by colonelvesica » Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:45 am
The Deputy Director when she had inherited the corner office had thought the 56th floor view of Acton was a little over the top. But as it turned out, the view had its perks, being able to impress any who came into her office with both her looks, the surroundings and the skyline, especially at night, made more then one person feel a little overwhelmed. She gave him a fairly warm smile. "Believe me I know, what kind of intelligence outfit hides in Apollo Tower... but as it turns out, who would ever bother to look in plain sight."
While Maxwell went over the details she nodded, a gleam appearing in her eye when he mentioned her alledged past in the Alternative Options Branch. The field was something she to this day still missed. She had run into her fair share of members of the Luthori SPAD in her work, rarely did allied nations keep their black ops operatives away from one another; even if Bekenial and Fort William had remained distant but congenial neighbors, intelligence communities usually kept dialogues open far above that.
When he finished she turned for but a moment towards the skyline muttering, just loud enough for Maxwell to hear. "Istalia.. that up and comer." When she turned back she nodded again. "I understand the issues with Istalia. They have been a rising star in the south for numerous years, emboldened by their successed with the Majatran Union and on the World Congress and its Security Council. I would hardly call them the shining star of the intelligence community, but I wouldn't discount their twin agencies either."
She tapped her cheek thoughtfully. She did have one possible thing she could use from their Artanian cousins... but she had to make sure they were being totally forthright with her before she went on. "Before I can give you an answer, I do have to ask why come to us about this. Istalia is.. a headache, but surely one that the SPAD could handle. Why do you need Hutorian assets in on this?.. and please remember". Rose gave a bright smile. "Flattery will get you no where with me."
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