I had to look at the prisoner every once in a while. He was being kept in a dark corner of the VIP lounge for the time being. The police were allowed to sit down and relax as long as they watched him on their shifts. Sonic Clan was nothing if not extremely accommodating to all humans they met. 09-001 was in a tank very similar to the one that Tommy was held in at the government facility. Apparently, there was no way for them to get out once inside of one. He looked really solemn. I had heard from all of the police officers that he was actually pretty chatty of you were to engage him in some nice conversation. He was a child deep down, so any interaction was better than silence. As long as you did not say anything that sounded like humans were superior to cyborgs or that humans did not need the Conqueror faction clans to lead them, he was pretty amicable. He did not like me. I was the one that had captured him and 09-003 after all. It all made sense to me so I could not really blame him for it. 09-001 had been pouting when I got to the lounge. When he saw me, he glared and crossed his arms.
When I approached him, I asked how he was doing. "It's none of your business, you stupid human!" he snapped. I sighed and said "Yes it is. Sonic Clan has asked me to reprise my role as chief of security for the second meeting. Part of my job this time around is to keep you as safe and secure as possible." 09-001 just looked at me. I did not have time to just sit and stare at him all day. I turned to walk away from him. "I'll be freed eventually by my clan. When I get out of here, Radiation Clan is going to destroy the coalition." he told me. He honestly believed that. I stopped to listen to him rant at me for a bit, but continued walking when he was done. I had better things to do. Marion, Nancy and Terrance came over a full day before the meeting to help scope the place out. I decided to take them along and show them everything we were working on. The downstairs area we were going to use was the dancefloor. They projected cool patterns on the LED floor displays during performances. It looked like a giant lava lamp at times. I asked if we could display the basic slides of their presentation there.
The walls worked too. Refreshments and drinks would be on the house. The club itself would be closed and only those that had attended the meeting last time would be invited. I was shown the guest list. Representatives from all the 9 member clans would be attending. The local mayor and police chief would be there. The investigators and the other researchers from the various government facilities were invited. I was already told to expect more people this time around. These institutions were going to be sending more higher ranked officials this time. The same thing was true for the syndicates Sonic Clan had recruited to be there. Even the Players and NPCs that just crashed were invited back. I handed over the guest list to Marion. He read it while Terrance and Nancy looked over his shoulders. They were upset that Wind Clan was a listed guest again. I was not consulted about it. I had actually told them to stay away. I told them this and they disapproved. They did not want me to give them tech and cash to get their stuff. I was going to do it as long as they behaved themselves. It was our deal.
