The Unsettling Bargain

Mr Black’s request played in Arnold's head over and over again, like an insistent buzz.

His eyes widening and mouth dropping open, he looked at the man seated across him in stunned disbelief.

What the…?!

"Mr Black, I—" He began, trying to bargain and ask for another thing from him, but the look on Mr Black’s told Arnold all he needed to know.

Mr Black wouldn’t budge. This enigmatic and rather cunning man was one stubborn human specie, this he noted.

Suddenly, the system in Arnold's head spoke up, reminding him of the research he'd done about Mr Black and all the things he’d discovered.

Nexus took him down memory lane, reminding him of how he'd discovered that Mr Black was good at using people and monopolizing their talents for his own good.

How could he have forgotten so easily? Surely Mr Black’s request shouldn’t come as a surprise to him. If anything he should have known, and this Arnold remembered.

Everything was coming to him in bits and pieces. All too damn well, and just like
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