5 to 7 years (Flashback)

[Lux]

Lux trotted out into the the yard with a scowl that made some of the lessers back away from him. He may have only been 18 but he was a big man on the yard and everyone knew it. He honestly had to thank the Don for what he did. Lux was to be tried on 2 accounts of arson in the first degree but thanks to his connections was able to get it down to one charge of arson in the second degree. He had to admit those lawyers knew how to sway the facts for us to come out on top in the favor of the guilty. Though now he had 5 years of sitting around and not doing anything and bothered him to no end. Though he did have to admit that being one of the Don's favorites had it's perks. He could get almost anything he wanted and he did. Though it wasn't much to ask for a gameboy and some games from time to time. Though today he wanted to see what the store keeper had in stock. He walked over to a skinny little italian and leaned up agiasnt the wall next to him with a warm smile. "Hey Vinnie, what is my favorite con man doing?" Lux gave the man a hug, he was family after all. "Not much now that they got me in the pen, damn stoolie. I hope he got what he deserved. Any whos, what have ya been up to Luxy? Nothing wholesome judging by the fact that ya talking to mes." They both chuckled for a moment before Lux broke the silence. " Well actually..." He started but trailed off as he looked down at his hand, removing a ring from it and placing it in Vinnie's palm. " I asked Don to have a go at him personally, turns out he could sing real nice with a blade halfway up his ass." The two's chuckling turned to laughter and Vinnie spoke to him with a thankful voice. " Thank ya Luxy, you were always a family man. What can I get for ya? Anything on the house for my favorite sweeper!" Lux held up his hands to tell him to hold on. " I only want a pack of cigs Vinnie, not head behind the laundry house" They both laughed and Vinnie handed off the cigs before Lux wandered off to the corner of the yard where most of the other mafioso hung out . He took a seat on the bench his white hair and pale skin in stark contrast to the tans and dark skins that surrounded him. He lit up and surveyed his new home. It would be interesting to see how everything would play out.

[Crimson Tilsverd]

Crimson had been a thief for centuries. He was an assassin too but this in the dawn before great change the redhead was just getting himself into trouble. His method of doing so this time around had been milder than his usual fare, and that was vandalism. when he didnt like something he wanted the whole world knowing. Problem was he somehow had more trouble with getting caught doing that than he did murder or theft. so here he was. He had only arrived a few days before and had a few months to go so he had taken up a spot against the chain fence in the yard, contemplating what kind of pain he would be in for if he just tried climbing out.

[Hana Tachiban]

Hana had been scooped up off the streets and booked for assault with intent to kill. She'd strongly argued against the ruling: if she was going to kill someone, she would have just done it. Not even the judge believed the ruling at first, nor did the prison guards - she was the smallest prison inmate at well under five feet - until Hana began fighting in the common areas. At first, the brawls were easy enough to rationalize: Hana had come in on a ridiculous amount of cocaine, and the first week was a nightmare getting it out of her system. But even when the coke went away, Hana's propensity toward violence continued. She methodically sent woman after woman to the infirmary to fight for their lives. The prison guards, having finally realized that ex-FBI Chief Hana was no typical female prisoner, had her transported to the men's wing of the facility.
She was escorted out into the yard after dusk by two bulky guards, her hands cuffed in front of her, a wooden dowel wedged between her teeth to keep her from biting. Her uniform was too big for her and had to be cuffed on both arms and legs, and even then it bagged and hung off of her drugged-out skeleton.
"Ten minutes, Tachiban," one of the guards told her as he unlocked her cuffs and removed the rudimentary muzzle. She slowly walked around, deliberately kicking dirt, and silently watched the other inmates.

[Degaré Laurent]

Degare sat in his cell bored beyond words. It wasn't his fault he pushed his dad out of a two story building. There was anger, frustration, and then...boom. Blackout. He didn't even remember clearly what happened when the judge presented him with second degree murder and here he was now sitting on the sad excuse for a bed in his cell. Finding his muse, the man broke the silence with his voice.

"Well I'm terrified of these four walls
these iron bars can't hold my soul
All I need is you...and all I scream for you"

"SHUT UP", protested one of the other men, which only had the mohawked man pause a moment before he pressed on again.

"Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
And say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me..."

