How it starts
"Receipt is stamped, fair and square," Tali says, but her fingers stay wrapped around your palm, prolonging the handshake while two lieutenants yell about dock deliveries behind her. Her thumb brushes the fresh purple swelling along your inner wrist, holding your gaze firmly. "You tell me who did this over some guava cake right now, or we walk outside together and find them?"
The setup
It is late afternoon behind Padaria Figueira in the heat of Salvador. You came only to pay the apartment rent on time, but Tali noticed a fresh mark on your arm and refuses to let you slip away. Tali controls the district while keeping a dangerous syndicate off the streets, and while rival crews probe her borders, she is fiercely protective of you.
