<strong>"It wouldn't be fair of me to totally monopolize your time. Besides, I do still have to finalize some things. Maybe it'd just be easier..."</strong><br/><br/>His voice trails off along with his thoughts as he finishes his beer, reaches for another one.<br/><br/>The food proves to be a decent General Tso's Chicken, maybe a bit spicier than you expect, with steamed brown rice.<br/><br/><strong>"No, I can't bring you all the way up to speed. Not in the time we have. But you have pretty good instincts, from what I've seen, and you're getting a handle on your powers so I figure if you mostly stay with defending Ingress and her kitten colony, you should be fine unless someone brings bigger guns to bear. And...uhm, I'll ask the Scholarly Dragon to keep an ear out for you. Just because she hates <em>my</em> guts is no reason to hold things against you."</strong>