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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure/Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Chapter Summary: Wesley and his agent continue their talk.
Word Count: 1007
Rating: Teen for Wolfram & Hart doing W&H things
Note: HERE THERE PROBABLY BE BUFFY/JJBA SPOILERS
“Summers did not fully know what Giovanna was planning, and did not fully trust him. She knew something about the events in Italy, but didn’t think about any of it directly, and Giovanna has a lot of self-control. I didn’t get much from his own mind.” It’s annoying. There had been so much more below the surface that he could have gotten—more about Italy, more about the suspicion effect, more about Giovanna or what the Slayers were planning—but he would have had to press further, and going as far as he had, he’s not sure that their visitors hadn’t noticed. “It probably was a fact-finding expedition. Giovanna’s words suggested he was interested in learning about how much we knew of what was going on inside Passione, and whether he had yet been betrayed. Summers showed a lot of interest in our Arrow.”
Wesley perks up on the other end of the line. “Did she know the story of what happened on the train?”
He’d found that interesting, too, from an academic angle. Learning more about the Arrow, about who wanted it and why and how it worked. Let the idiots like Houston and Ellis fight in the field and get themselves killed to be resurrected later. Let them fight over earning a power with which to fight, putting themselves in harm’s way like morons and try to gain lesser power. Knowledge! The ultimate power, what had led him to this point. Knowing every single case, every precedent, every law. Knowing the exact argument that will persuade the current judge. Knowing exactly how to present an argument to any chosen jury. Knowing exactly how to climb the ranks in the firm without coming to the attention of the wrong people. Knowing who to blackmail and how to blackmail them. “She did. She was trying not to think about it too much, given the feelings she still felt about them, but apparently Angelus died there. He’d accompanied the other Slayers whose bodies we found. Has he been resurrected at any of the branches?”
He knows better than to ask questions overall. Wesley’s not fond of giving out information himself, a sign of intelligence (especially given the man has thus far only contacted him via phone, refusing to meet in person). On this occasion, though, it’s one of those rhetorical questions he asks in court to start a line of thought in the jury members.
“…Not as far as I know. I would guess that means the Powers That Be interfered with the contract. I’ve heard that was possible but had yet to see any evidence of it.” The only reason, he knows, that Wesley even bothers to answer that question is because he knows Sawyer has no intention of actually using that loophole to get out of his own contract. It was too lucrative. “Anything about the demon that was there? The evidence of its presence was minimal, and if it had the opportunity to clean up after itself, I’m not sure we would have even had that.”
“She might have had an idea, but it wasn’t at the front of her mind. I would have had to interrogate her mind to get that.” It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped. “As for Giovanna…” he continues, because he knows the man in charge of Special Projects has a vested interest in current events in Italy, “His story about his own Stand was genius. He may have been lying about whether he was the Boss previously, or he might have told us nothing but the truth. He introduced just enough uncertainty that discovering the full truth will be difficult. He suggested that he retained youth via stealing life from others. I got the feeling that the Stand had to do with life, so it’s entirely possible it takes life from some creatures and gives it to others.” True, Giovanna’s Stand is not the key information they need to beat Passione, but it is surely helpful information.
“He is the son of a vampire, so I could see that being the case,” Wesley remarks noncommittally, and that’s…that’s a little out of character. The man does like to keep secrets, but he might be pleased by Sawyer’s performance and offering him a reward worth more than money, or giving him information important for his continued performance. “What about Capperi? Do you think he would be useful in taking back Italy?”
Giovanna knows the wealth of knowledge. He knows when to be cagey, when to give away knowledge, and even more importantly that truth and falsehood are even more powerful when mistaken for each other and possibly mixed in with each other. He has to respect that. “Given Giovanna’s cleverness, I would guess that he chose Capperi specifically because he would be useful. He is probably as likely to betray the Don as Giovanna portrayed, and as likely to be useful as we’d guess. Giovanna is probably also setting him up, waiting for his betrayal as a sign to send, say, the gunslinger Mista.”
Wesley hums but doesn’t respond directly. “I may be out of touch in a little over a month.”
Sawyer senses an opportunity immediately. “Anything I can help with?”
Wesley chuckles. Fortunately, he hasn’t taken offense. Then again, he always seemed to like blatant ambition. He actively didn’t trust anyone who didn’t display it, which given who they work for makes complete sense. “You would not be useful there, but I do have another assignment for you. At your next day off, I have a member of the Speedwagon Foundation, the support of the Joestars…”
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure/Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Chapter Summary: Wesley and his agent continue their talk.
