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Boulevard of Broken Dreams

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“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein

 

Things have began to look a little meek, but we haven't been detoured on our goals and plans. Orders haven't gone as planned and the general census has gotten a lot of the city riled up.  All she could do is remind them all that the trash will soon be cleaned off the streets, and normalcy will return eventually. The time of playing a child's game needs to end, it hasn't been the first time the persistence of others has tested our strength and won't be the last. As long as people can fall in line and follow direction we will survive and thrive in the end. Day's have seemed to clump together, discussions all blended into one, meeting after meeting stealing time you cannot get back. It has come time to think smarter, think like a business man to get the outcome you want not your emotions, it will drive them crazy to not get the reaction they were hoping for.

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The Life of Yousef Assad

          Yousef flinches and looks over his shoulder as he hears someone pulling in to the pump next to him at the "Wanted Reup". It's just another person getting gas he reminds himself. Old habits never die, even with the city being a much safer place than it used to be Yousef still watches his back while doing basic tasks like pumping gas and buying groceries. It's almost like PTSD, coming from a time where citizens of Los Santos weren't safe anywhere, it's hard to believe that gangs have agreed to not rob each other at places like this. But Yousef is happy that some newer citizens of the city will never have to experience what him and his friends did when they arrived. 

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Catching up with an old friend

       Yousef and Andrew meet up once again. Reuniting with an old friend, Andrew Stienler. These two talk about old times, how things have changed. Yousef thanks Andrew for the conflicts he prevented for the Rooks during his time as High Command in LFM. They also tell old stories and laugh about how things have changed as well as talking politics and business.glS7erR.png

Del Perro Operations

         Yousef is sick and tired of the disloyalty of the businesses in Del Perro. His organization pays them, treats them professionally, and has been working with them since they opened up business in the city last year. Lately they've done nothing but leak information, accept cash from other organizations and back other organizations that don't don't conduct business professionally. Hopefully talking with the business owners will help. QJvOsgn.png

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Yousef and Vlad manage inventory and build a plan to maximize profits.

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Yousef and Derek take some time to discuss drug production and the power that comes with controlling the supply in certain rich areas of the city. 

The Limousine 

       One day Lele, Yousef and Frankie were talking, browsing vehicles at the used car lot. Yousef spots a Limo and thinks about how much fun he had riding in one with his organization before. He quickly checks the price of the one at the lot and then his bank account. Frankie lets him know he can get one at a dealership for a cheaper price. So Yousef heads over there with Frankie and Lele and makes the purchase. They then test ride it up to Paleto and get some mods and paint done by Yousef's favorite mechanic "Hanzo Devil". 

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The Limousine after the beautiful work Hanzo completed

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The Limousine at the Crastenburg Hotel

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A Change is gonna Come

Ravyn, like many other members, have been stressing out over situations going on in the city and thinking of possible resolutions to be able to get back to business at hand. Although she had been benched in many aspects of business due to investigations, she had tried to stay busy, vigilant and thinking of ways to bring more business and money in the family's direction. There was one thing she wanted to try and wanted to prove she was capable of more than just helping keep members in line and sitting there and lookin pretty. 

She took it upon herself to reach out to Kush of 6ix 7even when he had shown up for a repair on his bike at Bayview. They discussed things civilly, unlike others had thought it would go, and they talked about issues and possible fixes that would benefit both of them in the matter even though they knew many others may not like it. They both expressed the need, want and necessity to do for their own, grow and flourish over the non stop back and forth. There was a lot of he said she said and third party reasons as to who was at fault, but Ravyn believed if there was to be any positive change in the the mist of all this, and any semblance of growth and change, the past need to be just that and stop with the well they did this, childish explanations. 

While waiting to hear from Goblins on a meeting the Rooks had started hanging out with a few old friends in Drift, laughing, racing, crashing and talking shit like they used to so long ago. The ability to be able to laugh and work with others was refreshing and being able to help friends learn new things was always a great time. Ravyn’s driving has improved since she had moved to Los Santos so long ago, nowhere near where it could be, but an improvement nonetheless, but crashing in style was a thing she wasn’t proud of, but it was a beautiful thing. Although she was capable of crashing and starting 2 Drift cars on fire in one fail swoop, nearly killing Cheng in the process, she was nowhere near as graceful in flight as their Pilot as they call her, Olivia. In hanging out with Drift members, Ravyn ran into an old friend she met in her early days of moving to Los Santos, Sarah. It was nice being able to see old friends and laugh and catch up.

