"Of course Madam, the Police Commissioner seems to have a fondness for scotch. He's there now speaking to one of the Mayors assistants." ALX turned his head scanning the drinks in peoples hands and the normal servers going around. "Operation is in acceptable limits. The hired servers from the Caterer are professionals."

Dressed in a tux a man with brown hair with white hair on the sides just above the ears walks in. His face wasn't well known, but his name was Amund Gunnarr a Norwegian man who made his wealth buying and selling rare artifacts. A number of them he even donated to the Museum. He smiled as he walked among the people and took a glass off a passing server.

ALX walked back to his post behind the bar.

He takes the offered hand and brought it to his lips kissing the knuckles. "Mr. Gunnarr, Amund Gunnarr I tend the Dynasty Action house."

"The pleasure is all mine. Seems the normal social graces have arrived. Oh my is that Sophie Fontaine? I seen her Broadway performance of the Phantom of the Opera. She almost made me feel as if I was at the Opera Populaire witnessing the production for real. Well almost the lead male singer just couldn't pull off the Phantom himself. I seem not to be able to recall his name, give you a hint of his lack of abilities."

"Oh no my personal taste is for Old Norse artifacts. Thought I deal with many things including an up and coming auction involving early Ming Dynasty china." He sips his drink and looks about. "Perhaps I could find some items if you if you have a taste for some rare items."

"The Gothic era is fine on its own, but I find looking further back into the Roman Empire far more fascinating."

The interrupting gentleman approached in his sharkskin grey 3-piece suit with a diamond tie-pin and matching cufflinks flashing on the black silk tie and Italian cotton shirt. His hair was tightly groomed back and as light as it was, it looked dark under the styling product. His green eyes had a piercing tone to them, and his chin clean shaven.

"Sorry to interrupt. Luca Giovanni - and yes relation: that Giovanni is my uncle." He announced, referencing an infamous Giovanni currently incarcerated.

His eyes hinted a twinge of contempt at the insinuation that the Roman Empire was not durable. He suppressed this in his tone, noting to come back to the topic another time. Instead Luca smirked, taking the hand with a graceful smooth grip and bringing it to kiss the knuckle. He suspected it would surprise her, but he didn't care. "Of course not. I'm here for more...philanthropic reasons. Perhaps you've heard of the recent breakthrough with the alchemical substance called liquid light?"

Luca held a gloating smirk as he described his project, "It's an astonishingly fast-acting salve if left to set, even mends bones with no mark or scar. I came to Titan City to research further possibilities of energy sustainability with EdenTech. They've apparently seen the patents and saw something I didn't. But I don't wish to monopolize the conversation. You two were discussing your art collections, were you not?"

Shepherd takes Ms Benett's hand.

My name is Ricardo Benitez. It's a pleasure."

Amund smiled wanting to see Lady Nova up close. "Ah Lady Nova I must say I'm a big fan, you and the rest of the Titan Legacy."

ALX had returned to the bar and was quickly making the drinks recording every word and mannerisms into his data banks.

Rick winked at Lady Nova. She had already known who he was and was the one that suggested he'd take up a secret identity.

Rick watched as Cordelia spoke. paying attention to everything that had been going on.

ALX was returning with a tray of the selected drinks he handed them out in order.

Amund sips his drink and allowed himself to be a viewer of the social graces. He looked over at Rick and wondered about his seeming friendliness to Nova.

ALX turned to the fellow that tapped his shoulder. "Of course sir. Coming right up." The android went back behind the bar to make the vodka collins. Places the drink on the tray and heads to the gentleman "Your drink sir."

Amund nodded "Accidents happen because of familiarity. People let their guard down. In unfamiliar areas people are more aware and alert." He smiles "I am aware of possible dangers take example the compact fluorescent lights that has the toxin Mercury in them. So thought useful a light bulb can be a threat." Chuckles "But my nature isn't due to fear or dangers it's cultural or perhaps as some point out biological. I just simply don't grasp many of the social interactions of others, leading me to be uncomfortable around strangers. I believe the term is Introvert."

"Gunnarr, Amund Gunnarr I'm curator of the Dynasty Action house. Not very exciting thought from time to time I come across an lost or stolen artifact. Its rare thought mostly I deal with art."

At the bar ALX was watching and his eyes focused on Rick. Human ears might have missed the talk, but he was not even Meda-human he was pure machine.

Amund nodded "We do have a few modern art actions. It does depend on what is up for sale. I could arrange a single auction or a mass action of items."

As they talked Amund pulls out his smart phone and checks his calender. "Well selling a local Artist isn't normally my thing. Like I said I'm an auctioneer not manager of a Gallery. However I think I can organize something. Hmm perhaps make it an event where multiple artists from the community can display their works. For medieval period works there is an auction coming up next month on the 19th. On the 14th the Dynisty Action house is having a lovers themed action. That mixed time periods and cultures with... well a more mature focused. Paintings of lovers embraces, Nudes, life like statues, that sort of thing."

He taps a few things "Hmm I think I can get the Collage to offer up a place for a Local Artist Show. If not I might be able to open up room at the Action House. um.. did you say your name was Rick? Well will you be seeking to sell your work?"

Amund nodded "That is generally how things go. Me I tend to be on the look out for artifacts from the end of the Norse. More to the point from right about the 1300s as the Vikings way of life ended and Christianity started to affect the Norse art. The blending of Old Faiths and the New is interesting."

ALX was now trying to figure out the two. Rick and Shepherd he replayed the audio file silently to himself. Was it possible Lady Nova was wrong? No Rick didn't respond with a negative. Now here was both Rick and Shepherd. ALX walked over to them "May I interest anyone in a drink?" ALX started running in depth analyzation of facial features of both men comparing the two. "You two men are very much alike are you related?"

ALX recorded that as well "Ah good then I have a chance to ask some questions. It's documented that you use Magical Energy when fighting Shepherd is that energy shared by your Brother? I'm sorry if it's rude of me to ask. Magic is something my kind has trouble understanding the rules seem to be outside of established Physics. I just wish to know more."

Shepherd smiled at the Robot.

"We don't share any abilities other than a telepathic connection. When I gained my immortality I learned that our link had gotten stronger and I could communicate with him telepathically. his eyes did turn purple for a time along with his hair becoming black but that was the only change in him, bu no powers."

Rick knew Cordelia had seen Sin without his mask at the event with the drones but know one ever knew he was the Villain Sin Reaper other than those that saw him without mask during the meeting before the battle in the docks during the mission he had the mask on the whole time. When he wasn't masked he hid his aura with the one Shepherd was using now as Rick..