Nicki remained silent throughout the whole exchange between the agency members and the stranger. He had a curious expression on his face which belied the irritation that he felt. He actually didn’t know to whom he should be more annoyed at.

Croix managed to attract the attention of an unwanted stranger. Izumi suddenly dashed off although she probably had her reasons. Seth and Noelle had incredibly bad timing. If their bad timing wasn’t enough they were volunteering information like it was anybody’s business. Seth managed in bad taste to link the Vatican with the agency. Although the new guy managed to buy the ruse, it still irritated Nicky. He himself felt annoyed at his inaction but was too preoccupied with feeling annoyed.

But the most irritating guy would have to be the new guy. He just managed rub Nicky the wrong way. First he manages to flash his little toy gun in front of their faces and then he manages to rub the fact that he’s from an international agency.

The ship was an hour delayed since the Morgan’s decided to wait for passengers. They must have had big money, or at least bigger than most of the folks who already boarded the yacht. Croix wanted to check the shipment of arms that he had brought just for this assignment. Nicky would have shut him up when he started talking about the M-60s but by then it was too late.

The first moment that the stranger started inquiring into the crate of weaponry, Nicky instinctively reached into his pocket to fish out his wallet. He had his old Interpol I.D. and that usually settled things. Unfortunately he was in his trunks and had left his wallet back in the cabin.


Nicky leaned over to Croix and whispered, “Hand me your phone, I just need to contact someone for a sec. Deal with this guy but don’t tell him anything.”

Croix handed him a phone and Nicky asked the stranger in a gruff tone.
“First, tell me who you are, hotshot. And not when where you’re from but your name? But before you do that rest assured that we have the proper license for these arms and have a legal transaction here.”

Nicky dialed Ri’s phone and smiled at the stranger before turning away and walking out of earshot.

“Hey, it’s me… something’s come up and I need to know if we already have the papers for the guns.”

“What happened?” Ri inquired.

“Some hotshot from SORA thinks he caught onto to something. He thinks were from the Vatican but we need papers in case he asks again.”

Nicky turned back to the stranger, who seemed irritated at having been left off but Nicky just kept on smiling.