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Star:She works with the CIA.
Conor:Okaaay. Is this about the pokers again?
Star:Maybe. She’s more like a satellite of theirs now.
Conor:You want her back in the field?
Star:That’s not doable with her schedule.
Conor:Yes, I’m sure her kill-for-hire business is booming.
Star:Oh, it is. She was complaining about a gift bag shortage or something yesterday.
Conor:That’s such a weird thing to do.
Star:Everyone has their MO. It’s called an MO for a reason.
Conor:I picked up on that.
Star:Cin has family in the field. Family that’s friendly with me.
Conor:Friendly enough to spy for you?
Star:Uh-huh. We served in Afghanistan together.
Conor:Why have you never called on her before?
Star:Because Cin hadn’t told me what went down with her cousin in Baghdad.
Conor:She was in Iraq?
Star:Yup.
Conor:What happened? Was she a sex slave too? (You know, it’s only since you came into my world that these questions have become commonplace.)
Star:(My bad.) And no. She was demoted.
Conor:Why?
Star:She came forward with some information about the mistreatment of prisoners of war under her CO’s custody.
Conor:And they demoted her?
Star:Not technically.
Conor:Meaning?
Star:Meaning ‘demotion’ can come in many ways.
Conor:So… she was given desk duty instead of active jobs?
Star:Yeah.
Conor:And she’s bitter?
Star:Oh, yeah. The Blacks are a family of hardcore soldiers. They’ve served the country for five generations. Don’t even ask them about the Civil War. I swear to fuck they know which of their relatives served where.
Conor:Jesus.
