Chapter 5
“And he’s still complaining about not getting secret clearance, bragging that he had it at his last job, and that the managers must be idiots. I mean it’s been three years. If he doesn’t have it now, he ain’t gonna get it. You know what I mean?”
Thia Wayan trained her eyes on Menzel’s mouth to help her understand what he was saying. The cacophony in the crowded bar drowned out most conversations, and this was one she had been waiting to hear. Menzel was just an average spotter whose job it was to seek out potential recruits, but Thia had had her eye on a particular recruit for some time. Patience was the name of the game, and it usually paid off in the end.
“Did you invite him here, as I asked?”
“Yeah, but I dunno. He kinda keeps to himself. Said he might drop by, might not.
