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Knots form in your chest as the reality of the situation settles in–not even two hours ago this girl was, despite the lying about rewarding you, one of the only people you relied on… what the hell happened to make her this spooked?
Pepper, you continue with your hands raised in a placating gesture, we’ve come a long way to make sure you’re okay… and we’re not here to stop you from doing whatever it is you’re doing, right, Raj?
“Yea!” Your pal answers from the safety of the water tank, “You can put the gun down, Pep–we’re all on the same team, dude!”
The redhead’s arm falters for a moment, but she corrects it! “Well I’m just <span class="mu-i">peachy</span>, guys, so you can leave now… give my regards to Mina and the others!”
Aha, you nod, you <span class="mu-i">knew</span> it–this is about that Mina thing, isn’t it? Look, you groan, that-
“Yes, Diesel,” The girl spits as she continues to maintain her distance from you, “Let’s talk about that ‘<span class="mu-i">Mina Thing</span>’, shall we?”
You look to Raj for answers and only get a shrug in response. You got her video message, okay, you add as you pull her <span class="mu-s">DIGITAL CAMERA</span> out of your pocket to show her, and you know what she saw-
“Now that I think about it, it <span class="mu-i">was</span> pretty odd that you had to come with the pizzas all the way to the island,” The journalist mutters as she paces along the catwalk, “Why not just hand them off and get paid on the mainland? Why come all the way here?”
It’s a <span class="mu-i">liability</span> thing, okay? The customers could make up some bullshit about the pizzas not making it to the venue or something-
“But I was too eager to get into the party to really care…” She continues with the gun still pointed in your direction, “Nor was I really concerned when you got off with a warning after getting into a fight with a guard…” Her eyebrow raises. “... hell, you even got a <span class="mu-i">kiss</span> from the Class Prez in that cell of yours, Diesel… interesting stuff…”
A picture starts to form in your mind of where she’s going with this. Pepper-
“And finally when we make it to that Bunker… when I apologize for the stupid crap I pulled and tell you stuff about my life that I’ve never told <span class="mu-i">ANYONE</span> else at this damn school… What was the first thing you asked me to do again, Diesel? My memory’s a little foggy.”
She knows exactly what you asked her to do, but you know she just wants you to say it. You don’t oblige her. You know where she’s going with this, you counter, but it’s not what she thinks-
>CONTD.
