Tale as Old As Time [Finished]

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried finishes drying the baking pan he'd used for the scones, then goes to grab his coat -- a drab grey wool one, nothing fancy -- off the hook by the back door. "They'll open visiting hours soon, shall we get to it?"

[accalia]

"Lead on then. this one is ready"

As Echo speaks he takes the butterfly knife out of his sleeve and weighs it thoughtfully for a moment. After some small consideration he does not return it to his sleeve where it normally resides, instead he places it inside the hidden compartment in the guitar case and snaps the case shut.

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried walks Echo out to the detached garage, where, after considering the mud-splattered truck, he goes for the porsche instead. Because, honestly, you're only young once, and you might as well take the chance to drive a porsche when you get it, right?

As he settles into the driver's seat and pulls out of the garage, he begins a casual conversation with Echo. "The man we're going to see is Lance's uncle, Obsidian Roidmet. He is... a bit of a hard man, but I suspect he cares a great deal for his nephew given his actions. That or he was extorted, but who would bother?"

[accalia]

Echo follows Siegfried to the garage and looks admiringly at the truck before being directed to the porche. He enters casually and sits in the passenger's seat without question.

"This one thinks he must love his nephew very much to have been imprisoned for ten years on his account..."

[yamikuronue]

"With five left, and never an attempt to get out early or break out or anything." Siegfried adds. "That was my read on the situation as well."

[accalia]

"A singularly unique person. Although one would suspect that given his apparent good behavior he would be eligible for parole... Has he ever applied for parole?"

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried shrugs. "I don't know for sure if he hasn't applied or hasn't been granted it."

[accalia]

"curious, well no matter, we shall find out soon one expects."

[yamikuronue]

Before too much longer, they're pulling into the visitor's parking lot at the penitentiary. After a somewhat annoying check-in process, they're brought to the visiting area. This isn't a maximum-security facility by any stretch of the imagination; the visiting area is comfortable and somewhat classy, complete with a mini-fridge with soda and some basic snacks laid out on a counter. The atmosphere isn't exactly as welcoming as someone's parlor, but it definitely rates at least "upscale doctor's-office waiting room".

And there Siegfried and Echo are left to wait while the prisoner is fetched...

[CalamityJade]

After a few minutes, some is ushered into the room. He was a rather rough man. His hair was cut very short, but had a reddish-brown tint to it. There was a slight hint of some sort of tattoo ending near his wrists as he had the handcuffs removed from his wrists by the guard that had accompanied him. He seemed...to hold a weight to him. He didn't smile, and his eyes seemed rather hard, but that didn't seem to be all there was.

He seemed about to address Siegfried before noticing and keeping his eyes on Echo. "...so...who's this?"

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried clears his throat. "This is Echo, a healer I contracted with for the purposes of... well that's not important. Echo, this is Obsidian Roidmet, the Young Master's uncle." He'd already given the name on the drive over, of course, but he made a point to call Lance  by his preferred title, since it occurs to him that Obsidian knows very little about post-attack Lance. Very little indeed...

[accalia]

Echo bows deeply before looking  at Obsidian appraisingly. After Siegfried introduces him Echo speaks in his usual baritone voice.

"This one greets you, honoured uncle of the Young Master. One wishes we were met in better circumstances"

Echo extends his many scarred hand to Obsidian to shake.

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian took pause once Echo had finished before taking the man's hand. He had a good grip and he didn't lose eye contact for a moment. "Um...nice to meet you, too." He released his hand before turning to Siegfried. "So, what's changed and what does he have to do with it?" Obsidian tilted his head towards Echo when he said 'he'. "Since I doubt you came to ask how the weather's been."

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried gives a wry smile. "I can't just be here to see how you've been?" he asks, but he doesn't even bother to wait for an answer to his rhetorical question. "It's about Lance."

[accalia]

Echo Nods quietly at Siegfried's words but otherwise stays quiet.