Dawn of a Young Don, A Mobster Quest (Hiatus)
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Chapter 1 Update 3
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- New York
You hopped out the shower and changed into your "nice" clothes. You headed downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast where you saw your Uncle Nico seated at the dining table waiting for you.
"Hey, kid." Your uncle said as you stepped into the kitchen, his eyes still reading the newspaper.
The few people that didn't know you would probably think he was your father. You all had the same slicked back black hair and blue eyes that were common of the men in your family. Your uncle matched your build more though, while your father was pretty well-built and muscular your uncle was rather tall and wispy. Most people just assumed he was your dads younger brother when it was the other way around.
"There's been a change of plans for today. We're gonna have the family meeting in 30 minutes instead of doing it later tonight." He stated as he set the newspaper down.
"Really?" You replied. "That's pretty last minute, I never really thought of us as morning kind of people."
"Trust me I know. It's just that we decided that hosting the meeting this early in the morning would lower the chances of everyone getting drunk and crashing here after the meeting. As wild as the family is at times, I doubt they would casually decide to go on a bender at 10 in the morning. Then again, it wouldn't be too surprising...." He trailed off, looking into the distance.
"Eh, it makes sense to me." You shrugged. You knew how bad your family could get. The meetings themselves were usually very productive and no-nonsense but afterward, the result would always be the same. One of your uncles would propose a toast for whatever reason. It would just start out as a few cups of wine, and then before you knew it everyone was black-out drunk and whoever was hosting (You) had to babysit a group of adult mobsters for the day.
You were gonna pass on that for today.
"We're out of OJ." You casually said as you walked out the door. "I'm gonna head to the deli real quick and get some before everyone gets here."
"Wait kid." Your uncle promptly responding, glaring at you. Ever since your old man's incident, he's been wary of letting you out the house. You could understand where he was coming from, especially being that he was now responsible for his dead brother's son, but you were never one to let others determine your actions.
He just sighed and looked back down at his newspaper.
"Get me a pack of Marlboro's while you're there too." He grunted.
It was a pretty relaxing walk to the deli. Well, as relaxing as it could be when you ignored the usual chorus of gunshots in the far distance. You were about two blocks away when you noticed an odd sight in an alley-way.
Looking down a random alleyway in the street you saw some grubby looking bum holding a girl at knifepoint. Taking a better look at the girl you recognized her from your high school. You think the two of you had class together at some point in time. She had fair, tanned skin, platinum blonde hair, and was decked in designer apparel from head to toe.
The fancy clothes were a giveaway. You could count the number of kids on one hand in your school that could afford clothes that expensive.
Anna Walsh. She was one of the most popular girls in the entire school. And a pretty spoiled fucking bitch if you remember. You were almost sure her family wasn't involved in the mob life, so it was always a mystery where her families money came from, and a bigger mystery why they lived in this shithole. You never really talked to her before but she gave off a "daddy buys me everything I want" vibe from what you've seen out of her.
"Just give me those fancy pants earrings sweetheart! No one has to get hurt." The bum chuckled, holding Anna by her hair.
"B-but these are special limited edition Cartier earrings!" The girl whined, trying to shake away from the mugger. "There's only 15 of these in the entire world! It might be a whole year before Daddy can buy me new ones!"
"I don't give a shit!" The bum snapped, violently yanking Anna's head down. "I was trying to be nice but if you want to be a pain in the ass we can do this the hard way! I'll just cut those fucking earrings right out your ears!"
At that exact moment, Anna glanced behind the bum and made direct eye-contact with you. You're not sure if she recognized you from school or not but you could tell from the look in her eyes and the fact she wasn't screaming yet that she expected you to do something.
Should I do something? I don't really care if this bum robs her, she's rich and she'll get over it. But, knowing how spoiled and stubborn Anna is, she might cause a struggle with this guy and actually get hurt...
[] Go engage the thief. You didn't really know or care about Anna but you wouldn't feel good abandoning one of your classmates like this. You weren't exactly a bodybuilder but this bum looked pretty scrawny too.
[] Ignore this shit and get your orange juice. Anna can easily afford to lose those earrings. You're not gonna go get yourself stabbed over some stuck-up bitch.
[] Write-In.
"Hey, kid." Your uncle said as you stepped into the kitchen, his eyes still reading the newspaper.
