“We shall have to finesse this one, make sure we are holding the line firmly before we pull it in. Now, Screw Top, no offence, but finesse is not exactly your outstanding attribute. Not to say that you have any shortage of outstanding attributes. Your capacity as a trouble magnet is second to no lifeform in the systems or possibly history. It is just that that attribute may not be the most appropriate one under the circumstances. I am going to have to make an executive decision here and move you a little to the sidelines on this one. It’s not as if we will be short on action, so you need not feel left out.”
I had absolutely no idea if Lincoln was being sincere, sarcastic, or probably a beautifully measured mixture of both. I decided that sincerity was the least damaging version, so I chos
