<strong>Emily<br/>At her own boat<br/>Sniping at Nix<br/></strong><br/>"I apologize for that disturbance", Nix moved his hands aside. "But you know how it is; go...those reporters have to have a picture of everything, right? Well, sometimes I want a family party that's not going public!"<br/>The sound is loud and clear even here. Has the man got loud-speakers installed? Not that it would be surprising.<br/>"As I was saying, my friends, I thank you for coming over here. I'm deeply honoured, and believe me, I ain't going to forget that courtesy!"<br/>Hands clapping, people seem to be bored out of their minds with his "impromptu" speech that's as improvised as a governor's remarks after meeting the state's congressional assembly. But these are also old dogs at it, and know they'd have to swallow the bone whole, and pretend they liked it.<br/>Besides, they all know Nix needs to demonstrate he's not afraid of a war, and that his guards can prevent any attempts at his life-or privacy.<br/>"I'm also glad, and even more honoured, that you brought your own kids. The children, they're most important, as they're going to inherit our places one day. Well, for Jane and Jake, that's not before college - but it still looks approaching to me!"<br/>The kids' faces show that it's not near enough, if anything.<br/>At this moment, Emily almost has Nix in her sights. All she has to do is expire slowly, and squeeze the trigger gently without moving. The<em>without moving</em>part might be the problem. She also notices a red spot that's crawling over the cabin's roof near her. If her training shows anything, that's a laser sight, and it comes from somewhere roughly at her level.<br/>She can try and shoot the other sniper first, but Nix might have the time to hide and would probably be alerted by a falling body. Or she can shoot Nix, she's still got time to squeeze that trigger, but that would make her a stationary target. Or she could abort it and roll off the cabin's roof. Then drive the boat away, and hope the other sniper never gets a clean shot.<br/>It was indeed time for life and death decisions!