"okay, follow me," the red-haired boy said, licking his lips before returning his cigarette between his teeth and turning around. phil turned to face dan, who was already looking at him with an eyebrow quirked in question. the raven-haired man exhaled deeply before starting to follow the boy up the creaky staircase. "come on," he nudged the brunette, who rolled his eyes before lighting his own cigarette from a half-empty pack he had found in the hand of some unconscious kid. phil sent him
a glare as he placed the cigarette between his teeth and began to trudge behind him, his breath coated with nicotine and apathy.

"who're you?" phil inquired as the boy stopped at the top of the staircase before hesitantly turning around to meet their questioning gaze. "i'm josh, he's in there," he grumbled through the clenched teeth that enveloped the nicotine between his lips, gesturing lazily to a crooked door with fist-sized holes peppered around the it's surrounding walls. the two skulked into the room, the door causing a creak to echo across all other sounds that made up the atmosphere; consisting primarily of loud static from a shitty radio and the humming of the boy slumped against a chair in front of them.

the brunette instantaneously locked eyes with dan, a tainted smirk stretching across his split lips. "ah, it's just you," he said in a somewhat-hushed voice, tugging on the sides of his red beanie. "who's this?" he inquired, his voice alone sending chills down phil's spine as he hesitantly cleared his throat. "that's need-to-know. now, we need information on curare. his last-known whereabouts, any places we might find him, any leads at all," phil stated, the smirk deepening across the brunette's lips as his darted between the two people in front of him. "ah, i see. and why would you think i know anything about one of the most notorious mass murderers of our day and age?" he spoke slyly, words dripping off his toxic lips like poison.

phil bit the inside of his cheek, sending an if-looks-could-kill glare at him. "okay, let's say i do know something," tyler paused, "or someone, so to say. what do i have to gain? or more importantly, what do you have to offer?" phil paused, but before even opening his lips to speak he was cut off. "we have an ice triple black and a cranberry," dan said abruptly, holding up the brown paper bag that held the chillingly iced bottles. tyler raised his eyebrows in expectancy, carefully eyeing dan before turning back to phil. "and why do you want this particular information?" he asked, a sly glare glinting his murderous eyes.

"i want to kill him, curare. i want him dead," phil stated, narrowing his eyes slightly in on the boy, who grinned widely at the answer. "it's a deal, then," he licked his lips, slowly ripping a piece of paper in half and starting to scribble something out on one side. "the backroom of the rundown gas station on thirteenth, it's worth checking out," he spoke, smirking as he handed phil the paper. "will that be all?"

phil nodded reluctantly before stopping abruptly, raising an eyebrow in question at tyler. "what do you know about zoe's murder?" he inquired, pursing his lips as he narrowed his eyes in on the hesitant boy. "who said anything about murder?" he asked, a grin starting to grow across his lips as his eyes darted between dan and phil. "zoe didn't use heroin," the jet-black haired man stated, as tyler let out a knowing chuckle. "i like him," he nodded towards dan, before turning back to phil.

"i know very well she didn't use heroin. and what i also happen to know are the whereabouts of london's most notorious heroin dealer's ex-girlfriend, who, with some persuasion, might be willing to schedule you a visit. perhaps a visit to her could place substance behind your murder claim," tyler smirked, skimming his fingers along his jaw. "who is she?" phil asked abruptly, eyeing him with hints of anticipation, distrust, and hope tracing his grim eyes.

"her name's morgan, and i can tell you where she is."

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