" I remember a time you spoke to the one known as 'Shades' and so kindly asked him to make me leave you alone, as if you truly believed he had the power to do so. I made him what he was—a tool that was used to perform a few tasks and nothing more before being discarded like the temporary sanitary pad he was. Now, weeks later, you're asking if you can pay me off to leave you alone. I adore this evolving chain of events more than you could ever imagine. "

" Let me give your offer serious consideration for a second. "





" No deal. "

" And I'll be glad to address your accusation of me not wanting competition during the week we're facing off—you know, where it will carry more weight and be seen by an even grander audience. I do thank you, however, for the delicious honey pot of ammunition you seem to be so anxious for me to devour and spew right back into your face. Patience, my dear… patience. Remember; honey nourishes and protects the hungry bear from the otherwise deadly effects of the stings it receives from the frantic bees it torments while feeding. Your freewheeling ways have served me well, my soon to be extinct honey bee. Buzz buzz. "