"I don't appreciate being treated this way. I haven't done anything warranting-"
"Not what he asked."
The Spirit's voice was as joyful as it could be.
Elisa stared into Mark's eyes.
"So that's your answer? I offer a Contract, and this is your answer?"
The next second, digital messages appeared in front of her.
[Who are you exactly?]
"I told you. I'm Elisa."
[That's not nearly enough.]
"I'm telling you it is."
[Answer quickly.]
"I'm about to do something both of us will regret, so how about you step back."
[Sometimes, my body moves faster than I can think.]
[So answer before this goes badly.]
"What more do you need? I'm trying really hard not to mess up this whole situation right now."
[Are you with them or with us?]
"Who's them? Tsk. Whether you mean the one or the other, I'm not. I'm in the same boat as you all."
[One or the other?]
