The Besties

==The Besties Origins==
The Besties is a criminal organization founded on December 15th, 2023, when Fan "Fanny" Fan, Ming Jingtai, and Aubrey "4head" Webster crossed paths and hit it off right away. Over time, little by little, the Besties crew grew in numbers, introducing individuals like Dezmond "Dez" Wright, Ingevar "AK" Falk, Lovemore and Cockington "Dickhead" Webster. Eventually, their journey led them to cross paths with Future's crew, recognizing the potential for even greater synergy by joining forces, they merged "seamlessly", forming a united organization aimed at excelling in multiple endeavours together.
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==Conflict==
The Besties Gang is new, uninitiated, and therefore subject to various growing pains, intra-group clashes, and conflicting outlooks on business and crime. Core members Fanny, 4head, and Ming have already found themselves caught in an ongoing web of tension that onlookers like Marty like to describe as a "love triangle." When 4head isn't volleying between glowing praise and threats of disbanding over profit margins, he's bringing attention to what he sees as the group's underlying issue: Fanny's influence over Ming.
==== Fanny vs. 4head: New Recruit or Interloper?====
Despite the fact that Fanny is new to the city and the least experienced Besties member, she's the most confrontational after 4head. This frequently results in verbal spats between the two that Ming more or less observes from the backseat of their current rental. 
In the absence of former GG members like Future, Ming has stated that 4head no longer has a regular outlet for his fits of irritation and is now taking his excess anger out on Fanny, as she's an easy target and quick to fire back in ways that Ming isn't. Like Future from the days of 4head's Gulag Gang past, Fanny gives as much as she gets, most recently withdrawing every dollar to her name to shut 4head up about unfair profit splits; though 4head refused to accept her money, this was their longest and most charged argument to date, and Fanny once again proved that she wants every member of the group to succeed above all else—even at the detriment of her own bank account. 
===="Fanny Changed Ming"====
"That's because I'm just, you know—I've changed. Know what I mean?" — MingWhere Fanny is temper and tongue, Ming is cool and casual. Little fazes him, and he's infamous around the city of Los Santos for being a quiet, intensely focused gangbanger who can drive his way out of any sticky situation—and will do what it takes when it comes down to it. Even during rare moments of distraction, his past romantic attachments to figures like Carmella Corset have been characterized by chaos and strife: fellow gang member Marty shooting Carmella, cheating accusations with opposing gangs (Ramee from CG), and, most notably, Ming shooting and ocean-dumping Carmella on Truth Island for putting Larry in the ICU. 
After crossing paths with Fanny, however, a softer side of Ming has begun to emerge, much to the horror of friends from his gun-slinging past. Where Fanny's outrageous behaviour brings out Ming's rarely seen goofy side—including awful impressions and accents—Ming's unwavering composure in the face of catastrophe cools off Fanny's tendency towards panic, rage, and hysteria. 
With some, Ming's newer, softer side has been met by delight, as when Bobby, Zolo, and Chodie drove by while Ming stood holding an umbrella over Fanny during a rainstorm and shouted, "Yeaaah, Ming, I see you, I see you! Shit done changed!" following a long and involved discussion about Fanny being Ming's "shawty" and "boo thang" the night previous. With others, this change has been a cause for alarm as well as a sign that Ming's loyalty is veering off in dangerous directions. “Damn, Ming got a shawty, that's the—aight. Do ya thang, boy. Ain't never seen him with a shawty yo. I ain't never seen Ming roll with no shawties, so I knew it was somethin' special. That boy’s a killa, man. He like business. You know what I’m sayin’? He about the money money. All the years I known Ming, I ain’t never seen him with no shawty. I guess the killer fell in love." — Zolo 4head is among Fanny and Ming's most vocal critics, and has made no secret of his disgust over their flirtatious dynamic; anything and everything has the power to set him off: from Ming requesting that his cut of the group's money be held by Fanny, to Fanny requesting that Ming use his mouth to suction her gas mask tighter to her face, 4head is always ready and willing to voice this disapproval.
