[ Surely Holden gets the gist of it. He doesn't need to know that Ellis likely has worse odds than he does in terms of longevity, just that this is what needs to be done. ]
[ that awkward pause after you've swapped promises to protect people if one of you dies, for absolutely no reason whatsoever, everything here is fine. he considers adding, with my life, or, i promise.
instead, ]
If I find a lead worth following, you'll be the first to know.
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[ An easy promise, but as long as he's making promises of any sort— ]
And you'll do something for me. In exchange.
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I can do that. What do you need?
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[ Surely Holden gets the gist of it. He doesn't need to know that Ellis likely has worse odds than he does in terms of longevity, just that this is what needs to be done. ]
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readily, ]
Of course.
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but that's unfair. so he doesn't. ]
Alright then.
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instead, ]
If I find a lead worth following, you'll be the first to know.
[ from the letters. ]
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I'll keep you in the loop.