[ Peter still winces again, even with as much as the guy is downplaying it. ]
I can— try to leave a little later.
[ But even as he’s saying it, he falters, realizing what a bad idea that is. Leaving at sunrise is already shaving it uncomfortably close to the agreed rendezvous time, and the guy who hired him is liable to fire him if he’s even a minute late.
The guy is a prick like that. But with the credits he’s throwing around, the guy can do or say whatever the hell he wants, and Peter will just smile and nod along.
It might still be doable, pushing out his departure time, as long as he’s a little reckless. Then again, when isn’t he?
Peter huffs out a sharp breath, frustrated, then, trying to mask his uncertainty, ]
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I can— try to leave a little later.
[ But even as he’s saying it, he falters, realizing what a bad idea that is. Leaving at sunrise is already shaving it uncomfortably close to the agreed rendezvous time, and the guy who hired him is liable to fire him if he’s even a minute late.
The guy is a prick like that. But with the credits he’s throwing around, the guy can do or say whatever the hell he wants, and Peter will just smile and nod along.
It might still be doable, pushing out his departure time, as long as he’s a little reckless. Then again, when isn’t he?
Peter huffs out a sharp breath, frustrated, then, trying to mask his uncertainty, ]
Yeah. I’ll leave later.