There were so many things she didn't realize she missed, or needed after being in hiding and losing herself over the tragic times, but she hopes that time will heal those wounds and the hate and rage she has pent up will subside before something inside her explodes and leaves a trail of devastation behind her.

Some time had passed as they both went back to their families and discussed and discussed some more as the Rooks waited on Goblins to finally show for a meeting to discuss the same. It was a surprising turn of events when they had met with the Goblins new leader, everyone wanted the same thing, expressed differently, but in the end, it was the same end all be all and to be able to focus on the main enemy in Los Santos all organizations had to worry about; The police.

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With the Goblins meeting done and business handled, they met up with 6ix 7even the same day to iron out issues. During the meeting Ravyn began to notice the pissing contest and instantly said her peace.

This isn't a competition on whose dick is bigger, who is right or wrong or who owes who what. This is a time for change and to restore faith in each other and prove we are both capable of doing what we said.

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Communication is key here and if you are not speaking to the right people, things are not being brought to the light, there will be no change and we all want to do what's right for our people so stop the bullshit and lets get this moving in the right direction.” After some discussions among their high command they came back and were all able to put the bullshit aside and move forward with neutrality, and work with each other in a way that will benefit us all.

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Just Another Week

Wednesday morning. Just two days till the weekend, Frank thought to himself.
It's been a busy week for Frank, Starting from Sunday, just the beginning of the week, and Frank had already completed 2 bank robberies with his family,
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Moving to Monday, it was just 5:00 PM, and Frank was already after 3 bank robberies.
The Rooks managed to steal around 700,000$ in packed money from these 5 robberies. We drove straight to our main turf, Del Perro, to launder this cash. Shortly afterward, we met at an UNDISCLOSED location to get our cuts from the robberies. Extra 90,000$ to Frank's bank account.
Moving to Tuesday, Frank received a text from one of his clients:
"Frank, I need 16 of the usual stuff."
"I got you. Meet me at
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Frank knew what his client was asking for. He grabbed a bag and started filling it with the goods. It was
16 .50s, 16 silencers, and 800 ammo.

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Frank made his way to the place where he met his client and gave him the bag. Tuesday, 8:00 PM, extra 160,000$ to his bank account.

Frank checked his watch, 9:00 AM, and he was still laying on his bed thinking about what happened to him this week. Trying to rest as much as he can before turning his phone on.

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Frank was expecting a chilling day. He didn't have anything planned for this day. He got up from his bed and got prepared for another day. Frank's business isn't a regular one. In fact, most of his job includes actions that are against the culture of his religion. Despite that fact, Frank is trying to be as religious as he can.

Frank made his way to the living room and as he does every morning, he wore his tefillin, prayed Shacharit, and made a coffee for himself. Shortly afterward he made his way to the pier and fished for a while.

It was 7:00 PM when he got the message from Blagi. Blagi is a high-command of Whiterose. An organization that has good relations with The Rooks.

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Frank wore his suit as he made his way to the Jetty, where he met Blagi.

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Blagi handed him a bag full of drugs. "I need to sell these", he said. Frank looked briefly inside the bag to see what it contains.

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"250g of LSD and 125g of cocaine, that's good. I will take care of it for you. Once I'm done I will let you know where to meet me for the cash", Frank told him. Frank made his way to Jack as he sold him the drugs.

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Doing that in order to get full control for The Rooks at the foundry - one of their turfs.

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Frank made his way back to Blagi. This time, with a bag full of cash. The amount of cash that was inside the bag is probably bigger than what regular people are used to carrying with them. "227,500$. That's what I got for your stuff", Frank smiled as he passed the bag to Blagi. 

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Another successful deal that Frank finalized for The Rooks. A great way to end the day.

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BUSINESS AS USUAL

Over the years, so much has changed in the city of Los Santos.  Shawn Morningstar has seen criminal powerhouses rise and fall, endlessly.  The only thing that has remained a constant for him, has been The Rooks.  With his time spent in the organization, Shawn had made his way into an Enforcer position, a part of the organizations High Command.  With this rank, Shawn was meant to keep lower ranking members in line, be a middle-man between the leadership and the rest of the organization, and upkeep the reputation of The Rooks by creating and maintaining contacts with other criminal groups.

The past couple weeks have brought forth a plethora of business and meetings to the organization.  As a member of High Command, Shawn has had to show face and help represent The Rooks on multiple different occasions.

