Marc's next reply slows everything down the way a lift does when someone on another floor holds the door. He asks why you need to know any of this and whether this has been raised through the proper channel, language so reasonable it feels like a threat wrapped in HR. You can feel him calculating risk the way he calculates exposure: not melodramatically, practically. His suspicion is not moral outrage. It is a man protecting his neck in a building where necks are currency. He has not reported you yet. That is not the same thing as safety. It is a pause, and pauses in this game are never neutral. You stare at the screen and try to decide whether to sound more bored or more helpful. Both masks itch. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Marc Safe Recovery|Try to smooth things over]] [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Marc Compliance Ping|Double down on the request]]