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"It's almost time."
>[Sola fire completed her final preparations. She is mentally ready, and physically fit. Her abs are carved, her biceps strong. Her jacket looks GREAT. Cassie Kade is scared; why else go to all the trouble to put Sola through hell these last weeks? The store owner, the fish and the aquarium staff. They've all suffered because Cassie Kade needed a leg up over a rookie.]
"Is that what I am, still? 'A rookie'? I guess now is as good a time as any to figure that out."
>[Sola puts down her phone, puts on her sunglasses, and gets ready to hear that music play. It's go time, baby!]
. . .
>[The walls of the Spaghetti Town Beachfront Amphitheatre are thick. Thick enough to block phone signals, and stifle rumours from unsavoury colleagues. Through sheer dumb luck, the moment Sola leaves, she gets a message on her phone.]
