Tuesday, February 10
Prince: Part 12 – Branching Out
“Stop,” said Jim-Bean a few days later, fully recovered. “This is the place.” He had dyed his hair to match its old color, but it looked vaguely unnatural to anyone who stared at him long enough. The doctors were unsure if his white hair was a permanent condition.
Hammer waited in the car for Caprice, who was up on a telephone pole with a lineman’s set. Hammer still had some broken ribs but insisted they get moving.
Caprice came down, a little out of breath, and nodded to Hammer. “We’re good.”
Hammer drove them over to the Enolsis branch in St. Louis as per Jim-Bean’s instructions.
“How do you know this is the place?” asked Hammer, increasingly suspicious of Jim-Bean.
“It’s my job to know,” said Jim-Bean.
“Great,” said Jim-Bean. “When we get inside, see if you can find Valiant in their system.”
Hammer parked the car and they got out. Jim-Bean pushed open the door to the branch.
It looked the same as it did months ago when Jim-Bean visited it, only this time there were two women in the booth. Diane was there, and so was Sarah.
“Hello!” chirped Diane. “Can I help you?”
“Yes,” said Jim-Bean. “I’m recruiting my friends into Enolsis and was wondering if you have more literature.”
“You’re a member?” she asked. “You look familiar.”
Jim-Bean coughed. “So what do you have …” He steered her away.
Hammer and Caprice stood near the front door, shuffling uncomfortably.
“Are you new to Enolsis?” asked Sarah.
“Yes,” said Hammer. “And I want to BELIEVE.” He said it with such startling emphasis that Caprice looked at him. [MORE]
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