Irwin sits in the basement office of a club called 'The Ascension'.
A club he happens to own.
A binder full of papers sits on his desk. He //slams// the binder closed before folding his hands together and looking down pensively.
//'How did I ever let it get this far?'//, he thinks to himself.
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[[Continue->Continue1]]He continues his internal deliberation, //'Sure I- I made mistakes.. but this.. things should be better'//.
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[[Continue->Continue2]]Irwin's inner monologue is suddenly broken by the ringing sound of the cell phone on his desk.
//'No... not now'//, he says to himself with concern.
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[[Continue->Continue3]]He looks away from the ringing phone and contemplates whether he should answer it.
'//I don't need to.. Not now. With just a little more time, everything will be alright//'', he tells himself.
The phone rings again in the background.
Considering the alternative, he thinks '//Just talk. It will be fine//'.
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[[Continue->Continue4]]Irwin musters up his confidence and answers the phone.
"Hey, how've you been?", he greets the caller.
The conversation quickly changes tone...
"I know.. I know.. No, I haven't, I promise", he says reassuringly.
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[[Continue->Continue5]]"No, trust me", Irwin says.
"There's something big coming.. It's gonna be ''huge''. I-I can't talk now, I've got a meeting, but I'll let you in on all the details ASAP", he stutters.
"It'll be the talk of the town", he tells the caller before ending the conversation.
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[[Continue->Continue6]]Irwin drops the phone to his desk and breathes a heavy sigh of relief.
"The talk of the town... the talk of the town... hmmmm", he repeats pensively.
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[[Continue->Continue7]]The phone rings //again//.
A brief moment of panic is erased when he sees the name of the caller on the phone...
A smile crosses his face as he answers the call.
'//That's just what I need//', he thinks with a grin.
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