<strong>"That's what I think, yes.  Someone making a power play in the underworld.  Or maybe just someone using them to put pressure on the neighborhood.  Gentrification is a possibility."</strong>Ingress scowls.<strong>"For now, we may have to content ourselves with knocking a few pawns off the board.  There is a risk of escalation, though, and the interesting question is how much of that are we going to be worth?"</strong><br/><br/>She looks up at you, meets your eyes.<br/><br/><strong>"Although if pride gets involved, the fallacy of sunken costs will prove to be a harsh mistress.  So let us hope it doesn't come to that."</strong><br/><br/>Her gaze drifts a bit, a blush blooming on her cheeks as she licks her lips.<br/><br/><strong>"I should let you go find Junior,"</strong>she says, her tone shifting to something playful.<strong>"Because if I don't..."</strong>