Where: Jimmy's office, Snell Law Firm With: @devilsons, @nxnbinarydracvla, @cfstvlla When: March 1997
It didn't take much convincing to get Franco to agree to the meeting. It was the most logical course of action. The Vitelli's didn't have the current manpower or territory to be fighting two battles at once, and priority needed to lie in their biggest threat. Right now, that was the Weiss faction. Jimmy's last meeting from that end didn't end on the most civil of notes. It had been made very clear that there would be more issues in the future. All guns needed to be pointed for defense.
Beyond the obvious business, Jimmy had a personal interest in this particular raising of white flags. Franco, a boy he helped raise from a small, scrawny mutt to the man he is now, and Cyrek, whom he grew rather fond of in his youth. Jimmy had a nasty habit of adopting strays. His biggest weakness was the kids, all of them. Getting these two on civil terms lessened the stress of having to pick sides. It was obvious which he would have to choose should the choice arise, but he didn't want to. He hoped this would put that to rest, at least for a while.
His office was usually accompanied less people, one or two at most. Any more heads and he moved to the meeting room but this was too personal for that. There were only two chairs opposite his desk. To be polite, he chose to stand. More than likely, Franco would choose to sit in his place, and he didn't mind that.
Evening light filtered through the tall windows behind his ostentatious chair, golden rays leaving tight shadows across the heavily flattened carpet. If there were any dust to be accounted for, it would be visible floating in the center of the room. The office felt warm in a way that almost made the air thick, stuffy.
Leaning against his desk, ankles crossed at a casual angle, he watched the door. He wasn't particularly nervous. He knew both boys well enough that he expected nothing but civil conversation. Still, there was an odd charge to the anticipation, like one life meeting another.
As the door opened, Jimmy offered a tight smile. "You ready to make some big moves?" It was the first official meeting the two were having with others. Until this point, it had been all private, confidential matters. It would be the first time he saw Franco taking charge in a way that extended their circle. "They should be here soon, if theres anything you want to go over, now would be the time."
