>>6338297"Well, you fuckin' ruined it again, Garrett."
You look over the edge of the cold plunge at the three men in the bath. The hulk who chased you is now speaking. He is easily the tallest and broadest human being you've ever seen, packed with muscle to a degree that feels unnatural and perhaps inconvenient. Seriously, he's built like one of those action figures from your dad's time. Or a tractor. He's wearing nothing but a silver dog tag glittering through the steam. You feel somewhat embarrassed for other reasons.
The man with barrel-like arms and a blond swoop over his otherwise near-shaven head spits on the floor. That can't be hygienic. "You can never let us solve our problems fair and square. Always gotta be a shit about it."
He is addressing the cigarette-man. "It's not my fault you fuckin' lost, again, because the kid figured out your uhhh, your fuckin' party trick." Clearly he's in high spirits. But you won this one for him, right... ?
A grave sigh. "You think I want the death penalty? I'm not gonna go around smacking the heads off of babies because *you* tricked them him this."
"Yeah well. Won fair and square."
"I don't give a shit anymore. One day I'm gonna rip your spine out your ass and write it off as collateral damage. Let's go."
The titanic man walks out nonchalantly, having neglected to put his towel back on. From outside the bath you can hear the gasping and throaty laughter of onlookers. He is soon followed by the smaller, much-lankier figure.
