Forcing herself to swallow, Zhang looks around, looking both visibly confused and quite nauseous. She shakily places her handgun on the floor, looking to Elena for any explanation as she puts her hands behind her head.
Elena looks distressed and guilty. Perhaps even embarrassed. She takes the magazine from her weapon and stows both. Her right hand is shaking as she puts her hands up at shoulder height.
"What a mess you've made for us. Let's work a way through it," the voice speaks.
Those of you who are animate are beckoned outside where you are met with about a dozen thugs. Most are pointing there guns at the group. There are a lot of compact submachine guns and shotguns. One of the thugs introduces himself as Mr. Xang. He is a man of indeterminate ancestory, not uncommon in Aurum. He claims to be the boss of this group who you've attacked, who call themselves the Anglers. He describes his group as a protection organization, and asks you not to use the term 'protection racket.' He also claims that he can solve both his new manpower problem and your new debts with one deal. Mr. Xang hazards that you were looking for a doctor, and claims that the Doctor had "hired" his "protection firm." Finally, he asks that you disarm yourselves completely so that he may 'negotiate,' since you have some answering to do.
The thug that gave himself up hobbles out of the house with the thug that got shot in the bathroom. He says something two of Xang's men who head back inside. The former pair get in to one of the cars.
Inside, the two thugs head in and notice Rog, who is doing a whole lot of nothing. They look at him with disgust, but move on checking the bodies for who's still alive.
