[Akira isn't as thrown by the mask as he probably could be, considering the people he keeps company with and the things he's seen in palaces and elsewhere. He does blink a little as the expression changes - and then at Wrench's answer.]
Um... I don't think hostile takeovers usually take nine months.
[They either take much longer - or no time at all - in his experience.]
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Um... I don't think hostile takeovers usually take nine months.
[They either take much longer - or no time at all - in his experience.]