Blue's Cute But White's More My Style [Antonetta, Imelda]

Enna? Antonetta looked in her little tourist book, reading about the town and city. It was nice to know about the place that you were visiting after all. Why did she always get all the bad assignments? She hated not being near the coast, beaches and nice sunny weather. What more could a girl want?

This place... wasn't that.

Ugh, the Ovide's eyes looked back over the phone in her hand. Reviewing the assignment that brought her to this place, Imelda Vanetti. A blue-collar criminal, how petty and uninteresting but mama was interested in retaining an absolute control over this country's economy and she would happily ensure that anyone related to her was in some way taken care of - Claudia moreso than her sisters.

Who tipped off the authorities? Some pathetic gang that also fell under the that same category of being insignificant outside of this little providence and wanted to take up the space. Why would they think that'd be okay? Absolute control would be far easier without either of these two parties, so she'd get rid of the figurehead and then handle the others.

Once she spotted her target, Antonetta compared it to the details given to her by the local authorities which in turn came from those other criminals. The photo matched up, why was she doing this in person? Ah, that was a silly question. Why trust people to do a job that you wanted to do correctly? People were just so silly, weren't they? The platinum haired woman with those stark blue eyes looked up at the building in bemusement.

Remember your Italian, Antonetta. Mama would be upset if she slacked, think about the accent and psyche into the mindset of it. She was just a representative of the Enna authorities in this moment after all, right? The funds that were fed to them said so and they weren't allowed to question it.

"Excuse me, Miss Vanetti? I'm Gabriella Ferrari, an officer that works within the Enna providence that was asked to investigate some reports of criminal activity. I was wondering if I could take some of your time after reviewing some suspicious uncoverings found by my colleagues and seeking some clarity."

Showing what was a genuine badge held by a counterfeit cop, she gave a small smile that was unnaturally pleasant for someone who was working in law enforcement. It wasn't like Imelda had done anything wrong though, right? Innocent until proven guilty or something like that.

At the same time, Antonetta was shrewed enough to litter various officers undercover within the surrounding city blocks in case it got a little unsightly. She hated when things got icky. Didn't any girl really?

Ah, the suspicion. Antonetta would've admitted it was pretty insightful but what kind of lady would she be if she was sloppy about her backstory? It was obvious from the get-go that she could never act as a member of the law enforcement without making herself be a bit more disconnected from the setting of Enna.

"Mhm, that would be correct."

She handed over the badge which sure enough, showed her photo and details which supported the story that she was a legitimate officer of the police. They had given it to her after all, it wasn't even a forgery. After taking a seat, Antonetta continued to explain the nuances of her facade to Imelda.

"I was displaced from the North during the war a couple of years ago since it was closer to the conflict, kind of the reason that I wanted to become a proponent for the law after experiencing what can happen when everything falls apart. Ah, but I don't want to go off on a tangent since I'm sure you're very busy."

Even if it was officially stated that she was unemployed.

"There's been anonymous tips that you are involved in a bit of a gangland conflict going on around these parts, and quite a big figurehead involved in it as well. While investigations will certainly occur irregardless, I thought it would be good to approach you and get your input on these concerning accusations made against you."

Antonetta might've continued straight into the crux of the issue but she wanted to provide a moment to let the information sink in before trying to tackle specifics or maybe she was just playing the part of a fresh officer who was a little naive and fresh to the job that was still optimistic and yet to become worn down by years of the job.

It just gave her some time to study Imelda a bit more.

"Ah, naturally that is potentially the case. Don't like someone so you spur up awful rumours and slander, certainly I would see a defamation case being made against them if they made such ill-founded accusations which turned out to be untrue."

Antonetta did not however pretend that it wasn't true. Her mother had absolute authority within this authority and if this little blue collar wretch thought that she'd intimidate the Ovide in her own backyard she was poorly mistaken.

Ah but she wasn't Antonetta Ovide right now, was she? She was Gabriella Ferrari, a wide-eyed optimistic and do-gooder of the police force that just wanted to do the best for her country so she feigned a bit of nervousness by her finger idly tapping the table from its previous settled position.