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I have stolen from MetaHuman—but nowhere near as much as two million dollars.

"I've expended considerable effort tracking your activities," Winston says, "And so I think I'm entitled to some answers. I'll ask you a couple of questions, and I'd appreciate truthfulness. First, do you consider yourself a charitable person? Second, did you commit this crime?"

Yes, I am charitable. And yes, I have stolen from this company. But you must know that I've taken far less than two million dollars."

Winston nods. "My question about your nature is to satisfy my own curiosity. I find you can learn a lot about a person if you test their self-regard. As for your partial admission of this crime, while I personally appreciate such frankness, others will not see it as a virtue. They will use it to consume you."

(Initial Guile 70, initial Ruthlessness 68)

A moment's pause, and then you say, "Well, this evidence seems damning. What happens next? Where do we go from here?"

"There is one more matter I'd like to discuss with you," says Winston. "Remind me, what career route brought you to MetaHuman? What's your professional background?"