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===Excerpt===
 
Signum flipped the safety on his piece and placed it on the table. He lifted his hand and stepped back ''slooow''. “See? We’re cool, Felix; it’s all cool. Safe. We’re off the record. For old time’s sake.” <br>
===Orphan Awakes===
Felix regarded the Dictaphone{{tm}}. He played it aloof. “Automatic. Five-speed. Nice gat, Martin.  I — I’m impressed.” <br>
'''Opco timeline''':  <br>
When he sat back, Felix dissolved into the darkness behind the desk lamp. Only his specs caught a gleam. There was devil in them: a thin, piss-streaked, amber bead of the satanic. <br>
'''Style''': <br>
Martin swallowed. “We are tracking a cache of [[FWMD]]s. We know they made it into the EU. We believe they used a CP conduit.” <br>
'''Textlink''': Metamorphosis <br>
“But how? The perimeter — it’s — I mean, the borders are MiFID patrolled for Chrissakes ...”<br>
===Opco meets Algy and Janice at St. Ugland’s House ===
“Reverse enquiry into Liechtenstein —” <br>
'''Opco timeline''': 13 <br>
Felix whistled. <br>
'''Style''': hary poter<br>
“Look, these guys are professionals. They know what they’re doing.” Signum smiled. “But we picked them up. We traced them.” <br>
===The labyrinth of riddles===
“Oh?” Now, Felix leaned forward; his eyes, suddenly fierce. “How?” <br>
Opco timeline: 15 <br>
“Down the clearing chain. But the trail went cold. Dark pool in Estonia.”<br>
'''Style''': hary poter <br>
Felix sat back. “Yes, well I suppose that happens in the Baltic. But what has this got to do with me? What makes you think ...”<br>
===The Trio sign up for war===
“''You move in these circles, Felix''. <br>
'''Opco timeline''': 18
“I —” <br>
'''Style''': hary poter <br>
“''Don’t bullshit me, man''. We both know you do. You can ''help''.”<br>
Textlink: Drive <br>
“Help?”<br>
===The Alpha Dens and the Vega Dens===
“Information. It’s all I want.”<br>
'''Opco timeline''': <br>
Felix tipped his head.<br>
'''Style''': <br>
“This isn’t the normal plastic equity, Felix. This is hard stuff. CO<sub>2</sub>. Nitrous Oxide. This stuff kills people.”<br>
'''Textlink''': Drive <br>
“Emissions, huh?”<br>
===Boone confronts Felix about the levered collateralised emission obligations===
“''Collateralised'' freaking emissions, Felix.”<br>
'''Opco timeline''':  <br>
The old man looked away and sighed. “Yes.”<br>
'''Style''': <br>
Signum shifted. He caught a vibe. “''Wait a minute''.”<br>
'''Textlink''': Drive<br>
“It is done, Martin. It’s too late. The trucks are rolling. But you have to admit, it is elegant.” Felix tittered. “We have extracted the pure delta of a pointless governmental permission to discharge greenhouse gases.”<br>
 
The temperature dropped. Martin whistled. He let rip a jet of frosted air. “But ... that’s a derivative of…” <br>
===Lehman endgame===
“Yes, exactly.” <br>
'''Opco timeline''':  22 <br>
“...''hot air!''” <br>
'''Style''': <br>
“Well, specifically, a derivative on an ineffective tax on the right to expel hot air.”  Felix beamed. <br>
'''Textlink''': Drive <br>
“Oh. Right.”<br>
 
“Only, it’s five times levered! And Martin?”<br>
===Warehouse Maintenance Duty===
“Yeah?”<br>
'''Opco timeline''':  35 <br>
“That’s not even the best bit.” <br>
'''Style''': <br>
“You mean, there’s ''more''?” <br>
'''Textlink''': <br>
“There’s more.” Felix licked his lizard lips. “The whole thing — every goddamn tranche; even the triple As — it’s all denominated in —” <br>
 
Signum froze. “Oh, Jesus. You can’t be serious.” <br>
===Lion’s Den===
Finally, that inscrutable mask gave way. “I can!”  Felix’s features cracked and folded and rearranged themselves into a ghoulish grin. He threw back his head and guffawed. <br>
'''Opco timeline''':  <br>
“I can’t… it’s just… Oh, dear… It’s just  –” He stopped, abruptly, and regarded his old protégé. “It’s priceless! ''Literally''!” Once again the old broker erupted, gales of blackened laughter cascading from that gruesome maw. “You better hold on, Martin.”<br>
'''Style''': <br>
“Hold on?” <br>
'''Summary''': Opco tracks down old  fellow vet Felix. As the owner of a chain of Vega Dens, Felix has underworld connections. Boone is looking for leads to whoever is importing N02 into the EU. He realises too late that it is Felix himself. Felix monologues. Felix’s henchmen disarm Boone and prepare to throw him to a Batman style doom where he is tied up and allowed the opportunity to escape while some unfeasibly graviational process that will, eventually, kill him is allowed to run its course.
“''For dear life''!” Felix roared.
'''Textlink''': [[The Lion’s Den: An Opco Boone Adventure]] <br>
It was only at that moment that Signum understood everything. The enormity; the horror;  the forthcoming [[apocalypse]]. ''[[Bitcoin]]''. They had denominated this goddamn thing in ''[[bitcoin]]''. <br>
 
 
'''Opco timeline''':  <br>
'''Style''': <br>
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