The warmth in her cheeks faded as Alex listened to his explanation. She nodded, approval in her eyes at the mention of natural strength. Some people went all-out with cybernetics, becoming a shell of their former humanity in an effort to bridge the gap between the world of flesh and that of living technology. She'd met a few during a previous gig who'd taken up sport as ring-fighters, enhanced to damn near unrecognizable levels, making good side money, or living the life full time. That he'd found a line was intriguing, that he'd found it and kept working for a cause like the one she did doubly so, and it gave her a real insight into the kind of man Charles truly was, more than any of his skills or specialties would do. It might've been in a file, had his organization compiled them, but coming from his lips somehow made the discovery more tangible than gleaning it from a datapad would have.
"So basically, you're built to go the long haul, not ribbed for pleasure." She said it with a cheeky grin, thinking more about the entertainment sought by faux bulked-up ring-fighters than the innuendo she soon realized it had come out as, her freckles highlighted across her features anew. "I. That. I was talking about stealth and missions versus ringside sports. Not anything else. You sound stacked." She sucked in a breath, because that time, she had been thinking about how good his abs looked in that tank. "That also sounded different in my head. So, you...work for a ghost?"
Alex popped out of the chair and nosed around the room to cover her embarrassment. It had to be him, at least she hoped, because after meeting the man her Agency had sent after her 'because of the parameters within which she couldn't help but work', she was beginning to see a downward trend in her conversation skills. She really, really hoped it was him. Death by awkwardness seemed a bad way to go. And it was really warm in his room. And they were in his room. Alex swallowed hard, tried to think of ways to get the conversation back on track. "Got anything to drink? We've got time to grab a bite before I'm due back on ship."
Slowly, she turned, tilting a considering look at him. "Will you be safe if you're smuggled aboard? I know you're supposed to be stealthed to the max, but they'll be sweeping constantly, and I've already begun the prime protocol to amp up security measures. So if you're not supposed to be there and they find you--that's gonna be a problem. A man looking like you doesn't exactly fit the maintenance role, either...or maybe you had a different cover in mind."
"So basically, you're built to go the long haul, not ribbed for pleasure." She said it with a cheeky grin, thinking more about the entertainment sought by faux bulked-up ring-fighters than the innuendo she soon realized it had come out as, her freckles highlighted across her features anew. "I. That. I was talking about stealth and missions versus ringside sports. Not anything else. You sound stacked." She sucked in a breath, because that time, she had been thinking about how good his abs looked in that tank. "That also sounded different in my head. So, you...work for a ghost?"
Alex popped out of the chair and nosed around the room to cover her embarrassment. It had to be him, at least she hoped, because after meeting the man her Agency had sent after her 'because of the parameters within which she couldn't help but work', she was beginning to see a downward trend in her conversation skills. She really, really hoped it was him. Death by awkwardness seemed a bad way to go. And it was really warm in his room. And they were in his room. Alex swallowed hard, tried to think of ways to get the conversation back on track. "Got anything to drink? We've got time to grab a bite before I'm due back on ship."
Slowly, she turned, tilting a considering look at him. "Will you be safe if you're smuggled aboard? I know you're supposed to be stealthed to the max, but they'll be sweeping constantly, and I've already begun the prime protocol to amp up security measures. So if you're not supposed to be there and they find you--that's gonna be a problem. A man looking like you doesn't exactly fit the maintenance role, either...or maybe you had a different cover in mind."
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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