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“If you could make up your mind in the next thirty-eight minutes, that would be great,” Bob calls out. “The deadline for submitting an alt to Wizzard is, like . . . ?well, it’s in thirty-eight minutes.”
Thirty-eight minutes? I need negative two. Mom and Dad are giving me a nod of approval, and lord knows I’m not going to be doing anything else for the foreseeable future. For now, I only have to say one thing.
“I’m in if you are.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
New Team Unity, One Week Later, Friday
BobTheeQ: Ladies and gents, that’s a wrap on our last practice!
shineedancer: any notes?
BobTheeQ: I have a few, nothing too big. Jake, stay snakey with Pythia. Reserve your poison tomorrow until I tell you to lay a strike trail around the payload. It might make or break our hold and we want to avoid taking this to checkmate.
JHoops: hiss hiss venom kiss
ElementalP: better not miss
BobTheeQ: Ki, I’m giving you the swap spot but I don’t think we’re going to need it. 90% chance we’ll keep you on Doctor Jack but slot Balor just in case. I want you to have an option in case Fury plays a monster tank.
Beloveandabow: they won’t. YUNG doesn’t trust Bad Matt yet. he’ll stick to what’s familiar. Klio or bust.
BobTheeQ: Hard maybe. Recall that I’ve known him longer than you.
Beloveandabow: you right
BobTheeQ: P, any thoughts on working with our new DPS? Feeling good about timing your heals on Pharaoh?
ElementalP: Yup. the timers aren’t too weird and he can sacrifice a special for a one-time self revive so speaking as a healer i am completely in love with this mummy. Like i ship him with Castor for real
JHoops: hey now
ElementalP: you heard me
Beloveandabow: jake you will always be my number one girl-snake
JHoops: i literally cannot wait to afford therapy
BobTheeQ: Speaking of mummies: Emilia. How’s the stress? It’s OK to be nervous, we’re here for you.
Beloveandabow: i mean the team fury post-practice ritual was getting yelled at over voice chat and routinely DMed all day and night to make sure we’re playing to B’s standard so not having that anymore has brought my stress levels down I’d say . . . ? halfway
shineedancer: is jake taking care of the other half like a good boy
ElementalP: hey-ohhh
JHoops: permission to curl up and die, bob?
BobTheeQ: Not granted.
Beloveandabow: . . . he is
BobTheeQ: I’m gonna change the subject now.
JHoops: cool idea!
BobTheeQ: I feel great about where we are as a team. We’ve only had a week to pull this together so feel free to pat yourselves on the back for putting in the work.
