After waving over a couple of waters for himself, not wanting to get hammered even if he wasn't on a mission, John just shook his head in amusement at the girl that had a thousand questions for him.  He knew where to start, just he had no idea where to end was all.  "When I said you could ask me whatever you want, I meant you could ask me about things pertinent to what's going on here and now and what we hope to accomplish.  SPECTRE related questions fit that category, the question about if all humans are like me is another good one, asking about other races depends on the race and some of the information would be better gathered by pulling up an extranet connection and checking the Galactic Compendium that's being updated every day as more species are discovered, or by simply asking the person themselves.  The food and drink things you can look up on any commercial menu or asking any of the bartenders or dancers that work here or anywhere else we head to."  John said, smiling at Michelle's exuberant curiosity, even if he was just the guy in charge of their security.  "I'll start with the simplest of your questions, but at the same time probably the hardest, which is what is a SPECTRE.  Special Tactics and Reconnaissance, we're a special branch of the Citadel Council.  We answer only to the Council, which has expanded from 3, to 4, to over more than a dozen representatives, one person from every race that has proven themselves worthy in the Council's eyes to join their ranks.  We are above the law, but what SPECTREs do are missions that are too delicate to be handled by any other organization.  To put it simply, we're the equivalent of the CIA, but we aren't bogged down by enough red tape to sink a cruiser because we do what we have to do to get the mission done.  Some try to find a diplomatic solution, others sacrifice lives and destroy everything in their path to do the same thing.  We aren't trained, but chosen, forged in the fires of service and battle.  We're the first, and last line of defense when it comes to galactic stability and safety.  Sorry, I can get a bit long winded myself."