Chapter 14: Outburst

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We all sit in the trunk of the car, while a driver sits in the front, barley fitting due to Butler's excessive size, his shoulders laboriously hunched over.

"Morrigan, did you think up anything useful in the shower?"

Several new ways to kill myself.

"Yes, i have, but first, tell me what you and Artemis's history is with Jon"

"Centrality. Artemis had created something that Jon wanted, Jon had stolen it from Artemis. There was information on that creation that Artemis wanted to keep secret from Jon, so we infiltrated Jon's company building and got it back, simultaneously sending him off to prison"

"What information was this?"

"That is irrelevant to the mission" Holly answers quickly with hurried words.

The information affects Holly or the fairies in some way, but, they're right, it's irrelevant to the mission.

I start again, "Do you remember the layout of the building?"

Holly explains everything she remembers, down to the little details of where the fire hydrants are, Butler adding a few details every once in a while.

I note it all down in a sketch i map out in my notebook, my pencil scratching away in time with their voices. i can't help but notice Butler's eyes lingering on my notebook continuously. 

Finally, when they're all finished, i am left with a half-assed sketch of the building. 

"This is probably about 37% accurate" I mutter to myself.

"What do you mean?" Holly asks, sounding slightly defensive.

Butler answers, "Our memories - Human or fairy - aren't capable of remembering each detail perfectly, when you described what you remember, my memories showed contradicting factors. Memories aren't a reliable source of information"

"Right" Holly breathes out, rolling her eyes. I bet she already knew that, she just forgot in the moment.

Both their gazes settle on me, but i refuse to let them distract me from my thinking. After about 8 minutes, i lift my jaw from my palm, flexing them due to soreness.

"Holly, you go into the building from the front entrance, invisible, no one will notice you-"

"Wait, how do you know i can turn invisible?" Holly's voice rings out.

I wave my hand dismissively, "i allegedly hacked into Artemis's laptop in my free time, but that's beside the point" 

I ignore Butler's glare and plow on, "As i was saying- Holly goes in invisible, no one will notice, except for the possibility of a guard who would see the security door opening anonymously, which Holly can take care of with her mesmer. After she deals with that, she will make her way to the fifth floor, and open window C over here," i point to the sketch, "Where me and Butler will be coming though" Before Holly or Butler could ask, i inject the answer, "Leave the cameras and security door to me. And i'm about to explain how me and Butler will get to the window" The questioning light in their eyes is subdued, 
"I will use Holly's mechanical wings to fly to the window first, and use the pro float to carry Butler"

"What's a pro float?" Butler asks.

Holly replies, "A new technology Foaly's made. He created it after he realized how crucial it would be for every officer to carry a cord that reduces the weight of another by 70%"

"I see. I'm guessing Morrigan knows about this because of the invasion of privacy she conducted on Artemis"

I nod without shame, "Correct, allegedly" I then continue, getting irritated even at the slightest of interruptions,

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