Placing his hands on the glass now he simply looked at her while wearing a rather hideous grimace, perhaps through confusion. The woman was quite smaller than him, she possessed no threat at first but the sneer on her told him otherwise.

“Those are some bad wounds, Jesse,�?she said in her soft, non threatening tone of voice. She had used it quite often to lure prey as it did not give her intentions away. “Rot really did a number on you.�?/FONT>

The smirk on her face only grew wider as she could see the frustration building up in him.

“How do you know my name?�?/FONT> he asked through all the confusion, a little tense in his face. She saw that and took full advantage.

“I know of a great many things,�?she said, not being too precise at first. “I’m on a contract with iicX, remember? I read the news, watch the matches, know what goes on behind closed doors.�?/FONT> A glimmer in her eye suddenly became visible to him before she winked at him.

“Oh,�?he said, sounding nervous and unprepared. It wasn't exactly his fault as he was slightly wounded and possessed only a faint memory at this time. For a minute, he actually forgot what he was there for.

“How’s the wife?�?she asks suddenly, snapping his concentration in half. “I haven’t seen Kayotic in months now. Have you knocked her up yet?�?/FONT>

“No,�?he responded spontaneously and then questioned why he did. Shaking his head subtly, he furrows his eyebrows before asking. “Isn’t this superfluous? Why does my family really matter to you?�?/FONT>

“Family is the most important, dear Jesse,�?said Arachne. “I’d know, I ate mine. I cherished them so much that I gave them eternal life within me.�?/FONT>

The thought of that simply sickened him to no extent. This woman was everything the people made her out to be and more. Almost forgetting why he even entered, he turned on his feet to exit the same way he came in but something was stopping him. A great force he knew not of was holding him back from leaving her high and dry. With more determination in his face then before, he turned back to glare at her. This time, he decided that it’d be best if he was more succinct.

“That’s very sweet of you,�?/FONT> he said. “But I came here to request for you to do something.�?/FONT>

“For you?�?she asked, her green eyes suddenly more attentive then before. It was as though life has suddenly began inside her previously dull facial expressions.

Nodding his head and as if that weren’t enough, he responded, “No.�?Then again, he was only trying to be as clear as possible as he didn’t want her to be under any assumption. “I’m asking you this on behalf of Mr. Decaine.�?/FONT>

She arched one of her eyebrows immediately and he was unsure of whether that was a good or bad thing.

“If you hadn’t heard, I’m not too fond of Timothy,�?she said, recalling past events that didn’t necessarily have anything to do with him, not directly at least. “I’ve worked for O’Brien before and I would be more likely to join his band of misfits. But perhaps Decaine sounds much more convincing as he doesn’t seem to be wrapped tightly by a woman proclaiming her innocence. What a poor thing Aaron is,�?she says, a hint of sympathy in her eyes. “I’m not certain that woman has not done anything wrong but rumor has it she’s been garnering a lot of attention to those blonde pigtails she wears in her hair.�?She stops and then looks at him with a demure smile, she was a good actress. “Forgive me if I’ve strayed from the question you might of had.�?/FONT>

Clearing his throat, he begins, “With your - attitude-�?he says reluctantly. �?I thought it’d be best if you were on Mr. Decaine’s side."

Almost laughing maniacally, Arachne lifts her head up higher to get a closer look of Jesse’s face. “Sides?�?she asks, not looking serious at all. “What kind of game is this? And why on earth would he need me of all people to be by his side?�?/FONT>

“It was my idea,�?corrects Curtis. “I suggested you’d be a valid asset to our team.�?/FONT>

A subtle smirk upon her face, she just stares at him as he goes on.

“A day ago, I saw your name sitting on the roster until it was time to come down, it did. I wondered what the problem was, what complications you had to face that made you suddenly decide that you didn’t want to be a part of iicX anymore. Then I watched your tapes, saw precisely what you had accomplished in that ring. Epic comes to mind as I speak of this, the place and word to describe you. Don’t get me wrong, I completely disagree with every one of your motives. You don’t seem merciful to me, almost animalistic in your doings but that’s what I love about you.�?/FONT>

“The fact that I can do the dirty work you yourself can’t?�?asks Arachne without hesitance. “I’ve seen you do it before, Jesse. I saw you ask your friend for a favor. You wanted Rot’s family out there and you didn’t want to take responsibility for it. How is little Caden anyways?�?/FONT> she inquires as though she’s known him for a while. “He sleeping well?�?/FONT>

Choosing to ignore that, Jesse continues, “No, I don’t want you to do my dirty work or Mr. Decaine’s for that matter. I just think we need your way of thinking around, it would be a delight to have you on the team.�?Before she could make a snide remark about that, he interjects. “Think about all the perks you’d have! Instead of being locked here in this box, you’d be free. Don’t you want freedom? Don’t you have the slightest desire for it?�?/FONT>

Her face literally fell as he teased her with the promise of being free. She seemed almost angry now but one could never tell with her abrupt change of emotions.

“Freedom?�?she repeats, questioning his ethic immediately. “You don’t know what freedom truly is, Jess. Can I call you Jess?�?she asked. “The sound of the ssss in your name really gets to me.�?Pausing momentarily, she smirks yet again. “Do you see this right here?�?/FONT> Extending her hand forward, a few wires are visible on her arm. “It monitors everything I do, sometimes everything I say. If my breathing pattern is irregular, even then they’ll come and put me into a deep deep sleep. Watch,�?she says holding her breath for at least two minutes and three men rush in immediately causing panic within Jesse.

“No don’t!�?he pleas but to no avail, she’s cornered by the three men. Before one of them can inject the yellow substance in her body, she yells out “I’LL TAKE IT!�?And then within a split second, she’s gone, deep into her slumber.