Canon is Neal Stephenson's REAMDE.

[spetsnaz]

I am, regrettably, very busy. No time to be inmate on barge. Must, instead, find Chinese hacker and try not to kill him, and then hope events - and people - become no crazier than they already are.

Perhaps redemption later.

Comments

[themissingpiece]

I doubt that's gonna change where you end up.

[spetsnaz]

Probably not.

[themissingpiece]

Maybe the whole redemption thing won't be that bad. When they're done whose to say you won't get put right back from where they took you?

[spetsnaz]

Many details forgotten in the meantime. Small things that I have seen, that I remember without knowing I remember. It is dangerous to step back in.

[themissingpiece]

Maybe. What's so important about those details?

[spetsnaz]

Maybe nothing. Maybe something small that means getting out alive.

[themissingpiece]

If that's the case, they'll come back to you and if they don't you're in the wrong line of work.

[spetsnaz]

Probably in wrong line of work.

[themissingpiece]

Maybe it's time for a change then.

[spetsnaz]

Maybe. Unfortunately, am very busy at the moment.

[themissingpiece]

Yeah, I caught that part. Like I said, I don't think you got a choice.

[spetsnaz]

The mundane puts much at risk.

[themissingpiece]

Yeah, that's not really a shocking development.

[spetsnaz]

I gather this.

[themissingpiece]

I won't say it gets better. For some of us it just gets worse.

[spetsnaz]

I gather this, as well.

[themissingpiece]

For what it's worth, I hope I don't see you there.

[spetsnaz]

Boat has grabbed you too?

[themissingpiece]

If it goes through, I'll be a more willing participant. I have something that needs to get done.

[spetsnaz]

What is this thing that needs to be done?

[themissingpiece]

I need to find somebody and stop him.

[spetsnaz]

This happens to be distinct skill of mine.

[themissingpiece]

It has to be me. He needs to see it's me.