"Born and raised, in Oakland, at least. Not too far from here," he replied easily, all too welcome to any sort of attention. Besides, tit for tat, and speaking with a lovely young woman always suited his tastes more than other particular aspects of running his business.
Even with the lure of a pretty face in front of him, an attractive lure with what seemed to be more than half a brain behind it, there was definitely something more to what he seemed to be recognizing in her. It wasn't necessarily that they had met before...but perhaps had something in common, a key similarity that somehow gave a parallel to their natures. Julian internally shook his head, amused by his own attempted deep thinking.
"Family important to you?" The words were spoken nonchalantly, like asking someone what their favorite drink was. Whatever was important to his staff became important to Julian - and, if things went south, became more than ample ammunition in any potential firefight. In the past he hadn't had to resort to dirty measures, just a few well placed words and hints of what could potentially happen to a prized possession or beloved relationship. Nothing had truly come to pass, and Julian would like to keep it that way; but that wasn't to say he didn't like not having options.