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“But don’t worry. When I got a ping on your name from their servers, I crashed their system and corrupted about fifty terabytes of data, so that story’s toast. Along with a whole bunch of others.”
“Like it? I love it!” I run over to her and give her a hug. Suddenly we’re giggling maniacally together like two despots plotting a nuclear war.
He doesn’t acknowledge Luciano or introduce his date, who has lifted her chin and squared her narrow shoulders. I look at her and show all my teeth, like a shark.
“Drat!” “Woah. You didn’t just say ‘drat,’ did you? Because if you did, I might have to hand in my resignation. ‘Drat’ is totally cliché, even for a super villain like you. Especially for a super villain like you. You’d never hear Darth Vader saying—”
“One thing’s for sure. Whomever Parker Maxwell employed to secure his shit is good. Like, National Security Agency good. Like, World of Warcraft level 100 good. Like, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine good—”
“This asshole,” he snaps, jabbing his finger toward the screen, “has been a thorn in my side for years. He’s arrogant, subversive, smart as fuck and, worst of fuckin’ all, untraceable. Goes by the code name Polaroid because of his supposed photographic memory.” He mutters, “Prick.”
“Of course he’s a man. Chicks don’t hack, and if they do, they’re never this good. Don’t have the brains for it.” I have a feeling Connor’s going to eat those words one day.
And you were right, she has more money than you.” He pauses. “Wanna know how much more?” I say emphatically, “Absolutely not.” Connor chuckles. “Good. ’Cause it’d be a serious blow to your manhood, brother.”
Once took down the Church of Scientology’s computers for a full month.” He adds in a disgruntled caveat, “That one wasn’t so bad.”
All I know is that your lady friend looks squeaky clean on paper but has someone on her side who once intercepted the source code of the International Space Station, which caused NASA to shut down their computers for two weeks.
which caused him to call me a few choice names, ending with a four-letter word that ends in unt. That word was not aunt.
