Round 137 Transcript

I set down my tools carefully, then straightened up with deliberate patience, though every nerve ending screamed at me to hurry. "Jeane," I said, voice even but sharp as a blade, "Halie is trying to manage this situation for all of us—including you." I didn't look away from the Succubus's eyes when she glared back, my own gaze cold and unwavering. "If you can't maintain composure long enough for me to finish these repairs without your… interference… then maybe you should take a walk around this ridiculous building until I'm done." It wasn't a suggestion.