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You lean in to whisper something to Benjamin. "Hey. Go make some drugs or something. Empty store nearby. We'll buy you some time."
"Wow, saying that near a security guard? How bold." Wh- Is he making fun of you? he's already gone before it registers in your head.
That's the last thing you expected out of that dork.
"WHAT WERE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT?"
"Nothing! He's going to get you a gift!"
"OH! GOODIE. I LIKE GIFTS. GIFTS ARE NICE."
That was shockingly easy. Maybe she's not the brightest bulb but hey, you're not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. It's time to do some flatout lying against a security officer who, at minimum, could arrest you and keep you stuck in a holding cell for god knows how long!
"Now, since there's no civilians around..." You start, hoping Kiara will play along.
"We have something to discuss with you." And she does. "I think you know what we mean by that."
The guard's body language tenses up once the two of you begin to talk. Hook, link, sinker. "I. I HOPE I DON'T. WE'RE REALLY NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE-"
"How come? Are you hiding something?"
"Do you know how annoying it is to do an audit here? N, O, and Q-Company are always the worst corpos to audit..."
"W-WELL I'M NOT HIDING ANYTHING THAT'S FOR SURE I JUST GOT HERE UM SAY WHERE'STHATPRETTYBOYWEWERETALKINGTO."
"Look! It's going to be okay." You lean against the counter with a self-assured smirk. "All we're asking is that we're allowed back there. Me, Keller, and Ben. I can promise you that we're only doing a simple inspection."
"Yep." Kiara nods along. "In and out. Simple as. You won't have to see my gross Android face again either."
>AUTOPASS!"
"WELL AS LONG AS I DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE, SURE! I REALLY, REALLY DON'T NEED ANOTHER DEMERIT ON MY RECORD."
"As long as you don't interfere and you are being truthful about not doing anything shady, there shouldn't be a demerit."
Before you and Kiara can blabber any further, Benjamin returns with three small jars filled with an off-purple slurry inside them. He quietly places them down onto the counter and taps on one of them. The guard takes the hint and opens up one of them.
She immediately has to close it because the moment it opens, her body begins to convulse. You, regrettably, pick up on the fact she's not convulsing out of <span class="mu-i">pain.</span> The opposite really. Eugh. You're about to ask Benjamin why he made a drug to do THAT to her but before you can, the guard nearly collapses onto the counter.
"HEHE. GOOD...GOOD STUFF. HE-HERE." She digs into some hidden compartment underneath the counter. She throws six bags of greyish plant matter, a wriggling pile of meat, and a baggie with two orange pills onto the counter. "TAKE THESE. I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR YOU GUYS~!"
This is getting increasingly uncomfortable for everyone involved. You take the goodies before letting Benjamin take over.
>4 Q-CORP ITEMS + 2 Q-CORP FAVOR OBTAINED!
"Alright, goodies aside, one of my friends has been blatantly harassed by someone."
