***After a somewhat Hollywood clandestine meeting in a park it looks like things are moving forward.
That or Nathan has gone deep to prank me. Maybe I'll finally have answers for what happened that day.
***Just heard from the boss: confirmation!
Not a prank after all.
He has the tickets on his desk and they have fed him a cover story. I hope it's a cover story. If this turns out to be an actual seminar, I'll resign.
*** Plane is in on time.
Taxi driver gave me a funny look when I give him the address. Not a part of town people would fly into see? A good sign.
***Passing the location I see a waiting taxi just down the road from the address. The passenger seems to be taking precautions.
***As the time to the meeting ticks down I head in. Seeing the passenger from the other waiting cab is doing the same.
He doesn't shy from the cold. Carrying himself like he is ready to deal.
One to keep an eye on.
***Inside the building was in disrepair and housed a car that appears have been in serious crash. Though clearly someone had gone to great lengths to clean it up doing a better job than my old man did on his mustang.
***There was a palpable tension between myself and the other man and it only increased when someone walked in late towing enough baggage for a world tour.
Having seen tense situations kill unnecessarily in the past, I let the others know I'm carrying and I expect that they are doing the same. Cards on the table and all that.
***As we moved to the back of the room we see a man smoking at a table and we all move over towards him keeping our eyes on the doors and corners.
There are three empty chairs at the table and though we weren't greeted or invited to sit the others sit. I leant against the wall where I could see the door and cover the others. I made sure to keep Mr.Late between me and the mysterious man along with any weapons that he may have hidden away.
On the table was what looked like a bundle of paper or magazines wrapped in black garbage bags.
I know it's not porn but the seedy set up let the thought lighten my mood.
I comment that where I grew up it's considered rude not to meet a guest and welcome them in.
My comment earns me a hard stare.
I guess where he grew up it's different.
***Finally we get to the introductions.
Mr.Late is an Englishman code named Jagger, guess he must be on a world tour after all?
The other is Jude, maybe a Beatles fan but most likely ex or current army.
Jason???
***When the package falls to the floor all of a sudden Jagger does the obvious thing and sets it right which makes the mystery man very agitated; he definitely isn't a fan of us.
***The man we came to meet, who introduces himself as Jason, gives some basic details about why we are there then gives us an in or out ultimatum.
Refuses to go into details.
I got the feeling he doesn't want us to be there.
I'd decided long ago I either get answers for what I'd seen that day or I'd go mad so I'm in.
Jude asks if the children Jason told us about are in danger, they are, Jude is in.
Jagger seems to want to argue the point, something about medical training and oaths. Jason sent Jude and I out to his car to get maps. At the time I thought Jagger might not be there when we got back.
***Jude opened up when we got out of the room he was refreshingly open compared to Jason. He's ready to do what needs doing though isn't happy about killing a woman. I remembered that I used to feel that way before the day. His reluctance confirmed for me he is military.
We shared the same doubts about Jagger but I pointed out that when we are going into danger without the usual back up expert medical care could be the difference between life and death.
***When we got back with the maps Jagger seemed shaken and had clearly been reading the contents of the black bags. Whatever he saw he won't tell us but it stiffened his resolve so we are ready to go.
***The last days have passed like a messed up family road trip. Jude has been annoying Jagger. I'm pretty sure he is testing his character seeing if he is brittle or if he can hold his own. We eat greasy food and Jason plays the role of dad driving saying nothing until Jagger or Jude go to far.
Jason and Jagger have been fishing for documents whilst Jude and I scout for sites for extraction.
***Jason got mad we had driven past the target during our scouting. Saying we should have waited for his information. Apparently we were supposed to be impressed by his plan of a small suburban house that apparently housed a children's home.
It's ok he doesn't trust us fully but he acts like we haven't even been to the rodeo.
***We go tonight.
Not this kind of rodeo...
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