[Jackie listens more quietly now while Dick continues]“And think about it—
even those two lunatics—Zeros and Blindy—
they walk in there
like kids into the principal’s office.And the principal?
That’s her.”
[Dick leans into it, almost lecturing now]“That’s power without weapons.
Power without threats.
Power through presence alone.And baby…
that’s way scarier than a blaster.”
[Tone shifts slightly playful again]“She said, ‘come up to my office.’
That was a test.Like Mortal Kombat.
Climb the tower.
Fight the trash mobs.
Get to the boss.You go through the city.
Through security.
Through the corporation.
Through the stares.And only then—
you get the job.”
[Jackie inhales softly—impressed]“You see the scale?
That’s not a woman.That’s a boss-level entity:
Queen of Corporate Darkness.”
[The moment lingered]“And yeah—
the meeting was another attempt to crack Zeros.Didn’t work?
Doesn’t matter.An attempt is still an attempt.
And the fact that the Zeros Express train
ran over the entire marketing department?Well…
shit happens.”
[Dick's voice turns lazily reflective]“I’ve met women like that.
Men like that too.Baby, you should be glad you’ve got someone like me.
Someone who’ll protect you…
and teach you how to survive Prime Inc.”
[Slight disbelief in his own tone]“But the adventures of our dumbass duo in Prime Inc…
are far from over.”
[His voice turns slightly more ironic]“So yeah… these two geniuses took the elevator down.
Yeah, yeah… after the fight, the slaughter, all that chaos…
they just pressed the ‘↓’ button.Downstairs?
Lobby’s packed.People, space-police, reporters, firefighters, freeloaders,
and the usual office crowd looking for literally any excuse not to work.Blindy panicked,
started screaming straight into Zeros’s ear
and BEGGED him to take the back exit.”
[A quiet chuckle]“Zeros didn’t give a shit.
But Blindy’s whining beat military-grade logic. So… they took another route.”