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Andrew White and Juliet Lockwood

Andrew was following a lead he got from his 'sources' pertaining to the location of his father, but he had very little time to investigate and he had to leave as soon as he got the news of the lead. His maid was accompanying him, since she demanded to come along. Andrew was a bit lenient concerning having things be demanded of him, but he didn't follow a command unless it meant his survival. He was making a foolish mistake due to emotions being brought into the situation, so he would have to pay for being naive. He should have investigated the lead before jumping in blindly, since he could have saved himself from the experience that he was soon to be put through. He was wearing a formal suit and Juliet was wearing attire of the same sorts, since he didn't know how to blend in and it would be quite hard to with the mannerisms he had implanted into him by his servants and family. They were both at fault that day, since Andrew was too distracted by emotions to behave normally and Juliet was not prepared for fighting. "Juliet, is what we're doing right?" Andrew asked this simply yet important question. His mind was jumbled by emotion, so he decided that he would need input from someone besides him. He enjoyed having people add to a conversation or plan, since people could usually find holes in his plans and help fix those holes. He didn't really care about the fact that he was rich, but it was convenient to be able to bribe the staff of corporations. "I don't know if it is a good idea to go out without investigating." Juliet was somewhat aware of the dangers of their situation, but she also knew that Andrew could not simply ignore this lead.

Andrew had a perfect carefully measured walk and his eyes seemed to be dull, but he was analyzing all clues around him. He was a bit calm, but he wasn't going to risk being kidnapped or anything like that. He has scared many adults by simply making use of his extensive vocabulary. He mostly enjoyed messing with psychologists, since they usually thought that he had a simply god-complex or something textbook. It was the middle of the day, so Andrew thought that it would be a perfect time to initiate his plan to get his father back. He knew that the lead was probably a trap, but he also knew that this person knew quite a bit about his father. Juliet was much more observant and careful, since she was tasked with protecting the young heir to the White fortune. Many people that Andrew was a messed up child and they were right, but he had no trauma as a child unless losing his father counts as trauma. He was simply pessimistic and cynical by nature, yet people always wanted people to have a history for being bad. He didn't enjoy being pitied upon by people who knew of his father not being around, so he usually utterly scared those who angered or bother him enough. He would never let anyone who bothered him know they were bothering him, since he knew that he could come up with a plan to take people out without being caught. Quite frankly, the idea of being jailed didn't appeal to him and he tried to not be caught when on his money making endeavors.

A man attacked the duo, but Juliet wasn't very prepared to fight and she was still busy getting ready to fight to notice that Andrew had already been knocked out. Andrew had a very weak physique, since the idea of exercise didn't appeal to him in the slightest. He could barely run and he usually never needed to directly interfere with his plans, so he barely had any chance to exercise. She dropped the knife that she had in her hand, but she couldn't grab any of the other knives or risk getting killed. She had managed to barely dodge a bit of the hits directed to her, but she was struggling and this was not normal of someone of her lineage. She was a bit fueled by anger, so her attacks were sloppy. She eventually knocked out the same way her master was. Her trainers would be very disappointed in the way she acted, since she had been trained to fight against this very type of situation. Or at least she thought that she had been trained to handle these types of situation. If, it had been anyone else, then she would have probably beat the person. It was pure luck that their capturer decided to bring along Juliet, since Andrew would not be able to fend with himself unless he simply stayed out of the way of others. It was quite embarrassing for rich folk to be knocked out so quickly, but Andrew didn't care about his pride. He would actually enjoy his stay at Drake's manor. That is, if Andrew even survived his days there. Andrew was not afraid of death, since it would happen to everyone and he would be sure to leave his mark on the world before he died. To him life was a board of chess. The players were him and the world, but he only saw this as a challenge and not an unfair game.

The two were dumped into an evening room, but Juliet would be the last to wake up and that would work in their favor. They were both lucky that they would only be waking up with a slight headache and not a serious injury, since it would be quite hard for Andrew to formulate any effective plans while constantly being annoyed by mental pain. Andrew's first response to being awake would be to compliment the room, if he was awake that is. They were both slumped into a loveseat, but Andrew would pay no heed to that fact once he became conscious.

He became conscious, but he was still a bit groggy and he was still processing what recently happened. He had no idea what time it was, but he didn't want to bother looking for a clock. He wondered where or who he was, since he had temporary amnesia and his memory would return once he could work out his thoughts. It didn't take much time before he quickly remembered his name and other essential facts about him. He wondered what he was doing sitting down next to Juliet, since he thought that he was supposed to be doing something. Wait? What was I doing earlier? He thought this simple thought and a flash of recognition was on his face, since he remembered that he had lost consciousness suddenly after being subjected to a hit. He rubbed his head and the spot where he was hit hurt a bit, but not enough to call attention to it. He rubbed his eyes and his vision focused, so he could now see the man in an armchair. He guessed that this was the man that abducted him, but he wondered why he wasn't tied up or anything of the sorts. He quickly thought that the best response would be to stay calm and collected, since he could be killed any second and he didn't have Juliet's protection. He wasn't stupid enough to react chaotically, since he knew that it was better to not show fear in front of a person captors. There doesn't appear to be anyone with him, but there is always the chance that we are being monitored by someone. He appears to have an adequate taste for furnishings, so I'm guessing that he may not need any ransom money. He's probably just a person who is bored and wishes to torture me, so I don't have to worry about imminent death, yet. His thoughts were calm and he was looking over them, until he remembered that he had company. "Excuse me, but may I please be introduced to my kidnapping host?" He had a calmness in his voice and he was sure to address the fact that he knew he was kidnapped with subtlety, but it took him a bit of time to come up with a correct question. He hoped that he could perhaps get a name from this person or a reaction, so he could properly react to this person. The lead for his father was a true lead, but he would never find his father and Drake was not the one to give the lead. Andrew guessed that he had just been unlucky, so he decided to not bother asking about his father. He knew that Juliet would probably instinctively attack Drake, so he decided to warn his 'amiable' host about his maid. "I would be careful of my maid, since she can be quite feisty and you seem to be a dangerous man." He was simply stating facts and he was thinking of ways to escape his prison, but no plans seemed plausible. This man hadn't trapped him with shackles or anything of the sort, so it would be foolish to try escaping without knowledge of the house. He also knew that this man could probably kill Andrew in one hit, since this man seemed to be able to beat one of the world's best martial artists in a couple of blows. The odds were not in his favor, but he could try to make use of his situation. He patiently waited for a response to his simple, yet important question.