Having them all waiting on his word was odd but Drake figured he should wrap up this part of his story. "it was over for some but... I didn't have any place to go. No home really. So when the army saw j had some talents with weapons and had already picked up the local language they put me a program for more specialized work. That's where they taught me how to be a human being and not an animal. Taught me languages, which was way the knives and forks lay on a plate all so could serve on their missions and do some dirty jobs for them." He had been in service far longer than any term because of it. "My handler sold me out at some point. To some Russian mob type guys and they were going to butcher me but the boss took a liking to me and my skill. So I ran odd jobs for them for a while during their mess because knew the government was done with me. Used me up just like everyone else. I was without an identity, a home, or a past in some ways I was free and after that mob got killed I had learned enough about their operations to start freelancing on my own. I was paranoid and careful and I was damn good. My reputation still stands with lots of that but... It was good to partner with Kane to watch my back." He recalled that memory fondly.<br/><br/>"I made so much money with the mob and after, I spent it like there was no tomorrow. I loved nice things, fancy things, it all had to be the best and I would have it all. Kane would scold me about it saying I should save but at that point I figured I wouldn't make it to old age. My line of work didn't get a 401k and saving money felt dumb when I could die any moment and not enjoy it. What was the point of any of it if not to try and live, you know?" He asked Reake but he had gotten used to shrinks and their manners. "The military had given me psych evals and meds but I think most of them were to keep me under their thumb because I felt better when I went off them. I am my own person now and it seems I'm still beating the odds slightly." He had mentioned how he became a vampire as he glanced off to the side "happy now?"