"Dickwad," Wash snaps back, his grin sharp. It's easy to joke about it now, but that fucking leaderboard... that's what had caused this. They'd been trying to tear them apart, and they'd fallen for it.

"I'm not here to be their friend." His voice hardens a little. "I'm not someone they should be looking up to. They're fighting for something they believe in, I'm here because it is going to make me a lot of money. None of them should be thinking I'm someone they should admire."