2021-05-08 - ADAte

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : I think I screwed up. I ended up buying the ADA a drink. She seemed convinced I'm on your cousin's payroll.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Um. What?

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Assistant district attorney. Cassidy Bennett.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Can't figure out if she was trying to find out what my affiliation is, or she just wanted some sucker to buy her a drink.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Well, that at least answers one of my questions. If the ADA would judge by the last name. Turns out yup! You haven't even met Felix, and yet you work for him. How dd you manage that?

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : I went over last night to hand Evans the contact details for my law firm in Seattle. Great timing as usual on my end, found myself in the middle of some public affair. Which she was attending.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : That still doesn't explain how 2 plus 2 equals 5

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Well, she asked me why I was there, and I told her. Also told her that no, Felix has not made any donations to the centre, and I don't expect to see one. We're not a money laundering service.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : And then, uh, she dragged me off for a drink and made some Gazette reporter take our picture.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : So you mentioned Felix? Why would you do that?!

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : I didn't, she did. I said I was delivering some papers to Evans because one of his clients wanted to make a donation. She concluded that it had to be Felix.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Ah. Great. Just what we needed, someone who cares...

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Well, considering that the person making a donation is not Felix, that's sort of the end of that. I get the feeling Bennett likes to rile people up. Why else would she insist on dragging me into the Casino, and having our picture in the bloody paper?

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : That...is a good question. I bet it will be a barrel of laughs if I end up in the same room as her.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : You're a bouncer. Probably not the first time you deal with a sassy, very short blonde in a small cocktail dress, is it?

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : ... Although I suppose a certain other blonde might have issues.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Depends on how I handle her I suppose. Ba-dam-ching.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Somehow I doubt she is going to drag me to the casino and get my photo taken.

Why did you go, anyway? No is an answer. Most people accept it.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Well, I nearly broke her hand, I think. Which is what she gets for grabbing it and hauling me off.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : I was trying to be polite. Figure that the best way to keep the DA out of HOPE is to be as transparent as we can. After all, nothing illegal is happening there, so, being transparent is not difficult, you know?

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Fair. Look, if you would rather not have donations I get it. I was just trying to set up something 'good' out of it.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : You're not doing anything illegal, Seth.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : I will fight to my last breath for the right of people to make anonymous donations. I make my donations anonymously.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Nothing short of a court order is going to change that. But I'd rather Bennett just decides there's nothing worth looking into, and leaves us alone.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Well, it's not actually legal either. I mean, it's money nobody is going to miss for sure, but I think we both know it didn't come from the US Mint.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : There is no way to tell Bennett that the money popped out of the bloody Veil and it's probably going to turn into seaweed and salt water so let's do something useful with it before it does. If there was? If she had the shine? I'd have told her exactly that.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : We're not breaking laws because there is no law that covers this. I suppose they could barf up something about counterfeiting.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : I've never met her, so I will have to go off your belief she is shineless. But if they wanted to stick it, they could find something I am sure. Just let's hope they don't.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : They can always find something to Al Capone somebody on if they look hard enough. Not sure they'd even need a reason to annull my visa, either. This is why I think it's better to play with an open hand on my end -- and draw a line in the sand. They want to see HOPE's books, look at our funds? Fine by me, we've got nothing to hide -- except who our donors are. If they want that, it takes a court order. But they're welcome to look at our actual transactions -- should be easy enough to tell that we're not a money laundering scheme. For one of those to work, there needs to be money going back.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Also, honestly? I think she was just bored and looking to see if she could rile me up a little.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : So, aside from that, how was your date? 😉

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : We just had a drink. Bennett likes Lemon Drops.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Good to know. I think if I ever see her at the bar, I'll order one for her.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Pretty sure having a drink doesn't quite meet the qualification for a date, though. 😛

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Depends on the girl. I've known women that thought we were going steady after a coffee.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : ... Bloody hell.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : Pretty damn sure this one just thought it'd be funny to hit me up for a free drink. Doesn't seem the type to go looking for random guys in bars -- not even fancy casino bars.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Yeah. She is probably picking out rings already man.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : You're such an asshole. You know I don't really do that whole dating thing in the first place. :p

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : Well, duh.

(TXT to Ravn) Seth : You knew this, yet you still choose to hang with me. I call that your problem.

(TXT to Seth) Ravn : If I ever do, I'll send you a selfie with the unfortunate victim.