Chapter 9: Between Memories
“Are you sure he’s coming back?”
Seven nodded, and they waited again.
If Karl didn’t come back, Fox wasn’t sure what they would do. Karl had to come back, unless he suspected there was something not right with Seven’s story. It was true that agents were really terrible at lying. The plan was to make what Seven said somewhat ambiguous, so that Seven could deliver the story without it being entirely false. To a practiced ear, it still might sound suspicious.
Not that Fox really knew, because he hadn’t gone with Seven.
Seven thought that Karl believed him when he’d said Fox had wanted to show him something and Karl should come right away. They were counting on Karl’s greed, hoping he wouldn’t bring the Cat or the Reaper with him when he returned.
“Where is he
