He glanced at Alpha's and Beta's knives and then looked to the floor."We have more questions for you. First, can you convince us that we should believ... you?" I've been racking my brain to try to come up with some way to convince you I'm one of the good guys. I realize that if I were in your place, I wouldn't believe me either." Well, that doesn't help us. What did you do before you became a pirate?" I designed computer systems for banks. I think that is the only reason they didn't kill me. ”“No problem,” Harry commented. “As I said, we have held more than a few secret corporate enclaves. My staff understands that they cannot disclose anything that happens here. We can limit the staff if you wish, but it is unnecessary in my opinion”“Ed, another martini? Steve, are you ready for something a bit stronger?” Harry pushed a red button on his side table. Mary reappeared. “Yes sir?”“Another round for Ed and me. Steve?”“I’ll have a Manhattan, please.”When she returned with the drinks,. I gave them pet names, since I couldn’t think of them as real. I managed to stay sane only because I though of them as cartoon characters. They weren’t real and I did not do the things I had done. That was Jazmin, not me. I had a feeling I was going to need a lot more counseling at the end of the current gig.Since I spoke no Farsi, or whatever language they used, they felt comfortable speaking around me. They were also relaxed after my visits so some of them spoke freely on the disposable. " Until I found more legitimate examples." Again he studied Mary's example."Rachel made homecoming queen even though she dated the school genius." She's brilliant too." Where'd she go?" asked L."Columbia. She wants to be a journalist. I wanted a bit of a rural scene for once." She's pretty hot, Mary. Kind of like you but without the full on sex appeal. Black hair and pale skin. Armenian wasn't she?" Yeah and Greek and a mix of Scandinavian." Sounds lovely," said L."She is. But..." I know, time.