lastrat | success has been cruel, this year has been hard

THIS SELF-OBSESSED SINNER, I HEAR HE LOVES TO DRINK
this self-obsessed sinner, I hear he loves a fight

the spoken

❝SO YOU WANT ME TO BE HALF-MONK, HALF-HITMAN.❞ | ❝ANY THUG CAN KILL. I NEED YOU TO TAKE YOUR EGO OUT OF THE EQUATION.❞

❝I KNEW IT WAS TOO EARLY TO PROMOTE YOU.❞ | ❝WELL, I UNDERSTAND DOUBLE-OHS HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY...SO YOUR MISTAKE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED.❞

❝THREE MEASURES OF GORDON'S, ONE OF VODKA, HALF A MEASURE OF KINA LILLET. SHAKE IT OVER ICE, AND ADD A THIN SLICE OF LEMON PEEL.❞

❝VODKA MARTINI.❞ | ❝SHAKEN OR STIRRED?❞ | ❝DO I LOOK LIKE I GIVE A DAMN?❞

❝WHY IS IT THAT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE ADVICE ALWAYS INSIST ON GIVING IT?❞

❝YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET ME IN THERE, ARE YOU? YOU'VE GOT YOUR ARMOR BACK ON.❞ | ❝I HAVE NO ARMOR LEFT. YOU'VE STRIPPED IT FROM ME. WHATEVER IS LEFT OF ME - WHATEVER IS LEFT OF ME. WHATEVER I AM - I'M YOURS.❞

❝YOU DON'T TRUST ANYONE, DO YOU?❞ | ❝NO.❞ | ❝THEN YOU'VE LEARNED YOUR LESSON.❞

❝WE'RE TEACHERS ON SABBATICAL. THIS FITS OUR COVER.❞ | ❝NO IT DOESN'T. I'D RATHER STAY AT A MORGUE. COME ON.❞ | ❝HELLO. WE'RE TEACHERS ON SABBATICAL. AND WE'VE JUST WON THE LOTTERY.❞

❝THIS IS ABOUT TRUST. YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T MOTIVATED BY REVENGE.❞ | ❝I'M MOTIVATED BY MY DUTY.❞ | ❝ NO, I THINK YOU'RE SO BLINDED BY INCONSOLABLE RAGE THAT YOU DON'T CARE WHO YOU HURT. WHEN YOU CAN'T TELL YOUR FRIENDS FROM YOUR ENEMIES, IT'S TIME TO GO.❞