Auction Stuff

Sunny sat in the back of my car. For whatever reason she didn't want to ride passenger. It was whatever I didn't care, I think she got, or more currently is still car sick. "We are here by the way. Will you be okay?"

She grumbled and pushed herself slowly up, "Yeah, car sickness happens, as long as I stand still for a bit I'll be good. Though I wish I was in something a little more comfortable."

She was currently in a yellow and grey dress. It sounded fairly gaudy, but on her it looked genuinely stunning. Though she likely was talking about the short heels she had on. Which weren't even a inch. My clothes were actually just the same as my normal clothes with a change of pants. Collared shirts like polos are just always good. 

Sunny sighed, "How did you even book this so quickly? and at a auction house? i thought I'd be a little more..."

i rolled my eyes, and interrupt her. "What and have you use that awful fake personality that you use? Just be yourself and you'll be far more well liked, do you remember the song?"

She huffed as I opened the door for her. She responded with a well-drawn out answer. "You basically drilled it into me."

I nodded, "Good, you needed to know it off the top of your head." A attendant jogged over, "Hello sir, You are Finn Ryle? and Miss Sunny, the singer?"

I turned to attendant and gave a smile, "Yes we are, will the event start first?"

The attendant explained, "Currently it's a meet and greet to talk other guests. You can eat some of the food provided. Before the auction we will come to get her for the music as promised. After that the auction house will announce the auction and the public contents. After that will be the private material."

I nodded and Sunny looked around. The attendant then moved onto the next person that walked through the door. Sunny asked, "A meet and greet?"

I wrapped an arm around her waste and led her forward. While I explained, "This auction house hosts varying types some are completely anonymous and others like this one are for the..."

She responded, "Super Rich?"

I shook my head," No, Eccentric and the eccentric love to brag about the strange things they got. Do you get it?"

She looked around and focused in on a guy who is in a pale purple suit and pink tie and shoes. "Eh, yeah okay."

 I patted her shoulder not to mess up her outfit. "See those women over there. Talk to them, don't act out just talk normally."

She looked at me and sighed. She then slowly walked over to the women, I knew who they were, they were a bunch of housewives. The moment Sunny starts talking I have no doubt they will be fawning over her. After all, from the background check two of them struggled to have kids. While a third is the mother of one of the girls that Sunny was friends with in the novel. So it should be fine.

I scanned the room and found the food. I smiled, and walked over. The joys of free food.

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It didn't take long for someone to bother me. I had to put on a smile and I turned to the man. "Howdy, I see you are enjoying the food."

I nodded, "Ah, yeah. I can eat, and food is food. No matter where its from."

The black suited man laughed, "Ha! So true! My name is Jack, Jack Tenno."

Ah yes, Jack Tenno. I had no idea who this man was. "My name is Finn Ryle."

He patted me on my back and laughed, "HAHAHA! I Know, you are a well know man in certain circles."

I scratched my cheek, "I apologize then, because I do not know you."

The man laughed once again, it seems he cracks up about almost everything. Like a girlfriend laughing at all her boyfriends awful jokes. Jack patted my back, "Eh, I don't blame ya. Few would, you see."

He paused and smiled a creepy smile. "I am a janitor, I... take care of people's messes."

Oh, OH! He was a hitman. "Wait are you after me?"

He shook his head. "Oh no, nothing so cruel." However he flicked his wrist and held out a card. "You might however. I hear you wish to make those super power nanites public. I would be glad to help if possible. Once they are public well, consider it a favor. Whether you want a freebie or want a debt paid."

I smiled back. "Like I would refuse."

I grabbed his card and tucked it into my pocket. Jack Tenno, I had never made a character like him. However I had never made a hitman. Which means this man, he was a true wild card. It would be best to have said wild cards in my hand rather then someone else.

I nodded, "So what else brings you here. I doubt its just to offer services to people." I also doubted it was just me he handed a card to. One or two of these people he likely would also offered card too. After all some truly were filthy rich.

He shrugged, "I hear a book is in the auction, black cover with red scrawl inside. I'm not for the occult, but I am a collector of old tomes. Something mysterious like that peaks my interest. I didn't let the surprise change my expression.

I knew who this man was now. Its just he had no name in the story. The black book, it gave no super powers. It gave no otherworldly strength, however reading it would drive you mad. The first man who reads it becomes Agate the certain. he forgets all of his past and is blinded. He however gains complete certainty. 

It was a difficult idea to explain, however the man essentially hunts down the throne. It wouldn't be bad to let Jack Tenno to get that book. The difference was, I wouldn't let this man lose his mind. "Sounds interesting, would you like help in getting your hands in it?"

he rubbed his chin, "if this is fo-"

I laughed much he did earlier, "Nothing of the sort, I just wish to be there. If its illegible I may be able to find a way to translate it. If I do, you can have a translated copy."

He grabbed my hand and shook it. "Deal, I'd love a translated copy. i don't suppose you could translate a few other tomes I got. One is in some sort of hieroglyphics, i had someone translate half of it, but he couldn't complete it."

That translator was likely the original owner and Jack killed him. I smirked, "I would love to translate them. I find older history truly fascinating. "

He was about to thank me, but a soothing voice cut him off before he even began. Sunny had started singing. It sounded a wonderful and the song, not native of this world was perfect. The AI song failed miserably, so that joke went down the drain. Oh well, so I just stole the song from Earth.

I missed this song... It was Miracle of Sound, another day in paradise. It was song by a man, but Sunny. Oh man, I was glad I picked it for her to sing.

----Yes it is a real song, the exact is Miracle of Sound, Album Level 12, Another Day in Paradise. I believe they based it on far cry or something. I don't know I just listen to the albums.-----