Ken slipped back in (well, slipped as much as a man of his sheer size could slip) to the room and sat the can of soda on the desk in front of David.<br/><br/>Charlie’s glasses just looked out at David, the smile on his face ghosting a little wider when the boy began to ask him questions. The group seemed to share a mutual smile as well, all expect for Able who just groaned as he stood in the corner and shook his head. And there it was- Charlie had him. Just like before. Just like with all of them. He watched as his boss just gave a small nod of his head. Gods, he hated each and every person here but, well, they were a means to an end. A very, very important ends. But that is what had gotten into this hell in the first place, wasn’t it?<br/><br/>“Young David,” Charlie began, “what I can do is offer you all the intelligence that our teams can gather. You see, though we operate independently, this is only one of numerous teams that span across the world. Due to that, we often have various collection agents that have all sorts of information regarding specific topics. Should you join with us, all of this will become available for personal use. Just ask around, I believe everyone here has used it from time to time.”  Sara and Ken both nodded and Able just looked off towards the door, as if wishing he could leave but, alas, he had to listen to Charlie’s orders lest he anger their boss.<br/><br/>At the question, Able tensed but the rest of the room chuckled, seeming relieved that it hadn’t had to go any further. Charlie gave an approving nod of his head. “We will get you the paperwork shortly, and your purpose here is to act as a sort of consultant. Given your history, you sort of fell into our laps as an opportunity that we weren’t willing to pass up. Quite a bit of dark magic going around but, surprisingly, normal magic as well…which is why we are in need of a witch. Now, the last thing is team approval. It is a standard procedure, you understand. So, what do you say?”<br/><br/>Sara looked him up and down and gave a wide smirk. “You know I like them young and bold. Approved.”<br/><br/>“More heads the better, welcome to the team, tiny thing,” Ken chuckled and walked forwards to pat him on the shoulder.<br/><br/>Able gave a snide huff. “Pending.” He couldn’t say no without first having a reason, it was against the rules, but he didn’t have to approve right off the bat.<br/><br/>Charlie gave a nod of his head and turned around. He walked over to the glass and reached down under the frame, pushing a small button on the bottom. “ Three One Seven, what do you say about the new addition?” Charlie looked up at the two way glass, and a smooth but rather disinterested voice came across the speaker built into the wall.<br/><br/>“I have yet to size him up. Once I see him in action, then I will make my decision. Pending,” answered the male hidden behind the glass.<br/><br/>Charlie chuckled. “Well, young David, it looks like your team is equally divided on the matter of your membership.  Were I allowed to make a choice, you’d be in by default but it looks like you’ll have to prove yourself for you new team members. Well, two of them at least.” Able seemed to grumble at this, muttering something under his breath but Charlie ignored it. “Now, on the matter of your schooling, we can’t simply allow your grades to fall by the way side so you will attend online classes from now on. This, of course, should keep your guardian quite pleased. After all, your personal betterment is always in our best interest here at Team Fourteen.”  Charlie was a smart individual, and he knew that keeping on Eric’s good side was important for maintaining a cordial relationship with the man.<br/><br/>"Now, as for training and partnering up, I think you'll find that your background and interests will work well with Mr. Laux-"<br/><br/>"Oh, hell no," Able growled, but Charlie continued.<br/><br/>"I see it fit to assign you two together, and Able here will be in charge of showing you the ropes, helping you get situated, and getting your affairs in order." Ken and Sara were both grinning from ear to ear and they turned and shuffled quickly out of the room after each other, knowing that Able was going to take this poorly.<br/><br/>"Boss," the shade began, "we don't exactly click. Tell him, kid," he muttered to David.