Getting to know Velvet

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YN is sitting at his desk when he hears a knock on the door.

YN: Enter.

The door opens and Coco and Velvet enter and walk up to YN.

YN: Ahh, how are you two setting in? Are the rooms to your liking?

Velvet: They are wonderful, nothing like our old place.

Coco: We just had one question.

YN: And that'd be?

Coco: Where shouldn't we go?

YN: What do you mean?

Coco: Where shouldn't we go in your house, are there off limits areas?

YN: Well, the armory is not to be entered unless it is for cleaning purposes or emergency. My private quarters, such as my study, is only to be entered on invitation or request. The same is to be said for my workshop and personal garage.

Coco: Wait, what if we need to keep our cars somewhere?

YN: But you don't own a car. Do you?

Coco: I might in the future?

YN: Then you would use the garage.

Velvet: But you said that we weren't allowed in the garage?

YN: No, not the garage, it is just at the end of the drive. My garage is underground and is a showroom for my collection of cars.

Coco: You have a car collection?

YN: Indeed I do.

Velvet: (with stars in eyes) Can I see it?

YN: Maybe.

Velvet: (bunny girl eyes) Please.

YN: (cold stare)

Coco: Just show her, she's a huge petrolhead.

YN: Velvet's a car girl?

Velvet: I love cars! Classic cars are my favorite, but I absolutely love the newer Atlesian E-cars! The E-10 is such a beauty! I've never seen one in person but I've heard that they are going to have one at the car show this weekend! Oh, would you like to come with me?! It'll be so much fun!

YN: I'll actuality have some of my cars there. However I think the one that you'd be the most interested in would be the E-10.

Velvet: YOU OWN THE E-10?! CAN I SEE IT?

YN: I suppose there is no harm in it. But it is in my regular garage as it is my day to day car.

The three of them then leave YN's study and walk towards an outbuilding that serves as his garage. YN then opens the main door and turns on the lights.
In that moment, the E-10 is bathed in light

The way the light shimmers on the gentle glossed  curves is beautiful for anyone to behold

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The way the light shimmers on the gentle glossed  curves is beautiful for anyone to behold. YN then pushes a button on his key fob and the roof folds back, the windows roll down, and the doors open.

With all this happening, Velvet simply faints. Seeing her start to fall, YN catches her and carries her over to a couch and places her upon it.

YN: I guess that car was a bit much for her to handle.

Coco: She loves that model of car, she has a t shirt with a picture of one on it and the same with a coffee mug.

YN: Well, I guess I have to be at that car show now.

Coco: So, are you going to let her sit in the car?

YN: Probably, but let's keep that a secret.

Coco: Ok.

Time skip to the weekend.

Velvet is sitting in her room when she hears a knock on the door.

Velvet: Come in.

YN opens the door and walks in.

YN: I'm heading to the car show now, want to join me?

Velvet: I was going to head over in a bit, but sure!

The two of them then walk to the front of the house and YN then clicks his key fob and the car drives up and opens it's doors.

YN then gets in and Velvet just stands there.

YN: Are you coming?

Velvet: I, I just never thought I'd see this moment, when I'd be riding in an E-10 with the top down.

Velvet then gets in the car and buckles up.

YN: So, any questions?

Velvet: I mean, not really, I know all about the E-10 class.

YN: Yeah, but not this one.

Velvet: What do you mean?

YN: This one is modified.

Velvet: How so?

YN: It is armored, the body and doors can resist small arms fire and the windows are proofed against carbines. There is a slot in the driver's glovebox for a 9mm pistol. However the most useful addition would be the scratch resistant paint. Also, most notably, the standard E-10 has a 0 to 100 of ten seconds. This one (steps on the accelerator) does it in three.

YN and Velvet are pressed against their seats as they accelerate to 100 miles per hour in three seconds.

Velvet: Are you sure that this is legal?

YN: It's probably not, but in all fairness that never stopped me before.

Velvet: What do you mean?

YN: I've done some stuff in my past which could be considered illegal, immoral, or both.

Velvet: Such as?

YN: Well as you know I was in the army, so the crimes I committed were related, but mainly the illegal requisitioning of assets from the civilian population.

Velvet: Looting?

YN: In layman's terms, yes.

Velvet: Funny.

YN: How so?

Velvet: You don't strike me as the criminal type.

YN: I'll take that as a compliment. But you'd be best to remember, anyone with as much money as me, is most certainly a criminal of some sort or another.

Velvet: Weiss?

YN: Not her, but I know her mother and father, they most certainly are. However the father's crime is mostly incompetence. The real force is Willow.

Velvet: How do you know?

YN: What I am about to tell you, you are not to repeat. Do I make myself clear?

Velvet: Crystal.

YN: Willow and I are planning to oust Jacques and Willow will take control.

Velvet: What are you getting out of this?

YN: My motives are two fold, I was offered stock options and a seat on the board of directors. The second part is that as an old friend of mine, Willow wants a favor and I can help her.

AN: So what did you think of that last chapter? Should more be done with the Willow plot line?
What do you think?

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