Had been waiting for the five-vote minimum but in this case it seems the choices are fairly unanimous, so can get something done at least
>>5984156>>5984162>>5984272>>5984364>Regardless of whether he actually stole from you, if he wants to do right by you then he'll help in getting your belongings back.You hadn't expected things to go as well with this guy as they have, so while it's a bit of a surprise how much you've gained his cooperation, you're thankful for it. Without needing to act intimidating or get violent, you were worried what you might have to try and do to force him to do what you want. Unfortunately you may still have to in the end depending on how much you can tolerate him knowing about you, but at least for the time being you've got his... well, maybe not participation but his acceptance of you. An acceptance out of guilt perhaps but it's something you can benefit from.
<span class="mu-b">"So uh... you come here often? What's good here?"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"...the ceviche is pretty good."</span>
Well, a free meal is a free meal!
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Admittedly the situation is a bit uncomfortable given the elephant in the room, of pretty much everything that's happened between you and this guy since last night. All things considered however, you're able to have something of a decent dinner together. At least, eventually the two of you are able to feel more at ease with things. Still a very difficult and strange circumstance but not as immediately worrying as it seemed before.
<span class="mu-b">"So your boss took the fall and went to prison for it?"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"Not really <span class="mu-i">my</span> boss, he was in charge of everything but we've been friends since college. Honestly if it weren't for him I wouldn't have been able to graduate. I guess things just... caught up with him, but he tried to isolate us from what he was doing I think. Whatever it is, here I am until he gets out."</span>
You spend some of the evening at least getting to know the guy a little, to understand if you should be concerned about him at all. Again though, unless he's lying about everything, you don't feel that worried. He isn't even some financial guy himself, just the best friend of one who got dragged him along into things. Some cryptocurrency venture out of an ivy-league school, by the sound of things they had a nice little setup going until the guy in charge started messing around with money. For that he went to prison for several years now, while Carter remained on the outside to "take care" of some creatively hidden or secured assets that weren't accounted for by the investigators. Namely the condo and yacht here in Miami belonging to some separate company, and an offshore account with a big chunk of money. These things to be minded by Carter until his friend gets out of prison, with a provision for taking care of the guy's wife... the lady you saw him meeting in the park earlier, some periodic payment for her to live well on.