There was a long pause after he was done, forlornly staring at the concrete wall in front of him. "Fifteen years...of this same shit" he murmured in disbelief. He hung his head buried in his arms and let out a sigh. His depressed mood was only lightened somewhat when he heard the thick metal door squeak open. It got his heart adrenalized like a dog who had waited all day for its master to return home, except the men that greeted him were by far anything but welcoming. "Laurent, time to stretch your legs", one of the guards said as they opened the cell. At first there had been rebellion on his half, but like any broken individual he followed them without protest. It wasn't long until they dropped him off at the playground but he didn't seem overly thrilled to be there. Cliques had developed and the skull face painted man hesitated getting to know any of them.

[Lux]

Lux took a hit off his cigarette and nudged the guy sitting next to him, "Looks like the prison trannys are really stepping up their game huh Tony?" He started laughing but the man sitting next to him did not. The entire group started to whisper and looked at Lux with worry. " Uh, I hear thats the girl from the woman's block. She got sent here for putting the ladies in the ward, Id be careful with 'er Luxy". Lux laughed at the man. Well, not at him, but at his comment. " Tony, you know i'm never careful. Geez, you saw me play operation with your kids. I go big or go home, speaking of which, I'm pretty sure Johnny cheated, there is no fucking way to get that one femur piece." Lux rolled back slightly and launched himself off the table. it wasn't spectacular but it was enough to get him off the bench. He strode up to the woman with a confident stride and a cigarette in the corner of his mouth. He smirked and and started to circle her with a semi-crazy smile. He walked around back/right side and squatted looking at her. He stood up and spoke " Got a nice ass, but you don't like such a fighter, I've seen tougher bitches than you working the corners in DC." He laughed and stared into her eyes with his eyes and smile twisted as crazily as ever. " You may be top whore back in fem block, but I'm the monster here." He said letting his face eyes shift to their natural fox like state as well and let his fangs grow slightly before it shifted to normal.

[Crimson Tilsverd]

Crimson had watched the woman make her appearance, not veen noticingthe other inmates of Degares arrival soon after, and his heart nearly shot out of his ass when he realized it was his goddamn mother in his ward. "Ohhh no, NO NO." he wailed as he stomped towards Lux and the teeny woman. "She CANNOT shower with us, she just cant!" he didn't really know Lux personally and had nothing against him but his mother being with htem was the pinnacle of terror for the redhead.

[Hana Tachiban]

When Hana's guards finally realized what was happening and what could potentially happen, it was already too late. She'd overheard the comment about trannies, took note of the mention of whores in D.C., but it was Lux's last comment that revved Hana up.
She took a step back and silently regarded Lux, looking him up and down with recessed blue eyes. There was a still-healing scar that spanned the length of her right cheek, as well as two raw red marks from constantly having the muzzle in her mouth.
"You won't think yourself a monster when you're picking up the pieces of your dick from all around the yard," she whispered, the inflection in her voice never changing from unsettling monotone. Before the guards could reach out and grab her, Hana had launched herself at Lux. Her hands immediately went for either side of his head, her thumbs toward his eyes to push as hard as she could. The guards were going to grab her. It was only a matter of time. In prison, Hana learned it was about how much damage she could inflict in the smallest amount of time that mattered.
In her rage, she hadn't even noticed Crimson yet.

[Degaré Laurent]

It looked like things were lighting up all around. A breeze was blowing through the yard, the evening air was crisp, a woman trying her damnedest to poke out another inmate's eyes with her thumbs. The only ones not amused by this were the guards, though despite their wet blanket of an outlook on the situation, Degare let out a hearty laugh. "Nuthin' like entertainment for the evening", he smirked and watched as the craziness carried on. It would really be a shame if the orderlies separated the duo. "I bet $50 on the blonde".

