>>6119743“No offense, but if lighting striking twice is pretty unlikely, doesn’t that mean you didn't have much faith in yourself?” Mage sounds confused.
“It’s a pun, little masked man. Don’t overthink it, you don’t want your last two brain cells to race for third.” Rolling Thunder ruffles Mark’s hair.
“Then, are you ready to land the final blow to this feud?” Agent Mage wants to recruit him! “I can get you out of here now!”
“Aren’t you going to present to me your little friend over there?” Rolling Thunder can feel your presence.
“This is my new boss! His codename is Phil Noon.” Agent Mage presents you. Guess it’s time for you to stop peeking through the hole.
“Hello, small fellow, I’m Blythe Dempsey, some people like this boy call me by my in-ring name ‘Rolling Thunder.’ Let’s get to know each other better before we collaborate, shall we?” Rolling Thunder extends his hands to you.
“Nice to meet you.” You shake his hand. He tightens the grip, but with your level of Athletics, it’s not even an issue.
“Impressive.” Rolling Thunder intended to hurt you a smidgen for whatever reason. “Those who slithers in the shadows tend to be… meeker. Perhaps, I’ll be swayed to assist you.”
“Huh? You don’t wanna fight Quye?! This is so out of character!” The Markgician is in shock.
“Little boy, I can use the escape hole whenever I want. I have no reason to be rash.” The fit man plays with his mustache. “It’s quite the punishment to be caught. And since you’re the one leading the charge, it’s fair I judge you. This conglomeration won’t work without our goals aligned.”
It’s overtly clear that this man doesn’t trust you. Mage putting you in the spotlight has complicated things, but you don’t believe it’s going to be difficult to gain this man’s trust as long as you get ahold of his character.
<span class="mu-s">What do you do?</span>
>Explain to him why you’re here. Maybe he’ll be more cooperative if he knows you’re here to save a friend!>Ask him about his feud with Quye. What exactly happened to him that made him so resentful?>Promise that you’ll pay him in cold cash if he does the hit. Maybe that will encourage him?>Ask him how you can prove yourself. This is the kind of freak who has some test in mind.>Write In. 