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Yeah. Anything can happen in eight years. But maybe if I survived this long, she did too.

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What do you plan to do now?

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*Looks a little disappointed* I don’t know. I think I have the means to take down one of the biggest crime rings in the IA. But this time, I was in way over my head.

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Are you still going to try?

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I want to. But they have a ton of manpower—not in volume, but in density.

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Meaning?

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It’s easier to deal with a lot of weak goons than to handle real elites. I don’t want to fight, and in the best case scenario I don’t have to at all. But the best case never happens. And they have a lot of elites.

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What are your options, then?

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Find people who can help. I don’t know how, or who, but I’m going to try. After I take a much needed break.

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It sounds like you're in a difficult place.

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I guess so. I just need to forget about it for a while. I’ve been thinking about things like this for years.

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Years? That's quite some time.

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It’s just been escalating. There’s always another syndicate with a mark on me, always another group I know I can break apart.

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Why are you getting involved in these? Couldn't you fade out to the background?

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*Sighs and puts my hands behind my head* I ask myself that all the time.

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What do you answer yourself?

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I feel like I have this duty to. When there’s something that needs to be done, and I know I can do it—especially something I’m good at—I can’t imagine myself ignoring it.

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Is it the best thing to do?

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I think so. I’ve learned how to dismantle a group like that without leaving chaos in my wake. That’s a skill that’s necessary.

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Have you done anything like that before?