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I met with Illyana yesterday.

She agrees to talk to Wanda and provide intel on limbo and her absence, including power structure over there.

She also agrees to provide a favor in the future - The favour will not involve asking her to kill the demon running Limbo, an incubus or succubus or her soul.

Requests for murder for hire or mortal danger to be contracted and paid for sperately. She's not overtly against killing or injuring humans if required.

In return, she's getting papers and some getting settled slush fund cash.

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xp_blackcat

She is apparently somewhat more rational than her brother then, thank god, I didn't want two of them running around

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xp_artie

She's direct and all but smart. Don't underestimate her. I'd recommend we work to support her goals where they align with ours or don't cost too much. She'll be a good ally.

The brother doesn't know how the game is played because he's big and strong. She's always traded favors.

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xp_blackcat

She's from hell, I'm not underestimating anyone from hell. Even if her brother's... something

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xp_velocidad

Oh, what's that dude's deal? We've never spoken

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xp_blackcat

Not a clue. He, a stranger, asked me to do him a favor and then made it quite clear what he thought of me when I asked to be paid in a favour in return. But it's fine, he thinks all people in our line are hell sent, which. Irony, considering his sister I guess.

Someone leave a basket of therapy gift vouchers on his doorstep basically

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xp_daytripper

Oh, you should have heard the conversation I had with him the other day - basically threatening me if his sister vanished against her will. Plonker has it in his head that I don't want her here. I came so close to losing my rag with him I went through half a pack of cigarettes afterwards trying to calm down before I smashed something.

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xp_daytripper

Nicely done - asking her to provide info would have been useless, so making a deal for it is perfect. Especially since it's for something that would have been provided anyway for nothing. ;)

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xp_artie

I don't think charity would have been accepted.

Check me over when you can? The deal was sealed with blood magic but I don't believe she added anything else to it.

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xp_daytripper

Fair enough - I probably would have been the same in her shoes.

And yes, come by my office soon as you can. Blood pacts are not anything to sneeze at and while traditionally Illyana hasn't had much power outside of Limbo, you never know what surprises the Frankenberry Cat might have left us.

(Just a note: if you're going to make a habit of doing these sorts of deals, maybe let me vet the other person beforehand? Folks already had to rescue Warren from a succubus, I'd rather not have that happen again.)