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Conor: Nah, I’ve changed the parameters of the bet, remember?

Star: You can’t do that!

Conor: Sure, I can. You’ll like this one. You can ram through my code whenever you want so long as, when it snows, it’s your turn to do a snow angel.

Star: That’s it?

Conor: Nope.

Star: Wait…

Star: You don’t mean…

Conor: I do. I really fucking do.

Conor: Naked snow angel time! And I’m taking pictures.

Star: Double fuck! This is the better deal and it STILL sucks.

Conor: *blows kiss*

Star: Fuck off.

Conor: ;)

Star: You suck!

Conor: I’ll lick later.

Star: Gah. Go away. I’m going to crack that prediction software you’re working on.

Conor: Lol. Please do. You might make it work. ;)

EX-CIA DIRECTOR REVEALED TO BE ONE-TIME LEADER OF NWS

Sheridan Reinier might still be missing,but his legacy remains as fresh as ever.

Interpol’s Special Trafficking Unit has revealed that a secret Floridian estate housed thousands of terabytes of data regarding New World Sparrow activity that have seen a record number of red notices being published—over eight thousand in the past three months alone.

With new insights revealed into how the secret organization worked, the sheer magnitude of their global influence is still being calculated. Experts say it might be decades before we fully understand their reach.

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TEXT CHAT

Conor:So, I think I’ve figured it out.

Star:What? You’ve been working on Reinier’s files, haven’t you?

Conor:Yeah. Firstly, Anton did have slaves. I’m sorry, babe.

Star:I figured as much. Bastard.

Conor:He got rid of them during your stay at Uvala Lapad.

Star:He killed them?

Conor:Yeah.

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