The few people that didn't know you would probably think he was your father. You all had the same slicked back black hair and blue eyes that were common of the men in your family. Your uncle matched your build more though, while your father was pretty well-built and muscular your uncle was rather tall and wispy. Most people just assumed he was your dads younger brother when it was the other way around.
"There's been a change of plans for today. We're gonna have the family meeting in 30 minutes instead of doing it later tonight." He stated as he set the newspaper down.
"Really?" You replied. "That's pretty last minute, I never really thought of us as morning kind of people."
"Trust me I know. It's just that we decided that hosting the meeting this early in the morning would lower the chances of everyone getting drunk and crashing here after the meeting. As wild as the family is at times, I doubt they would casually decide to go on a bender at 10 in the morning. Then again, it wouldn't be too surprising...." He trailed off, looking into the distance.
"Eh, it makes sense to me." You shrugged. You knew how bad your family could get. The meetings themselves were usually very productive and no-nonsense but afterward, the result would always be the same. One of your uncles would propose a toast for whatever reason. It would just start out as a few cups of wine, and then before you knew it everyone was black-out drunk and whoever was hosting (You) had to babysit a group of adult mobsters for the day.
You were gonna pass on that for today.
"We're out of OJ." You casually said as you walked out the door. "I'm gonna head to the deli real quick and get some before everyone gets here."
"Wait kid." Your uncle promptly responding, glaring at you. Ever since your old man's incident, he's been wary of letting you out the house. You could understand where he was coming from, especially being that he was now responsible for his dead brother's son, but you were never one to let others determine your actions.
He just sighed and looked back down at his newspaper.
"Get me a pack of Marlboro's while you're there too." He grunted.
It was a pretty relaxing walk to the deli. Well, as relaxing as it could be when you ignored the usual chorus of gunshots in the far distance. You were about two blocks away when you noticed an odd sight in an alley-way.
Looking down a random alleyway in the street you saw some grubby looking bum holding a girl at knifepoint. Taking a better look at the girl you recognized her from your high school. You think the two of you had class together at some point in time. She had fair, tanned skin, platinum blonde hair, and was decked in designer apparel from head to toe.
The fancy clothes were a giveaway. You could count the number of kids on one hand in your school that could afford clothes that expensive.
Anna Walsh. She was one of the most popular girls in the entire school. And a pretty spoiled fucking bitch if you remember. You were almost sure her family wasn't involved in the mob life, so it was always a mystery where her families money came from, and a bigger mystery why they lived in this shithole. You never really talked to her before but she gave off a "daddy buys me everything I want" vibe from what you've seen out of her.
"Just give me those fancy pants earrings sweetheart! No one has to get hurt." The bum chuckled, holding Anna by her hair.
"B-but these are special limited edition Cartier earrings!" The girl whined, trying to shake away from the mugger. "There's only 15 of these in the entire world! It might be a whole year before Daddy can buy me new ones!"
"I don't give a shit!" The bum snapped, violently yanking Anna's head down. "I was trying to be nice but if you want to be a pain in the ass we can do this the hard way! I'll just cut those fucking earrings right out your ears!"
At that exact moment, Anna glanced behind the bum and made direct eye-contact with you. You're not sure if she recognized you from school or not but you could tell from the look in her eyes and the fact she wasn't screaming yet that she expected you to do something.
Should I do something? I don't really care if this bum robs her, she's rich and she'll get over it. But, knowing how spoiled and stubborn Anna is, she might cause a struggle with this guy and actually get hurt...
[] Go engage the thief. You didn't really know or care about Anna but you wouldn't feel good abandoning one of your classmates like this. You weren't exactly a bodybuilder but this bum looked pretty scrawny too.
[] Ignore this shit and get your orange juice. Anna can easily afford to lose those earrings. You're not gonna go get yourself stabbed over some stuck-up bitch.
[] Write-In.
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- USA
How's much cash do we have on us, and is our rep enough that we're pretty sure a random bum would recognize us (or at least not want to risk fucking with us because of our family)
I'm tempted to toss the guy some money, and tell him to get lost since he doesn't want to fuck with us and he ain't gonna get shit for those earrings anyway (because they'd be too hot to handle, and no fence would give him more than a fraction of a fraction of what they'd sell them for).
We're probably too scrawny to actually take this guy, and although luck can probably cover a lot of issues its better if it never gets to a fight.
Also aren't we 15? How'd we already graduate high school? We'd have had to skip like 3 grades for that.
