Desunt cetera
The rest is missing
Three faces look back at him; they share an expression that redefines 'shifty'. He sighs. "Seriously? You're- None of you are going to own up to this?"
Parker folds first. "I didn't do it!"
"Shut up, Parker!" Eliot hisses.
Hardison folds next. "It was Eliot's idea!"
"Dammit, Hardison, that's bull-"
"I don't care whose idea it was," Nate interrupts, holding up a hand. The three quiet immediately, glowering at each other. "I just want to know what happened to the rest of this tape."
"What rest of the tape?"
"Nothing!"
"What, you don't believe us?"
At least they're shifty together.
Um. Been a while. [/CaptainObvious] So much for every week. X( Life intervened, as Life is wont to do, that self-important busybody.
Not exactly what I had in mind for this phrase, but, whatever. Something got written.
Whatever you're picturing happened here to produce such shiftiness is probably funnier than what I had in mind, but in my own head it involves someone getting defenestrated. I wanted it to be Sterling but Sterling. Never. Loses. so that wouldn't work, and if it was one of the Kids they'd totally tattle on the others ("Eliot and Parker threw me out a freakin' window!" "'I got thrown out a window!' Get over it!") so that wouldn't work either. Maybe the Belgian Coffeeshop went south.
Also: yes, Sphinx, I made up those con names. I'm glad you like them as much as I do. XD
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