Prize deflated. "You're right, of course, pookums."
He lay on his back, rubbing his belly.
"So, two things. We have to get closer to Irina."
He turned on his side, and looked at her. "But seriously, hear me out on this. You're the brains of this operation. Can we kill Rei? He gives me the heebie-jeebies, and I haven't felt those for a long time."