[Oh no, that's probably why he's so enraptured. Red is his favorite color.
"It's true," Izzy says. "Vista City's economy is tanking now that the labels were convicted of what they did. Which is fine with me, because the place was stealing talent from everywhere else."
"She's not biased at all," Chroma fake-whispers.
"Look, I saw a lot of good people leave Vegas to go there on contracts I would have never signed."]
So you were lying when you said that you were happy for me?
[The awkwardness in the vehicle becomes thick. Izzy makes a quiet, choked noise, the one you make when you get called out on your shit.
"Yes and no," she finally admits. "It was better than what you were doing, and probably a safer bet than anything else at the time."]
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"It's true," Izzy says. "Vista City's economy is tanking now that the labels were convicted of what they did. Which is fine with me, because the place was stealing talent from everywhere else."
"She's not biased at all," Chroma fake-whispers.
"Look, I saw a lot of good people leave Vegas to go there on contracts I would have never signed."]
So you were lying when you said that you were happy for me?
[The awkwardness in the vehicle becomes thick. Izzy makes a quiet, choked noise, the one you make when you get called out on your shit.
"Yes and no," she finally admits. "It was better than what you were doing, and probably a safer bet than anything else at the time."]