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You do want to call Lex to tell him you're all okay but since you're going on a mission, that might be a lie in a few hours. Best to let him wait a bit. You ring up Ben first. You have been a bit worried about how he's been doing ever since yesterday.
[PERSON OF INTEREST] The agents wouldn't have killed him yet. If he was you, sure, your powers are a threat to the City. Him? He's a nobody. He's already an unperson.
When you're worried he's not picking up, the call goes through. "Yo?" Benjamin mutters over the line. His voice is low and groggy as he speaks. Probably just woke him up. "Who's this? I'm not buying any-"
"Hey, Benjamin."
"Oh!" He perks up when he hears your voice. "Nicole. What's the matter? It's pretty early, you know...?" You think you hear sheets rustling.
"I got a mission. Handler called. I'll think you'll be helpful on it. $75 sounds good enough?" You shoot your shot with the price. You haven't really discussed how much he should be paid so...
His voice audibly perks up when he hears your offer. "Heck yeah, sure. Better than doing solo missions. At least I get SOME money, right?" A forced chuckle hacks out of his throat. You hear more sheets rustling followed by a groan that's definitely too feminine to be his.
"Ben?" A boyish yet still feminine voice is picked up. "It's too early, can you quiet down?" The girl on the other line mutters. There's silence on the line as the two of you process what's going on.
"..." "..."
"Was that M-" "Tell me where to meet up." His dead inside voice shuts you up real quick. You rather not go to District 14 to go pick him up and to be frank? You rather not smell any booze for at least another day or two.
You look at your map to see where's that one train station you're going to use. "Uh, there's a train station called Mono on the Alpha-1 line in District 7. Go there. I'll meet up with you there."
"Cool. See you." He hangs up. You call up Alexis next. She picks up immediately. The screams and shouts of the crowd around her almost drown out her voice. Better make this conversation quick.
"MISSION?" She yells. "$84!" You respond. "MEET UP?" She yells back. "MONO STATION, ALPHA 1." You yell back. "UNDERSTOOD. MEET YOU THERE." The phone hangs up after that. Well, that was an enlightening conversation. You put your phone back into your pocket. You exit the bathroom and before leaving, you decide to put on that combat suit <span class="mu-i">just in case</span>.
It slides underneath your clothes easily enough. Once you make sure it's not going to hurt wearing, you exit your apartment, ready to do another mission.
>FLESH is now 3/3. You will be warned when the suit is too damaged to provide its bonus.
>MONEY LEFT: $70. MISSION REWARD: $251, due to hiring Alexis
Holy shit. You don't feel like you're going to get frostbite walking around now. These new clothes really are paying themselves back already, huh? You shake your head. It is MISSION TIME soon.
You start heading to the train station.
