[ sévérine sits curled on one of the couches in her hotel room—hair down, barefoot, guards outside the door and in the rooms on either side of hers—and looks down at her phone.
there's a long, long pause before she sends her next message. ]
Two days. That's all.
[ she could do it in one, if she pushed—but there's an advantage to not seeming desperate at the negotiating table, and things aren't so far gone yet that she needs to sacrifice their position and a fairly useful shell corporation for what's ultimately a short-term gain. would things go faster if she swallowed ( what's left of ) her pride and asked for help? yes. is it worth it? she's not sure she wants to find out. ]
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there's a long, long pause before she sends her next message. ]
Two days. That's all.
[ she could do it in one, if she pushed—but there's an advantage to not seeming desperate at the negotiating table, and things aren't so far gone yet that she needs to sacrifice their position and a fairly useful shell corporation for what's ultimately a short-term gain. would things go faster if she swallowed (
what's left of) her pride and asked for help? yes. is it worth it? she's not sure she wants to find out. ]