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9 Years Earlier
Skir: Oh, come now, this is the smallest of snags. Hardly worth mentioning. A few bribes will put us right as rain. Isn’t that right, Jareth? Jareth?
Jareth: Leave me out of this.
Skir: Fine. Be that way. Hutchins will back me up. Hutchins? Where did he go? How long has he been gone? Oh well, nobody cares about him anyway, right? Null-12, my good man, you’ve always been on my side… Null-13? Teeny?
Null-13: I dunno.
Skir: What?
Null-13: I dunno.
Skir: Forget about it. Viktiér, I don’t know if I should even bother with you. Are you even listening?
Kila: I’m going to kill her.