➢ At this, point, Jesse had sort of gotten used to working alone. It had been some time since Blackwatch was disbanded, and since then, it just didn’t feel right to work with anyone else. But here in Septaneus, he was at a disadvantage. Everyone and their grandma had crazy magic powers, which meant Jesse really had to be handy with his pistol to keep up. He’d been picking up jobs here and there. Playing bodyguard for elected officials, spying on adulterers for their suspicious spouses, and of course there was the time that family tried to hire him for some kid’s birthday party.
➢ The point was that things were getting boring. He missed being in the line of fire. He missed the action and excitement and danger of it all. So when that emergency system went off, Jesse was locked, loaded, and ready to go in a matter of seconds. He didn’t even mind that when he showed up to do tasks for the city, that they paired him with some angry looking fella. He approached the guy, holding out a hand to shake.
“Pleasure to make your acquaintance. The name’s McCree. Looks like we’ll be workin’ together on this one.”
➢ Jesse paused for a moment, looking over the list the city officials had given him. He glances back up to Amon, smiling a little.
“Looks more like a grocery list than a mission briefing. First stop is gonna be the post office. You ready?”
