Belle stole one of my onion rings. "So Wednesday. New gate. Moderate difficulty, probably secret nightmare difficulty. What's the actual plan besides 'hope Jace doesn't need to Overclock again'?"
"I can't Overclock again," I reminded her. "Six-hour cooldown. If I used it Wednesday, I'd need to burn another cup."
"But you'd do it if necessary." She wasn't asking.
"Yes."
"Good." She ate the onion ring. "Because if any of us die because you were being precious about your stamina, I will personally haunt you."
"Noted."
Naomi reached over and squeezed my hand with her good one. "Nobody's dying Wednesday. We cleared today. We'll clear Wednesday. That's the job."
Jordan lifted his head. "The job is terrible. I want a new job."
"You can't quit," Misato said. "You signed a contract."
"I signed under duress. I was tired and someone promised me it would be easy."
"Nobody promised that."
"Someone should have."