I'm tempted to toss the guy some money, and tell him to get lost since he doesn't want to fuck with us and he ain't gonna get shit for those earrings anyway (because they'd be too hot to handle, and no fence would give him more than a fraction of a fraction of what they'd sell them for).
We're probably too scrawny to actually take this guy, and although luck can probably cover a lot of issues its better if it never gets to a fight.
Also aren't we 15? How'd we already graduate high school? We'd have had to skip like 3 grades for that.
- Location
- New York
Yeah, I fucked that up I'm gonna correct that now, right now you're a sophomore and she's in your class.
- Location
- USA
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
-[X] Okay, you'll bite. Talk the bum down from starting shit, and maybe toss him some money. It'd probably be more than he'd get from any fence for the earrings
-[X] You're curious how the fuck she's rich but still in this neighborhood, and a situation like this will be a good opening to get to know that
I'm really curious how she's rich and still in this neighborhood but not involved with anything criminal. Sure she's probably an annoying bitch, but my curiosity is great enough that I don't really care about that.
-[X] Okay, you'll bite. Talk the bum down from starting shit, and maybe toss him some money. It'd probably be more than he'd get from any fence for the earrings
-[X] You're curious how the fuck she's rich but still in this neighborhood, and a situation like this will be a good opening to get to know that
I'm really curious how she's rich and still in this neighborhood but not involved with anything criminal. Sure she's probably an annoying bitch, but my curiosity is great enough that I don't really care about that.
- Location
- nz
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
- Pronouns
- Male
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
- Location
- Earth
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
JoshieWoshie
Mister Doge
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
ThatGuyWithIdeas
Treize died for our sins
- Location
- Romania
New
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
[X] Plan luck gives plot hooks for a reason
Night_stalker
Slava Ukraini!
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Ignore this shit and go get your orange juice. Piper can easily afford to lose those earrings. You're not gonna go get yourself stabbed over some stuck-up bitch.
We can just reclaim those earrings from a pawnshop. I mean, if they're that rare....
We can just reclaim those earrings from a pawnshop. I mean, if they're that rare....
- Location
- New York
Will update in a couple hours. I'm still new to this so I rolled the die on the last update. Got an 81.
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Chapter 1 Update 4
- Location
- New York
My apologies again for the delay in the update. I just finished my last exam of finals so I should be updating daily from now on. Anyway's you guys rolled an 81 and you were also helped by your charm and luck. For general reference, with the rolls 0 - 5 Critical Failure, 6 - 20 Very Bad Failure, 21 - 40 Failure, 41 - 79, Success, 80- 94 Very Good Success, 95-100 Critical Success.
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"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt you." You calmly said as you walked down the alley toward the bum.
"Who the hell'er you!" The bum yelled turning towards you, knife in one hand, Anna's hair in the other.
So he doesn't know who I am. That's annoying. If he's as dumb as he looks though it shouldn't be a problem either way.
"Just a random stranger. I was just passing by and I overheard your problem. I think I have a solution for everyone."
"Listen Romeo, I don't have time for this. If you want to play the hero I'll just take care of you and the girl! You look just as loaded as her!"
"Hero?" You scoffed. "Hell no, I'm on your side. I'm all for stuck-up little girls getting their ears cut off and jewelry stolen."
The bum didn't say anything but you could read from his facial expression that he was curious in what you had to say.
"I just came by to warn you that those earrings are no good. You see this girl is what we call an imposter." You said as you shook your head in disappointment.
"Every single accessory on her is completely fake actually. Her clothes, her jewelry, her nails, even her pretty little hair. All phony!" You continued.
You were half expecting Anna to say something but she stayed quiet, in shock.
"You see I go to school with her and she's been embarrassed one too many times for her fake items. It's kind of sad really. I just didn't want you to waste your time when you could be robbing people that actually have money." You finished.
Anna was just glaring at you but you could practically hear the curses she was holding back.
The mugger stared at you for a few moments before frowning.
"But the diamonds on those earrings, they have to be real!" He exclaimed, the confusion evident in his voice.
You just shook head your again. Much like a condescending teacher or adult would.
"My dear hobo, you've just been out of touch with society for so long you can't even tell the difference anymore. Those earrings wouldn't be a enough to buy you a bacon egg and cheese at the deli! They would just laugh you out of any pawn shop you walked into."
