[color=7ea7d8][i]"Oh, what the fuck. Psychopaths abound."
[/i][/color]
Winston and Nishka realize that Takumi wasn't in his seat (or, actually, the room, apparently) for the last several minutes. No one greeted Winston.

Then Winston feels something cold poke his spine — Takumi is standing squarely behind him, right now. 
[color=7ea7d8]— You know, I hate when people use chess analogues in real life. It's a lot more complex. For instance, you should never assume you have one opponent.[/color]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/pDI2f3C.png[/img]

Winston feels a ripple pass through his body and muscles.

— Stand down.