==Events==
Besties decide on Leadership and Expansion
Mar 11th 2024 - Besties decide on Leadership and Expansion
AK does a head count for members + what happens with the house
May have to move house ownership from Dez to someone else
AK, 4Head, Ming, Fanny, Future, Julian, Lovemore, Jack, Zuck, Peter, Kevin, Dickhead, RJ (potentially)
AK questions the logistics of this move
Two people sitting out of HQ app - will need multiple computers
More than doubling the size of core Besties group
AK cannot vouch for people he doesn't know
If someone does dumb shit, it's everyone's responsibility
"If bitches be trippin', and can't be untripped, there's gonna be a problem" - AK
AK wants to be more than a street level gang - Ming tells him it can expand, but street level is a good foundation for now
Group structure + AK doesn't fuck with Julian
Ming isn't sure - says people pointed towards him for leader - but doesn't really care
Having 3 heads of the group is nice - 3 different perspectives (Ming/4Head/AK)
What is the group + AK's group issues/recommendations:
"It's the Besties" - Ming
They agree it is an organization - a gang, a group and a business
Hazel shit cannot happen again
AK/Ming/4Head need a day/time to meet every week, or else structure shit isn't working
Property talk
1m property is not the move
4 properties with the group rn (Core, Future, Julian, Kevin)
Group should buy a trailer in Sandy ASAP
Looking to also buy ~750k property
Talk about Wong
Wong doing shit for free - no one ever does shit for free, he's looking for something
4Head thinks he is looking for a crew - Ming doesn't want double agents in the group
"You can work with Wong, but keep him on a leash." - AK 
Talking about weed runners and the cuts
Money from weed runners going straight towards crew fund
Have to find a balance between weed runner cuts and crew cuts
Turf rep is priority
Need to talk to Fanny for actual numbers
==Properties==
Power Street #9 |	Power Street #9 |	Power Street #9 |
Address 	Picture 	Description
Power Street 9
Strawberry, South Los Santos	 	Warehouse the main base of operation for the Besties.
Price (before tax): $777,200
Placed under Kevin Ram's name.
Grove Street #14 |	Grove Street #14 |	Grove Street #14 |
Address 	Picture 	Description
Grove Street 14
Davis, South Los Santos	 	House is currently used for money laundering business.
Price (before tax): $187,200
Placed under Kevin Ram's name.
West Mirror Drive #18	West Mirror Drive #18	West Mirror Drive #18
Address 	Picture 	Description
West Mirror Drive 18
Mirror Park, Vinewood	 	House is currently used for weed operation, home to Jade and Julian.
Price (before tax): N/A
Placed under Jade Madison's name.
Cholla Springs Ave #6	Cholla Springs Ave #6	Cholla Springs Ave #6
Address 	Picture 	Description
Cholla Springs Ave 6
Sandy Shores, Blaine County	 	House is currently the weed stash for the Besties, home to Kevin & Swan.
Price (before tax): $114,000
Placed under Kevin Ram's name.
Jamestown Street #17	Jamestown Street #17	Jamestown Street #17
Address 	Picture 	Description
Jamestown Street 17
Rancho, South Los Santos	 	House is currently not used for any Besties operation, home to Future, RJ, Peter, Zuck & Poe.
Price (before tax): N/A
Placed under Ingevar Falk's name.
==Trivia== 
*The Besties were the first crew in the city to complete a High Risk Jewelry Run, successfully evading cops for 15 minutes and getting away with the loot.
* The Besties were the first crew in the city to buy a warehouse.
*The Besties were the first* crew to solve the riddles and unlock the Maze bank heist. They received a Silver Trophy instead of a Gold Trophy, as Chang Gang technically would have completed it first** if the developers were not behind on development.
*The Besties primarily consisted of former members of the strongest gang in the Southside, Gulag Gang.
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