So We Meet Again...

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Excuse me, miss, is this seat taken? You were expecting. ..

Me? May I sit? Johnny Walker Blue, Rocks.

Thank you. It's nice to see you again. It's been quite some time.

You're looking well. You look wonderful. Thank you.

Although you seem rather shocked that it's me. Well, I just get the feeling I'm not the one you expected. They didn't give you any details, huh? But who'd expect what you might be doing here? Hmm, interesting.

Well, I will admit it was a little bit of a rush assignment. I can't go into too many details, as you know. Suffice it to say, my partner on my previous assignment spoke a little bit too freely, and we were compromised.

Well exactly what you would expect to happen. The mission was scrubbed. We were pulled out of there, reassigned.

Given my sudden availability and my skill set, they thought I was a good choice for this mission. Oh? Confused about what? Well, that's true.

It's very true. You get a point. Our work has been very different up till now.

Well, yeah, I'm aware of your work there. It was a damn fine job. I never thought I'd get the chance to tell you in person.

Hmm. You remember back at the Academy? Did you ever see anyone from those days? No, not very much.

I worked with John once, about, oh, five years ago or so, in Bucharest. Yeah, that's the mission. Sounds like you already know all the details that are available.

Well, you know how it is. We can only say so much. As for this mission, however, do you have any idea why they chose you? No, no.

Smiling? Well, if I'm smiling, maybe it's because I have some information you don't. Well, I do happen to know why you were assigned.

No idea at all, huh? No, that much is true. You're a terrific agent.

Everybody knows it. But no, that's not why. That's not entirely why.

You couldn't even hazard a guess? Hmm. Well, you were chosen because our cover is as a married couple.

I'm very serious. It's all over the briefing materials. I'm aware you haven't seen them.

You will. Don't worry. I have them in my possession.

Oh, this can't be that much of a shock, can it? Why? So what if we haven't seen each other in ages? Think back to the Academy.

There was a chemistry between you and I right from the start. And attraction was undeniable. Obvious.

It was clear as day. Look, I'm sorry to bust your bubble here. But I knew very well what you felt for me.

You must have known I felt the same way about you. We'll see. Well, I did.

I wanted to start something. And the fact that I didn't has been one of my great regrets all these years since then. Well, the way I saw it, our training was only for a while.

It was only a few months. And we didn't even work together all that much then. And afterwards, we'd get assignments.

We'd be sent on missions all over the world. Possibly never have our paths cross again. So the way I looked at it, starting something then would have only led to heartbreak for both of us.

Yeah. I understand. Had I made a move, we could have enjoyed what time we had.

And as I said, I've regretted it all these years. Well, I have a confession to make. Your selection for this assignment, for this mission, was not entirely without my influence.

Oh, don't look so surprised. I was reassigned very abruptly. My new assignment was going to be very far from my old one.

Both in terms of location as well as mission, objective. And I knew that I was going to have to have a new partner. So naturally, I thought of you.

You don't seem to get it. You've been on my mind for a very long time. I've really wanted to see if what we missed out on at the Academy could have led somewhere.

So yeah. When my old mission was scrubbed, I requested that you be my new partner. That may be true, but the assigning officer did owe me some favors.

He reassigned you at my request. And I have another confession to make here. He agreed to let me surprise you by not passing on the briefing materials ahead of time.

I suppose it was bold to assume that you were going to be available and not resent being reassigned across the globe. But let me ask you this. No.

No. While I'm on the topic of confessions, I have one more. There is no mission here.

There's not. There's no objective. There's nothing we're supposed to be doing.

This was my attempt to get back in touch with you to see if what we missed out on could have led somewhere.