Page 359 of Playing Dirty
Mason didn’t hesitate.
“I don’t think about it during games,” he said.
I looked down at my notes immediately.
That was a lie.
Not dramatic.
Just… incomplete.
The interviewer nodded. “And outside of games?”
A pause.
That pause mattered.
Mason glanced slightly in my direction before answering.
“Outside is where it builds.”
My fingers stopped typing for half a second.
Then continued.
MASON
I didn’t like this setup.
Not because of the questions.
Because of her.
Rowan wasn’t reacting like Rowan.
She was quieter.
More contained.
Like she was observing something she wasn’t supposed to feel part of.
The interviewer leaned forward.
“NYC is a major step. Are you prepared for visibility?”
I nodded. “Yeah.”
Rowan typed.
No expression change.
But I noticed her pen tapping once against the table.
Subtle.
But there.
The interviewer continued.
