Seemed like an ordinary day at The Eights really. Therion and I were watching the gate and joking around, it was a nice day, you know all things considered.

In the middle of our banter, this HUGE guy shows up. Scariest thing I’ve ever seen.

He was so tall, he wore almost riot gear type stuff, he was intimidating as fuck. My first instinct? Stand behind Therion! HA!

His large voice came out following a smile, he’s obviously been through this scenario with many people. Therion just stood there and did nothing, just jaw dropped to the floor almost. The large man asked for the landlord, he had heard there was a new landlord and he was looking for Gidjet.

Ah fuck.

Therion stood there while my hand came up slowly and my shakey voice told him that I was the landlord.

He announced that he was my manager, Shawn. He had been away for a long period of time trying to scavenge for supplies for The Eights. He wanted to speak to me privately, Therion wasn’t really for that but he let it happen after Shawn produced every single key for the building.

We sat in the apartment above the reception area, apparently the old landlord let him sleep there. I was ok with him staying there, Therion and I were staying in a different apartment anyways.

Once we got to talking, I told him about Jordan and what I had done to protect the sisters and the buidling. He commended me.

He expressed that it was exactly how a landlord should behave in order to protect what’s theirs. He spoke to assertively and convincingly…

I no longer regret what I have done.

I did what I had to, in order to protect what was important

And Jordan…he wasn’t important he was a threat and he was a problem. A problem that no longer exists.

Shawn has been appearing more often now. I see him in the reception area a lot, it’s good to have someone there. Especially when the sisters have been pairing off with some of my security personnel…which is great for them don’t get me wrong, but it distracts them from actually guarding the gates and it’s good to have someone like Shawn who is focused, and not asleep or gone like…some…like Therion.

It is what it is. I will continue to protect this place fiercly…whatever that means.

WHATEVER it means..