@flightriisks. | CONTINUED
“what don’t you need me for, is the question you should ask.” belatedly he drops himself into the seat opposite the guy and it’s hard to see why he’d been told to show up here. it’s rare they tell him the full story: a face, a name if he’s lucky, a modus operandi that he’s gotten especially good at picking up on. supposedly it’s better if no one knows everything and, given his experience thus far, he’s likely to agree. sometimes, though, he wishes they’d give him something more.
he won’t eat here, god knows what they’re putting in the food. he picks up the menu card at the end of the table anyway like he might actually make use of it but it’s all about playing a role, fitting the scene. his body craves a drink—he’ll blame arlo for that forever—but if ever he needs his wits about him, it’s now.
“do you know you’re being followed?”











