Balam shrugged and joined him on the bench, wondering if he should really do it at all. "Fate? Nah. Someone manipulating things? Now, that I can believe in," Balam chuckled darkly. "Try to watch out for stuff that seems too coincidental, kid. Sometimes it's pure coincidence, but a hell of a lot of the time it's that someone's pullin' your strings and is enjoyin' the show."
He arched a brow, though, and glanced at Mitch with a grin. "You ain't shy about facin' anyone tryin' ta bust you up, though. I like that," he said. He was referencing Sal. Balam didn't know the entirety of what had gone on between Mitch and Sal, but the comm systems had suggested some definite threats and tension.
[ooc: If I messed up and that stuff was all private, I'll fix this post, but I was sure a lot of it wasn't private at all between them.]