Page 59 of Sinner
Wildflower:Not against Yejun or West.
Serendipity:…What does that mean?
Wildflower:Later. Professor Bardin just walked into class. I have to go.
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Serendipity:Update? I’m worried.
Wildflower:West came home early! Did you know?
Serendipity:I told you, it’s too dangerous to follow Professor Bardin after what you saw. If he’s onto you, we’re both in danger.
Wildflower:I saw him fucking a student in the library, not committing a murder. Calm down. I still think you’re being too dramatic. He’s a professor, after all. And he isn’t a Demon anymore.
Serendipity:He’s a professor who sleeps with his students. Yeah, sounds like an awesome guy.
Wildflower:You said he’s always been supportive of your family. He’s backed up everything the Ferds have suggested, and even came to your brother’s defense, isn’t that right? That’s why when I offered to get close to him instead of Yejun, you told me not to.
Serendipity:Yeah, he has always been kind toward my family, but that doesn’t change the fact that we now know something that could potentially affect his career. He won’t lose his job over it or anything, but people like Beck Bardin can’t stand the idea of looking bad in front of anyone. The fact that he and Dew have been screwing each other in secret? Gossip will spread. He wouldn’t like that. It’s best if we play it safe.
Wildflower:Play it safe?! West is here! There’s nothing safe about this!
Serendipity:Relax. You know what to do. He’s obsessed with that one tea. Just slip him the drug I gave you.
Wildflower:What if this is a mistake?
Serendipity:You’ll be fine. I’m about to enter the Club House. The app won’t work there.
Wildflower:I’ll switch to regular texting.
Serendipity:Ill-advised. This is the most secure network on planet.
Wildflower:I thought that was the club’s system. Lol.
Serendipity:Have you done it?
Wildflower:Yes, how long will it take again?
Serendipity:Not long.
Wildflower:It won’t like…hurt them, will it?
Serendipity:Of course not. We’re just teaching them a lesson, remember? It’ll knock them out for a bit, that’s all. You’ve used something similar on Yejun before.
Wildflower:Why didn’t we just use the same stuff this time?
Serendipity:This is better.
Wildflower:Okay.
Serendipity:Look, I can tell you’re worried. Itisthe same stuff, all right? It’s just a stronger dose than the one we’ve been giving Yejun. West is built differently. If we tried to give him the same potency, we’d run the risk of him waking up too soon and you getting caught. And even if you are caught, it’s nothing serious. They’ll be pissed, but they won’t hurt you. It’s just a sedative, nothing harmful.
Wildflower:The whole reason we’re doing this is because they’re supposedly monsters. How can you believe that, yet think they wouldn’t beat the shit out of me if I’m caught drugging them?
Serendipity:Because you’re a woman. The only time they harm women is if they’re sleeping with them. You’re not planning on fucking either of them, right?
Wildflower:Of course not! Are you serious right now?
