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Bad Guys Need Flowers - Pt. 26
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Cal: “Is that it, then? We’re going to accept the authority of the note, just like that?”

Midnight: “For now we are. Like anything, though, there are limits.”

Rog: “That is true, my dearest.”

Midnight: “Do I have to repeat myself?” Rog slunk.

Cal: “I’m not going to kill anyone.”

Midnight: “Neither am I.”

Rog (slightly unslunking): “Even in this darkened state that my queen, in her misunderstood wisdom, deems fit to send me, I would never, on my honor, take another human life!”

Cal: “Another as in you’ve already taken one?”

Rog: “Another as in any, you knave! Stop ruining my soliloquys.”

Cal: “You’re alone in doing that.”

Midnight smiled: “We are agreed. Even in our purported role as ‘Bad Guys,’ we will not kill. Should we extend that precept to not depriving anyone of their humanity in general?”

Cal: “Sounds good to me, though I’d proffer the addition of animality on some level.”

Rog: “We already killed all those scorpions.”

Cal: “I know, but that was a special case, wasn’t it?”

Midnight: “They all will be.”

Cal had no response other than to subconsciously question the extent of his own naiveté.

Midnight: “Also, we have to rob Geraldine’s.”

Cal and Rog were together again: “What?!”

Midnight: “It’s the only store in Derwood that isn’t going to have security cameras.”

Cal: “Come on. My mom goes to that store.” Midnight didn’t look convinced. “Certainly we can consider my ‘other cities’ idea now. It makes no sense to rob a place in your own town.”

Midnight visibly empathized, but she also shook her head: “I’m sorry, Cal.”

Cal: “This doesn’t make any sense. You aren’t making any sense.”

It was then that he noticed the note Midnight held in her hand. It was the same note as before, which is why the note in the other hand appeared so ominous.