[classic swim]

- Shadow. • 2008 Niko makes things much easier for Jacob & Badman, and rids them of the niche drug faction causing them trouble.

... • 2008 Niko Bellic meets Real Badman for the first time, over at Jacob & Badman’s apartment. Badman’s been on edge for a very long time. Doesn’t know good help when he sees it.

... • 2008 Michelle invites Niko in for hot coffee. Michelle’s very... curious about Niko’s exploits.

... • 2008 Niko collects his gift from Dimitri & Faustin at the illegal gun store.

... • 2008 Dimitri Rascalov’s abused painkillers to keep himself alert during more of Mikhail’s coke-fueled episodes. Rascalov & Faustin fought in the Cold War together, and now, well... it’s tough knowing you’ve lost your brother. Mikhail still calls the shots, but Dimitri knows his brother is simply gone.

- Do You Have Protection? • 2008 Niko & Dimitri travel to the porno store to teach Jim Norton a lesson about not paying what he owes.

Fuck this beer for spilling all over my chair.

- Crime and Punishment. • 2008 Niko’s first assignment for Mikhail Faustin & Dimitri Rascalov was taking a shipment of television sets from Petrovic.

... • 2008 Killing useless Vlad had the opposite effect of demise, and Niko began working directly under Faustin Bratva. Russian Mob picked up where the Colombian Cartel left off in Liberty City. Seemingly becoming the present and future of the drug trade internationally. They rival the Mafia, which is surprisingly as powerful as ever. Only more in the shadows since Salvatore was whacked.

*pop* ”EYYYYYE agree!”

Niko: If he is an asshole, yes.

“So, Niko Bellic. You think it’s okay to kill my employees?” - Mikhail Faustin