had cropped up due to their own oversights.

The paper tiger in her hands sprang to life, running up her arm and settling on her shoulder. And, if Saix was paying attention--and Konan trusted he would be--he would see just the slightest fluttering of her shoulder as it partially dispersed into paper. Not enough that a casual observer would notice, but still, it was meant to simply imply that they held power.

If they could work with the Organization, after all, so much the better for them.

"The Resistance? They know less than they think." Or at least, so he thought, given what little he knew of them. A shame no one had managed to get any real information on the Resistance's capabilities - he'd have to have words with someone about that later. He of all people knew that a war wasn't necessary won with strength alone, although it certainly helped.

But perhaps these two could be useful to their cause; the woman at least seemed to have some measure of power over paper, which was certainly interesting. Besides, hadn't Xemnas asked them to look for potential allies.

Yes, this was most certainly a situation he could turn to his advantage.

"You speak of potential alliances, then."

"Do they?" Pein inquired. "Or do they know more than you think they do?" He smirked. "Regardless of what they might know, we have information that they can use..." At the moment, Pein had no intention of giving it to them. But he was also waiting to see how this interaction went.

"What else would I speak of? You've got yourselves backed into a corner on the whims of a few people, barely able to move within this city without someone recognizing you for who and what you are. I don't know what you intend to do here, though it must be something for all of these people to raise a fuss, but I do know that it's easier to plan when your eyes go unseen by the people causing the trouble."

Konan was satisfied with the progression of events, and so kept quiet. Pein could certainly handle himself, although there were times when he could be too easily frustrated. But not now, when things were working out as they were.

She watched and waited.

Well, to be perfectly honest, he didn't actually know how much the Resistance knew or for that matter how many were in their ranks. Of course, he had no real intention of admitting to that. After all, if they already suspected as much what was the point? To deny or confirm the fact would only reveal that they were running on little-to-no information.

"Let's say that we did forge an alliance. What would you find in the bargain?"

No need to ask what the Organization would gain after all - he could already see what such an alliance would bring to their side.

Pein looked thoughtful for a moment. What would they get out of an alliance with the Organization? What did they want from it?

"The ability to move unobstructed in and out of the city would prove most beneficial," he commented, taking a chance on the thought that the Organization was actually in charge here. "A place to set up a base, undisturbed and with no concern for interlopers would also be nice. And I'm sure that you can help us get what we need as much as we can help you get what you need."

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