[Well, that voice was certainly enough to send a chill down the bandit lord's spine. He'd never had the displeasure of dealing with Jack directly, he'd done a good job of flying under the radar. Sure, he'd gotten pushed around from time to time for being too spineless, but unlike some of his friends, his disinterest in social climbing (at least on his own) had kept him from the fates that had befallen them.]
[But Vaughn didn't want to think about that. Couldn't stop to think about it, because not answering Handsome Jack was probably just as bad as giving the wrong answer. He didn't know where the man was, didn't know of the tyrannical CEO knew where he was, but he wasn't going to risk it.]
[Not that he had anything good to say...]
I, uh. [His throat felt tight, as if Jack's hands were already around it. Months of carefully cultivated bravado and conditioning seemed to leak out of him. The meek chump that he had left behind in that wintery Atlas facility reared his ugly head once again.]
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[But Vaughn didn't want to think about that. Couldn't stop to think about it, because not answering Handsome Jack was probably just as bad as giving the wrong answer. He didn't know where the man was, didn't know of the tyrannical CEO knew where he was, but he wasn't going to risk it.]
[Not that he had anything good to say...]
I, uh. [His throat felt tight, as if Jack's hands were already around it. Months of carefully cultivated bravado and conditioning seemed to leak out of him. The meek chump that he had left behind in that wintery Atlas facility reared his ugly head once again.]
I didn't realize I wasn't alone here, sir.