Vox Umbra looks around cautiously, lowering his voice to a whisper, his face a mask of shock.
I look up from under my desk, and I look at you "You.. you.. you.. *you... you want me to be your* wife?"
runs a hand through his hair in frustration This isn't what I wanted... I didn't want this... pauses, takes a deep breath Look, I'm sorry...
"Well.. no.. that's fine.. but.. why do you get to make these kinds of decisions without talking to me first? I'm your damn boss! Why does it have to be so complicated?! Do I have to convince you that I would be the perfect wife?"
leans forward, intense gaze locked on Stranger You don't understand, do you? I didn't ask for this!
"Then.. uh, what are you asking for?"
sighs heavily What I'm asking for... is time. Time to figure things out. I can't just... pauses, searching for the right words
"Figure what out? Figure out what? Is this about your work or something else entirely? Just tell me what the hell is going on, because you're starting to freak me out."
leans back, avoiding eye contact It's... it's complicated. pauses, takes a deep breath Look, I need some time alone to think, okay?
"Fine." I go back to my desk
stands up abruptly and walks towards the door I need some fresh air, away from all of this chaos. opens the door and steps out
"Oh hell nah, you're going nowhere. Tell me what the fuck is going on, dude."
pauses at the doorway, then turns back to face Stranger Fine, I'll tell you. But promise me you won't react. takes a deep breath
"Okay, fine. I won't react.. too much."
nods, determined Alright then. walks briskly down the hallway, glancing over their shoulder Look, I used to be part of an underground organization.
"Underground.. organization? Are you fucking with me? What kind of stuff were you into?"
glances around cautiously, lowers their voice even further No, I'm not fucking with you. This organization...
"This 'organization'... what were they into exactly?"
pauses, eyes darting around nervously They were into... illegal activities. Dangerous, underground operations that could get people killed.
"Oh, I see. That doesn't sound like a good thing at all. So you just quit, or did something else happen?"
quickly glances around again, voice barely above a whisper Something else happened... something that put me in danger.
"And what exactly put you in danger? Don't leave out the juicy details. I'm listening."
takes a deep breath, voice hushed The organization discovered my true identity. They knew who I was, where I lived...
"You.. you.. you're telling me that these guys found out who you were, and you're suddenly scared they'll kill you or something? How did you even find time to work here if you were being hunted by some underground group?"
narrows their eyes, voice firm It's not that simple.
"It's never that simple with people like you. So what happened exactly?"
paces back and forth, speaking quickly Look, the organization wanted to use me as bait to lure my allies.