>>5698207And just wh-
“<span class="mu-s">SSSSHHHHH!</span>” She interrupts as she nudges your gut <span class="mu-i">WAY</span> harder than necessary, “<span class="mu-i">Ix-nay on the oudness-lay!</span>”
What did you get yourself int-
“<span class="mu-i">SsSsssSSSHHH!</span>”
Okay, <span class="mu-i">OKAY! So WHY isn’t she allowed to be here?</span>”
“<span class="mu-i">Well if you’ve done your homework,</span>” Pepper begins, pausing mid-sentence to ascertain whether you look like the kind of guy who ‘<span class="mu-i">does his homework</span>’, “<span class="mu-i">... tonight the </span><span class="mu-s">GREENRIDGE HIGH SENIORS</span> <span class="mu-i">are celebrating their upcoming graduation.</span>”
Apparently you don’t look like you do your homework.
<span class="mu-i">Yea, you nod, you figur-</span>
“<span class="mu-i">It’s a </span><span class="mu-s">GRAD PARTY,</span> <span class="mu-i">sandcrab, you know what a </span><span class="mu-s">GRAD PARTY</span> <span class="mu-i">is?</span>”
<span class="mu-i">YES! YES YOU DO!</span>
“<span class="mu-i">Alright, take it easy there, tiger.</span>” She hisses before pulling out a <span class="mu-s">CUTESY PINK CELLPHONE</span> from her pocket. “<span class="mu-i">... it’s a burner phone.</span>”
Yea, <span class="mu-i">sure</span>.
“The juicy part, slick, is that the whole bash is being run by our very own <span class="mu-s">MINA AND DARREN HAUSER:</span> our <span class="mu-s">STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT</span> and <span class="mu-s">FOOTBALL TEAM CAPTAIN</span> respectively.”
Wait, you interrupt, why aren’t we whispering anymore?
“This is common knowledge, ace. Try to keep up.”
Fine.
“Those two are small potatoes, though,” Pepper continues as she feverishly taps away at her phone. “Their <span class="mu-i">NAME</span> is the moneymaker here. Ever heard of <span class="mu-s">HAUSER PHARMACEUTICALS?</span>”
Well yea, you nod as a video loads on her phone, they make all of those pain meds an-
“Educate yourself.”
Before you can stop her, the girl shoves her phone a few inches from your face just as the video starts to play…
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