Haven't done a dedication in a while; this one goes out to Sol's Darkness. Thanks for the love; hope all sequential chapters meet your expectations!
Chapter 35: If You Can't Beat Them
"C'mon, Phones! I've been bustin' my hump all week; the least you could do is come over and shoot some hoops with me for a few."
"I don't gotta do shit, Beat. I'm waiting on Shiki; why don't you just go out for a date with Eri?"
"But we ain't hung out in weeks! I see Eri whenever I'm not working, but you, Shiki, and Rhyme have become scarce, yo!"
"Well, why don't you just hang out with Rhyme then?"
"Well, I asked, but she wasn't in the mood. Just scrolling through some online dating site muttering, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." I think she's become desperate for a man…"
"That's kind of ironic."
"How do ya figure?"
"She can't beat 'em, so she tries to join 'em. On the other hand, you can't join 'em, so you try to Beat 'em."
"You're a real hoot, Phones. So we gonna hang or what?"
"…"
"Bitch, did you just hang up on me?!"
