she knew it was there , knew she would someday lose control over it , but she would pay that price when the time came . it 's a lesson i had to learn , as well . '' i smiled at seeing it , figuring that was the best i was going to get . death scenes were always gripping moments in a story . i sort of take it as a given by now . '' `` is that outfit the standard uniform for assistant managers ? '' he gave me a look that said i was dumb for asking . 