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You… you really <span class="mu-i">should</span> have something to say here–something that’ll crack the case and solve everything in one fell swoop, right?
But in that split second, all you can do is laugh as everything that’s happened in the past few hours crashes onto your already-flimsy psyche like a bowling ball onto a cardboard box! It’s… this is all just… just <span class="mu-i">STUPID!</span>
“Now now, in the entrepreneurial world we call that stuff ‘<span class="mu-r">WEAK SPEAK,</span>’ Stan! Gotta flush that stuff outta’ your system!” Giving your shoulder another playful shake, Sonny lets out a nostalgic sigh. “Ah, if the board of directors could see me now-”
No, you giggle, sh-<span class="mu-i">SHE’S</span> the stupid one! She and her dumbass partner! They did all this just to get a crack at <span class="mu-r">TIM?</span> He’s gonna flip them both like <span class="mu-i">OMELETTES!</span>
“Glowing endorsement aside, it’s kinda funny <span class="mu-i">you</span> of all people say that, Stanley.” Chuckles your boss as she rubs her chin with her claw. “Or do you <span class="mu-i">really</span> think you could defeat him without the powers you pilfered from his thralls?”
Damn right you stole ‘em, you reply nodding confidently, and that’s more than they could ever slap together! Creeping around in the shadows like a bunch of wusses!
“Is that any way to speak to your boss?” Sunny asks with a wry grin on her face! “I <span class="mu-i">knew</span> that workplace etiquette seminar wouldn’t stick, but did HR believe me? <span class="mu-i">No..</span>” Drumming her fingers along your arm, the boss leans in close to your face. “At any rate, Stan, you don’t need to worry about me–I’m no stranger to the occasional… <span class="mu-i">hostile takeover</span>.”
Snipping her clawed fingers together like a pair of really messed-up scissors, Sonny snips off a lock of your hair and idly stuffs it into her breast pocket. “You tend to pick up a thing or two when your father runs a cult–sometimes a replacement limb, sometimes a boost in speed… not to mention knowing who originally defeated the lich… as well as having his sig-”
Before she can finish, the room is rocked by a roll of quakes ripping through the facility! As the lights shake above and the security monitors teeter on the wall, your gurney tumbles to the floor once more as a low chuckle escapes your boss’ grinning mouth! OW!
“Well, well, is it <span class="mu-i">that</span> time already? Oh Stanley, time spent with you just <span class="mu-i">flies</span> by…” Strolling over to the security desk, she presses a few keys bringing back camera footage to the screens!
“Let’s see here…” Sunny begins, clicking her tongue as if reading a menu at a restaurant, “Multiple simultaneous detonations spaced all across the facility occurring <span class="mu-i">just</span> far enough from saferooms to get the thralls to investigate the damages…” Shaking her head, the boss turns towards you with a smile on her face!
“Blumenkrantz is making his move! Gotta admire his tenacity… guess <span class="mu-i">this</span> is what I get for hiring a veteran, huh?”
>CONTD.
