The Leauge Of Fail

[a_time_slip]

Janie had been back for a few days now, but was nervous about Snake Steele showing up again. She had weapons but feared she wouldn't be fast enough.

His attack came as a complete surprise, and one of her fears came true. All of the bad guys were working together, which would make winning a lot harder. Today, she was at a mostly empty diner, drowning her sorrows in a plate of pie and a glass of chocolate milkshake.

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[a_time_slip]

"What do you think would work as a decoy?" she asked, in between bites.

"How long will it take for your arm to heal?"

[lostinthefog]

"I wish I knew. I'm not even sure what they want. As for Snake, I know he's been after the reward on Phoenix' head. So maybe something similar might work."

He shrugged, if this had been his only injury, he would have healed faster.
"I guess I'll be alright in another day or two."

[a_time_slip]

"I offered him money to leave you and Phoenix alone." Janie said "I'd give him everything I had if it would work"

She frowned, and looked at Julian's arm "Giovan wants... I think he wants my job" It sounded like something very simple and stupid to kill someone over "He was fired from a lower position because of something that he did, and he blames me for it."

[lostinthefog]

He looked up from his plate, surprised. "You did? Oh ... Well, I'm afraid he won't leave us alone anyway. But he might accept another job that is rewarded well. A fake one, of course."

Giovan's motive was equally surprising, but maybe this one could be solved more easily. "What would happen if you resigned?"

[a_time_slip]

"You two mean a lot to me." she explained "I could always make more money."

The idea of sending Snake on a false mission interested her, she thought it would work once the details were ironed out.

"I can't resign. It's not that kind of job, and he knows that. "

[lostinthefog]

Julian smiled a little. "Thank you for trying."

He wasn't sure about the details yet, but at least it seemed like a chance.

"Hmm. And if you could make him think that you'd left in another way?"

[a_time_slip]

"We're friends." she smiled back, genuinely

"I could, but it would have to be a pretty large ruse... at least it will at home. I'll come up with something, I promise."

[lostinthefog]

"Yeah. Yes, we are." Hearing and saying it felt a little weird, but nevertheless good.

"Alright. That leaves Solus and Vahl, and I have no idea what to do about them."

[a_time_slip]

"Me either, but if we all work together it can't be too bad, right?'

[lostinthefog]

"It's essential that we do work together, yes. But we still need a strategy. And with those two, it's most important. You have seen what they can do."

[a_time_slip]

"Yes, I have." Janie looked down, trying to push both of them out of her head "Let's just... enjoy the food tonight? Shall we?"

[lostinthefog]

Julian found it incredibly difficult not to think about the trouble they were in, but Janie was right. They needed a break.

"Yeah. Let's do that."