She broke the lingering silence, “Coil told me that people would leave me alone if I got powerful enough. If I had allies, if I had money, if I scared my enemies enough.”
That… doesn’t sound quite right, except maybe the last part.
“When was this?”
“Before I joined the Undersiders. He didn’t tell me who he was.
Oh! I just figured it was during the talks about the territory plan.
Left me a phone with some cash, then called me a while later. Fucking words that sounded good. Learned my lesson.”
Words that sound good. The M.O. of the snake.
Not a snake. THE snake. The snake with legs that tempts the innocent.
Hey, it’d actually be oddly appropriate for Coil to lose his legs somehow while getting his comeuppance.
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