➹BEEPER

[intheblanks]

"It had better be an emergency."
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[intheblanks]

They want lingerie.

[Flatly. Obviously that's not all it is - he holds out a hand to see.]

But it's unlikely to stop there. They'll want panties next.

[synanthrope]

It's a kind of armor.

[She hands it over. The fabric has a density to it that its appearance doesn't suggest]

[intheblanks]

[It's a kind of armour. That tells him something - willing blackmailers vulnerable enough to need bullet proof vests.]

One day I'll bore you with how pointless weapons in this city really are. [He holds onto the vest for now, leaning against the edge of her vanity.] What are you planning to do?

[synanthrope]

[She shrugs]

I'll make these. If they ask for too much, I'll take action.

[Of course, it costs her little, but it does cost someone in the City their life, since the protein in her silk is from what she eats]

[intheblanks]

[That much, thankfully, doesn't process

(he should research spiders)]

All you need is a chip of equal value. You can look for that whether you're taking action or not.

[synanthrope]

Maybe I will.