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Lodestar: Hey

Cruz: Hey. You okay? Need a body boiling?

Lodestar: Nah. Not this time. Though I appreciate your willingness to boil a body.

Cruz: Never work a day in your life if you love what you do.

Lodestar: I feel ya.

Cruz: So, no body. What’s up?

Lodestar: I just wanted to loop you in on some shit that’s going down with your mom.

Cruz: Caroline—what’s she done now?

Lodestar: As we already knew, she’s a Sparrow but the Feds uncovered that in an internal review. She’ll likely be arrested soon. If you want to go see her, now would be the time to do it.

Fifteen minutes later

Lodestar: You okay, Cruz? Talk to me, bud.

Cruz: I’m fine.

Cruz: Appreciate the heads-up, but it wasn’t necessary.

Lodestar: Like that, huh?

Cruz: Yeah, it’s like that.

Cruz: Won’t forget the solid you just did me though, Star.

Lodestar: Think nothing of it, man. Speak soon.

Cruz: Yeah, speak soon.