The Heist

[crypddyd]

They had been investigating for weeks, planning and setting up for what seemed like forever. But now was the time for everything to go into action. One team dressed up and settled into various undercover positions in the casino- including Lion himself over at the slots, in case he needed to call Greta and let her know someone was calling her out. Though hopefully, word of mouth would find her first.

Another at the bank, Mona using her Executor weapon to prove they could break-in at any time. It was all or nothing now- either way Greta was about to learn there were way more Executors than she previously assumed.

That is, if the Executors were right in their assumptions. But after last time who knows what might happen...

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[swordofajerk]

[He shrugs.]

Either she was going to betray us, or we were going to have guards on our ass. I was expecting the latter, but it is what it is.

[discutio]

I'm aware of that. I'm not about to say that I wish I did anything differently or anything so pointless as that, not after Invidia.

...I suppose it just irritates me that my immediate assumption was correct.

[swordofajerk]

Why? These people are obviously crazy, so obviously they're going to betray us if we ask for help.

[discutio]

I don't think it as simple as merely madness, Sword. The last Authority we spoke to...she wanted to stay where she was. As who she was. If it were a matter of controlling when and how reincarnation transpires, that would be one thing. But what we aim to do will simply...let things progress.

Even setting that aside, all she knew was that she had lost something Is that truly different from any of us, with how much we know ourselves unaware of?

[swordofajerk]

No, it's not.

[Obviously.]

But we are different, if only because we know this is wrong. Or are you telling me that if we go down to the next one and just explain that we're here to go down to the Cogs and fix everything because this is wrong they'll just let us go?

[discutio]

I'm nowhere near that foolish, no. Besides, we tried that once and it almost killed us.

[Live and learn. Or unlive and learn.]

That isn't the point I'm trying to make. I am only saying that it bothers me that we presumably have to be prepared to be stabbed in the back each time we encounter a present or even former Authority. What should happen if one actually isn't the nightmare we expect and we kill them anyway on mere suspicion?

[swordofajerk]

Why are you assuming that being prepared for the worst means the worst is going to happen?

[discutio]

...I don't know.

[He really didn't, not with any real certainty. Twice was an unfortunate trend, not something definite. But Phoenix still had the unshakable feeling that things were worse than they ever seemed on the surface. Was that experience talking, or that weird deja vu sensation again?]

[swordofajerk]

We can hope for the best, but only an idiot doesn't prepare for if not the worst, then something bad. That's all it is, Phoenix. Hell, we didn't even kill that previous Authority--she did that to herself.

[discutio]

...What happened to her?

[Might as well ask knowing he'd hate the answer.]

All I know is that I didn't hear her come with us.

[swordofajerk]

When I ran past, I saw her going towards the vault.

[So.]

That's all I saw.