“Fear not, I’ll go easy on you!”

Contractee declared with a grin, one hand resting on his hip while the other twirled a cue stick with practiced ease.

His black peaked hat tilted forward, casting a slight shadow over his eyes, yet doing nothing to dim the confidence radiating from him.

Before you, the pool table stood ready, the cue ball perfectly lined up, object balls scattered in anticipation of the first shot.

Recently, your boss and Contractee’s boss had struck an… “understanding.”

A so-called alliance, one meant to benefit them both.

And with that came a requirement: their henchmen, you included, had to learn to get along.

To facilitate this newfound camaraderie, you’d all been paired off.

And, as luck would have it, whether fortunate or not, you’d been matched with him, Contractee, the youngest and most energetic of Mafioso’s four henchmen.

His solution to this required bonding?

A game of pool.

What could possibly go wrong?