Who: Jacqueline Legrand and [NPC] Agent Stevenson What: A phone call and a little behind the scenes perspective. Just what does a government do when the reincarnate war stops killing off its own kind? Apparently call in former known operatives to help out. When: Backdated timewise to early this morning. 22nd Feb, 2010. Rating: Some bad language
-ring ring-
"Legrand."
"Still haven’t changed your name, Jacq?"
"... Stevenson?"
"The one and only. I'd ask how you've been but joining Camelot? Ballsy move for someone like you. I thought you liked being morally ambiguous."
"I do, don't ask me how the fuck it happened. And I wish the Agency wouldn't keep tabs on me like that. It makes me feel like I should call Monroe and point out I've quit. For the tenth time. Doesn't the man ever stop?"
"Like he'd fucking listen, he's still pissed that you quit because the money wasn't good enough."
"It wasn't. It still isn’t so if this is a 'get your ass back to Langley' talk then you're gonna be disappointed."
"It is, but not for the reason you think. Germany was attacked by reincarnates last night, they bombed the Brandenburg Gate. Hundreds of people were injured and killed, it was a nail bomb but they used razor blades."
"Jesus fuck, that's nasty. I can tell you it was CORE. We're the 'good' guys and don't do shit like that."
"We know that, we're not complete fuck ups."
"Coulda fooled me. So why are you calling as you seem to know so much already?"
"We need you to come in and brief some Directors on the reincarnate war. Everything you know, all the prime targets, key players on all sides, motivations, tactics. You get the idea."
"I got it, yeah, but why the hell does the CIA want to know?"
"Because we were asked to by people higher up the food chain than us, Ronnie."
"Call me that again and I’ll make sure you’re never able to have children by shooting your dick off."
"... sorry."
"Good. Why do you want this info anyway?"
"I just said-"
"Why do they want it, then? They’re not considering getting involved, are they?"
"I think they’re all a little fed up of being caught in the crossfire, Jacqueline."
"But it's okay when we're just killing each other? Great this is fucking... I can be in Langley in a couple of hours. Try not to bomb the fuck out of anything until I get there. You'd probably miss."
"We don’t actually do that.
"Fine. Then try to halt the invasion plans. Whatever your ideas are? Put them on ice until I get there so you’re not all going in completely fucking blind."