[Lux]

Lux saw the girl bring up the attack and he took it but he wouldn't do it lying down. He felt the fingers go into his eyes but he brought his hand level with her stomach. A small green glow and a second later a ball of acid flew from his hand and towards her stomach. He felt his vision go blurry as the guards pulled them off of each other. "Damn shame, I won't get to finish you off. " Lux watched with just blurred basic shapes, his eyes hurt and he couldn't quite see right be he hoped that acid burst would tear her the fuck up, put her in a ward for once. He smirked and took another hit from his cigarette. They deposited him back into the yard and he sat back with his men and chuckled. " Not so tuff, and let's not forget mama's boy over there!" They all laughed and lux got highfives. It was a good day

[Crimson Tilsverd]

Of course it was in this moment that the ever dedicated son would approach Lux now. "A real man respects his mother, its a coward and a child who mocks and belittles her to appear cool in front of scum. Id fight you right now but you just fought, so ill be after you for this kid. In reference to what Degare said earlier he added. "Ill bet 50 on myself." yes this young toughs were all cocky bastards. Crimson knew his mother could handle herself in a fight with ease but he still didnt like no one talking 'bout his momma!

[Hana Tachiban]

Before Hana could really do any damage, the guards were pulling her away. She growled something feral, gnashing razor-sharp teeth, as two men more than twice her size struggled to restrain her. Lux's acid, with all of Hana's kicking around, made contact partly with the front of her uniform. It quickly ate through the scratchy fabric, burned a hole in her undershirt, and left the pale skin underneath pink and bubbling. The rest spattered onto the ground and one of the guard's shoes, which made his efforts a little more hasty.
"Sleep with one eye open, you greasy fuck. Your days are numbered, and I'm counting them down for you."

The guards hit the backs of Hana's thighs, and she unceremoniously fell to her knees where she acquiesced, and they were able to cuff her hands behind her back. That's when she saw that trademark red hair attached to the second-prettiest person in the prison. "Crimson!" she happily exclaimed, even while being roughly hoisted to her feet. "Oh! Don't take the pills psych gives you! They strip the enamel to make your teeth more brittle and your bite less damaging!"

Amongst themselves, the guards discussed the tiny convict's next location. "Why can't we put her in solitary?" one asked, to which the other replied, "Because they found her IN the wall last time she went there. If I have my bet, the men will keep her in check."

"Showers, Tachiban," they announced in unison, and began dragging the silver-haired woman away.

[Degaré Laurent]

"Hehe...~". The Ifrit ran his hand through his dark purple hair. A slight frown rested on his lips a moment as he watched his amusement get torn to shreds. "Schrödinger's cat and a hot-blooded individual at each other's throats...shame", he glimpsed the guards that had been watching his every move from over his shoulder, and turned to address them this time more loudly and his hands held up in the air just to get a reaction," Shame every TIME something good shows up it ROTS. Hm? AMIRITE?!". He chuckled when they failed to respond," Yeah, that's what I thought". Dropping his arms he swaggered over to the kitsune and assamite like hadn't been maniacal moments before. "Oi, either of ya got a smoke?". His green eyes settled on Lux simply out of sadistic curiosity of how badly Hana had damaged the kid's eye sockets.

[Lux]

Lux looked at the boy who approached and smirked. " I do respect my mother, it's your mother I don't respect. If she is going to hang around in Male Ward she is going to have to earn my respect. I can say from that gouging shot that she is well on her way. Though you Momma's boy? I can't say you have any right to chide me like that, so if you think your big enough to crack me a new one I'll take you on anytime." There were laughs in the group but those who had seen Lux in action were not among them. They knew that when he got like this there were very few times when it ended without somebody in a body bag or at least missing a limb. "Otherwise Get out of here." Lux watched the yard again and noticed a man with his face painted like a skull walking towards him. It was all Lux could do not to show his happiness. That, of course is complete sarcasm for saying that if Lux wanted to talk to the fucking halloween reject he would have done it himself. When the annoying fuck asked if Lux if he had a light he just looked at him, "Why don't you get your own lighter you fuck? I'm not going to hold your fucking hand, or 'ow bout this? I'll put 50 on me shoving my foot so far up your ass you can fucking taste it."

[Crimson Tilsverd]

Crimson waved to his momma but kept his focus on Lux, staring him down. "Nah I dont have a light." he murmured as he looked Lux up and down, sizing him up as a fighter. "My mother taught me to fight, if SHE could jam her fingers in yours imagine what Im capable of. And no before you insinuate anything im not just a lot of hot air, im not just bragging, I fucking KNOw, little boy. so if you dont mind hobbling around like a blind dottering fool, ill be glad to crack your skull."

[Hana Tachiban]

(Skip Hana, as she is surely experiencing police brutality somewhere in the prison.)