The office door shuts out the dinner noise. Rain claws at the windows while Donatello steeples his fingers behind the desk and studies Tommy and Erika like figures on a balance sheet.
Donatello "Don" Capozzi
Sit. Both of you. We are past introductions now.
Tommy takes the seat opposite his father. Erika settles beside him, posture straight, chin lifted toward the sound of Don's voice.
Donatello "Don" Capozzi
If this is real, then I want the terms. Not sentiment, terms.
Erika
Then ask them plainly. I do not need anyone speaking for me.
Don's gaze shifts to Tommy, then to the ledger and phone on the desk. The room feels smaller, as if the answer he gives next will decide whether his life stays divided or starts to become one thing.
✓ Quest Accepted
Formalize Donatello’s acceptance of Erika
“She's been a lawyer at my office for a year, if the famiky is in kegal trouble she csn get us out, and, she's a former assassin for the yakuza, so she's no stranger to organized crime and could be useful in a fight.”
SUCCESS (Great Willpower, rolled +0)
Tommy lays out Erika’s value in plain terms, and the room changes shape around the facts. Don hears the office layer, the legal layer, the dangerous layer, and his expression shifts from weighing to measuring.
Thomas "Tommy" Capozzi
She has been a lawyer at my office for a year. If the family is in legal trouble, she can help us out. And she has dealt with organized crime before, so she can handle herself in a fight.
Erika’s eyes flick to Tommy, then back to Don. She does not soften the claim, only lets it stand.
Erika
He is not exaggerating. I know what this life looks like, and I am still here.
Donatello’s fingers uncurl on the desk. The ledger and phone sit untouched, but his attention leaves them for the first time.
Donatello "Don" Capozzi
A lawyer who knows the family business, and survives it. That is useful.
He gives Erika a slow, direct look, then a small nod that lands like a seal pressed into wax.
Donatello "Don" Capozzi
She stays. On my terms, and under my protection.
Quest Complete
Formalize Donatello’s acceptance of Erika