Letting go of the long legs in his hands, Russell stepped forward and crouched before Diana, his tone unfriendly. "I trusted you enough to put the factory and merchandise in your care. Now you've screwed it up. Tell me, how are you going to fix this? And how are we supposed to explain it to them?"
"Boss, if we kill the buyer, we won't need to explain anything."
Diana spoke awkwardly, her eyes shifting as she refused to mention the correct answer.
"You really are a clever little thing, aren't you? But I'm in a bad mood right now, so stop joking around!"
"I can compensate you. Deduct the penalty from my future wages slowly. As for your terrible mood..."
Diana broke free of the Lasso of Truth and pointed at Wonder Woman in the crater. "Boss, look at how pretty this woman is. I'll tie her up and send her to your room right away."
"???"
A string of question marks seemed to float across Russell's forehead. There were so many things wrong with that statement that he did not know where to begin. Speechless, he said, "In case you don't know, I can responsibly tell you that her name is Diana too. She's another you from a parallel universe."
"I see. No wonder she looked familiar, like I was looking in a mirror."
Diana nodded. After pondering for a moment, she continued, "Boss, I'll tie her up and send her to your room right away."
Better a dead friend than a dead me. Diana did not care about parallel universes. Going bankrupt today was bad enough; she absolutely could not lose herself too.
"Fine, whatever makes you happy... Tie her up tight."
Russell rolled his eyes, suddenly finding everything utterly dull.
Then, something moved in the corner of