Chapter 1: What intense situation is Phil and Kimon facing at the beginning?
You're giving Phil a pretty intense look, and because of the burns in your strange attitude, a fair number of people are looking in your direction. They're trying to pretend they're not doing that. Phil says, are you sure here's a good place to talk? I'm nervous about everywhere.
They could bug your home, and the fewer people who know where I'm staying, the better. Nobody can hear us, and there's no way this is being recorded. It's about your research into Luna, isn't it?
I haven't been able to synthesize her blood, and the samples we have are running out. There's some new guys in charge of looking after Luna now. And what with all the big attacks going on and everything, I don't think anyone's going to be willing to look the other way on security lately. Except for you. Not anymore. You haven't been to Luna Island since you left.
The military has been interested in us, and we've been interviewed with every letter agency the government has to offer. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were mind readers, so it's like you didn't call me before now, since I could at least honestly say I didn't know where you went.
Chapter 2: How does paranoia affect Kimon's decision-making?
Don't you think they would have fired you if they were using mind readers? Or they've been waiting to see if you contact me. I don't know. It's a paranoid environment is what I'm trying to tell you.
Well, I understand your situation, but Mercury is breathing pretty heavily down my back. I'm going to write down a phone number. You can send a text to it if you're interested. Meanwhile, you can think of a number, and we can pay you that much in cash if you can provide us with another sample of Luna's blood.
Phil takes the number from you, but he says... Daryl, I just don't know if I can use money while I'm in prison. I'm not asking you to say yes.
Just to give it thought. And to reach out if you decide it's worth the risk. That's all I need. And I shouldn't spend too much time in the open.
Chapter 3: What implications does Luna's blood research have for the characters?
I need to go. Are you going to be alright? Thank you for your concern. I'll be fine.
And then I hurriedly get out, get back to my car, and leave. Well, there it is. And now we wait for Phil to send you a text. If he decides the money and Masterson's friendship is worth it, that is. Actually, no, we don't.
Go back to the apartment, take all the stuff off, wash off the makeup, put on my normal super gear, then drive down to Phil's personal residence.
He lives in an apartment near the docks, likely because it's close to the ferry that takes him to work. It's not a nice area, but being affordable probably helps out. Okay, knock on the door. He answers. He sees you and almost stumbles backwards.
Chapter 4: Why is Phil hesitant about accepting money while in prison?
Oh, shoot. Yeah, buddy. Look, I didn't do anything. I didn't help anybody. I'm not doing anything. Let myself inside.
Relax, Phil. I haven't even asked any questions yet, and you're acting like you're in trouble. Hey, did you meet with someone today? I... Somebody important. Guy who's supposed to be dead, but for a few lucky souls in the know, he's not. I didn't call him. I didn't do anything for him. Hey, it's all right. The only thing you did was meet with a known criminal and not contact the authorities.
Chapter 5: What challenges arise from Kimon's past connections?
Which actually is a crime, now that I think about it. Ah, man, Phil, it only now just dawned on me that it would be kind of bad.
No wonder you're nervous. Well, I didn't know that was really going to be him. I mean, I might have just been a hoax or a prank call, so I went out to the bar to check it out. Oh, yeah?
I reach into his pocket and I take out the note that I gave him back at the bar. Who's this phone number for? If I call it, am I going to hear some cute girl from the bar? Or is it going to be Daryl Masterson on the other end? Okay, look...
I know it seems like I might have broken the law.
Yeah, and with as hot as things are now, that's pretty bad, Phil. It's not just normal aiding and abetting. It's aiding and abetting what's now being classified as terrorism.
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Chapter 6: How does the conversation shift towards Daryl Masterson's influence?
That means you can just up and disappear if the right people think so. This is the first time I've talked to him since he quit his job at Luna Island. Well, there's a first time for everything, including your first day at an off-the-books prison camp. But genuinely, Phil, that's not why I'm here. I'm here because I think that you're an innocent dude, and I think that you'd like to prove it.
See, I'm trying to track down Masterson and tie him to the bigger picture. I've been stalking his movements, but it's tough to get any deeper into his circle. Until just now, because he called you. He needs something from you, right? What? What do you... You want me to be an informant? With any luck, Phil, I'm the first guy here who realized what you stumbled into.
Yeah, you can be an informant, and if you do that, I think that means you're innocent. If not, things are about to get messy. What do you think?
Chapter 7: What legal implications are discussed regarding Kimon's actions?
Like, I do this, and then you don't... You don't press charges. Not at all. If you do something illegal because law enforcement asked you to, that's entrapment. You can't be busted for that. All I want you to do is keep talking to Masterson. Offer to help him out and keep me informed on what the two of you talk about.
See, this way, you can't be arrested because I'm here asking you to do these illegal things you might have been thinking about doing, which I know you weren't going to do because you're an upright, law-abiding citizen all along, right? Look, I really don't know anything about Masterson or what he's been up to. You want to tell it to a judge? Try to explain it to Mr. McIntosh on Luna Island?
You know, he and Freeze Frame have a pretty close relationship. I know you've seen Freeze Frame go in there and have little business talks before. It's basically all Lowry does, if I'm being honest. They blew up Unstoppable HQ, so we're on the warpath now. There's a lot of ways we can make a guy's life hard for not cooperating.
Chapter 8: What are the terms of Kimon's employment renegotiation?
I'm not asking you what you already know, Phil. I'm asking you to find out. Won't... Mercury kill me? Oh, well, that's my favorite part.
I'm gonna kill Mercury. I've never been... Like, I haven't done this kind of thing. Are there rules? Isn't there something I have to sign?
Normally, yeah. If you work through the FBI or a government agency, there's a whole process of background checks for people who have come forward willingly with useful information. I came to you, though, Phil, and I work in the private industry where our company has its own rules.
Right now, we're not talking about pay. Okay, but surely you can't just wave a magic wand and then make me safe from prosecution if I do something illegal. Even if you told me to do it. Because... Look, don't we have to talk to a judge? You're a lot calmer about all this than I thought you'd be, honestly. Are you kidding?
I've been pressed through the ringer ever since Daryl started doing crimes. It wasn't a secret that I was a friend of his. I've lost count of how many people have asked me about it or offered to pay me if I could produce useful information. I have been over this with people.
Yeah, okay, that makes sense. I probably should have considered that before I came out here.
I mean, come on. Some of my friends are cops. I know how a lot of these tricks work. You're trying to get me to say something incriminating, but if you had anything serious, you'd be arresting me and we'd be discussing it through a lawyer. You're not doing that, so obviously you're just trying to mess with me until you get probable cause. But you did meet with Daryl, though.
I got a phone call from an unknown number, so I go to the location they say to meet at, and sure enough, it was really him. Now, you've caught me at home, and you know what? I will tell the police. I met Daryl. You can have the phone number. I'm telling you right now. I won't call it myself. I don't want to. If you'd given me a chance to come forward, I would have.
If you think that's not true, then let's go ahead and arrest me. Let's tell a lawyer about it, and let's tell a judge. I already said I'm not going to arrest you, buddy.
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