It was tedious, but jasmine supposed it was necessary. Names and faces that she would never remember. It turned out she did have two classes with Tracy, with a professor with the unlikely name of Miss Commerce. As they walked away, Jasmine asked "Id that really her name? Good thing she's not teaching economics...!"<br/><br/>Probably the worst part was that almost everyone new Uncle James, and "He's my uncle..." Became an automated response, During one brief pause she sent him a text:<br/><div style="text-align: right">
<div style="display: inline-block; max-width: 70%; margin-left: auto; background: #2dca1f; color:#fff; font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif; text-align:left; border-radius: 10px; padding: 0px 10px">I thought you were a &lt;secret&gt; agent? Not so secret if everyone knows!</div>
</div><br/><div style="display: inline-block; max-width: 70%; margin-left: auto; background: #2dca1f; color:#fff; font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif; text-align:left; border-radius: 10px; padding: 0px 10px">Depends on who knows</div><br/><div style="text-align: right">
<div style="display: inline-block; max-width: 70%; margin-left: auto; background: #2dca1f; color:#fff; font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif; text-align:left; border-radius: 10px; padding: 0px 10px">The SVR, the Guójiā Ānquán Bù, the VAJA and RGB?<span style="font-size: 80%;vertical-align:super">1​</span></div>
</div><br/><div style="display: inline-block; max-width: 70%; margin-left: auto; background: #2dca1f; color:#fff; font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif; text-align:left; border-radius: 10px; padding: 0px 10px"> Ha ha, very funny!</div><br/><br/>The other thing bugging her was the number of people who offered condolences, for the death of a man she never even knew existed until a week ago.<br/><br/>"My cousin is a prick. On the few occasions we met he tried twice to get into my pants, despite us being first cousins, tried to seduce my best friend at school and even tried it on with mum! Thinks he's god's gift to women, and seems to be of the opinion that lesbians are girls who haven't met him yet! Oh and it's Dean's daughter. Basically an occupational patronymic.. Dunno why I said that, I guess I was just showing off."<br/><br/>They reached the rifle range and Jasmine handed her ammunition to the instructor, who insisted that Jasmine call her Artie, and assured her that she'd get her own double-oh in no time. A fact that Jasmine was not entirely convinced was a good thing... And that she expected to see Jasmine on the range at least twice a week.<br/><br/>"Right, er, Auntie, er I mean Artie... See you there, er, here, er, then..."<br/><br/>She followed Tracy away meekly, still mulling over the random possibility that she seemed to be expected to follow i her uncle's - and father's - footsteps, in spite of the fact that it seemed to have got her father killed in a fairly gruesome manner.<br/><br/><hr class="bbc-hr"/>1. The intelligence services of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea respectively.