Texas: Guaranteed Success

Operator Record Guaranteed Success
Who knew there'd come a day when you deliver to the losers? Unlock conditions Raise Texas to Elite 2 Level 1. Have at least 50% Trust with Texas (the Omertosa).

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Croissant Emperor Exusiai Texas Mafia Boss Carefree Lungmen Citizen Irritated Lungmen Citizen Mafioso
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“

Texas needs to deliver a package from the Rat King to a bunch of old friends.

”

<Background 1>
Penguin Logistics Lungmen Crib
[Exusiai and Texas, hanging out at P.L.'s "crib" in Lungmen, are playing a video game, but the Sankta is losing.]
Exusiai	Eh? Ehhh? Now this isn't right!
Texas	You lost.
Exusiai	I'm done. This is no fun. You win every time.
Texas	Alright.
Exusiai	Why don't we watch a movie instead. Want any snacks?
Texas	The usual.
Exusiai	You got it.
[Exusiai fetched some biscuits for her and Texas to eat.]
Exusiai	Here, your favorite biscuits.
Texas	Thanks.
<Background fades out and in>
[Exusiai and Texas are watching what appears to be a "Lungmen action movie".]
Exusiai	Hmm... The explosion in this scene isn't quite up to snuff. It's nowhere as good as what I put together back in school. The Ursus actress playing the lead looks kinda familiar though...
Texas	Yeah.
Exusiai	Hmm? You blew stuff up before too?
Texas	You could say that.
Exusiai	Huh, how come you never told me about it. What's the story?
Texas	It's not worth talking about.
Exusiai	Come on, tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone. Did you blow up a school? An assembly hall? Something else, hm?
Texas	I think it was a tower...
Exusiai	You blew up a tower?!
Texas	Yeah, a tower. A leaning tower, to be precise. It was kinda... a landmark there.
Exusiai	Whoa, I bet you didn't get out of that one easy.
Texas	I did it for the Family. Not like you, still blowing things up left and right even after you were reprimanded.
Exusiai	Oh, about that. School's meant to be fun. Of course I had to do the most fun thing I could possibly do. Besides, I don't actually want to get anything blown up. It's just...
Texas	Just what?
Exusiai	I have these little accidents whenever I'm pulling my pranks... Let's take that one time with Mostima for example. I was just going to give her a little scare.
Texas	Scare who? Mostima?
Exusiai	Yeah, we went to the same school, and she was a real model student. She would give these speeches... And so this one time, I installed a little spring platform on the way up to the podium, and, uh...
Texas	She got sprung right up?
Exusiai	Of course not. She leaped over it and got through without a scratch. The other girl who was right behind her wasn't so lucky, though.
Texas	What does that have to do with blowing stuff up?
Exusiai	I'm getting to that. I guess you wouldn't know, but, in Laterano, we carry guns and live rounds to these events as a show of respect. And, well, it just so happens that girl was carrying a heavy weapon. I'm not sure if she did that out of instinct or experience, but she fired her weapon to propel herself and land safely. The thing is, there was a load-bearing column where she shot her grenade, so that blew open a corner of the assembly hall.
Texas	Were you really just playing a prank?
Exusiai	I was! I didn't mean to at all!
Texas	... Hah... If you dared pull something like that in Siracusa, you would've been killed the very next day. Getting your head chopped off is the best deal. You hardly feel any pain that way. If you embarrass somebody in public, things won't be as easy. You might get your hands and legs chopped off, gagged, and tossed in the river–
Exusiai	Eek!
Texas	–They might even fish you out just to hang your corpse up on the streetcorner to warn anyone who might come up with a funny idea like you.
Exusiai	Hahaha... You're kidding, right...?
Texas	I'm not.
Exusiai	Stop scaring me... I didn't know better when I was still in school. I wouldn't dare do anything like that these days!
Texas	Oh?
Exusiai	I'm a hardworking girl nowadays. You won't find me giving anyone any trouble. It's just... sometimes... Uh... I kinda wanna do something just to pull a prank on the boss. What do you think?
Texas	Considering how destructive your pranks get, I suggest you– Oh... Bo–
[Emperor jumped out of nowhere and slapped Exusiai on the face.]
Emperor	Hyah!
Exusiai	Ah! Who just slapped– Oh, hey, Boss. You're early today. Ahaha...
Emperor	What? I got nothin' else to do, might as well check on my girls.
