i love a good ramble! YES that sounds perf. i’m thinking this would have happened in the last four years — it could have been in a legit capacity if his company does techy surveillance things for the govt? — so they’d know each other and their abilities through whatever, either getting filled in on one another because of professional courtesy or just having to spend time/survive a kidnapping attempt lmao. i don’t think vermilion has friends lmao but it’d be close!!