As mercenaries, Connor and Lax had found themselves in all kinds of dangerous adventures over the years. But as Connor found himself in a life-or-death wrestling match with a battle-ready ergonomic office chair and an animated stapler tattooing his forehead, he realized the bar for their missions had reached a new, humiliating low.
During the flick, the guy had tried the old yawn-stretch move on her in the theatre. Who does that?
I understand your reluctance to believe us, but [redacted] is incapable of lying. Neither mentally, nor physically. Otherwise, his eternal soul would be in peril.
‘Cannibals again? That’s not very novel, Frank,’ Cassandra said with a frown.
rak’nagorian was the god’s name, and he was terrible to behold. In a small office at his feet, Trenton refreshed his email hoping to see today’s work order.
‘I’m Gabriel,’ I lie. When a dead human walks into your office, lying is easier. I give them a familiar name, a reminder of something safe.