Return of the Cordy (tag Cordy then open)

[Lilah]

It was the end of another long day. Lilah pushed her chair away from the computer and rubbed her tired eyes. She'd never let her clients know it, but her mind was elsewhere. Hoping that bad Cordy would actually follow through on her promise and bring good Cordy back to them. But knowing full well that neither Cordy were looking to do the firm any favors. They'd managed to keep bad Cordy intrigued with promises of power and use of their resources, but how long could they hold her interest? And what awaited them when she got bored?

The phone ringing startled her awake. "Lilah Morgan, Special Projects," she greeted. "She is? I mean, they are? Good, good. Send them right up to my office." So, the prodigal daughters had returned.

[Queen C]

Bad cordy was looking forward to shower before she saw with anyone, but she sighed and did as she was told, brought through the back elevator and onto to the floor where she so Dreaded to go. Bad Cordy held onto the Good Cordy as Good Cordy held onto her wrounded shoulder.

There was a knock and the men escorted the girls inside and closed the door. "Hiya..." Evil cordy smiled pushing Herself forward.

[Lilah]

Lilah stood and moved around the desk. "Well, well, nice to have both of you back in our midst." She tilted her head at good Cordy. "You gave us quite a scare there, Cordelia. And we were being so hospitable. Providing you with food, shelter, entertainment. Why would you want to leave and get yourself stabbed?"

[Queen C]

"I didn't want to be used or be held captive against my will." Good Cordy's eyes were distant still things swirling around her head.

*~Bad Cordy~*

"But she's over the phase now, arn't you?" Evil Cordy smiled placing a hand on her wound, and good Cordy winced. "We had a Good Conversation."

[Lilah]

"Good to hear," she remarked. "So where did you go, Cordelia? When you so effortlessly slipped past our security? Back to Angel? How is he doing, by the way? Seems like he might be a little distracted, what with a nearly psychotic rogue slayer on his hands. Oh, sorry, hand," she corrected.

[Queen C]

"I went far away from here, and angel is doing just fine. I would be more worried about your Boyfriend, you know the one with the one eye." she smiled smuggling, Cordy felt a twitch again, and he held her stomche.

*~Evil Cordy~*

"You not make smart remarks against your nature, its not good for you."

[Lilah]

"You mean Carver? He'll be fine. And I'd stay on his good side if I were you. He is responsible for your security detail, after all," she reminded.

"So I guess the next question is how do we make both of you happy. You might be the same person, but you both want very different things from this firm. My job is to help us find a happy middle ground. One where you're not setting fire to personnel," she said to the bad Cordy, then turned to the good Cordy, "and one where you're not running off to tattle to our favorite ensouled vampire. Any ideas?"

[Queen C]

"You mean Carver? He'll be fine. And I'd stay on his good side if I were you. He is responsible for your security detail, after all," she reminded.

"Yea he did a bang up job with mine, now didn't he." Good Cordy smiled and felt a sting as Evil Cordy's fingers found her wound. "Knock it off already, i can retort if i want to!" Evil Cordy smiled and patted herself on the head.

"So I guess the next question is how do we make both of you happy. You might be the same person, but you both want very different things from this firm. My job is to help us find a happy middle ground. One where you're not setting fire to personnel," she said to the bad Cordy, then turned to the good Cordy, "and one where you're not running off to tattle to our favorite ensouled vampire. Any ideas?"

Evil Cordy Sighed. "Well i'm alright where i am for now, i have no complaints." And evil Cordy meant it, right now she was content in staying where she was, ya sure moments ago she was rather restless. But she enjoyed her little side jobs...for now. Sooner rather than later she would have her minions and her own place to run, but right now she was content here.

"Yea i have an idea, let me stay with Angel Investagations..." she waited for the interuption and when there was non she continued. "I could go in and keep an eye out for you, and make sure fingers don't point to you. As long as i don't have to be locked away in my own room anymore. all i ask is for a chance, after all you own me..."

[Lilah]

"Ah, yes, we do. Don't we?" she mused. Much as she hated to admit it, returning the good Cordelia to Angel wasn't a bad idea. Certainly, Angel was already plotting some sort of revenge for what they'd done to Faith; if he found out they'd done some mystical maneuvering with Cordelia...well, he might do something that would make the slaughter in the wine cellar look like a picnic.

And having an insider at the Hyperion could prove helpful. There had to be some way to plant a surveillance device on Cordy without her knowing.

"Not that I doubt your powers of persuasion, but Angel's finger will always be pointed at us. Whether or not we actually deserve it," she stated. "Alright, Cordelia. We'll consider it. Till then, you're free to go to your rooms, or wherever you want. You shouldn't feel like you're prisoners here; that's the last thing we want."

[Queen C]

"Ah, yes, we do. Don't we?" Good Cordy could see the smug in lilah's face on that remark. but she kept her silence about it. she was actually feeling rather lightheaded and wanted to pass out right about now. she kept her strength, unsure if she passed out where she would end up.

"Not that I doubt your powers of persuasion, but Angel's finger will always be pointed at us. Whether or not we actually deserve it," she stated. "Alright, Cordelia. We'll consider it. Till then, you're free to go to your rooms, or wherever you want. You shouldn't feel like you're prisoners here; that's the last thing we want."

Her last statement made both cordy's eyebrows arch. Right that was the last thing she wanted them to be, puppets in there own little game, heaven forbid. "I'll take to The training room, have to brush up on my fighting, if little miss here can almost wipe the floor with me." Evil cordy smiled and headed off in her own Direction leaving the good cordy to collapse onto the ground. "Never knew i was such a bitch." she said breathlessly.

[Lilah]

Lilah stayed quiet as bad Cordy headed off to the training room. She poured a glass of water for the good Cordy and helped her into a chair.

"Never knew i was such a bitch." she said breathlessly.

"Well, you have had to listen to Angel's incessant whining for the past few years. That's bound to bring out the worst in anyone," she remarked.

[Queen C]

"Well, you have had to listen to Angel's incessant whining for the past few years. That's bound to bring out the worst in anyone," she remarked.

Cordy had to admit that was kind of Funny, she smile and drank her water with a sigh. "Sorry i ran off, i just saw a window of Opertunity and took it. anyone other prisoner would have done the same."

[Lilah]

"No need to apologize to me," she shrugged. "In fact, it's rather admirable that you managed to escape. Your other half tried the same thing, didn't get very far. So it's clear that sometimes subltety beats massive fireballs when one is trying to outmaneuver us."

She moved to her phone and picked up the receiver. "I'll call up a team from medical to look at that shoulder if you want."

[Queen C]

"I'll call up a team from medical to look at that shoulder if you want."

"Yes please, its starting to throb worse than before." she winced as she moved the wrong way, she felt the sting once more and she squeezed her eyes shut as a trickle of blood ran down her arm.

[Lilah]

"Of course," Lilah replied, placing a call to the medical department and asking for the paramedics. "You know, we could use one of Lawrence's curing spells, but something tells me you've had enough magic for one week."

She crossed her arms while they waited for the doctors. "So...any visions recently?"