A receptionist sat at her desk in the run down front room of a bail bondsman in the worst part of town. She was doing her nails and worrying about her job. Work had been hectic lately because her boss, Jonathan, was out several grand to the wrong sort of people. Every "Failure To Appear" file that came in was immediately given to one of the bounty hunters that they worked with.
She looked around the dingy room and sighed. She was thinking about taking some time off until this whole thing blew over. Everyone was mad because Jonathan wasn't wanting to pay them up front and, of course, she was the one who had to talk to them about it. She had to tell everyone that they could pick up their checks later. It was not making her a popular person.
Just as she was considering telling Jonathan she wasn't feeling well and bailing for the day a black Mercedes pulled up outside. It was Trey- the toughest bounty hunter that they worked with. She buzzed Jonathan; "Trey's here."
"Tell him I'm not in." came back through the speaker.
Trey walked in, his entirely black ensemble clinging to his every line, and went straight to the desk. He sat down some paperwork on the FTA he had just brought in. "Jonathan isn't in, Trey." He gave her a dark look. "However, I didn't actually see him leave- you might check his office." He nodded and went past the desk to the cheap wood door in the back of the room.
Trey knocked once on the door. "Jonathan, I know you're in there, and I'm coming in. How much structural damage is done to your building is up to you."
There was a string of muffled expletives before Jonathan's face appeared. "Fine, Come in." Trey disappeared behind the door with her boss and the receptionist decided that was her cue to bow out.
Trey gave Jonathan a hard stare from across the desk and made it a point not to sit.
"Well, what do you want to talk about?" asked Jonathan as he sat, decided that put him at a disadvantage, and stood again. Trey said nothing; he just stared at Jonathan in a highly unamused manner. Jonathan let out a small cough, adjusted his shirt, and started looking for a pen on his desk. "Look, things are tight right now, I'll have to pay you later."
"I don't take I.O.U.'s." said Trey calmly.
"Well, you're just going have to make an exception because I'm not go-" Jonathan let out a surprised squeal as Trey slammed his fist into the desk.