Nori Haldison

About the Boy// Bofur & Nori

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"Fucks sake, Nori, that’s not…" Bofur started with visible irritation. "And don’t call him that, he’s not a kid anymore." He bit the inside of his cheek to keep himself from saying something that would, without a doubt, get him in even deeper shit than he already was in. He rubbed his eyes tiredly, feeling twice his age, and shook his head at Nori’s words. "No, god, Nori. you can’t…" He tried to imagine it, but somehow only saw it ending bloody. or with him leaving the country for some deserted island without functioning electricity. For some reason the bloody option suddenly didn’t look as bad.

"You can’t tell him anything, Nori. That’s the whole point. You think we would hide if Thorin, Fili and his parents were okay with this? I’m dead as soon as he finds out, believe me." He sighed and leaned back against the soft, worn couch. "Just… tell him that he’s seeing someone, yeah? Not who it is, or fuck it tell him it’s some girl you’ve never seen before. Tell him it’s Dwalin for all I care, just… not me." He looked intensely at Nori, one of his oldest friends, and willed him to understand. He couldn’t make up Nori’s mind of what he should do, but he damned well would try.

#Para: Bofur #About The Boy #mafiaverse

Nori cocked an eyebrow, "He's two years younger than Ori... to me, he's a kid, But no... I don't suppose he is, especially not for you." The thief rubbed at his eyes, trying to will the burning tiredness away. When Thorin had asked him to do this, Nori figured he'd find out that the kid... that Kili just wanted some alone time, that he was volunteering at a soup kitchen, hell, that he was hanging out with stoners or gamers and running around the city pretending he's a vampire. Or yes, even that he had a boyfriend or girlfriend. He had not been prepared to find out that boyfriend was his best friend and that the insane bastard was letting him watch the hitman torture and kill. He let out a dry, unamused laugh, "This is a bit of a clusterfuck, isn't it Brother?"

"I'm not throwing Dwalin under that bus. He's already on Thorin's shit list because of everything with Dis. He doesn't need anymore shit." Of course Bofur wouldn't want him to tell Thorin anything. It was nice to know his friend did, in fact, have a sense of self preservation. Hell, he probably had more of one than Nori himself did given that the thief was all for jumping from high places; bungees and parachutes optional on occasion. "He's not going to buy that I can't find out who this person is. No matter what else people might think about me, there is a legitimate reason I'm as high up in this organization as I am. And it's not nepotism." Nori took a long pull from the beer in his hand. "Just... how much are you wanting me to cover up here? Do you have Kili helping you?"

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Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: What happened to the people who kidnapped me?

Nori: One is dead. The others have been detained. None of them are a danger to you anymore.

Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: Can I ask you something?

Nori: Of course you can.

Nori: What do you need Bratishka?

Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: Is that a no?

Ori: A husky.

Nori: No, it's not a no. I just want him to make sure she doesn't do any damage.

Nori: Ah. Cute dogs.

Nori: I'm not a completely heartless bastard. You know that, right Bratishka?

Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: Thari wants to know if it's okay to bring his puppy over.

Ori: She'll be wearing a puppy diaper.

Nori: If he brings it over, and she damages anything, he'll pay through the nose.

Nori: What kind of dog is it?

Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: Yes, yes, he's not stupid.

Ori: Oh my god, Nori! What do you take me for?

Ori: My ribs are broken, I'm not stupid enough to try anything.

Ori: Besides, doing that while Dori's in the same house... No. Just no.

Nori: I'm just covering all possibilities.

Nori: I always forget you're not as adventurous as I was at your age.. or still am.

Nori: Dori can make sure he behaves himself.

Text: Ori -> Nori

Ori: Can Thari come over to visit?

Ori: God, I feel like a kid for having to ask...

Nori: Only if he makes sure he's not followed.

Nori: He also will not wander the house, nor will you give him any codes.

Nori: You also had better not do anything that means the sheets on the bed need to be changed!

About the Boy// Bofur & Nori

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"I can’t think of any reason you would need a gun right now, Nori." Keep it light, calm and don’t overdo it. Bofur breathed steadily through his nose and didn’t say anything when the gun dropped to the floor. He watched Nori pick at the situation, trying to decide what he was going to say. "I made the choice to not carry weapons in my shop," he replied, "Though it seems like I should develop the habit."

"He literary fell into a crime scene. And after that he was all over me, wouldn’t stop going on about how much he wanted to watch again. I held out for about three months before he managed to." He made sure to not give away any actual details, because that would surely get him killed faster than he could blink. Bofur had to say he was a bit insulted though. With the way he’d been behaving he would have thought Thorin would do the honours himself.

