Asmus Janes
Trouble
Delaney kept his eyes on his plate. The agent’s relatively mild warning reminded him of a Colonel in the academy. She had dressed him down on several occasions. Never raised her voice, but always left him feeling insignificant.
He risked a glance up at Omar's expression. He was doing his best to look amused by it all, but Delaney knew him well enough to see the hesitation. There were probably two factors there: that the operative could well be senior to them, and that there was this history between her and Asmus. It did seem at times that Omar had much in common with Janes, but Delaney had once watched the ex-rogue lose his temper with Omar. They all knew Janes had left his family young to become a criminal, but that hard edge only came out occasionally.
“Reckon that's a fair appraisal,” Wilson replied.
“Sorry,” Delaney mumbled into his spoon. There was a pause. Wilson ended it by quite obviously kicking Omar in the shin.
“Sorry,” he added, even if his pheromones remained at a low level.
“So...are you with us long? Kaylee is it?” Wilson asked, there was a tentative note to the second question as if he expected a rank and surname instead.
He risked a glance up at Omar's expression. He was doing his best to look amused by it all, but Delaney knew him well enough to see the hesitation. There were probably two factors there: that the operative could well be senior to them, and that there was this history between her and Asmus. It did seem at times that Omar had much in common with Janes, but Delaney had once watched the ex-rogue lose his temper with Omar. They all knew Janes had left his family young to become a criminal, but that hard edge only came out occasionally.
“Reckon that's a fair appraisal,” Wilson replied.
“Sorry,” Delaney mumbled into his spoon. There was a pause. Wilson ended it by quite obviously kicking Omar in the shin.
“Sorry,” he added, even if his pheromones remained at a low level.
“So...are you with us long? Kaylee is it?” Wilson asked, there was a tentative note to the second question as if he expected a rank and surname instead.