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One she can't bring herself to answer.

What else is down there?

Silence wielded like a meat cleaver.

If he hears a scream from inside the Palace, the last thing he's going to do is run inside to assist.

Yeah, he's pretty scared.

Even in his fantasy, he has to call in the big boys.

Much louder than you were expecting.

As they watch you right now.

You smother a twinge of sadness in its crib.

The sadness in it seems meant for you, and you alone. Fragments of old faces begin to reassemble in your subconscious.

He is going to remember what you say next for a long time.

He's a little afraid of you now.

It's far from the first time he's been threatened like this.

This is not your fault. The risks were the risks. This is not your fault.

Your fault. Un-fixable. Fucked.

These implications have never occurred to him before. Now he won't be able to un-think it.

He assumes he won't make it past 40.

All systems go down. A brief but total outage.

Totally unperturbed by the paranormal.

You should run this by Melita when you have a moment. Maybe the Opera can send you through some early concepts.

It's not a dial. More like a self-destruct button.

The cramped houseboat crossed in a single anxious stride.

A hit to steady the fibres can't hurt. Just a small one.

He could sell it to them as a win.

Not a safety net in sight. You have to at least respect the boldness.

He soldiers on, undeterred.

A flint catches in your chest -- a stubborn spark flashing where you thought only ashes remained.

Static skitters across your palms as a thought dawns: history is littered with failures.

Act like this was all part of The Plan.

The days are gone, only hours remain.

If you spit on the law, then the Gun Saint has given you his absolution in advance.

A little prick to the ego.

Seems agitated. You're probing a sensitive spot.

That the man is associated with the foreign fascist secret police does not phase him.

This cat thing must be really upsetting him. He's lost it.

The cleaners must be really upsetting him. He's lost it.

He can no longer look you in the eye.

She'll never make it that long.

Bring a gun. He will.

You don't have to emotionally prybar these two girls apart. There must be another way through.

Forget mere 'info'. Trade the popstar wholesale.

He keeps them on. He keeps them on!

He could try. But all his bullets are in your pocket.

A vague threat. Should've disarmed him.

And to think... you rubbed that bald spot for luck. Seems he had zero of that stat to begin with.

Playing that thing on a radio station? Metaphysical nuke.

Okay, good to know. There are worse friends than you out there.

Same result. Nothing more 'stable' than a corpse.

That adds up. Last time he just shot and never spoke a word.

He's not playing with house money. He's got his own chips down.

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