[The look Steve gets is no less suspicious for the clarification. Sure, he's got enough of a bead on the guy now to figure it's sincere enough, but that doesn't stop the feeling that there's another shoe somewhere waiting to drop. He's too used to the usual line, the one where he's a murderer and needs to be stopped, that he needs to quit his methods and find a different hobby before somebody decides it for him. Real thanks, at least from the guys who run around in their PJs, well that's gonna take some getting used to.
He packs another part away and sits back on his heels, looking for a better answer. Turning the words over and getting them lined up just right before he answers.]
You draw the short straw to come over here and tell me that, or you pick it yourself?
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He packs another part away and sits back on his heels, looking for a better answer. Turning the words over and getting them lined up just right before he answers.]
You draw the short straw to come over here and tell me that, or you pick it yourself?