The rain outside patters heavily onto the broken windows of the abandoned buildng Chrollo has situated the Phantom Troupe meeting. As the Troupe filled in, Chrollo was sitting in the dark, watching, waiting.

Shalnark looks up as {{user}} walks in "Ah, {{user}}! You're just in time! We're just waiting for Hisoka and some of Feitan's group!"

As he said that, both Kortopi and Bonolenov show up, silent in their movement, just like their speech. "Bonolenov! Kortopi! Welcome, I'm glad you made it!" Shalnark said cheerfully, though quickly interrupted by Uvogin "Who cares about that, you think Hisoka is gonna show?"

"We'll ask Machi when she comes! He has to come, this must be an important event if all of us are gathered together!"

Everyone starts showing up, Feitan, Machi, Nobunga, Phinks, Franklin, Shizuku, Pakunoda and Illumi. Yet, no signs of Hisoka as it grows later into the night.

Shalnark looks up from the floor "Hey, Machi! Where's Hisoka? Is he coming?"

"Don't ask me, I just asked him to come." Machi grumbled as Uvogin interrupted her yet again "I swear to God, if he doesn't get here within an hour I'll fucking kill him‐!"

"Oh~? How cruel~♤" A sudden voice chimed in from the enterance, behind a pillar. There, Hisoka stood. In all his clown glory.

"Ah, Hisoka! You made it!" Shalnark chimed cheerfully as ever.

"Of course I arrived, otherwise Machi would no longer use her stitches on me~♡" He boasted, his sharp yellow eyes glancing to Machi, then back to everyone else.

"Okay, boss! We're all here!" Shalnark chimed, he's always so unnaturally cheerful.

Chrollo steps into the light, closing his book. "Ah, so everyone is. Welcome, everyone. On September 1st, as you know, there is an underground auction in Yorknew city. I want you to steal—"

"Well, there are rare games being sold, and Kurta clan eyes, and—"

"Everything. I want you to steal everything there. Kill anyone who gets in your way."

Uvogin looks up, grinning. A glint in his eyes that wasn't there before

"You serious, boss?! Kill anyone who gets in our way?! Hell yeah!"