It was a Saturday night, why she agreed with her sister to have this business party tonight she had no idea. Every time they had one of these things it took just half a day to get ready, and then all night bargaining for the contract.

Liz had picked out her "little black dress" for the night. This one was a bit longer then the usual, but that's just because she had dealt with this account before and she knew their guy was a bit sleazy to say the least, Liz didn't want him getting any "ideas."

Liz calls out to her sister across their mental tunnel.

Rianna, please tell me why we have to deal with these guys again, they're a large contract and all, but man do I hate this Mr. Stefan guy we have to deal with.

Liz was in the process of preparing herself at the moment now though. She had her hair appointment earlier, and a mani-peti after that. She could handle her makeup herself. Though she was doing her best to look professional while still in the dress instead of the business suit she was so use to.

Rianna paused in her own preparationss at he sister's query.

I know he's slime, but this was a contract Mom and Dad worked hard to even get looked at for. We should do all we can within decency to land it. Besides, closing the deal tonight is the onlyway we could get the time to go on the dive.

Rianna turns back to her closet, trying to pick out a dress for the occassion. She finally settles on a backless white satin dress with soft blue accents.

The slit on the left leg comes up to just above my knee, letting me show just enough to keep them distracted. Should something happen it won't clash with my metal form that much.

By the way Liz, how are you wearing your hair?

The hair is going up for the occassion tonight. If only Mom and Dad knew the type of people we'd be dealing with here I doubt they would have pushed for this account. I'll be there to pick you up at 7 in the Benz. I'm sure you've learned by now that Flight and high cut dresses don't mix.

Liz finishes her preparations, and calls the hotel to make sure all the preporations have been made correctly.

"7 o'clock, yeah, yeah that's right. Connelly Securities Inc. yeah, about 50, that's fine."

Everything is set, I'll see you in a bit sis.

Rianna finishes her preparations and looks her self over in the mirror.

This will do nicely.

Rianna's long red locks are woven in a tight braid that hands down over her left shoulder. The dress fit her form perfectly and she smiled.

We'll land this for you Mom and Dad, then we'll have some fun with others like us.

Rianna finishes her preparations and looks her self over in the mirror.

This will do nicely.

Rianna's long red locks are woven in a tight braid that hands down over her left shoulder. The dress fit her form perfectly and she smiled.

We'll land this for you Mom and Dad, then we'll have some fun with others like us.

There was a loud knock at her door and Rianna went to open it.

"You must be Ryu Hideyoshi. Liz called and said she had hired us some new talent."

Long bristled slightly at his baseline name and offers his hand to his new boss.

"I am Ryu Hideyoshi, it is a pleasure to meet you in person. Your parents made great leaps with this company, I hope that my tenure here also sees such greatness."

His glasses began to fall down his nose and he pushed them back with a finger. He held open the door looked to Rianna.

"I will escort you downstairs where your sister is waiting. I will then do as you have contracted me to do."

Long smiled, his cerulean blue eyes fixed on Rianna.

"I must say you're going to knock them dead tonight, even I am impressed."

So what do you think about the hired help. I'm hoping he will keep Mr. Stefans hands off of us without breaking anybody's fingers like the last one. He came highly recommended.

Liz speaks to her sister from the car as she waits. Unfortunately there isn't room for Long in the vintage Benz, but he was hired as well for his ability to self transport.

It was now about 7:05, the party was slated to start around 8:00pm, but being the planners of the party, she wanted her and her sister to be a bit early. The party was actually a contract discussion in disguise.

You have no idea how excited I'll be when this is done, and we can go on vacation and leave the management to the managers instead of the owners.

From what I can tell, he'll do quite well. He's very unassuming in this form. It's very, very hard to believe that he and the feral Long are one and the same. Have you seen the videos of what he did in his previous contracts? Beyond that, his control over time would be something I'd like to study.

Rianna allowed her new bodyguard to take her down to the waiting Benz and after she'd gotten in, she called to him.

"Be discreet tonight and use your best judgement. Please try to play this out as you are, and only go full-power if truly needed."

I know Liz I can't wait to go on a dive with everyone, I'm interested in seeing just how well my metal form does. It's kinda funny how the managers passed their job to the owners for a while isn't it? We'll have to do something about that, later.

I'm sure you'll do much better than I will. You are much tougher, but then again, I have no way of judging my true potential.

Liz sees her sister and Ryu step out of the front doors of the building and she twists the keys of the AMG Benz, bringing it to life with a brief roar. She presses a rocker switch on the center console and the passenger side door pops open enough for her sister to grab the shaved door handle.

After Rianna steps in and Long vanishes, making his way to the party through his own methods, she mashes the gas, the wheels squealing as the car slides about on the icy road.

"I never could get the stunt driver out of me you know." She speaks as her sister fumbles with her belt. "You know you don't really need that thing either."

Rianna finally gets her seat belt fastened as the car speeds out into traffic.

"We are still bound by laws Liz, even if I wouldn't get hurt. Besides, the way you drive it's the only way to stay in the car."

Rianna sits back and laughs as several people flip them off as they weave through traffic.

"Must you drive as though you never went to driving school? Do you have any idea how many traffic laws you just broke?"

"I never did go to driving school, just stunt driving classes and to answer your second question...More than enough to get me pulled over for, and not quite enough to get me arrested. If anybody knows what they're doing, it's me. I've only been in one accident and that was your doing remember. Anyway we're late."

Liz pushes the gas to the floor letting the engine roar as she weaves through the traffic. As she approaches the hotel she pulls the handbrake allowing the car to slide sideways and into it's spot.

She opens the door and sniffs the air.

"God, I love burnt rubber. It's almost enough to make tonight worth it. Ryu should be around here somewhere, I'm sure he got here quicker then us. He's going to meet us in the Ballroom where this stupid thing is going on. I hate entertaining clients."

Rianna gets out and closes the door.
"I know you do, but we both need to be here for this one, so just bear with it."
Rianna opens the door and goes in
"Let's get this over with."