"I don’t know why, ok." He rubbed his eyes to try and find a good way to explain it all. "I was bored. He was so… so damn eager.” He smiled, deep in thought and let the memories wash over him. “He wanted to watch, so bad. Said he’d do anything. I nearly believed him. So I brought him along, once, which was a fucking disaster. But the thrill of having him watch…” He looked up at Nori with a sort of wonder reflected in his eyes. “Fuck, it was unlike anything I’ve experienced. I- I can’t describe it. Nothing else comes close now. I’ve tried doing it on my own but I get no joy from it.” He didn’t even bother to hide it, he knew Nori thought he was insane. Maybe that would be an advantage in this. “He, Kili, he just responds so beautifully…” He felt a small smile play on his lips and he bit down to hide it from view. This was for Kili only. This was their thing and he was spoiling it by telling Nori about it. He had gotten a bit ahead of himself.

#Para: Bofur #About The Boy #mafiaverse

"You should have the habit anyway. With our line of work and associates? You're not always going to be able to count on your crazy to get you out of shit Bofur." Nori re-holstered his gun and sighed heavily. Apparenly Mahal had a sick sense of humor with the various shit He threw at the thief. This whole situation was fucked up... Bofur was taking Kili out on kills, and sleeping with the boy. Nori's loyalties were torn. One one hand, he was loyal to Thorin, the man who'd given him a chance, given him respect and accepted that he was a member of the family even though he was the middle son of a bastard line. On the other hand was Bofur, his best friend, someone he was almost as close to as he was with is brothers... the man who'd helped him learn what he liked in the bedroom and had been his lover on and off for years.

Nori leaned forward, elbows on his knees and his hands clasped in front of his mouth. There was something Bofur was trying to hide, but what he had found was more than enough for the moment. His friend hadn't been this excited or intrigued about anything like this for a long time either. It was actually nice to see that spark in the hitman again. "I don't want to hear how responsive the kid is in bed. There are things I'd really rather not know." The younger man rolled his head, stretching the tense muscles of his neck and shoulders and letting out a soft moan as something popped in his neck. "I have to tell Thorin something," Nori told his friend as he focused back on the older man. "I'll give you the choice Brother. Do I tell him you're fucking his nephew or that you're taking his nephew with you out on jobs?"

Text// Nori & Thorin

Thorin: I'm sending Ennis and his men to secure the perimeter. Keep him updated when he gets there.

Thorin: Recovery?

Nori: Will do.

Nori: He's in bad shape right now. Physically, yes... mentally? We can only hope.

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Text// Nori & Thorin

Nori: Call the troops and get to Ithilien Hospital.

Nori: Your boy's been found... or he's here anyway.

Nori: Warn them.. it's not pretty. And that's coming from ME.

#text: thorin #mafiaverse

Text// Tarry & Nori

Tarry: What was he trying to do? Storm the place, guns a-blazing while in crutches? Hardly intimidating.

Tarry: Dare I ask if any of this is connected? His "accident" and now Ori?

Tarry: Exactly how involved is Ori in the "business"?

Tarry: You can trust me that I won't say any of this to anyone. I swear on my honor as a Thelor.

Nori: I put nothing past that stubborn bastard.

Nori: The answer to that is unclear at the moment. I plan to find out though.

Nori: He's hardly involved, Dori and I don't wnat him involved.

Nori: Okay... whatever.

Text// Tarry & Nori

Tarry: [unsent] I'm guessing you disapprove of us then?

Tarry: I'll head over to the hospital straight away. Last thing we want is a massacre to cover up.

Tarry: I'll make sure to keep him there.

Nori: Thank you. I don't need to be worrying about him when I need to focus on getting Ori.

Nori: There are manacles in the cabinet if you need to use them on the old grouch.

Text// Tarry & Nori

Tarry: Nori... I know you well....

Tarry: [Unsent] Then Ori... and the Durins... fuck... I feared as much.

Tarry: What's happened to Ori? And how can I help you to get him back?

Tarry: [unsent] I hope I didn't make it worse for him

Tarry: You know who I am, right? Other than just your brother's boyfriend.

Nori: Yeah, I know who the fuck you are Thelor.

Nori: You go home and stay put. I'll handle this. Or if you want to do something useful, go to the hospital and sit on Dori to keep him from leaving that damned bed.

Text// Tarry & Nori

Tarry: What about twenty years of combat training? Will that suffice? Yes I have a gun and yes I know how to use it

Tarry:.... who's this?

Nori: That will suffice.

Nori: Nori... Ori's brother.

Text// Tarry & Nori

Nori: Go home as soon as possible and STAY THERE.

Nori: Please tell me you have a gun and a decent security system.