Exusiai	Turns out we don't have any work now either. Haha.
Emperor	No work? Here's something for you, then.
[Emperor browses through a list of orders until he found one particular order.]
Emperor	Aha, here we go. Get your ass movin' and deliver this for me. Here's the address.
Exusiai	Hmm... Alright, I got it. I'm leaving now.
Emperor	Texas, you go too. It's from the stinkin' old rat. You know what a pain that crusty-ass mouse is.
Texas	Got it...
Emperor	Come back quick. The vinyls those bitches owe me are gonna be here soon. You two are haulin' that shit for me.
Texas	Alright.
Exusiai	You can count on us!
<Background 2>
Exusiai	Ugh, why is there a traffic jam at this time of the day? It doesn't make sense. Did the guys from that other company crash their street racers again? Eh, Texas, you've been spacing out the whole time. Something on your mind? ...... Texas?
Texas	(Going by the address, this package is for the Siracusan mafia we ran into last time.) (But they don't work for the Rat King anymore. Why does he want us to deliver their packages?)
Exusiai	T–e–x–a–s–
Texas	Huh?! What's wrong? An ambush?!
Exusiai	Nothing but cars here. No room for an ambush.
Texas	Sorry...
Exusiai	Hmm... Texas, is this package for those guys in black we beat up a few months ago?
Texas	How'd you figure?
Exusiai	I mean, we're in logistics. We catch wind of lots of things on the job. Whenever I deliver to that area, it's usually Lupos signing for the goods. Besides, a lot of the people there hang up black hats and black jackets at home. It's not hard to tell. Pretty sure they're the only ones in Lungmen who dress like that.
Texas	Yeah.
Exusiai	Eh, Texas.
Texas	Hm?
Exusiai	Speaking of the mafia, I'm curious. Did you used to dress like that in Siracusa? Black suit and white shirt?
Texas	No, I wore a white tux and red shirt.
Exusiai	Hm... That sounds like it could look pretty good. So you didn't dress up like everyone else?
Texas	No, I didn't.
Exusiai	What a maverick.
Texas	It's something the Family's key members have to do to make our power and authority known. We dressed differently from your normal Lupo lackeys.
Exusiai	Doesn't that make you really stand out, though? Especially when everyone's wearing all black. You sure no one's going to just– Bang! Off you from a distance like that?
Texas	... Most mafia bosses are concerned about safety. They'll always have someone from the Family watching potential sniper nests. But if something like that does actually happen... I'll slice the bolts in half myself. Then I'll go full damnatio memoriae on their Family. Wipe the name from Siracusa.
Exusiai	Uhh...
Texas	Or should I say that's what I would've done? These days... I guess it doesn't really matter anymore. It's the boss's problem to figure out how to take care of our rivals. All we have to do is deliver things where we're told, and maybe fight a few fights on the way. That's it.
Exusiai	You have a point. Yeah, you're right. Say, how long has this traffic jam been going?
Texas	Half an hour?
Exusiai	This isn't going to work out if we don't get moving soon. Look, the driver next to us is yelling at someone already.
Irritated Lungmen Citizen	(Slams the horn repeatedly) (Lowers the car's window) Hey, frickin' puk gaai, get a move on already!
Carefree Lungmen Citizen	What's the rush, buddy? I'm stuck here myself. Look around you. We're all in this together.
Irritated Lungmen Citizen	Yiu ah nei! If my deal gets called off, I'm gonna sau nei pei!
Carefree Lungmen Citizen	Dai lo, I'm trying to get home to the wife too, but this is a traffic jam. Ain't no one to blame for that. If waiting for the cars to move ain't up to your taste, why don't we play some cards? Maybe listen to the radio. News has been interesting lately.
Irritated Lungmen Citizen	You !#~%
Texas	(Tunes radio to the traffic channel)
Traffic Broadcast	According to reports, two vehicles were involved in a crash on the city beltway. By the time the L.G.D. has arrived on scene, the drivers had already left the scene of the accident. The police are currently interviewing witnesses for descriptions of the drivers and moving the vehicles off the road. All lanes of the beltway should be open again very soon. Next up, we have another traffic report–
Exusiai	That sounds kinda familiar, doesn't it, Texas? Maybe we should check up on our buddies?
Texas	... (Tunes radio channel) Hello, do you copy?
[Nobody answers the call, but sounds of objects breaking can be heard in the radio's background, before...]
