Such a Headache

 "Jack, he's robbing you blind." 
"He's just taking the bait." 
"What?" 
"You wanted to know what I said."
"...About."
"What I said while I was being tortured." 
"Yes?  I mean, mostly."
"The first or the second time?"
"Both?"
"How about the first one for now."
"Why not both?"
"Spoilers."

~~~

So you it's this day already?  Man, I thought it would have taken them longer.

"Let me get this strait.  You want 30k?"
"By tomorrow"
"What if I say no?"
....
"Oh man, you hit like a bitch."
"Do the finger nails."
"Oo, that tickles,  But your really are stupid aren't you?"
"You're the one strapped to the chair, you're looking pretty stupid to me."
"No fuckwit, you're doing that to my right hand.  My writing hand."
"What's that got to do with anything?"
"OOooo, that tickles.   Are you going to kiss me next?"
....
"You getting tired there sweet heart?  My geriatric grandma hits harder than that, put your shoulder into it."
...
"A little better, but still hit like a bitch.  Now if you really want to torture me you need to do it to my left hand. You're trying to extort me right?  Want the paydays to keep coming.  Don't fuck with my writing hand otherwise I can't cut you your check."
...
"You want to take a break, you're looking a little winded there."
...
"There you go num nutz, now you've got the right hand....I mean correct hand.  It can be taught."
....
"Maybe a cup of coffee will wake you up, seem like you're falling asleep."
"Stop hitting him, he's just trying to get you to knock him out."
"Oh, you are the brains then.  Not a high bar to clear."
"Fingers nails."
"OOOOOOOKlahoma!   That's spicy! But you really got to get that splinter in there and wiggle it around if you want to make your point."
"You have 24 hours." 
"Yeah, okay, if I pay early can I fuck his sister."
....
"Ohhh shit son, a bat.  You really are a bitch.  Need to get your cardio in better so you don't wear out so fast."
"24 hours."
"Hey!  Wait!  Aren't you going to untie me?"
"Figure it out yourself if you're so smart"

Well shit...I've got some phone calls to make, let's see if I can pull this off without getting anyone killed.
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"Bullshit."
"Excuse me?"
"You didn't say all that, and even if you did you wouldn't remember they gave you that memory erasure drug meant to help assault victims forget the attack."
"Now...how exactly would you know something like that?"
"It's in your file."
"What file?"
"Your file, your medical file."
"Who's file?"
"...."
"Exactly." 
"...."
"As I said, at least 5 steps ahead."
"But....this would mean you were years ahead, there's no possible way...."
"You mean probable." 
"Huh?"
"Possible means it could happen, probable means it will happen.  What you mean that it is improbable for me to be that far ahead of the game."
"Yeah, no way you could have planned that far ahead."
"This is the part where I tell you about the second time to convince you." 
"The second time you were tortured?"
"That's what will convince you, yeah, but I can't tell you that yet."
"Why not?'
"I have to tell you about the 3rd time I died first."
"Why?  Wait?  What?"
"Too soon"
"Don't you say it."
"Spoilers"
"...."

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