 

Meeting new members of Los Santos Drift.D5362FCFA2424EDED734ADF9A1F9983F77DFCAC1
 

Discussing gang politics with 6ix 7even Spartans.
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With a newfound relationship with Los Santos Drift, Shawn had to get started with supplying them with materials they needed for some operations.  In return, they would sell their final supply through The Rooks.  As Shawn was waiting for a shipment, he decided to play it safe and watch over the cartel's smuggler to make sure he wasn't harassed for information.

 

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In-between outer gang politics, there were also inner meetings and recruitment processes that needed to be completed for The Rooks.  The organizations recruitment process was known for being... steep.  Let's just say, not everyone is meant to fly.

 

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PIER REVIEW

Keeping business running on the pier has been anything but easy.  Recently, with the pier becoming a hangout spot for criminals, civilians, and cops alike, The Rooks have had to up their game to keep control.  To make sure business is running smoothly, sometimes organizations must be watched.  Of course, when Shawn is dressed normally, people will almost always tell him what he wants to hear.  So, Shawn decided to do a little camouflaging to secretly question individuals who should know of the past deals their organizations have made with The Rooks.

 

To begin, Shawn decided to simply become a listening ear on random individuals based all around the pier, to see if they would mention any sensitive information that would affect his organization in any way.  After a while, Shawn noticed that nothing pertinent was being mentioned by individuals who were unaffiliated.

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However, this technique did work well on some talkative gang members, namely members of the newly formed Clowns gang.  Shawn had overheard members of the Clowns talk about fighting with what they assumed to be Russians at Braddock's Farm the previous night.  Little did they know, they had shown hostility on land owned and operated by The Rooks, and so later Shawn helped other members of the organization setup an ambush for the Clowns at Braddock's Farm.  After the shooting was over, the remaining Clowns on their frequency had been told not to enter Braddock's Farm any longer.  

 

Shawn's plan to test Los Santos Drift was to hang around their members for a little while to build up anonymity.  After a while, he would ask if they were selling any weapons.  If they agreed to sell weapons at the pier to what they assumed to be an anonymous man, they would be breaching an agreement that their organization had made with The Rooks.
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  After attempting this technique on multiple members of Los Santos Drift, all of them had passed Shawn's test.  None of them had agreed to sell any weapons, and none of them name dropped Shawn's organization.

 

Shawn's next target was slightly trickier, as The Rooks had been working towards an agreement with Tri-State.  So, Shawn decided to approach the situation with them differently.  His first attempt was meant to get their members to name drop The Rooks, which they should know not to do.  Shawn went up to one of their well known members, Mr. Ryoshi, and began to talk trash.  The man defended himself well, and did not mention Shawn's organization in any way or form.  Mr. Ryoshi had passed Shawn's test and gained his respect.
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  His next target within Tri-State was renowned member, Ronald Burger.  Shawn approached Ronald and asked if he knew of anybody who may be selling weapons.  Ronald instantly declared that he didn't, which was exactly what Shawn wanted to hear.

 


After a long day of reconnaissance, Shawn decided to change back into his suit and relax behind Pearls for the rest of the night.  Discussing business affairs with other members of The Rooks over the radio and via phone.
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The Life of Franky Gee

The start of Franky's affiliation with The Rooks was when Franky met Vlad, Derek, and Frank who were some of Franky's main gun suppliers at the time in the city. After completing multiple deals with these particular Rooks, Franky took the guns and supplied himself and other Bloods that needed guns.

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Franky, Blevins, and Owen all used these guns to roll chops, rob banks, and basically anything that they did on a normal day. Once the Bloods gained trust from the Rooks and vise versa, the Bloods reached out to the Rooks to prepare for an official meeting about being potential allies or at least to stay neutral.

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The conclusion of this meeting was basically that the Rooks wanted to receive packed money from the Bloods, and in return they would agree to give better gun deals to the Bloods. Franky then began to run Bank heists daily with all of the Blood members and with other friends if they were available. Franky was the leader of the Bloods along with Bertie Blevins and Owen Purger. after a month of two the Bloods high command grew tired of bossing around inexperienced gang members, and decided to officially disband the Los Santos Bloods street gang. Franky's close ties with the rooks led to a decision that no one thought would ever happen because of their loyalty with the bloods, however with the given situation everyone knew what must happen. Franky then told his high command that he was going to try to join the Rooks and he did. Having close ties with Vlad helped Franky get in with the rooks to prove to them that he was worthy of becoming part of the family.

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