???	Howdy doo, Texas?
Texas	Croissant, what's going on?
(Sounds of bolts flying around)
Croissant	We're gettin' robbed!
Texas	Did your car break down?
Croissant	Purdy sure, but I reckon we'n fix 'er up. Now don't you go snitchin' on me to the baws. Wanna keep my bonus fer the month, thank'yee.
Texas	... Got it. Well, I won't keep you. See you tonight.
[Texas ends the call.]
Exusiai	I thought I was the only one who'd do that.
Texas	You seem to do pretty well too.
Exusiai	That's cause–
[Texas punches Exusiai.]
Exusiai	Ow!
Texas	Hmph... If this traffic jam doesn't let up soon, Boss isn't going to be happy. Exusiai, I'll take the package and go on ahead. Come as soon as the highway opens up.
Exusiai	Maybe I should handle the delivery.
Texas	Do you know what to say when you greet the mafia men?
Exusiai	Something like, "Penguin Logistics, delivery–"
Texas	If you try to do that, it'll end up just as bad as that one night.
Exusiai	It's a fight. I'm not scared of them.
Texas	Are you sure about that? They're our customers this time. If you are planning on beating them up and then having them sign for the package, I will say nothing more.
Exusiai	Oh... right...
Texas	And that's why it's better that I go. At the very least, they are terrified of the name "Texas," and that will smooth most things over. Here's the key.
Exusiai	The key? What key? You want me to drive?!
Texas	Just for the time being. I'll drive on the way back.
Exusiai	Alright!
Texas	Don't crash the car. Got it?
Exusiai	You can trust me to handle anything!
Texas	And I just don't... *Sigh*... Never mind. I'll see you later.
[Texas rushes off to deliver the package, but in her haste, she forgot to take her swords with her.]
Exusiai	Hm? How come Texas left her sword in the car?
<Background 3>
Lungmen Markets
[Texas runs through the alleys of Lungmen.]
Texas	(Taking this alley should save me some time.) (I'm almost to Kang Chai Street.) (No. 8. Looks like a big warehouse. This is the place.) (......) (I hope I'll get to leave as soon as I have this delivered...)
[Texas keeps moving.]
<Background 4>
No. 8, Kang Chai Street, Lungmen Markets
[Texas enters the warehouse and the recipient's address, only for several Siracusan mafiosi to see her.]
Mafioso A	Hm?
Mafioso B	Texas?!
Mafioso A	S-Stop! Not a step further!
Texas	(They switched to rubber arrowheads. Looks like they're starting to follow the rules.) I'm only here for a delivery.
Mafioso B	Leave it there. We'll have someone come take it.
Texas	I need to deliver it to the addressee and have it signed for. Only then can I leave.
Mafioso A	(Whispers) Hey, what should we do?
Mafioso B	(Whispers) Let's ask her who it's for first.
Mafioso A	We'll call the addressee and have them come out. Gimme the name.
Texas	Enrico.
Mafioso A	Boss?!
Mafioso B	(Whispers) Hey!
Mafioso A	Uhh–*Cough*! Wait here. I'll bring Mr. Enrico out right away. (Whispers) Hang in there. I'll be back soon.
[The first mafioso runs off to call the mafia's boss.]
Mafioso B	......
Texas	......
Mafioso B	T-Texas... ma'am...
Texas	Hm?
Mafioso B	...... You don't have any weapons on you, right?
Texas	None at all.
Mafioso B	You won't pull out an Originium sword and kill us all, will you? Just like when you offed the whole Conte Family?
Texas	You know the rules here. Lungmen's rules.
Mafioso B	Right. Yes, you're right. (Phew, thank goodness...)
[Several minutes later...]
Mafioso A	Mr. Enrico, this way.
[The mafia boss, Enrico, shows up.]
Mafia Boss	I'm Enrico, Signora Texas. I heard you have something for me.
Texas	That's right. A delivery. It's from the Rat King. Please sign for it.
Mafia Boss	Rat King? Alright. Let me see it. (Opens the package) My... Yes, this is from the Rat King. Where do I sign?
Texas	Right here. On the bottom right.
Mafia Boss	Very well–Here.
Texas	Now then–
Mafia Boss	Please spare me a moment, Signora Texas.
Texas	That's a title for the Family leadership back in Siracusa, not me. Call me Texas.
