Should I have demanded something in exchange?

¯_(ツ)_/¯

I mean, I suppose this falls under that protection you promised.

“Stay here.  I’ll be right back,” I said.

And then Skitter somersaulted through a window, and came back through the same window ten seconds later, carrying the redhead’s brother.

I turned and walked to the front of the truck, knocked, and the driver popped the door open for me.

I spoke in a low voice, “We’re done here.  Tell Coil I need more supplies.  Seven cases at a minimum, by the end of the day.  And tell him I think you guys did a good job, so if he’s up to giving you any kind of bonus, it would be a good time.”

Nice. 🙂

He gave me a tight nod, then closed the door.  The truck drove off, leaving me with the girl.  I approached her, and I could see the effect I was having on her.

Hopefully it’s a positive one.

She was unwilling to meet my eyes, and her fidgeting stilled as I turned my full attention to her.

But yeah, Skitter is still a villain. If she’s going to do this, she’ll have to get used to people being intimidated by her even as she’s helping them.

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Huh. I didn’t see this last time – I guess that really was the perfect spot to end the session.

I didn’t even need to think about it.

“I’ll do it,” I told the redheaded girl with the dreadlocks.

Ooh, jumping back a bit, are we?

Unless we’re jumping… sideways, between Coil’s realities, but that would require Coil deliberately making one of the Taylors take a different approach, and I highly doubt he’d know about this as it happened. This is probably just a regular flashback.

She looked surprised.  Odd.  She’d asked me, but she hadn’t expected me to help?

I suppose when you’re desperate, you try everything, even if you don’t think it’ll work.

Or had she expected me to demand something from her in exchange?

Also very possible. I mean, Skitter is a villain, and she did just ask something in exchange for her protection of the area (only that people follow her rules, but still).

Alright, let’s get back to it!