...I just pulled a pretty big job and needed to hide out for awhile." "...Where's all the loot?" "That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart." Artemis put two and two together and arrived at a very unpleasant four. "You were here to rob me!" "No, I wasn't. How dare you?!
Eoin ColferHey, look your girlfriend is saying something. Artemis had a vast mental reserve of scathing comebacks at his disposal, but none of them covered girlfriend insults. He wasn't even sure if it was an insult. And if it was, who was being insulted? Him or the girl?
Eoin ColferI hear that you were on a date with Trouble Kelp. Are you two planning on building a bivouac any time soon?
Eoin ColferArtemis: Holly, how did you find me? Holly: Oh, I saw a huge explosion and wondered: now, who could that be?
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