Spoken words, overheard. The speaker is alone, the burning ember of a cigarette between his fingers, half forgotten. He sits amidst the ruins of what was once a home, in a near-approximation of Rodin's "Thinker." His foot is propped up on the remains of a coffee table. A stray dog is his companion, listening with intelligent yellow eyes.
Transcription follows.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?
Quem patronum rogaturus?
Cum vix iustus sit securus.
What am I doing here?
Haven’t I learned not to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong?
No, of course not. But I thought I was smart enough not to get caught.
As the cat before me, curiosity has lay me down. According to Foley, we’re all already dead. The facts are just a little late catching up with the paperwork.
48 hours ago, I was doing what I knew. Now I’m hunting something that shouldn’t exist for an organization that doesn’t exist, presumably in order to combat a threat we all wish wouldn’t exist.
It’s enough to give a guy pause.
The cigarette is remembered, and the man speaks no more.