Quite a tangled web, and I love that your protagonist stays true to form, too befuddled to cover the tracks and avoid a beat-down.
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A continuity point: Jordan was admiring himself in the bathroom mirror, which changes the dynamic of people just walking in somewhat. ;-) Not sure if you want to address that, but I’ll take my turn next.
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Good point, the character count got me. Later, I’ll see if I can remove a few words and restore continuity.

Then again, Mendez is the kind of guy who’d barge into any situation. Maybe I’ll leave it.

Does that fix it?

Looks good, I sequeled it. :-)
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