His plan was succeeding, though it had been delayed slightly by recent circumstances. Potential enemies were divided or reduced in numbers, the city all the more vulnerable to being seized. Victory was so close he could taste it.
Things really do seem to be going Coil’s way.
Perhaps worthy of a celebration. Coil maintained his own vices. It would be unfair to expect more of himself, when he had the unique talent he did.
Hah, nice. Coil is in the unique situation that he can do pretty much whatever he wants without consequences, without spending any time doing it, and without anyone but himself knowing he did it.
Why not use that to celebrate from time to time?
It had certainly been an expensive talent. Even with his ability to game the markets in a way that clairvoyants and precognitives couldn’t detect, it had taken him years to pay it off.
Huh.
I doubt Coil is going to celebrate with some stock market gaming, so I guess this is more about how he got the resources to do what he does.
A maddening, frustrating endeavor, when he had already been thinking of plans he wanted to set in motion, having to postpone them. And he still owed a favor, even now, up to a week’s services. He couldn’t be sure if he was powerful and secure enough to fight back if they demanded too expensive a price, or too much of his time at a point critical to his plan.
That’s a bit unfortunate when you’ve got some big stuff going on, yeah.
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