“If there’s one thing in Arcadia I hate? It’s fuckin’ lockboxes.”
“You know what I’m talkin’ about, right? Those metal hunks of shit every shop fills to the brim with their hard earned credits?”
“Now, I don’t hate them because they get between me and my pay day.”
“I hate ’em because they’re a mother fuckin’ lie.”
“A story sold by the manufacturer, a false claim of safety. And you must be thinkin’, what’s so false about that?”
“The walls are made of real sturdy metal, the lock is practically unpickable. Who’s ganna get inside of there?”
“Me, bitch.”
“Because no matter how strong, reliable, and intimidating a lockbox wants to be? It’s still just a façade of protection.”
“Anythin’ can be opened up with enough trauma. Give me a hammer and in thirty seconds I’ll have that piece of shit busted wide open, credits flutterin’ in the wind.”
“While the shop keep looks on distraight, I’m stuffin’ my pockets full of chedda.”
“Poor fuck left wonderin’ how his precious box could fail him.”
“Askin’ himself why he feels so unsafe.”
“If he can’t trust the lockbox, then who can he trust?”
“I’ll tell ya one thing.”
“He sure as fuck can’t trust Caido.”
“Do you wanna know why that is, Caity? It’s because just like that deposit box, you’re a fuckin’ liar too.”
“And shit, I hate bein’ lied to.”
“Don’t get me wrong, I’ve heard your story, I know exactly the kinda myths behind you. The mask on your face? It’s a symbol of fate, of doom. Every last mother fucker who sees it knows that the man beneath it is a vessel of pure god damn destruction.”
“Everyone except me.”
“Because in my eyes? That story? It’s another fuckin’ sales pitch, a story sold to the masses to make them feel safer with you around.”
“But we both know it ain’t true, don’t we?”
“That mask? It’s all myths and rumors, a façade of justice sittin’ on the shelf to deter weak-willed bitches. But nothin’ is truly safe, Caity.”
“With enough force you can break any lock.”
“And I’m all fuckin’ force.”
“Beneath that mask, past the steel walls and rumors, doesn’t lie a paragon of power.”
“Behind it all lies a coward.”
“A man who uses his title to garner respect, a pussy who knows that without his little safety box? He has nothin’.”
“And soon enough? All of Arcadia will see just how little they can trust their Dragon.”
“I ain’t like you, Caity. I don’t lie about who I am, what I’ll do.”
“What you see when you look at me is who I am. You take away the face paint and what do you got left?”
“The same shit eatin’ grin, the same cold eyes, the same heartless fuck who would burn the world down for what he wants.”
“I’m going to break you wide open, Caido. Tear that mask off your face and kill the lie once and for all while I line my pockets with victory.”
“Cause I’m only tellin’ the truth.”
“Eventually? Everyone gets downed by the clown.”