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"Why not try a compromise?"
It's so quiet now you could hear a pin drop. The two corporate reps and Alex are staring down at you like you insulted their mother. Alexis makes a throat cutting gesture. <<span class="mu-b">"FUCK FUCK WHY DID SHE SAY THAT WE'RE FUCKED YOU DON'T SAY THAT-"</span>>
Your other allies simply back away from you, ready for something nasty to happen.
"What."
"What?"
<span class="mu-s">"WHAT."</span> If looks could kill, <span class="mu-r">you'd be dead by now.</span>
"Look. Quincy. Your drones would be useful to fill up the office cubicles in the Administration Building. To be quite blunt, your workers-" You point at Alex. "-barely want to be there. They didn't even stop some random civvies from breaking into a secured computer because they rather put a gun to their mouth than be there."
Alex immediately deflates upon hearing this. "Look. Where else would I be able to put them? It's that or throw them out-" And everyone immediately flinches when Naomi, out of the blue, slugs him across the jaw. He barely stumbles back from the impact but the shock is enough to prevent him from doing anything about it.
"W-what?" <<span class="mu-b">"She's gotten so weak. Yet she still managed to stagger me."</span>>
"Maybe. If you bothered to use their knowledge, their experience, their decades of experience? To improve your course? To get new recruits?" Naomi bares her teeth. Her one eye visible through the bandages covering her face is bloodshot red. "You wouldn't NEED us to get recruits. You wouldn't NEED Q and E-Corp. But your own INCOMPETENCE has gotten you into this situation. So let us offer a SOLUTION."
Most of the other people in the room (you now notice that Sebastian has fucking dipped) are sitting around in awkward silence. No one wants to interrupt what's going on.
"So be it. Fine. I'm fine on that front. But the course is fine-"
"BULLSHIT." You and Kiara yell in unison.
"25 minutes. That's how long it took us to go through that maze with HER powers and both of us knowing where to go. 25 FUCKING MINUTES!" You swear that Kiara was about to break her voice box with her yelling. "HOW OFTEN DO YOUR SOLDIERS GET <span class="mu-s">PERFECT</span> INTEL? AND HOW MANY ROBOTS DO YOU NEED TO PUT IN THERE? THERE WERE LIKE 70 OF THEM IN THERE! IT ISN'T THE ANTISEPTIC WAR ANYMORE, ASSHOLE!"
You decide to butt in. "Let's not even fucking mention the rewards! I got hired to get more girls yet all you give for the hardest course is porn mags? Fuck, man, offer something else for that course! Restock it too, we had NO supplies besides what I brought!" You point at yourself. Your antlers (which are ABSOLUTELY NUB LIKE SHUT UP) are throbbing in agony.
Alex grits his teeth. <<span class="mu-b">"It's been a while since anyone has spoken up to me like this."</span>> He relents with a shaky sigh. "Fine. You completed it, you had your issues. Can't fault you there."
You nod towards Naomi and Kiara. "They'll give you some advice on that end. I liked the low light conditions on the maze and most of NO MAN'S LAND, at least?"