The bum grimaced for a few moments before he threw Anna against the wall. "You useless bitch!" He then turned to you. "You, you have to have money! That suit can't be fake, all the people I've seen dressed like you are loaded!"
"You are correct my friend but I see no need for violence." You responded as you reached into your wallet. You took out a thousand dollars and held it out for the bum.
He seemed taken a back for a second before he snatched the money out of your hand and tucked his knife back into his back pocket.
"Get the hell out of my way!" He yelled as he ran past you with his newly found "riches".
As soon as he was out of sight you heard Anna pipe up in her annoying high pitch voice.
"Fake earrings, you uncultured jerk!" She yelled, lightly pushing you. "Do you have any clue how much these cost? These earrings at the very least go for--"
"$50,000, yes trust me I know." You yawned, cutting her off. You had been around enough of your late father's mistresses to be able to spot out expensive jewelry.
"I've never been so disrespected! Imagine people making fun of ME at school? ME!??!"
"Are you an idiot?" You asked slightly irritated. "That lie is the only reason your ears are still attached to your head."
Anna just looked down and sighed. "I know but.. I feel like there was a cooler way you could've came to my rescue."
"I don't know." You shrugged. "That seemed pretty cool to me."
You reached down and helped Anna up to her feet. She was a little bruised up on the side that hit the wall but nothing serious.
"It's Anna right?" You said, trying to continue conversation.
"Okay Vescovi Jr." Anna answered, rolling her eyes. "Let's not pretend like we don't know each other."
"I don't know you though. Sure I've seen you around at school but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever spoken to you."
"I don't need to talk to you to know you. Everyone knows the son of James Vescovi, the modern day Al Capone." She said sarcastically. "And of course everyone knows me, the prettiest girl at PS 208!"
"Funny." You mutter under your breath.
"What?"
"So anyway, I've always wondered what someone as well off as you is doing in this kind of dump." You asked.
Anna looked at a loss for words since the first time you saw her before quickly regaining her composure. "What the hell does that mean! There's plenty of rich people here."
"Yeah, people like me." You pointed to yourself. "People like you don't live anywhere near Brownsville. They get a nice place in Manhattan far away from all this bullshit."
"Ummm." Anna muttered as she shifted back and forth. "I don't know, my dad does a lot of stuff! He just needs to stay here cause he works with helping people in bad situations. Its easier if we live here! We have a nice house and all so I don't care!"
You figured that was all you were gonna get out of her. You know from first experience how annoying it is to be hounded for information about your father's work.
Out of nowhere Anna hugged you, you were a little startled, especially since it was coming from her but you figured she was just showing her gratitude.
"Thank you though." Anna softly said, before backing away. "I honestly don't know what I would've done if you didn't show up." [+4 Frenship points]
"Got your ears cut off because you wanted to be a brat." You bluntly answered.
"Hey!"
Is there anything you want to say to Anna before you go?
[] Say bye and head to the Deli.
[] "You owe me $1,000."
[] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Tease)
[] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Serious)
[] Write in
Frenship points in this are basically relationship points. The max you can have with a character is 15, which represents love, the least is -15 which represents hate. 0 is neutral. You can alter your frenship points with characters through your actions or as rewards for completing chapters or arcs. (Getting +3 frenship points to any character you choose.) Also for those wondering, to start a relationship you typically need at least an 8 but it also varies depending on the character.
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"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt you." You calmly said as you walked down the alley toward the bum.
"Who the hell'er you!" The bum yelled turning towards you, knife in one hand, Anna's hair in the other.
So he doesn't know who I am. That's annoying. If he's as dumb as he looks though it shouldn't be a problem either way.
"Just a random stranger. I was just passing by and I overheard your problem. I think I have a solution for everyone."
"Listen Romeo, I don't have time for this. If you want to play the hero I'll just take care of you and the girl! You look just as loaded as her!"
"Hero?" You scoffed. "Hell no, I'm on your side. I'm all for stuck-up little girls getting their ears cut off and jewelry stolen."
The bum didn't say anything but you could read from his facial expression that he was curious in what you had to say.
"I just came by to warn you that those earrings are no good. You see this girl is what we call an imposter." You said as you shook your head in disappointment.
"Every single accessory on her is completely fake actually. Her clothes, her jewelry, her nails, even her pretty little hair. All phony!" You continued.
You were half expecting Anna to say something but she stayed quiet, in shock.
"You see I go to school with her and she's been embarrassed one too many times for her fake items. It's kind of sad really. I just didn't want you to waste your time when you could be robbing people that actually have money." You finished.