Mafia Boss	Right, sure, Texas. As you can see, it has been years since my brothers and I came here to Lungmen. A while ago, Capone and Gambino got themselves pushed out of the city... they challenged the authority here, and got what came to them. That got me pushed up to lead the Family. I want to ask your advice. If you would, please come inside for a chat.
Texas	I'm afraid I don't have much advice for you.
Mafia Boss	I'm all ears.
Texas	Will you and your brothers ever go back to Siracusa?
Mafia Boss	Hoh, we'll most likely stay here in Lungmen. There is nothing waiting for us in Siracusa. Just the Sicilian bosslady's henchmen waiting to kill us.
Texas	In that case, you might want to give up on living like a Siracusan. Try to live like a Lungmenite.
Mafia Boss	Hmm...
Texas	I'm sure you know much better than anyone else whether fights between families work here. Whether you are from Higashi, Ursus, or Siracusa, if you want to settle down here, there is only one way. Be a Lungmenite. You aren't the first ones to come here, and you won't be the last. Gang members come and go. In the end, the only ones that will remain are Lungmenite. That's all I'm going to tell you. Farewell.
Mafia Boss	...... Texas.
Texas	Hm?
Mafia Boss	Are you a Lungmenite?
Texas	... Maybe.
[Texas leaves.]
Texas	But I will go back one day.
[The mafiosi are left speechless after listening to what Texas had said.]
Mafia Boss	......
*Rattle* *Beep*–*beep*–!
Mafia Boss	What's that sound...? Is it coming from the box?
<Background 5>
[Texas meets up with Exusiai in Lungmen's uptown.]
Exusiai	Hey, done already?
Texas	Yeah.
Exusiai	I thought you'd be back by the time the road opened.
Texas	We had a little chat.
Exusiai	I didn't know you knew how to make conversation.
Texas	I was just trying to keep them from giving the boss any more trouble. That's all.
Exusiai	Really? Sounds like they're pretty amenable. But, eh, look behind you. What's with these guys running outside? Like, they're coming after you, aren't they? They don't seem very friendly to me.
Texas	There's a small problem... I heard a noise when I was leaving. Looks like the boss made... a few modifications before handing the package over to us.
Exusiai	What do we do now? Fight them?
Texas	Fight them? Just go! This entire neighborhood is full of mafiosos. Do you want the boss to dock your pay for another car?
Exusiai	Oh, right.
Texas	Give me the keys. Let's go!
[Texas starts the car and floors it before the mafiosi could reach them.]
<Background 1>
Emperor	Haah– Eurill's a bigass cow, but he knows his wine, I'll give him that. Once we're done with the vinyls, Imma get a few more crates from him.
[Someone walks into the crib...]
Emperor	Took your sweet time, didn't you? The vinyl damn near grew legs and walked up here.
[...who turned out to be Texas.]
Texas	Wasn't the package for the mafia from the Rat King?
Emperor	Yeah, it's the crusty rat's goods. I made a few tweaks to it. Those bitches in black think they can get away with blowing up my vinyl collection? They gonna think again. So, Texas, did the punks freak when they heard me rappin' after that countdown?
Texas	None at all.
Emperor	They didn't? No way! I wrote this one special for those clowns. Even grabbed me a random Lupo off the street and tried it out on him before hittin' the booth. He didn't last five seconds.
Texas	Your rap didn't knock them out. Actually, they started chasing us after a few verses. We drove all across Lungmen for the better part of the day just to get away from them.
Emperor	Gotta be your problem. I figured your average delivery time and worked it into the plan. I had a few extra minutes of nothin' in there when I was recording and then gave that delay button a few taps just to give you two time to get away. Oh, I got it. Did that Lupo ask you something 'cause of your name again?
Texas	......
Emperor	See, I thought of that. You see how my mind works? They got no idea. I prepped that warm-up just for them. After a wild, intense chase, they go home and listen to this badass tape. A l'il angry, and a l'il pissed. This is gonna keep them out of breath and snuff 'em out. Wei said no bullets, but he didn't say nothing about no rapping. Ahahahahaha.
Texas	Uhh...
Emperor	Now back to work. Carry those vinyls for me.
Texas	Yes, Boss...
Emperor	Where's Exusiai?
Texas	She's reloading her rubber bullets.
Emperor	Tell her to get a move on. The vinyls ain't waiting.
Texas	Right...
[Texas goes to resume another day of working for P.L..]