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<span class="mu-s">"... Okay? Why would we want that?"</span> Phascomon asks, not quite getting it. You don't understand either.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">"The two of you are familiar with the meticulous planning of our missions, down to the dates, decided by Squid's algorithms for Digimon deployment and security presence. We are offering to tailor this mission to your convenience."</span></span>
"If we're not going on it-"
"This mission will be big enough to attract the bulk of The City's attention." He cuts in. "It's major enough that I'm confident Brigadramon itself will respond."
<span class="mu-s">"Ah..."</span>
"You want us to climb the tower while you do it." You conclude. It's always been your dream, but the prospect is suddenly harrowing.
"Yeah. Even with Astamon, you're not confident you can fight the big boss. Right?"
"Right."
"So this is it. The best guaranteed chance you can get, to ascend towards the portal while he's absent. I'm offering to distract a Mega-level Digimon at your convenience."
Both you and your partner are stunned into silence. You stay like that for uncomfortably long, until even Kaus Gammamon gets impatient.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">"What do you say?"</span></span>
"... And we can pick the date?"
"We have a list of suggested dates. I'm sure you'll see the sense in them, because they're days where presence is predicted to be lower. And I'd be a bit annoyed if you randomly picked one that would cause us to run into extra trouble. But... Yeah. I'm offering you the final decision. Operation Javelin will be your distraction."
<span class="mu-s">"Real excited to get us out of your hair, huh?"</span>
"You could say that. So? Marnie?"
You take a deep breath.
"Okay."
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">"Okay?"</span></span>
"Yeah. I accept. Phascomon?"
<span class="mu-s">"Fine. Not like we can get much else if you're pinching pennies over what else you can offer us."</span>
This is big. If they're specifically going to attract Brigadramon's attention, the biggest problem is solved. You might be able to escape without killing him after all, and your chances of success will skyrocket. It may be a petty, cheap little thing to offer, from certain perspectives, but it's something you could benefit from heavily. The opportunity cost makes it worth it immediately.
If you succeed, it's not like you can even argue for any further boons. And if you fail... Likewise.
This time, he's sitting close enough to offer you a handshake, finalizing the deal.
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