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After a moment he said, through clenched teeth. “All
right, this is too freaky. Show yourself.”
In the corner of his eye, a body-shaped image
formed. It looked like spider webs animated in human
form, slightly silvery, just a bit translucent. The body
was slightly taller than Anders, but not as tall as Ben.
“I don’t like to do this; it’s tiring,” the body said
quietly.
“Deal with it,” Anders said bitterly. He massaged
his jaw. It still felt weird.
Ben barked out a laugh. “If you see Tom Hayes, let
us know. We’re looking for him.”
“What’s this about?” the Craig-form said quietly.
Ben looked at Anders. Anders turned to him. “He’s
got some information about the death of one of our
agents.”
The silvery translucent figure didn’t register much
emotion, but the voice did. “Really? I’ll make sure he
finds you guys. Can I help?”
“I don’t know. We’ll let you know.”
They left the information with him, then left, both
agreeing to use whatever contacts and abilities they
had to gather as much info as possible.
***
Later that afternoon, Anders dropped by Frick’s
cubicle. It was littered with various Dilbert cartoons
with some political ones thrown in, and a few pictures
of family, as if an afterthought. Frick was fat without
being morbidly obese, pale in that fluorescent tan kind
of way, with sandy blond hair and a bland, unassuming
face. He grinned, seeing Anders walk up. “Yo!
Homeslice. When you going shooting with me?”
Anders wrinkled his nose. “You know how I feel
about guns.”
Frick shrugged. “Shit’s good to know about, man. In
times like these it’s good to have a little protection, a
little… certainty.” He patted the pocket of his jacket,
like an older child touching an old teddy bear for good
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