Anna was just glaring at you but you could practically hear the curses she was holding back.
The mugger stared at you for a few moments before frowning.
"But the diamonds on those earrings, they have to be real!" He exclaimed, the confusion evident in his voice.
You just shook head your again. Much like a condescending teacher or adult would.
"My dear hobo, you've just been out of touch with society for so long you can't even tell the difference anymore. Those earrings wouldn't be a enough to buy you a bacon egg and cheese at the deli! They would just laugh you out of any pawn shop you walked into."
The bum grimaced for a few moments before he threw Anna against the wall. "You useless bitch!" He then turned to you. "You, you have to have money! That suit can't be fake, all the people I've seen dressed like you are loaded!"
"You are correct my friend but I see no need for violence." You responded as you reached into your wallet. You took out a thousand dollars and held it out for the bum.
He seemed taken a back for a second before he snatched the money out of your hand and tucked his knife back into his back pocket.
"Get the hell out of my way!" He yelled as he ran past you with his newly found "riches".
As soon as he was out of sight you heard Anna pipe up in her annoying high pitch voice.
"Fake earrings, you uncultured jerk!" She yelled, lightly pushing you. "Do you have any clue how much these cost? These earrings at the very least go for--"
"$50,000, yes trust me I know." You yawned, cutting her off. You had been around enough of your late father's mistresses to be able to spot out expensive jewelry.
"I've never been so disrespected! Imagine people making fun of ME at school? ME!??!"
"Are you an idiot?" You asked slightly irritated. "That lie is the only reason your ears are still attached to your head."
Anna just looked down and sighed. "I know but.. I feel like there was a cooler way you could've came to my rescue."
"I don't know." You shrugged. "That seemed pretty cool to me."
You reached down and helped Anna up to her feet. She was a little bruised up on the side that hit the wall but nothing serious.
"It's Anna right?" You said, trying to continue conversation.
"Okay Vescovi Jr." Anna answered, rolling her eyes. "Let's not pretend like we don't know each other."
"I don't know you though. Sure I've seen you around at school but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever spoken to you."
"I don't need to talk to you to know you. Everyone knows the son of James Vescovi, the modern day Al Capone." She said sarcastically. "And of course everyone knows me, the prettiest girl at PS 208!"
"Funny." You mutter under your breath.
"What?"
"So anyway, I've always wondered what someone as well off as you is doing in this kind of dump." You asked.
Anna looked at a loss for words since the first time you saw her before quickly regaining her composure. "What the hell does that mean! There's plenty of rich people here."
"Yeah, people like me." You pointed to yourself. "People like you don't live anywhere near Brownsville. They get a nice place in Manhattan far away from all this bullshit."
"Ummm." Anna muttered as she shifted back and forth. "I don't know, my dad does a lot of stuff! He just needs to stay here cause he works with helping people in bad situations. Its easier if we live here! We have a nice house and all so I don't care!"
You figured that was all you were gonna get out of her. You know from first experience how annoying it is to be hounded for information about your father's work.
Out of nowhere Anna hugged you, you were a little startled, especially since it was coming from her but you figured she was just showing her gratitude.
"Thank you though." Anna softly said, before backing away. "I honestly don't know what I would've done if you didn't show up." [+4 Frenship points]
"Got your ears cut off because you wanted to be a brat." You bluntly answered.
"Hey!"
Is there anything you want to say to Anna before you go?
[] Say bye and head to the Deli.
[] "You owe me $1,000."
[] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Tease)
[] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Serious)
[] Write in
Frenship points in this are basically relationship points. The max you can have with a character is 15, which represents love, the least is -15 which represents hate. 0 is neutral. You can alter your frenship points with characters through your actions or as rewards for completing chapters or arcs. (Getting +3 frenship points to any character you choose.) Also for those wondering, to start a relationship you typically need at least an 8 but it also varies depending on the character.
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JoshieWoshie
Mister Doge
[X] Say bye and head to the Deli.
- Location
- USA
[X] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Tease)
We've got the skills for it. We're unlikely to find the truth out without getting closer to her, and a lot of fine other options don't seem to do that.
We've got the skills for it. We're unlikely to find the truth out without getting closer to her, and a lot of fine other options don't seem to do that.
- Location
- Earth
[X] "A hug? I was hoping for a little more than that..." (Tease)
