ACCOMPLICE:

       _{She takes the prosthetic in her hands, giving him a look as she does so. “ You didn’t answer my question. “}

               ^{“ honestly? “}

          ^{DELIBERATION on how to explain the situation doesn’t
          take too long, since he quickly comes to the conclusion
          that the truth wouldn’t hurt this SITUATION any.} 

               ^{“ it’s a BARGAINING chip. that fake arm is
                 worth a fortune & there’s flash drive in it with
                 some really valuable secrets. it’s our ‘get out
                 of jail free’ card, except instead of jail, it’s more
                 like alive. so, ‘get out alive free’ card. “}