Word Count: 1007
Rating: Teen for Wolfram & Hart doing W&H things
Note: HERE THERE PROBABLY BE BUFFY/JJBA SPOILERS
Fortunately, while attempting to clean up the mess and acting all meek and subservient, Sawyer’s had a lot of time to think about the relevant facts and the most efficient way to say it. Wesley was never fond of anyone wasting his time. Perhaps he’ll get upset at the fact that while she did have relevant information, he was unable to extract it, but as information brokers went, Sawyer considers himself rather good.
“Summers did not fully know what Giovanna was planning, and did not fully trust him. She knew something about the events in Italy, but didn’t think about any of it directly, and Giovanna has a lot of self-control. I didn’t get much from his own mind.” It’s annoying. There had been so much more below the surface that he could have gotten—more about Italy, more about the suspicion effect, more about Giovanna or what the Slayers were planning—but he would have had to press further, and going as far as he had, he’s not sure that their visitors hadn’t noticed. “It probably was a fact-finding expedition. Giovanna’s words suggested he was interested in learning about how much we knew of what was going on inside Passione, and whether he had yet been betrayed. Summers showed a lot of interest in our Arrow.”
Wesley perks up on the other end of the line. “Did she know the story of what happened on the train?”
He’d found that interesting, too, from an academic angle. Learning more about the Arrow, about who wanted it and why and how it worked. Let the idiots like Houston and Ellis fight in the field and get themselves killed to be resurrected later. Let them fight over earning a power with which to fight, putting themselves in harm’s way like morons and try to gain lesser power. Knowledge! The ultimate power, what had led him to this point. Knowing every single case, every precedent, every law. Knowing the exact argument that will persuade the current judge. Knowing exactly how to present an argument to any chosen jury. Knowing exactly how to climb the ranks in the firm without coming to the attention of the wrong people. Knowing who to blackmail and how to blackmail them. “She did. She was trying not to think about it too much, given the feelings she still felt about them, but apparently Angelus died there. He’d accompanied the other Slayers whose bodies we found. Has he been resurrected at any of the branches?”
He knows better than to ask questions overall. Wesley’s not fond of giving out information himself, a sign of intelligence (especially given the man has thus far only contacted him via phone, refusing to meet in person). On this occasion, though, it’s one of those rhetorical questions he asks in court to start a line of thought in the jury members.
“…Not as far as I know. I would guess that means the Powers That Be interfered with the contract. I’ve heard that was possible but had yet to see any evidence of it.” The only reason, he knows, that Wesley even bothers to answer that question is because he knows Sawyer has no intention of actually using that loophole to get out of his own contract. It was too lucrative. “Anything about the demon that was there? The evidence of its presence was minimal, and if it had the opportunity to clean up after itself, I’m not sure we would have even had that.”
“She might have had an idea, but it wasn’t at the front of her mind. I would have had to interrogate her mind to get that.” It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped. “As for Giovanna…” he continues, because he knows the man in charge of Special Projects has a vested interest in current events in Italy, “His story about his own Stand was genius. He may have been lying about whether he was the Boss previously, or he might have told us nothing but the truth. He introduced just enough uncertainty that discovering the full truth will be difficult. He suggested that he retained youth via stealing life from others. I got the feeling that the Stand had to do with life, so it’s entirely possible it takes life from some creatures and gives it to others.” True, Giovanna’s Stand is not the key information they need to beat Passione, but it is surely helpful information.
“He is the son of a vampire, so I could see that being the case,” Wesley remarks noncommittally, and that’s…that’s a little out of character. The man does like to keep secrets, but he might be pleased by Sawyer’s performance and offering him a reward worth more than money, or giving him information important for his continued performance. “What about Capperi? Do you think he would be useful in taking back Italy?”
Giovanna knows the wealth of knowledge. He knows when to be cagey, when to give away knowledge, and even more importantly that truth and falsehood are even more powerful when mistaken for each other and possibly mixed in with each other. He has to respect that. “Given Giovanna’s cleverness, I would guess that he chose Capperi specifically because he would be useful. He is probably as likely to betray the Don as Giovanna portrayed, and as likely to be useful as we’d guess. Giovanna is probably also setting him up, waiting for his betrayal as a sign to send, say, the gunslinger Mista.”
Wesley hums but doesn’t respond directly. “I may be out of touch in a little over a month.”
Sawyer senses an opportunity immediately. “Anything I can help with?”
Wesley chuckles. Fortunately, he hasn’t taken offense. Then again, he always seemed to like blatant ambition. He actively didn’t trust anyone who didn’t display it, which given who they work for makes complete sense. “You would not be useful there, but I do have another assignment for you. At your next day off, I have a member of the Speedwagon Foundation, the support of the Joestars…”
