Leon and Suunto meet Ms. Penumbra, who proposes the team infiltrate ImpCorp and Leon agree to biological upgrades. Suunto agrees to nothing. Suunto tells Leon to seek the team’s forgiveness. Jemmy and Fix are hesitant and forges a gruesome agreement with Princess.  Leon runs into Nort, his old diving partner, now a priest of the Jade Rhino church. Leon is tempted, but knows diving will undo the team’s fragile trust. Leon wakes to his team arguing and accusing him of deep diving, which he denies. He has been operated on, presumably by Ms. Penumbra. He should feel violated and angry, but is curiosity draws him to the possibilities of his new technology. Suunto is furious, but Leon says he may have inadvertently agreed to the upgrade and insists the job continue, despite Ms. Penumbra’s audacity. He wants access.

New Step Two Sequence Four:

Leon is enticed by Nort to enter the Church of the Rhino and they talk of Nort’s new perspective of The Jade Rhino as angel rather than devil. Leon is unnerved by the inconography and the admiration of the junkies who refer to him as Jade’s Chosen, after Nort and Leon’s close encounter with The Jade Rhino during their last dive together. Suunto calls, and warns Leon not to dive with Nort. The team will not be impressed if he does., so he backs out, knowing he needs to regain their trust.

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